Boston Post December 13 1913 subscription rates and notices
The issue lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S Canada and foreign addresses with rates for different periods. It also notes postage, payment requirements in advance, and contact details including editor publisher A Grozier and Boston office location.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Saas
Post Publishing
Not a Bit Alarmed Over Shoe Output Rise
In the United Shoe Machinery Company trial, Indictott John son Shoe Company chief declared daily output near 40 000 pairs and predicted 57 000 daily within six months. He blames the Underwood tariff bill for ruin and foresees a 38 percent production increase.
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United Shoe Machinery Company
Indicott-Johnson Shoe Company
Bonar-Law Speech on Ulster Home Rule Provokes Debate
The opposition leader in the British House of Commons, Bonar-Law, spoke in Carnarvon Wales asserting that home rule for Ulster would spark civil war. The suggestion of similar punishment for dissent seen in England prompts questions about political double standards.
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Atlantic
Bonar- Law
House of Commons
Carnarvon
Wales
Ulster
Bonar-Law
New Haven Proposes Berkshire Trolleys Costing 19 Million
Chairman Elliott of the New Haven filed an estimate with the Massachusetts Public Service Commission outlining a Berkshire trolleys scheme costing 19,000,000. The railroad argues it cannot bear such expense as the venture cannot be profitable for years, and states that circumstances hinder transportation monopoly progress in Massachusetts.
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Elliott
New Haven
Public Service Commission of
Massachusetts
Berkshire
Equality or Privilege in Illinois Women Election Roles
A Chicago court case questions whether woman suffrage grants true equality or superior privilege. A woman seeking an election officer role faces age verification, with the judge noting women’s long habit of concealing ages. The remark contrasts with male eligibility and highlights ongoing rights debates.
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Illinois
Chicago
Chamber to Hold Meeting on Lodging House Fire Lessons
The Arcadia lodging house fire prompts a Chamber of Commerce meeting next Wednesday to discuss lessons learned and draft new legislation. Attendees include Fire and Building Commissioners from Boston, the Boston Board of Fire Underwriters, Real Estate exchanges, and several state and local building and improvement associations.
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Chamber of Commerce
Arcadia Lodging
Chamber
Fire and Building Commissioners of Boston
Boston Board of Fire Underwriters
Real Estate Exchange and Auction Board
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Massachusetts Fire Prevention Association
Fragmentary Notice Hints At Broad Range Of Interests
A partial OCR fragment suggests a wide mix of interests and authorities may yield useful light. The text is incomplete, but implies a discussion or report touching multiple groups and topics.
New Haven and Savings Banks Interlinked in Stock and Bond Claims
Savings banks cannot directly invest in New Haven stock, but hold larger sums in bonds as investments for depositors. Federal and state rules tie bond validity to 4 percent dividends over two fiscal years, with June 30 1915 as the earliest date bonds could be noninvestable. Even in worst case, bonds rank first after labor claims and bankruptcy would still leave bondholders satisfied. No depositor need worry.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
New Haven
Savings Bank
Newton Newkirk and the quick lunch coach idea
A newspaper piece reviews the Pennsylvania railroad fast lunch car between New York and Pittsburg. The 80 foot long car runs 6 miles per hour and features a full length counter with steel perches and nimble waiters serving passengers. The narrator doubts approval until trying it, fearing a frenzied feed at 50 miles an hour.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Pittsburg
Odd Dining Follies and Nautical Nuisances
A playful antique vent about table manners and mishaps aboard a journeying scene. It imagines misadventures with forks missing pickles, handshakes across tables, spilled coffee in the ear, and pirates craving lids on spillables. The piece ends with vivid comic imagery of hard boiled eyes and doughnuts rolling down the table.
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Horseshoe Curve
Observations and Anecdotes From Boston and Nearby Areas
A column recounts a humorist’s dispatch about a fish catching dog and recalls Gloucester’s Sport the fishing dog. It notes anniversaries of Harvard figures and Dartmouth, welcomes George H. Higginson, discusses Caledonian Club plans, and reports on local charity groups, a post office matter, wildlife tales, traps in Dundee, and a charity event for an animal hospital with a toy theatre by John Colby Abbott.
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John Colby Abbott
General Leonard Wood set to leave chief of staff post
The article notes General Wood will likely resign after April 22 and a successor who faces opposition from some insiders may be chosen. Secretary Garrison argues against log rolling and urges merit as the sole criterion for the chief of staff, warning against reliance on outside influence.
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Leonard Wood
United States Army
Secretary of War
Army
Garrison
Learning to listen and blocking noise
Fragmentary note urges readers to listen carefully and avoid filler speech that leaks from the mouth. It uses surreal imagery to emphasize quiet and attentive hearing.
Can You Blame Him A Divorce Case Parody
A jokey item reports a husband suing his wife over extravagance as she daily used 15 eggs to run the house. The judge is stunned by the odd cost and grants divorce nisi, with quips about appearance and propriety in court.
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Nisi
Invitation to learn dances from Mangus Club satire
A humorous request seeks a dancing instructor for the Mangus Club to teach tango and other new dances. The writer boasts of invented dances and says a correspondence course may follow, ending with a quip about appetite revealing character.
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Mangus Club
Alabama Voters Target Hobson Attack On Underwood
The article condemns Representative Hobson for a floor attack on Oscar W. Underwood as poor in taste and aimed to influence Alabama's senatorial contest. It argues Underwood is a capable leader, not a tool of liquor interests, and urges Alabama voters to judge his merit without distractions.
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Representative Hobson
Oscar W. Underwood
House of Representatives
Alabama
Hobson
Underwood
Uncle Sam Green Dead in Malden After Civil War Service
Uncle Sam Green 69 a longtime Boston Elevated employee and Civil War veteran dies at 21 Everett Street Malden after a two year battle with nervous breakdown. He rose from driver to top posts on the Elevated before retiring six years ago and receiving a pension. He was a prominent member of the Hiram G. Berry Post G A R Malden.
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Sam" Green
Boston Elevated
Everett Street
Malden
Green
Elevated
Hiram G. Berry
Fads and Fashions Parade in Paris Style
Paragraphs highlight current fashion fads with gold filled box purses, canton crepes, silk vests, chiffon blouses, and narrow skirt hems. Yoke effects appear on suit coats while coats trend with slight flare below the hips and broadtail velvet combos. Postilion backs and bolero front arid long basques rise in popularity.
Welsh Women and the Torch of Welsh Identity
The piece notes Welsh conservatism and limited feminist impact due to industrial life shaping gender roles. It highlights rural devotion to home, education for women, and strong attachment to Wales, contrasting mobility with a preference for staying in homeland communities. Notable quotes describe Welsh women’s sturdy frames and deep national loyalty.
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North Wiles
South
Wales
A. G. Bradley
A Tale of a Distant Husband and a Flashing Wife
Evelyn Rowe endures a quiet marriage tormented by grief after their baby's death. Her husband grows distant and returns to social life, while she hides her sorrow and seeks small comforts. He resumes his old flirtations at a ball, leaving her to a lonely orbit as she clings to a fading family.
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Evelyn Rowe
George Harwicke
Robert Rowe
Brillant
Ivelyn Druce
Rowe
Beatrice Chase
Talks on Love and Sentiment from Mildred Champagne
A reader asks Mildred Champagne for guidance on a cautious romance. The columnist urges that a man who won’t visit the home may not be worth pursuing and notes possible mitigating reasons for a missed appointment while advising self respect and discretion.
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Mildred Champagne
The Plutocrat Uncle Walt Says
A 1918 satirical verse outlines how communities courted rich sponsors to build a street car line then turned on them with graft accusations. It contrasts cloying adulation at arrival with later public scorn and legal challenges.
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George Matthew Adame
Walt Mason
Dr Carl H Von Klein Dies Noted Medical Historian
Chicago December reports the death of Dr Carl H Von Klein a renowned researcher in ancient medical lore. He spent a fortune on his studies while his health declined after his son Edmond E C Von Klein faced a Portland allegation from Miss Ethel Newcomb claiming a bigamous marriage and theft of jewels valued at 3500.
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Chicago
Carl H. von Klein
von Klein
Edmond E. C. von Klein
St. Paul
Ethel Newcomb
Portland
Ore
Wilson's Gettysburg Address in Spanish
Washington reports Silvano Mosqueira the Paraguayan legation secretary translated President Wilson's Fourth of July Gettysburg address into Spanish. He was impressed by its lessons on friendship and peace and believed Paraguayans should read the U S president's words.
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Washington
Wilson
Gettysburg
Legation
Silvano Mosqueira
Mosqueira
United States
Navy Flotilla Reaches Colon After Guantanamo Bay Run
The American Monitor Ozark the collier Caesar the tug Potomac the tender Severn and five submarines arrived at Colon this afternoon from Guantanamo Bay in a show of naval reach.
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U. S. Navy
Colon
Ozark
Caesar
Potomac
Severn
Guantanamo Bay
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