Boston Post The Independent Democratic Paper 1913 Ad Rates
The February 7 1913 issue lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions including monthly and quarterly rates. It notes postage charges within Boston and Canada, foreign copies, and payment instructions with check or money order payable to Post Publishing Co.
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Daily Ly Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Sunday Post
Canada
Maia
Post Publishing CO
Boston Post Highlights Largest Newspaper Plant Era
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of New England’s largest newspaper printing plant and claims the world’s largest press, attributed to Robert Hoe and the firm R Hoe & Co, signaling a major industry milestone.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Solons Take a Hand in Bangor & Aroostook Strike
The Maine Legislature plans a full investigation by a legislative committee with broad powers if arbitration fails by next Thursday. Lawmakers say the strike impacts the commonwealth and the railroad operates with public consent, aiming to establish whether wages are unjustly low.
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Maine
Bangor & Aroostook
New England
Incorporation urged for New York Stock Exchange reform
The piece argues for NYSE incorporation to curb wash sales and assign responsibility. It notes Governor Sulzer's bills and warns that without incorporation the exchange evades public authority and regulation. State oversight would provide accountability beyond internal promises.
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New York Stock Exchange
Sulzer
The
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Board of Governors
A Good Resolution By President Mellen
President Mellen allows any employee with an unsatisfied grievance to appeal to him personally, promising a full investigation and ensured justice. The move is praised as just and wise, and urged as a model for addressing passengers and shippers grievances, even small ones like a barrel of cranberries.
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Mellen
Mr. Mellen
Haven
The Shame of It on New York Police Corruption
A periodical run of alleged autobiographical graft stories sparks public outcry as a police captain is accused of taking bribes from gamblers and disorderly-house proprietors, implicating an inspector. The captain confesses, both are suspended, and a new probe begins amid calls to clean house and demand honesty from city government.
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New York
Becker
The Housing Problem and a Path to Better Homes
The Homestead Commission finds housing conditions unjust and harmful to health. It urges planning boards in towns over 10 000 to promote low priced suburban homes and for communities to foster housing associations. Meanwhile owners of tenement properties should improve conditions.
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Homestead Commission
Disgraceful greed cited as root of civilizational wretchedness
A terse critique denounces greed as a primary cause of widespread social corruption and decay, labeling those involved as accountable for the wretched consequences. The speaker links financial excesses to harmful abuses within society.
Getting It Back A Sun writer on forgotten deposits with gas firms
A New York Sun writer recalls the absurd delay in recovering his forgotten gas deposit after ending service. He notes similar double charges kept by express companies and cites Interstate Commerce Commission findings. The piece laments how public service corporations easily mulch the public and how hard it is for citizens to reclaim rightful funds, asking why.
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New York Sun
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Service
Senate to break long standing traditions with two firsts
The piece notes a historic event where the Senate will hear a President address them in person for the first time since 1800 and a Speaker of the House will address the Senate for the first time in records. It argues this shows institutions remain sound despite changing norms.
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United States Senate
Sherman
United States
Senate
John Adams
Congress
House
The American Way on Women’s Suffrage Progress
The Pennsylvania House passes a resolution to amend the state constitution to grant women the vote, with the Senate expected to ratify. New York also votes to submit the amendment. Some western states already grant full suffrage, underscoring the movement’s momentum. The piece argues that success in the U S rests on peaceful, lawful advocacy rather than riotous actions that damaged property or blocked mails.
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Pennsylvania
Senate
New York
United States
Pleads Guilty To Tree Chopping Near Home
Mrs. John B. Henderson wife of former Senator Henderson of Missouri pleaded guilty in Po Mee Court to chopping down a tree on a public thoroughfare without a permit. She was released on personal recognizance to refrain from further public property damage. The incident caused a flurry in society life in Washington.
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Washington
John B. Henderson
Senator Henderson
Missouri
Po- Mee
Saiety
Signs of Spring by Newton Newkirk
ALL SORTS BY NEWTON NEWKIRK SIGNS OF SPRING published April 1 1913 features verse by A F Dykeman. The speaker notes spring waking nature and a comic sneeze while bemoaning debts from borrowed trouble amid playful rhymes and personified seasons.
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Newton Newkirk
Custard Pie Trust and schemes of Rowe Zwarf
A letter exchange features Rowe Zwarf of Braintree Mass proposing varied business schemes from a Custard Pie Trust to grafting plants for a Needle Trust. The author reflects on past ventures with Tom Edison, phonograph chicken cackle ideas, and regrets spreading efforts across many irons in the fire.
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Newkirk
Rhc
Needle Trust
Cordage Trust
Tom Edison
Rowe Zwarf
Braintree
Mass
Hen’s claim exposed as liar in Boston suburb
While strolling in a Boston suburb, a writer chats with a man by a poultry yard. They critique Taft and other figures as a hen cackles loudly, spoiling the talk. The author asks if the hen is a layer. the man retorts she’s a liar, revealing the joke about poultry and truth.
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Boston
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt
Bryan
Gentleman
The Daly Ditt y Poem Snippet From 1918
A short verse from 1918 by T A Daly on coping with the grip and the contrast between preaching cheer and personal illness. The piece notes the ease of offering hopeful songs while acknowledging the real struggle of grappling with disease and the temptation to preach away sorrow.
The Ladies of the White House in Johnson Era
When Andrew Johnson moved into the White House in June 1865 he brought his invalid wife Eliza Mc Cardle Johnson a young son two married daughters Mrs Daniel Stover and Mrs Patterson and five grandchildren. The Roosevelt family later brought children to the mansion. Mrs Johnson appeared in public once during his term at a children s party for her grandchildren. Mrs Patterson and Mrs Stover hosted on official occasions with precedence given to elder daughter Mrs Patterson.
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Andrew Johnson
White House
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Daniel Stover
Patterson
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Johnson
Stover
Eliza Johnson and Washington Scene 1866 in Civil War Era
The piece sketches Washington after the Civil War, noting Eliza Johnson as White House hostess and influence on politics. It highlights Queen Emma of Hawaii, Dickens visits, Indian chiefs, and social revival under Johnson, with Eliza Johnson’s resilient life from Tennessee, illness, and death in 1876.
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Eliza McCardle Johnson
Washington
White House
Miss Lane
Executive
Queen Emma
Hawaii
Charles Dickens
Pennsylvania Avenue
Eliza Johnson
Tennessee
Observant Citizen reports on weather, finances and local notes
A compiled column covers Greek women and climate illness, Harvard lending scams, a new torpedo destroyer for the Massachusetts Naval Brigade, Brookline shade-tree damages, North Station meetings with Representative Clark, a proposed Alden memorial building at Duxbury, cigar gifts to Senator Lodge, tax figures in Rockland, straw hat imports, lecture notes, bar association plans, footwear law impacts, and Gloucester fishing industry concerns.
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Pearson
Massachusetts Naval Brigade
McDonough
Rodgers
Brookline
Clerk of Courts
Dedham
Joseph Marcus
Browne Street
Father of Rebel General Discharged in San Antonio
United States Commissioner Edwards discharged Colonel Pascual Orozco Sr father of the rebel northern Mexican general on political grounds. Orozco said he would stay in San Antonio for several days before joining his family in California.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Edwards
Pascual Orozco
Mexico
Orozco
California
Brady sworn in to fill Idaho Senate vacancy
Washington February 6 James AH Brady was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Heyburn of Idaho replacing the temporary appointee Senator Perry.
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Washington
James Ah, Brady
Senator Heyburn
Idaho
Pery
Success in life says Uncle Walt Mason poem
A verse by Walt Mason extols success as not wealth but virtue and kindness. It argues a man is a success when his wife is content, children are well provided, and he acts honestly, shuns scandal, and helps others, even if poor. The poem recalls Gaffer Pete Gray’s death and his simple, good deeds.
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Harvard
Katy H. Dids
Pete Gray
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Advice to a Young Lady From Maine on a Widower's Proposal
A sixteen year old asks Miss Champagne about a widowed suitor ten years her senior who showers money and attention but flirts with other girls. The writer fears age, propriety, and potential harm, noting her family should advise and urging caution until he proves true and committed.
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Miss Champagne
Maine
A Gentle Warning on Money and Time for a Young Woman
The speaker questions a man’s seriousness and money offer to a girl, arguing respect requires delicacy. The girl is advised she is too young for serious decisions and should seek guidance from her mother or an older relative before taking any action.
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