Boston Post Subscriptions and Rates Notice 1918
The Boston Post announces daily and Sunday subscription rates for U S and Canada and foreign copies. Rates include annual and short terms with Canada postage, and a warning that subscriptions paid in advance will be discontinued on expiration. Editor Edwin A. Grozier.
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U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing CO
King
Edwin A. Grozier
Jewish War Relief Fund Dinner Sets Record Subscriptions
A Sunday night dinner in Boston to aid the Jewish war relief fund raised an initial one hundred thousand dollars within fifteen minutes and soon oversubscribed the target, prompting an immediate decision to double the quota. The drive highlights strong Jewish support for war relief efforts and calls for broader cooperation to reach the extended goal.
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Jewish War Relief Fund
Boston
Bolsheviks End War Duty and Demobilize Russian Forces
The article asserts the Bolsheviks have declared an end to the war with Germany and ordered full demobilization of Russian fronts. It argues this follows Kerensky’s downfall and that Russia is effectively out of the war, leaving allied war plans unchanged as Trotzky’s leadership seeks peace.
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Germany
Kerensky
Russia
Teutonic Masters
Bolsheviks
Trotzky
United States
Labor Loyalty Drives Unions to Support Nation’s Defense
Labor groups rally in Wells Memorial Hall and Faneuil Hall with no slackers. Loyalty Week aims to enroll 8000 skilled Boston shipbuilders and 26,000 statewide to bolster ship construction for national defense.
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Wells Memorial Hall
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Samuel Gompers Urges Victory in Democracy Struggle
Samuel Gompers declares in his message that democracy must be completely victorious in the great struggle against autocracy, aiming to drive home the conviction of final victory.
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Samuel Gompers
President's reply clarifies aims of peace and war strategy
The President rebukes Czernin and von Hertling, outlines four testable peace principles, and vows continued vigorous war effort. He argues for a new international order based on reason and justice, allowing free peoples to live without autocratic domination.
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United States
Congress
Count Czernin
von Hertling
Czernin
Mr. Wilson
Austria
Wilson
Reichstag
Germany
Free Peoples of the World
Lincoln and Wilson compared in wartime leadership
The piece reflects on Abraham Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson, noting Lincoln’s patience and struggles against critics while praising their shared cautious, long-term war aims. It cites Rabbi Wise drawing a parallel to Wilson, arguing both leaders elevated the war’s purpose and eventual outcomes.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Rabbi Wise
Wilson
Plan to Protect Animals for Army
Regulation of stockyards corrals and other livestock sites is proposed to prevent epidemics among animals bought for the army. The War Department recommends the bill introduced by Senate military committee chairman Chamberlain.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
War Department
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
It's a Sad Story Mates vaudeville routine
Punk and Bunk present a stage sketch filled with rapid-fire gags about jail, wives, and misheard names. The dialogue riffs on crime, marriage, and social reputation with brisk, punny exchanges and a mock dramatic finale.
Lincoln Birthday Observance and Community Notes
The column celebrates Abraham Lincoln's birthday amid wartime strains and recalls his inaugural pledge of mercy over malice. It mentions Clara Barton birthplace advocacy in Massachusetts, buttered popcorn abroad, Boston Zoo elephants indoors, old stoves revived in Lynn shops, a Copley painting discovery, Mrs. George A. Daland’s war work, Salem Willows bird feeding, a court praise of Dr. Eichler, winter coasting, and Karl G. Baker passing the bar.
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United States
Abraham Lincoln
Honest Abe Helps Man Reclaim Honest Life in Town
Fred Hargrave loses his job amid economic slump and family illness. A chance meeting with his former friend Bill leads to a moral test at a rural schoolhouse. A Lincoln image inspires Hargrave to refuse theft and accept an honest job offer from S. & S. Co. for $3,000.
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Fred Hargrave
Hargrave
Edward
Hill
Fred
Bill
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Bill Saunders
Fishermen Fined For Fishing Through Ice Near Water Supply
A full bench ruling holds that fishing through the ice of Crystal Lake near Haverhill constitutes a criminal offence. Fred D. Hyde had been found guilty in Superior Court for this act and loses his trial points on appeal.
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Fred D. Hyde
Crystal Lake
Haverhill
Boston’s Record Coldest and Warmest Feb 12 Figures
On February 12 in Boston's history the coldest official reading reached 11 below zero in 1911 and the warmest 54 degrees in 1877. The date has seen rain or snow in 1909 1910 and 1911, with temperature extremes noted in recollections.
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Boston
King Coal The Story Of The Nation's Fuel Shortage
The piece explains how steep Allegheny grades strain engines and fuel supply. It notes New England’s coal habits and heavy anthracite use, with regional production and potential future sources. Transportation, railroad demand, and wartime effects shape forecasts for substitutes and future coal reliability.
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Horseshoe Curve
New England
Northwest
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West
Ada
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Colorado
New Mexico
Virginia
Alaska
Washington
Arkansas
Wyoming
Lehigh
Schuylkill
Birthday Bio Briefs Highlight Darwin and His Work
A brief feature outlines Charles Darwin education on medicine and theology at Cambridge, circumnavigation aboard a five year voyage, the Origin of Species publication at age 29, and the enduring impact of his theories. It notes his frail health, his wife’s support, disciplined routine, Westminster Abbey burial in 1882.
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Charles Darwin
Cambridge
Darwin
Westminster Abbey
Longing for Spring in a Wintry Verse
A humorous 1918 verse by Walt Mason laments a harsh winter and yearns for spring. The speaker imagines thawing scenes with birds, meadows, and lambs, contrasting them with snowbound days. The poem ends noting copyright by George Matthew Adama.
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Annie
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adama
Napoleon’s Waterloo coat story frames war effort and sacrifice
The piece argues that small personal comforts can alter history, using Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo caused by a general delaying for rain to justify wartime restraint. It warns against overindulgence in food and comfort during the war with Germany, stressing timely reinforcements and sacrifice.
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Napoleon
Waterloo
Germany
Questions and Answers on Navy Age Drafts and Education
A reader asks about minimum age to join the navy without parental consent and where to apply at Charlestown navy yard or Boston. Other inquiries cover corporal status and pay, Canada draft ages, evening language schools in Boston, addressing Father O Connor, representation of Jews in cabinets, Japan's war on Germany, and mailing to relatives in France.
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Navy
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston
Boston Univer
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