The Boston Post August 14 1918 Vacation Time Notice
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U.S. or foreign address for 25 cents per month. The Sunday Post costs 30 cents monthly. Subscribers may change address freely. The Boston Post touts its large press plant and leadership in the newspaper world.
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Treasury to withhold 50 million from stock banks for crop moving
The Treasury will not deposit 50 million dollars with banks linked to stock speculators. The funds are for crop moving and must go to banks loaning for that purpose. Banks involved in gambling will not receive the money, and the policy raises questions in financial circles.
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Treasury Department
Mendell resolution on McAdoo charges criticized in House
The Democratic move to require Secretary McAdoo to prove a New York bankers conspiracy to depress government bonds drew heavy critique. Critics say the action appeared ill directed and may conceal a lack of facts, raising questions about the Democrats’ motives.
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McAdoo
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Oscar W. Underwood
At the Source Tax Plan Spurs Dodger Debate
Boston tax assessors push a plan to obtain stockholder lists from corporations to reveal ownership and tax responsibility. Critics call it un American espionage, but supporters say it targets wealth dodgers who refuse to declare taxable property.
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Boston
Signs of Wisdom in Huerta Quiet Diplomacy
The Mexican leader Huerta shows restraint by avoiding outbursts against ex-Governor Lind and allowing an unofficial meeting with Lind and Gamboa, Huerta's foreign relations minister. The events suggest common sense in the Huerta administration and bolster Wilson's tactful, calm approach toward a peaceful solution in Mexico.
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Mexico
Auto traffic law enforcement faces new challenges in Maine
Officials enforcing Maine liquor entrance laws report growing difficulties with auto transport. Earlier smuggling relied on rail or horse-drawn conveyances, but the advent of automobiles has intensified evasion and tightened enforcement challenges across the state.
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Smuggling Chase Proposed After Bangor Whiskey Run
Report notes a truck delivered 400 gallons to Bangor and suggests the state buy swift autos to pursue smugglers. A chase is deemed interesting with a potential prize of eight dollars per case of two dollar whiskey successfully smuggled.
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Bangor
Impeachment Dilemma Highlights Sulzer Crisis
The piece argues Governor Sulzer should welcome impeachment by the Assembly for open Senate trial, claiming a fairer court there than under Tammany influence. It contends Tammany falsely framed him over Murphy’s campaign fund and urges Sulzer to face consequences rather than bow to bossism.
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Court of Appeals
The Right to Eat in New York Night Hours
A city edict banning food service after 1 a m provokes debate on hunger and personal rights. Critics doubt enforceability and legality while noting the public interest in satisfying late night appetites.
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New York
Recall in Atlantic City Shows Practical Recall Lesson
The Atlantic City recall debate under the five member commission reveals how recall may remove underperforming officials who disagree with majority. If applied widely it could push frequent municipal elections, burdening the system.
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New Jersey
Atlantic City
All Night Lunch Cart Delivers Comic Caricature
In a hectic nocturnal scene two men vie for space and pie at a cramped all night lunch cart. The cantankerous proprietor juggles requests from customers, sharing jests about a leaky roof, compressed meat, and tiny ham slices as they squeeze in and wait their turn.
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College men complete monthlong military course
Nearly 200 students from over 40 eastern colleges finished a month of instruction under U S army officers at Mt Gretna Pennsylvania The tour started in Gettysburg last month and moved to the State rifle range for rifle practice Work on the range ended yesterday with 7 percent of the students qualifying.
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German Socialist Leader August Bebel Dies at 73
Zurich report announces August Bebel, famed German Socialist leader, died at age 73. A veteran of the labor movement since 1862, he served in the Imperial Parliament from its formation in 1871 and remained a prominent figure in workers’ rights until his death.
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August Ferdinand Bebel
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Molly Dix Becomes a Suffragette After Marriage
A Birmingham Age-Herald verse recalls Molly Dix, once wary of politics, who marries Hicks and is described as living with him as a suffragette. The light verse centers on her transformation and new political role within the household.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Nova Scotia Vacation Lands Deep South to Shelburne
A travel portrait of Nova Scotia highlighting Yarmouth Digby Weymouth and Clare along with Annapolis Royal Wolfville and Windsor. It notes Acadian heritage in Clare and Grand Pre linked to Longfellow, Shelburne New York Loyalist ties, and the Minas tides where ships ride mud and jets rise and fall.
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Closed Cafe Night Cart Woes End With Lockout
A narrator recounts attempting to leave a cafe after a sneeze caused a cart crash. Two men argue over exiting as the proprietor refuses to let anyone in or out. The cafe stays shut for the night amid lingering frustration and a stray remark about a lunch cart.
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Tigo
Aly Ditty About a Boy From Rome
A poem recalls an Italian boy arriving in Rome and speaking to the narrator. The child, new to the cold and unfamiliar city, longs for Italy as the author reflects on homesickness and shared humanity. The piece contrasts gray skies with warm Italian sunshine and ends with a wish that the boy stay home.
Pillonaire's Son Reflects on Early Work Life
Pillonaire's son recalls his father saying he was happier earning ten dollars a week and that everyone else felt the same, capturing a nostalgia for modest pay and communal contentment.
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Pillonaire
Observant Citizen notes and local political chatter
Stoughton resident Joseph C. Trowbridge shares a letter from his son aboard the U S S Ranger recounting a trek with a captains party to a crater after meeting Taunton shepherds. The column adds gossip on Rev Sr W Bustard golf, Alonzo Moran’s House bid, Mrs Lucretia Hopkins’s long residence, and civic notes from Boston on mail boxes and suffrage trends.
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Stoughton
Chace
Ponta Delgada
Taunton
The Panace of Talk Says Walt Mason Poem
A 1913 verse by Walt Mason argues talk cannot replace work. The poem contrasts talk with labor, claiming talk would not keep wheels turning and the working man remains active, despite talk coming from Cicero or Burke.
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Burke
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Suffolk Law School Evening Department Four Year Course
Four year evening program at Suffolk Law School with classes three evenings weekly. Tuition set at $60 per year with 6 and 7 30 p m divisions. Registration on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 30 a m to 5 p m and Tuesday evenings. Dean Glehason L Archer LL B 508 510 Tremont Temple Boston Mass.
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Mass
Fresh Corn Flavor Depends On Immediate Cooking
The article asserts that corn tastes distinctly better if cooked within a few hours of picking, noting a two to three hour window dramatically affects sweetness and texture, a fact city dwellers seldom learn by experience.
Morgenthau to Accept Ambassadorship to Turkey
White House silent as Morgenthau friends indicate Henry Morgenthau will accept the Turkish ambassadorship. Nomination to the Senate is expected shortly.
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Henry Morgenthau
Washington
White House
Wilson
Morgenthau
Turkey
Senate
Cody’s Family Left Destitute After Aviator’s Death
Samuel F. Cody, the Anglo American aviator killed at Aldershot on August 7, dies penniless. He spent all prize money on aircraft development, leaving his wife and children in a dependent condition. The British government opens an inquiry to help provide for the family.
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London
Samuel, F. Cody
Aldershot
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