Post Publishing Company Subscription Rates and Notices
The notice outlines subscription prices for Daily U S and Canada One year eighty three dollars. Six months one dollar fifty, five months one month. Foreign one month. Sunday one year five dollars six months etc. It states rates for Canada and combined Daily and Sunday, foreign postage ten cents per week, Boston District surcharge one cent per copy. Entered second class matter at Boston Post Office. Do not send cash. Mail payments by check or money order to Post Publishing Company.
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Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
Post Ulice
Mass
Tisk
Post Publishing Company
Editorial and newsroom contact lines for the Post
The notice lists editorial rooms and key desk numbers at 1004 1005 7008 for Sundays sports and financial editors with a warning that subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration. It identifies EF A Grozier as editor and publisher and asks readers to notify the Post if delivery lapses or cannot be obtained from a dealer.
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Newedealer
Newsboy
EF. A. Grozier
Boston School Committee Drops Gag Rule On Teachers
The Boston school committee rescinds or amends a contested gag regulation that barred teachers from political activity in public. Dr Scannell praised for leading the move as the chair notes the rule is no longer necessary and could have been abolished or modified. The piece argues such a law was never necessary or advisable.
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Boston School Committee
Scannell
Public is Reasonable Amid New England Railroad Tangle
The piece notes the public's patience as railroad service cuts and transport chaos in parts of the State grow. It contrasts civil public response with the ongoing disruption and urges railroad managers to match public restraint for better days ahead.
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New England
Congressional Waste Inaction On Hunter License Bill
The article criticizes repeated Senate debates that waste time on minor issues such as a $330 hunter's license claim. Despite extra sessions to pass essential laws like appropriations, the record shows six Senate columns devoted to the dispute, ending with no action as the bill is postponed.
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Sam
Congress
Congressional Record
Senate
Stcp
Perils of the Cape End in a Shipwreck Near Boston
The bark Castagna with the master and four sailors perished on the outer bar near the life saving station. Survivors were rescued in freezing conditions as surf broke over the vessel. Lifesaving crews at Nauset and Cahoon's Hollow acted promptly, and the Cape Cod canal project is expected to improve safety and commercial prospects.
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Cape
Boston
Lfe
Nauset
Cahoon
Death of M Bertillon and the Berillon anthropological system
A French scientist M Bertillon marks a turning point in anthropology through the idea that a person’s physical features remain constant over life. His system, once scorned, proved conclusive in tests and is now widely used worldwide in criminal investigations and detective work.
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M. Bertillon
France
Bertillon Discovery And Future Of Its Knowledge
A reflection on Bertillon's method as an unknown future will reveal its impact. It notes the method's intimate grasp on human variation and acknowledges that its ultimate value remains to be shown.
A Year of Huerta Traitor and Murderer in Mexico
One year has passed since General Huerta betrayed President Madero by allying with Felix Diaz and proclaiming himself provisional president. He ordered executions under the fugitive law and presided over further deaths while Mexico sank into disorder. Internationally his position collapsed as bonds failed and foreign credit vanished. Two U.S. presidents rejected his seizure of power, and his tenure is deemed a ghastly failure.
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Mexico
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Madero
Diaz
Gustavo Madero
Suarez
United States
Wilson vows veto of literacy test immigration bill
The president signals a clear veto if the Senate sends the bill to him, labeling the literacy test as illogical and un-American. Supporters may push the measure, but overriding a veto would require two thirds in both houses, a difficult task after Wilson’s stated opposition.
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Wilson
Senate
Abraham Lincoln
House
Taft
Be ‘T Said
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Ends With Poem
A humorous exchange features Newton Newkirk detailing a prior piece about the snare of the goldfish and a reader replying with a light verse titled O Pity the Fishes. The caller signs as HOLIBUT and notes a pun filled signoff about temper and enmity.
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Newton Newkirk
Newt
Whimsical Boston Notes and Local Happenings
A column recalls daily life in Greater Boston with observations on dances and fashion, a deer at Franklin Park Zoo, a Chelsea bride to be, Thompson Island centennial plans, a Maltese terrier Moosie, a tame Moscow bear report, street musicians in Washington Street tunnel, and local civic bits from Boston to Lynn.
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Somerville
Franklin Park Zoo
A. Waldo Kennedy
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Washington Street
Mr. Kennedy
Moosie
South
Welcomed Investigation Turns Sour for Local Corp
A Western corporation angrily demanded an inquiry after being labeled crookeder than a dog. An investigating committee was formed and began probing methods, but key books disappeared and records were burned to erase evidence. MORAL There is a welcomed investigation wearing out its welcome.
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Western Corporation
Anvil Chorus Man Crowned Dean of Knockers
A riveted figure known as the Anvil Chorus Man presides as dean among blacksmiths. He raps and hammers daily, delivering steady beats and steady work, earning a nickname for his riveting craft.
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Anvil
Dean
Proper Dances and the Tango Abuse Debate
The piece argues tango variations stir controversy while the waltz remains proper when guided by artistic spirit. It contends the criticism targets abuses and license, not the dance itself, urging restraint in performance without condemning tango outright.
Shad Scales Mystery and Threats Mentioned in Letter
A letter from an unnamed designer signing as B U Ghouse requests a call at the office for a few moments and hints at turning himself in after arranging an ambulance for a manslaughter charge. The writer recalls an odd inquiry about the number of scales on a shad and describes a bizarre encounter at Faneuil Hall fish market with a white apron fishmonger and a biting mackerel. The piece blends quirk with menace and ends by urging B U Ghouse to call soon.
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B. U. Ghouse
Ghouse
Faneuil Hall
RL 1
National Banks Seek Fed Membership Under New System
Washington Feb 17 Official count shows that 7067 national banks and 4 state banks and trust companies have made formal applications to become members in the new Federal Reserve banking system.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banking System
Sale of Wabash to Union Pacific Denied
Decatur Illinois reports deny a proposed sale of the Wabash railroad to Union Pacific for 27000000. Henry Miller Wabash general manager says the road’s value is about 107000000. An Eastern railroad group plans an inspection trip from Detroit westward with a buying plea.
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Decatur
Wabash
Union Pacific
Henry Miller
The
Eastern Railroad
Detroit
Cordova’s ancient glory Draws Moorish and Roman Hearts
A voyage notes Cordova as a city of Roman, Moorish, and Spanish past. It recalls the great mosque of Abderrahman with its palm shaded courtyard and columns from European quarries, the great bridge on Roman foundations, and the Alcazar.
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Spain
Cordova
Abderraham
St. Peter's
Rome
Mecca
Europe
Cunningham Nominated for Third Term in Ellsworth
Ellsworth mayor John A. Cunningham was nominated for a third term at the Democratic caucus held in Ellsworth Maine on February 17.
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Ellsworth
John A. Cunningham
National Federation plans working boys questionnaire
Boston meeting of boy welfare leaders approved a plan to issue a nationwide questionnaire to 8000 settlement and church workers Y M C A secretaries and boys club leaders. The goal is to collect information for a working boys book mirroring a recent working girls volume and to explore home neighborhood and education factors.
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National Federation of Settlements
Boston
Twentieth Century Club
Robert A. Woods
South Ind House
Harvey Naker
John Adams
Lincoln House
Civic Service House Opens Jobs Questioned March
Philip Davis, director, presided at the meeting on job openings as of the 14th. He said recommendations for changes in the questionnaire could be sent in writing next week to the committee. The questionnaire will be published around the opening of March.
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Philip Davis
Civic Service House
Greetings From Frisco at Telegraphers Dance in Boston
The Western Union Chapter of the AT and T Society of New England held its first annual dance in Paul Revere Hall Boston last night. A direct wire connected San Francisco and Boston linking Pacific and Atlantic workers as greetings flowed between coasts. About 1500 attendees joined the event marking a successful inaugural occasion.
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Western Union
American Telephone and Telegraph Society of
New England
Paul Revere
San Francisco
Atlantic and Pacific
Pacific
Atlantic
Boston
Mazie Emulates Washington and Evades Fine
Mazie follows George Washington’s example to dodge a fine in a small legal case. The district court granted leniency, citing precedent and public interest, allowing Mazie to avoid payment.
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Mazie
George Washington
Sunday Post
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