Boston Post 1914 Holiday Rates and Subscription Details
The Boston Post lists subscription options for daily and Sunday editions with varied rates for U S Canada and foreign delivery. It notes postal charges, in district surcharges, and payment methods including checks drafts and money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Maes
Eender
Tak
Why Not Abolish Them Show Stops Lions Exhibition
A New York court ruled no criminal action could be taken against Mme Andre, exhibitor of six lions at the Eighty Sixth Street Theatre after an escape caused pandemonium. It notes the absence of a statute and points to civil remedies for injuries. The piece argues such exhibitions are dangerous and largely worthless.
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New York City
Mme. Andre
Eighty-Sixth Street Theatre
Gotham
Boston Elevated to Add 100 Surface Trailer Cars
Thousands of Boston riders welcome the plan to add 100 centre entrance surface trailer cars for use in the East Boston tunnel and lines west from Boylston street. The service to and from western points is crowded, with speed not improved since the new subway opened. The larger cars will relieve the jam, whether due to fewer cars or increased patronage from the steam lines.
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Boston Elevated
East Boston
Boyl@ton street
Tirpitz Plans Torpedo War and U S Response
The article reports Admiral von Tirpitz proposing a plan to torpedo enemy merchant ships near British harbors and questions how the United States would view such a step. It recalls Bismarck’s 1870 rule that noncombatant crews should be spared and warns that drowning them would be barbaric.
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Admiral von Tirpitz
Great Britain
America
Germany
Bismarck
von Tirpitz
Price fixing in butter and eggs across the nation
The Attorney General of New York alleges 15 New York City firms control butter and egg prices nationwide. Conspiracy is implied and federal action may follow. The Elgin board in Illinois faced penalties for similar price fixing and calls grow to curb such practices in the East, beyond the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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New York
New York City
United States
Federal Judicial Department
Great Butter Board of
Elgin
Til
East
New York Mercantile Exchange
Retirement of Dr John F Dowsley Ends 27 Years Service
Dr John F Dowsley, president of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry, retires from public service after 27 years of voluntary work for the state. His term began with the dental law, and Governor Russell persuaded him to stay in 1893. Dowsley’s career is noted for its excellence and unpaid dedication.
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Public Service
John F. Dowsley
Massachusetts Board of Registration In Dentistry
Russell
Vsley
Forsythe Dental Hospital board member to step down
The article notes the completion of the Forsythe Dental Hospital building in the city and that the board member requests a respite from duties. His departure is regretted, though the justice of his claim is acknowledged.
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Forsythe Dental Hospital
A Hundred Years of Peace Since Ghent Treaty Signed
A hundred years since the Ghent peace treaty between Great Britain and the United States. The piece recalls Andrew Jackson's momentary skirmish at New Orleans and notes two nations have enjoyed peace, with celebrations planned worldwide. It contrasts wartime upheaval with the value of peace and endorses national honor without endorsing “might makes right.”
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Great Britain
United States
Ghent
Belgium
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
England
Ireland
Mexico
Nietszche and Bernhardt
Put it in your pocket politics two years hence
In 1916 the nation will elect a President a new Congress and enough Senators to shift power in Washington. The piece notes Democratic control remains stable for the present while Republican chairman Hilles predicts a cataclysm unless the party stays safe and sane in the next two years. The author urges keeping this view for reference.
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Congress
Washington
Legislative Branch
Republican National Committee
Hilles
House of Representatives
Senate
Prohibition Actions Grow In France On Absinthe
France enforces bans on absinthe sales in public venues with some court cases and shop closures. Public opinion supports authorities, drawing a comparison to Russian vodka restrictions and noting the limits of national prohibition without state action in the United States.
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France
United States
Russia
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Coldest and Warmest Dec Dates
A longtime Boston resident recalls a record cold spell in 1892 when the temperature hit zero and notes a notably warm day on this date with a reading of six degrees above zero. The account reflects local weather memory and historic climate variation.
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Boston
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
Poem fragment laments last minute Christmas shopping chaos as shoppers rush between stores and rue overdue gifts. Moral warning to avoid repeats of hurried spending and frenzied crowds.
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Newton Newkirk
Piffle Weekend Mystery Unfolds in Closet Package
A cryptic note warns not to open a closet package as a laundry bound pile of soiled shirts lies inside. The fragment hints at a domestic oddity or prank with no clear context or individuals identified.
A Strange Animal From the Hampshire Gazette
Hunters Cherek and Latham report a strange animal seen in Conway resembling various possibilities from otter to cougar. A humorous letter-writer claims the creature is a Pigeon-Toed Piffleitis, a fictitious species, detailing its nocturnal habits and a comical encounter.
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Hampshire Gazette
Edward Cherek
John Latham
Conway
Mr. Latham
Mr. Cherek
Harry Fahey
Mr. Fahey
Messrs
Cherek
Latham
Piffieitis
P. T. Piffleitis
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Piffy
Observant Citizen Notes Local Happenings and Inquiries
The column records reader inquiries about Boston Harbor skating and horse racing history, praises Captain John J. Hanley’s 15 years commanding Roxbury Crossing, and notes Rev. Garrett J. Barry’s 30th ordination anniversary. It also mentions ex representative Zideon C. Field’s death, James H. Hustis as Boston & Maine president, and upcoming January school diplomas in Somerville with Mayor Ciff.
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Boston Harbor
Enquirer
Roxbury Crossing
John J. Hanley
Hanley
Garrett J. Barry
St. Philip’s Church, South End
Charlestown
Boston Public Schools
Boston College
Roxbury
Somerville
Foxboro
Ayer
North End
James H. Hustis
Boston & Maine
Boston
Hustis
Z. E. Ciff
Avery
Somerville High School
Viking Raids Shape France and Imperial Unity Insight
The piece compares German expectations at the outbreak of war with actual British Empire unity, then traces Viking invasions in France from 845 to 912. It notes Norse raids, French royal strategy, and the ceding of Normandy as peace bought, leading to Norman Conquest later in history.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Indiag
Egypt
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Potsdam
Bismarck
France
Germany
Paris
Amiens
Europe
Mediterranean
Lorraine
English Channel
Normandy
England
Bell Fog Signal For Pyramidal Structure Described
A fog signal plan details a bell on a pyramidal skeleton standing above water. The bell will sound one stroke every 15 seconds to aid navigation in foggy conditions.
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Fred Ellsworth
Phillips
Maine
Ellsworth
Timothy E. Byrnes
New Haven Road
Los Angeles
Charles Lee
Sons of the American Revolution
Marshall P. Thompson
Lee
Zideon C. Field
Milford
Mr. Field
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Lfe
Franklin County
Cape Cod Bay
Rome
Flanders
Bordeau
Summer ST
Watch and Diamond Shop
Court Square
Young’s Hotel
Otto the Great
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