Boston Post December 21 1918 front notice and rates
The Boston Bost issues December 21, 1918. Contains subscription rates for postpaid daily and Sunday editions, Canada and foreign options, penalties for missing payments, and mailing details. Editor Edwin A. Grosier. Boston Post is a member of the Associated Press with rights reserved for republication of AP dispatches and local news.
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First Bill Signed Abroad by President Wilson
The joint resolution authorizing the Christmas-time advance payment of salaries to government employees crosses the ocean for the presidential signature. This historic act unites government need and holiday spirit, while signaling possible constitutional questions as employees may test the legality of this method.
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Banditry Near Everett Plant Targeted Paymaster
Bold robbery at the Everett General Electric plant yesterday left the paymaster severely wounded in broad daylight. The audacious act near a busy site prompts calls for exhaustive pursuit and severe punishment to deter further crimes by automobile bandits.
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Wilhelm I Warns Against Placing Grandson in Foreign Office
Chronicle of Berlin gossip reveals an unpublished letter from Wilhelm I to Bismarck. He criticizes his grandson for lack of education and political inexperience and warns it would be dangerous to involve him in foreign affairs. The rejection ends royal roles for the Hohenzollerns.
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Red Cross Enrolment Campaign Urges Quick Action
Boston and New England are urged to join the Red Cross at Christmas as thousands already have. The appeal emphasizes low cost and broad participation, inviting every reader to contribute one dollar and convince others to join before Monday’s final accounting.
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Silk O'Loughlin Dies in Boston Umpire Remembered
Renowned big league umpire Silk OLoughlin died yesterday in Boston. Known for his vivid style and popularity among baseball fans nationwide, his death marks the loss of a celebrated figure in the sport.
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Remembering a Fair Umpire and Public Servant
He stood square and imperious. traits that mark good umpires and good men. In his chosen field he served the public, whose payment funded his work. To be revered after death as a fair official is a true measure of success in this world.
Free Trade Plea From United Farmers of Ontario
An old friend, Canadian Reciprocity, reports the United Farmers of Ontario demand unrestricted free trade with the United States in all goods. The piece argues no economic basis to restrict trade between Maine and Canada, and asserts copper price manipulation abroad should end. It concludes copper prices will be "Made in America."
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Safety of Boston Elevators Prompts City Review
Boston building commissioner Herbert A. Wilson warns that 70 percent of city elevators lack dependable safety devices in emergencies. He cites inadequate elevator inspectors and questions comparing accident rates year to year, while noting that female operators, though new, may be as capable as male operators.
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No Cup Race This Year Delayed By War Clouds
The New York Yacht Club replies to Sir Thomas Lipton via the Royal Ulster Yacht Club that no Cup defense withdrawal has occurred. The postponement aims to wait for clearer skies amid war, with September 1919 previously named as the sailing date. Shamrock IV, Resolute, and Vanitie are in reserve, and the offer to defend with one of these remains open for 1920.
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Major Hughes Charges Sparks Military Attire Controversy
The Salvation Army's Major Thomas Hughes alleges employers discharge soldiers in uniform due to finances. General Clarence Edwards calls the practice outrageous and urges exposure of guilty firms. A loyal employer should supply civilian clothes if needed, while others risk accusations of pro Germanism.
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His Cape Cod Turkey for Wilson’s New Year feast
A Cape Cod Turkey, treaty of Thanksgiving tradition, is prepared for President Wilson at Prince Murat’s Paris residence. The 24-pound bird symbolizes democratic origins and world wide recognition, promised to add flavor, fragrance, and digestible quality to the New Year celebration.
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Reforming Copper Prices Under Webb Pomerene Law
The first major export combination under the Webb Pomerene law forms a copper producers association. It may include all U S copper producers and aims to seal exports to secure a uniform price for members. The move signals a coordinated effort to control export terms and stabilize earnings.
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Notable Figures Engage in Diplomatic and Exploration Talks
Mrs Woodrow Wilson selects Mme Jusserand and her stepdaughter for a presidential carriage, breaking precedent. Explorer Viljalmur Stefansson envisions northern Canada and Alaska as future grazing lands, possibly developing large reindeer and musk ox herds. Edwin Holt Hughes, son of Methodist bishop Ludwin Hughes, earned the French Croix de Guerre as an ambulance corps veteran. Governor-elect Alfred E Smith awaits a bass from France via Johnny Evers. Portugal’s Castro, about 55, born in Lisbon, formerly governed South African possessions. A British battle cruiser refit may carry the Prince of Wales to tours of dominions, possibly through Washington. Captain Robert A Bartlett, Peary ally, plans a pole flight and flag planting before heading to Asia.
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Most Beautiful Church Spire in Greater Boston
A charm seekers note favoring the old Park Street Church steeple at Tremont and Park as Boston’s loveliest. Also letters identify Amy Lowell as President Lowell’s sister, explain neg lect vs negligence, and mention the long running Chatterbox in Boston with Dorothy as a name origin note.
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Saint Denis named patron of France after Joan of Arc note
In a Wellesley item the text states Joan of Arc was canonized on December 15, 1908 and clarifies that the patron saint of France is Saint Denis. Denis, martyred in the third century, is said to have his body cast into the Seine.
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Wilson Revokes Ban on Private Airplane Exhibitions
Washington December 2 1918 President Wilson announced the revocation of the prohibition and restrictions on private airplane exhibitions that were set forth in his January 1 1918 proclamation lifting a ban and opening the field for demonstrations and displays to private parties and commercial interests.
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Blameless life frames rhetoric against scandal poison gas
A fleeting remark asserts that living a blameless life serves as an effective mask against the poison gas of scandal. It frames virtue as shield and warns readers about the corrosive nature of gossip and reputation damage.
Prehistoric Ohio Pie Discovery Sparks Idle Speculation
A geologist finds petrified pie remains among Ohio earthworks and the author muses on ancient cuisine and jokes. The piece humorously questions whether the pie is an apple, raisin, Washington, or mince pie and wonders if the mound builders’ extinction relates to pie consumption.
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Cream Thieves Skim Milk of Kindness, Sour in Sun
A terse saying condemns those who take the best from others and leave a sour residue. It uses a rural image of cream drawn from milk left to sour in sunlight to illustrate selfish excess and moral decay.
Jack and Jill Fishing Mishap Ends With Rescue
A brief rural item notes Jack and Jill went fishing when Jack caught a flounder. Jill cried out as she slipped and nearly fell into the water. Jack quickly acted to steady her, with B ROOK LYNE credited in the closing line.
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Street Car Etiquette and a Seat Thief
A reader asks if rough treatment of a rude man who cut in line for a seat on a crowded subway car was justified. The reply praises forcing respect through pressure and even violence, arguing the man who took a seat meant for an old lady deserved punishment and would only learn manners this way.
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Unusual bath mat shows bold needlework design
A novel bath mat project appears in the Household Hints column. Ellen Foster of 14 Lincoln Street Holyoke describes a bright blue monogram centerpiece on blue thread with a bordered darning stitch on huck towelling. It covers the tiled bath area and ends with linen braid accents.
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The Affair of the Diamond Necklace at Versailles
The Temple of Love at Little Trianon evokes Marie Antoinette days while recounting the 1785 diamond necklace fraud. Madame de la Motte and the pair forged letters to trap Prince de Rohan, who paid for the necklace, then faced prison and exile as the scheme unraveled. Marie Antoinette was not aware of the theft, but the affair fueled revolutionary anger and scandal.
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Forefathers Day and transit talk from New England notes
A column notes shifts in urban transit with Baltimore ending skip stop while Philadelphia debates a return to old rules. It marks St Thomas Day, discusses the Pilgrims landing and Forefathers Day, and highlights New England figures, from Mrs. Jones of Rye raising a record hog to police history under O Meara and church tributes to James W. Holland. It also follows Andy Duran in Paris and trolley-line worries in Dedham East Walpole with Bay State Company receivership.
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Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston December Weather
An elderly resident cites historic Boston climate data noting official records show 1 below zero in 1884 and 0 in 1879 for mid December. He recalls a warm 65 degrees in 1913 and notes rain or snow on this date in 1910 1914 and 1916.
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