Boston Post 1914 February 4 issue header and notices
The Boston Post publishes its February 4 1914 issue with masthead details and subscription rates. The page lists daily and Sunday prices for U S Canada and foreign editions, postal district charges, and notices regarding payments and delivery terms. It notes editorial and advertising offices and instructs readers to contact postal offices if copies are unavailable.
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Canada
Boston
Lee, Benton, Maas
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Cape Cod Canal Nears Completion For Small Vessels
The Cape Cod canal, long proposed, is expected to be usable by small craft by mid summer and by heavier ships within a year. Coastwise mariners welcome the prospect of bypassing dangerous shoals at the Cape tip and cutting travel time to Southern ports, hoping for fulfillment of the promise.
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Cape Cod
Cape
Campaign to raise 200000 for St Elizabeths near end
The final day of the fund drive for St Elizabeths Hospital nears completion as campaigners push to meet the 200000 goal. The effort has been energetic and decisive, with strong public support and generous contributions expected to push the total over the target.
Tariff Talk From Connecticut Factory Heads
Ex congressman Ebenezer J. Hill of Connecticut is cited in a dispatch claiming his lock works are unusually busy. The piece notes bill supporters in Congress loudly opposing the Underwood tariff and mocks complaints from professional stand-patters rather than actual manufacturers.
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Ebenezer J. Hill
Connecticut
Brother Bill
Congress
Inquiry Expected in Nantucket Fire Sinking Case
The Department of Commerce has laid preferred charges against Captain Berry of the Nantucket over the Monroe disaster last Friday. An investigation is urged to determine negligence, focusing on fog, vessel speed, and whether proper precautions were taken in thick weather and with whistle warnings. Judgments await proof of charges.
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Berry
Nantucket
Monroe
Loth Crair
Sullivan appointed Boston corporation counsel amid City Hall upheaval
The appointment of John A. Sullivan as Boston corporation counsel follows Maynor Curley’s May Day entrance to City Hall. The public, while debating motives, hopes Sullivan’s experience yields efficient governance for municipal affairs.
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John A. Sullivan
Boston
Maynor Curley
City Hall
Finance Commission
Corbett
Sayer Fitzgerald
Terial
Curley
Ir. Sullivan
Corbett to Retire as City Official. Sullivan to Succeed
The city's critic of the administration says Corbett will retire with respect after years of duties well performed. Sullivan is expected to take his place and is welcomed with wishes for a successful administration of the office.
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Corbett
Sullivan
Wilson ends arms embargo to Mexico amid Huerta crisis
The article argues President Wilson lifted the 1912 export ban on arms to Mexico. It claims the move favors the anti Huerta rebels and challenges Huerta’s regime, viewing the policy as a neutral stance that actually aids revolutionaries and signals Huerta’s days may be numbered.
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United States
Mexico
Taft
Huerta
Aluerta
Mesico
In Defence of New York Thackeray’s 1852 view reexamined
A public letter by Thackeray from 1852 is released, arguing New York’s early brilliance, contrasting Boston and Philadelphia. The piece questions the notion of New York as simple and unpretentious, noting Manhattan’s pre-Revolution glow and asking whether other cities ever matched its splendor.
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Philadelphia
New York
Thackeray
Manhattan
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Indiana
After Fifteen Years Insurrection in the Philippines
Fifteen years after the start of insurrection in the Philippines the US measure of progress is shown by travel safety and a shift from armed force to sport. The piece notes a waning warlike stance and the rise of athletics as evidence of civilization despite past costs in lives and money.
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Philippines
United States
Chisel Along and Petticoat Wisdom From Old Tidbits
A quirky collage of dialect verse urging steady effort and persistence, interwoven with odd tips and jokes about dogs, lemonade, doors, and household hacks. It includes Newton Newkirk verses about chiseling along and survivable quips on weather and daily chores.
Why Should He Complain
A short reflective verse suggesting a man frets over small desires, noting that his requests are modest and his gains modest as well. The poem emphasizes contentment with little and questions the basis for dissatisfaction.
Retired Captain Accused Of Egg Graft On Hen
A Maine sea captain, long retired, allegedly obtains eggs from a blind hen by false pretenses. He follows the bird to the nest and surreptitiously removes eggs as the hen lays. The hen, puzzled, repeats the process, resulting in the captain allegedly counting four eggs in one afternoon. The letter calls this act a pathetic example of graft in poultry business.
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Maine
O. K
Coho Trains in the Anvil Never Sing a Prima Donna
Fragmentary text notes a phrase about trains named Coho and Anvil with a reference to a prima donna. No clear event, persons, or organizations are identifiable. The readable bits imply a metaphor or lyric fragment rather than a complete news item.
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Coho
A Chance for a Lesson in Tariff Law
The Littauer brothers of Gloversville New York plead guilty to smuggling a forty thousand dollar diamond necklace into the United States. Sentence is suspended and may depend on future enforcement of customs laws affecting rich offenders.
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Littauer
New York
Nutmeg Lesson Turns Absurd From Forest Hills To Town Hall
A rambling dialogue features a character named Alexander in Forest Hills and a council scene with a town councillor, joking about nutmegs and a sharp knife setup. The piece blends whimsy with quirky urban banter.
Mont Saint Michel the Rock Fortress of Normandy
Mont Saint Michel a rocky islet off Normandy’s coast crowned by the abbey and fortifications. It withstood long sieges including a 14th century English assault when 8000 attackers battled 119 knights, and in 142 declined taxes were granted to honor the garrison. The church roof was struck by lightning but rebuilt, with the new church completed in 1523 remaining a crown of the coast.
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Mont St. Michel
Normandy
France
Islet
St. Pail
Michel
England
Williiam
Gibraltar
Normandy Coast
Underwood & Underweed
New York
Ice cutting on Penacook Lake and civic notes
A Concord clipping reports ice on Penacook Lake reaching 28 to 3 inches thick. The Roxbury Ladies Unity Club completes a Circle of Time project raising funds for the Home for the Aged. Other items include health resignations, church bells, and local civic notes from Roxbury to Boothbay.
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Concord
N. I
Penacook Lake
Mary A. Livermore
Ladies’ Unity Club
Roxbury
F. D. Osgood
B&b
The Cave of Gloom by Walt Mason in Ginseng Store Tale
James Bonehead runs a failing ginseng store and laments lazy clerks blamed on his UNCLE. The verse urges him to lead by example, smile more, and show vigor to improve morale and trade. The piece ends with a quote from Walt Mason on leadership and staff effort.
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James Bonehead
Walt
Walt Mason
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