Boston Post December 27 1913 advertising and notes
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, details on Canada and foreign postage, and payment instructions. Editor A Grozier is identified with the Post Publishing Co. office and contact notes at 259 Washington St Boston.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
U.S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston Postal
Postoffice
Mayor Fitzrald Returns to Duty at City Hall
City Hall shows renewed vigor as Mayor Fitzrald resumes duties after a recent health breakdown. Friends note his recovery improves mood and outlook, with the mayor joking about a long full life and lively years ahead.
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City Hall
Fitzrald
Sterday
Merely ceremonious or not Huerta envoy reception questioned
Francisco de la Barra, Mexico's special envoy to Japan, called his visit "merely ceremonious." Reports note anti American demonstrations and resolutions criticizing the United States over Japanese discrimination and the Panama fair, prompting debate about the true meaning behind the gesture.
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Francisco de la Barra
Mexico
Japan
Huerta
United States
Potatoes Enough Boosts Yankee Dinner Tables
A Department of Agriculture bulletin declares no potato shortage for the 1913 crop. The misinterpretation of yield causes excitement, but the total reaches 331,625,000 bushels, well above the 10 year average. Prices won’t be seriously affected by quarantine and wartime powdery scab fears.
British German Expos Lack Government Support Spur Private Display
Foreign exhibitors plan independent efforts for the San Francisco canal exposition citing lack of official British and German participation. They anticipate a freer, more elaborate display without red tape seen at Chicago and St Louis. Managers predict the finest international show yet.
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Great Britain
Germany
San Francisco
Chicago
St. Louis
Record of the United States Life Saving Service Yearglass
The record highlights heroic labor and vast humanitarian impact with 1743 sea casualties and only 69 vessel losses. Thousands of lives were saved and vessels and cargoes worth $14,000,000 rescued. Lifesaving duties extend from sea disasters to rescuing people from water danger on land. The report notes 106 bathers and swimmers saved and more than 100 flood victims aided.
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United States
Fife Saving Service
Life Saving Corps
Service with Many Obligations Drives High Cost
A broad account notes the service carries multitudinous obligations and spent $2,204,074.50 last year, described as well expended.
Progressives split over Wilson phone policy shows mixed praise
The piece quotes George W. Perkins opposing Wilson in dissolving telephone and telegraph combos while praising the president’s decisive action. It notes divides among progressives and standpatter critics, but emphasizes broad public support and growing national confidence in Wilson's approach.
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George W. Perkins
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Still Not the Same In Outspoken Pay For Officials
The Boston Post and the Boston Advertiser clash over outside income by public figures. The Post argues open outside earnings risk complications, while the Advertiser notes differences between official outside pay and Professor Wyman’s secret railroad funds. The Bryan case is cited as a repeated disapproval of such outside work.
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Boston Post
Wyman
Bryan
Boston Advertiser
Post
Calaboose
Uncle Sam
Chicago policewoman performs dramatic street car rescue
A newly assigned Chicago policewoman aided a conductor under attack on a street car. She separated the combatants, restrained the aggressor at a lamp post, summoned the wagon, and escorted him to the station. The piece notes women's capability in demanding tasks alongside daily maternal labor.
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Chicago
Dewey Reaches 76 in Active Service and Admiration
Admiral George Dewey marked his 76th birthday yesterday and remains on active list by act of Congress reviving his rank. Once met with cool public esteem his hero status is now rising again as history honors his decisive Manila Bay command.
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George Dewey
Manila Bay
Congress
Dewey
Deaf and dumb boy sought by Malden Lynn police
Police from Malden and Lynn are joining in a search for 18 year old Charles N Mc Leod who is deaf and dumb and missing from his brother George Rodies home at 17 Preble street Lynn He lives at 26 Hunt ley street Malden and is the son of Flora McLeod
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Charles N. McLeod
George Rodies
Preble Street
McLeod
Huntley Street
Malden
Flora McLeod
Lopez Alive Debate Concludes Unclear Mining Fate
In Bingham Utah on December 26 readers learn Ralph Lopez still unconfirmed after a six day delay in the Utah Smith mining incident. No bodies or definitive signs reported, leaving his status unsettled amid ongoing search efforts.
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Lopez
Bingham
Utah
Ralph Lopez
Utah- Smith
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
A poetic note about a sailor choosing the sea over a nagging home life. The speaker praises rough seas and a roving life aboard a ship, contrasting domestic friction with the lure of travel and adventure. A Chicago News flavor echoes in the verse.
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Newton Newkirk
Chicago News
Observant Citizen Notes Diverse City Life and Events
A column mixes humor from an office boy and public lectures at the Boston Public Library with remarks on teachers, hunting, and a Typographical Union tour. It recalls Daniel Webster, school desks and health, early cinema trivia, a grand elm in Maine, horticulture plans in Massachusetts, and Roxbury construction progress ahead of a 1914 building project.
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North End
Boston
A Nation at War and a World of Laughs
A column contrasts personal grievance and legal remedies with national warfare, arguing war harms nations and individuals alike. It riffs on Edison’s quote about knowledge, joking on daily life and misstatements while noting the absurdity of mistaking war for quick justice.
Indian Women Across Americas Face Harsh Conditions
A historical critique contrasts Native American women in the United States with those in Central American republics. It describes widespread illiteracy, limited education, and systemic neglect, noting Honduras and the Pacific coast regions as particularly oppressive. It highlights revolutions, instability, and class disparities shaping women’s burdens.
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United States
Central America
Honduras
Atlantic
Pacific
A Christmas Proposal From Peter to Helen
Helen, president of the Willing Workers' Club, unwraps a decade of Christmas candy and waits for Peter Grey to propose. After teasing from family about her age and his courage, a diamond ring appears with Peter finally asking Helen to name the wedding day. The story follows their long wait and renewed hope.
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Helen
Aunt Mary
Brother Bob
Kate
Daddy
Bobby
Sister Kate
Mr. Dorrington
Peter
Robert
Bob
Alison Carey
Alison
Peter Grey
Willing Workers’ Club
Rose McAllister
Ate
President Wilson's Uncle Dies Suddenly
Henry W Woodrow, uncle of President Woodrow Wilson, died suddenly at his Chillicothe home. A lawyer, he was prominent in local business and financial affairs in Chillicothe.
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Henry W.woodrow
Woodrow Wilson
Underwood Opens Campaign for Senate in Alabama
Representative Underwood of Alabama launches his senatorial bid after departing Washington to begin a focused campaign. The Democratic House leader aims to capitalize on regional support and political dynamics as the race moves forward.
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Washington
Underwood
Alabama
House
Wet Weather in Mud Cited by Walt Mason Poem Verse
A 1913 verse by Walt Mason laments perpetual rain and mud across fields and towns. Farmers, merchants, and gentry suffer as landscapes flood and commerce stalls, yet the speaker urges patience and humor in adversity.
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Walt Mason
The Love Letter Quandary of Mildred Champagne
A reader asks Mildred Champagne if a four year friend can become more than a trusted confidant as a fiancée. Champagne notes the engaged couple lack mutual love and suggests breaking the engagement may prevent a failed marriage, urging the suitor to demonstrate real devotion to win her.
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Roosevelt telegraphs success of Brazilian zoological expedition
Rio de Janeiro December 26. Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca, president of Brazil, received a telegram from Colonel Roosevelt who is gathering zoological specimens in Mato Grosso. The naturalists have secured a splendid collection of animals and praised Colonel Rondon, a member of the Brazilian expedition accompanying the party.
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Brazil
Marshall
Hermes Rodriguez da Fonseca
Roosevelt
Matto Grosso
Rondon
Ambassador Page’s Daughter in Car Crash Near London
Miss Katharine A Page daughter of Ambassador Wester H Page escaped injury when the car she drove crashed into a wall and was wrecked at Barnes a southwestern London suburb Harold Fowler the ambassador’s secretary was slightly bruised on his leg the incident occurred yesterday in Barnes London.
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Katharine A. Page
Wester H. Page
Barnes
Harold Fowler
Fads and Fashions Preview Fur Dominance for Winter
Paragraphs describe all black velvet gowns with minimal ornamentation and emphasis on buttons for waistcoats. Fur coats gain volume at the back and the tailors favor fur as a shaping touch for suits. The year features fitted turbans for theatre wear and high Psyche knot styles in evening hair. Fur suits in moleskin broadtail and talltess ermine appear as winter novelties.
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