Boston Post February 17 1914 issue record
The Boston Post Independent Democratic Paper of New England issue dated February 17 1914 from Boston Massachusetts lists publication details and office address at 259 Washington Street. It labels itself as a daily paper issued by Post Publishing Co. with volume and issue numbers.
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The
Boston Post the
Independent Democratic Paper of
New England
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Subscription rates for Daily United States and Canada
The notice details subscription pricing for Daily and Sunday Post services. Rates include Daily US and Canada one year 3.00, six months 1.50, three months 1.00, and one month 0.30. Foreign one month 0.60. Sunday one year 8.00, six months 1.50, three months 1.00, one month 0.30. Canada per copy 0.10. combined Daily and Sunday to Canada 3.00 per year. Postage adds 1 cent in the Boston district. All payments advance. make checks to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. editor and publisher E A Grozier.
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U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
Postoffice
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Ge Business Office
Perase
Newaboy
E. A. Grozier
Not Always Confession The Axiom on Death by Action
The passage questions the idea that death by one’s own action equals confession and notes that state treasurer Jkennedy’s accounts seem valid while acknowledging that business and family worries can drive a person to mental breakdown. It argues the public often assumes guilt in such cases.
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Jkennedy
New York
Mayor Curley Backs Sunday Movie House Equal Opening Rule
The mayor insists on absolute equality among moving picture houses for Sunday evening openings. He argues that allowing some outlets Sunday licenses while others are closed would be unfair and discriminatory. He calls for a uniform policy of all or none.
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Curley
Moving Picture Houses
Bulkhead Rules Questioned After Nantucket Munroe Collision
Investigation into the Nantucket and Munroe collision shows water tight bulkheads not closed along their length on both ships. Critics say bulkhead doors exist mainly to speed cargo handling and question why such doors exist if they pose danger.
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Nantucket
Munroe
Women in Public Offices and City Hall Access
The Boston city chief executive limits women clerks in his City Hall room citing sensitive discussions. In Washington the Interstate Commerce Commission opens doors to women employees for the first time in 27 years. The piece notes no verdict on comparative ability, citing efficient female clerks in the Treasury and other departments.
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Boston
City Hall
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Treasury
Supply ship bid favors Charlestown yard in Navy plan
The article argues the real issue is economy and not Mayor Curley’s assurances. It asserts Secretary Daniels should award the contract to Charlestown since the Charlestown bid meets the naval construction board estimates and is the lowest.
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Navy Department
Charlestown
Boston
Daniels
Curley
Naval Construction Board
The Uses of the Snow
The severe winter weather brings extreme cold and heavy snow that hampers pedestrians and daily life. The piece notes the ill wind proverb and hints at consoling aspects amid harsh conditions.
Snow removal as a public good in hard times
The author argues climatic hardships create employment for hundreds and urges private citizens to hire needy men for sidewalk and premises snow removal rather than attempting the work themselves. The city and railways in the Boston area offer money making work, though arduous, to support this effort.
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Boston
Revising Constitutions in Ohio New York and Massachusetts
The article notes Ohio and New York recently held or will hold constitutional conventions with no social upheaval. Massachusetts may consider one after 52 years, arguing such a convention would amend constitution without overturning it. Amendment IX does not negate Article X, offering an additional method to amend if desired. The Legislature should present the option to the people.
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Ohio
New York
Massachusetts
Walsh
Commonwealth
Albania to have a king Prince William of Wied expected
The article predicts Prince William of Wied will ascend the throne of Albania this week as the new king of a nation of about 1.5 million in the Balkans. It notes a diverse population, historical rivalries, and regional tensions with neighboring powers, and quips that Albanian feuds may dominate the monarch’s tenure.
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William of
Wied
Albania
Europe
Mohammed
Greece
Servia
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Zenda
Busy Mr. Mellen Refuses to Testify on Road Funds
Charles S. Mellen, former head of the New Haven railroad, tells Public Service Commission chair man he cannot appear in Massachusetts to discuss the road’s other expenses fund. He cites counsel demands and an imminent Bridgeport trial starting on the 17th, asking for a break for the good of the cause.
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Charles S. Mellen
New Haven
Macleod
Public Service Commission
Massachusetts
Road
Mr. Mellen
Bridgeport
Conn
Club Women Urged to Teach Immigrants and Neighborliness
Miss Esther G Barrows head resident of the South End House at 43 East Canton Street urges state club women to teach immigrant women English and extend neighborliness within their districts. A Brightelmstone Club meeting in Brighton heard a speaker call for closer ties between women’s clubs and settlement houses and compared current work to early club activism.
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Esther G. Barrows
South End
East Canton Street
Brightelmstone Club
Brighton
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
A playful verse by Newton Newkirk mocks grammar with a misquoted saying about a burning deck and a boy’s reaction to the heat. The quip riffs on propriety and education in a lighthearted, tongue in cheek tone.
Sympathy for a Pressroom Setback From Two Editors
The Champion laments late issue due to illness and theft, with a fatal mechanical accident delaying production. The Bingville Bugle editor offers sympathy, joking about printer mishaps and the woes of country editors, including a playful dig at Old Demon Rum.
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Champion
New Hampshire
Bingville
Bugle
Old Demon Rum
The Eternal Feminine Insight on Desire and Choice
A women’s issue column argues that the core concern is autonomy not selfishness. It contends that many seek the option to choose their path rather than insisting on controlling outcomes.
Dear Observant Citizen and Local Notes Chronicle
A collage of humorous letters and mini-essays from the Observant Citizen column includes a dog christening invite to Newt, a quarrel over naming a pup, a banker’s pet terrapin story, court-house anecdotes, Harvard captains, and local curiosities. Also notes on theft losses, ministerial coat theft, and winter horse racing at Granite State Park.
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Granite State Park
Dover
N. H
Walter Cox
New England
Politics Prove Useful as Steady Employment Source
Catechism poses whether politics are useful and the answer asserts politics provide many men with a living they would otherwise lack, keeping them employed.
Old Doc Dutys Dope For Today
Be thankful for boosts and bricks as daily fuel for effort. Applause and books are welcome if you handle them without inflating ego or overtaxing yourself. Self esteem drives you from clouds to the grindstone, turning every setback into progress and every knock into a niche for success. Blessed be the book ay s thrice blessed be the bricks.
Alhambra in Granada Crowned as Moorish Masterpiece
The Alhambra in Granada stands on a plateau with the Sierra Nevada in the distance, praised as Europe’s finest Moorish art. Granada, once half a million strong, now hosts about 75,000 residents, with the tower of the Seven Floors linked to Boabdil’s final departure and a hillside named The Last Sigh of the Moor.
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Europe
Alhambra
Granada
Sierra Nevada
Spain
Cordova
Seville
Washington Irving
Boabdil
Roahdil
Senate Adjourns In Honor Of Senator Bacon
Washington Feb 16 The Senate adjourned after a brief session to honor Georgia Senator Bacon whose funeral is set for tomorrow in the Senate chamber. His desk rested draped in mourning with no flowers allowed, and the funeral will be simple with no eulogies or music. The President and Supreme Court justices are among expected attendees.
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Washington
Bacon
Georgia
Senate
United States
Supreme Court
Reward Offered for Lost Diamond Ring at Copley Plaza
Mrs. A. S. Haywood of Worcester offers a $100 reward for the return of a valuable diamond ring believed lost at the Copley Plaza Hotel or Copley Square. The ring features a large central diamond, a surrounding circle, and two inner circles of smaller diamonds.
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Haywood
Worces
Copley Plaza Hotel
C . Square
Aviator Christofferson Flies Over Sierra Crest
Silas Christofferson of San Francisco arrived in Los Angeles in a Bakersfield to Los Angeles flight. He crossed the Tehachapi and coast range and climbed to 700 feet above the peaks, covering 170 miles in 3 hours 45 minutes.
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Los Angeles
Silas Christofferson
San Francisco
Bakersfield
Cal
Tehachapi
Coast Range
Sierras
Christofferson
Paragraph Points on Fads and Fashions
The piece notes net girdles and high peaked toques as current trends. It describes simple lines for colorful evening wraps trimmed with furs and a crepe blouse with kerchief linen revers underlaid by net. It mentions satin waistcoats with pleated tunics and the long serge coat as practical for spring.
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