The Boston Post February 20 1914 subscription notice
This issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions to U S Canada foreign and Canada mail options with prices for various periods. It notes postage surcharges for the Radon district and requests reader payment by checks drafts or money orders to the Post Publishing Company.
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Sunday Baseball Bills Face Same Opposition in Legislature
The Post argues against Sunday baseball bills, noting no change in public sentiment or support. It cautions that expanding Sunday games would disrupt Massachusetts Sundays and urges the legislature to kill the proposals despite claims of amateur status or non admission fees.
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Senate panel holds line on literacy test in Burnett bill
Washington reports the Senate immigration committee has not changed its stance on the veto threat by the President. The literacy test remains in the Burnett bill as it moves from the House, raising the test of the test amid hopes the President’s veto may be sustained. Wilson likely to notch another victory on his growing list.
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Settle the Question on Constitutional Convention in Massachusetts
The Springfield Republican notes the Legislature seeks a Supreme Court opinion on a constitutional convention now as an illustration that the Commonwealth’s constitution needs revision in some areas. It argues delegates should be allowed to revise the charter for submission, preserving citizen relations with government and suggesting amendment in the regular way if the court rules against the right.
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Underweight Bread Sparks Weights and Measures Drive
An editorial argues for strict sale by weight for bread to protect customers. It notes inadvertent underweight issues in bakeries and stresses that laws should require exact measures so shoppers know what they pay for every loaf.
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Dewey Faithfully Defends Manila Bay Account
Admiral Dewey remains within proprieties by declining to engage Count Reventlow over Manila Bay events. Reventlow calls Dewey's memoirs astonishing and questions the clash with the German ship during the American blockade warning. The public holds a fixed view of Dewey as a steadfast naval hero.
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German Writer Reconsiders 1898 Manila Incident
A clear headed observer notes a German writer revisits a much debated Manila incident from the Spanish American War era. The tale stirred resentment in the United States in 1898 and remains a point of interest among contemporaries.
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Federal Alaska Rail Link Aims to Develop Territory
The proposed federal railroad would span 1000 miles from southern Pacific harbors to interior coal lands. Estimated cost totals 35 million dollars with 1 million to start and ongoing annual appropriations for construction. Both Houses show approval signaling presidential backing and a path to Alaska's agricultural and mineral development.
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Taft argument on woman suffrage called illogical
The article critiques Yale professor William H. Taft for labeling woman suffrage as illogical. It argues women must be allowed to vote to prove their case and that men should justify why women are not entitled to the ballot, noting Taft’s flawed analogy and rhetorical stance.
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All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Echoes of Haunted Heart
A poem titled Haunted Heart addresses John Inflater warning him to avoid wine. The speaker, PATRIOTA, claims Bacchus misleads the heart and urges John to steer clear of wine to save his heart from harm.
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Old Doc Dutys Dope For Today
Advice on facing life’s troubles with grit and resilience. The speaker urges embracing hardship, noting the value of struggle to appreciate success, and compares pain to growth, saying luck and sorrow shape a complete character.
The Observant Citizen and Old Boston Snow Fancy
A man in a pleasure sleigh drove a horse down Washington Street yesterday. Old Bostonians recall such incidents as not extraordinary in the city’s earlier days. A nursery rhyme line about Little Miss Muffet and a spider closes with a cheeky plea to put the lid on it.
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Dear Newt The persiflage column ponders odd questions
A long nostalgic letter to Newt asks whether the egg or the hen came first, mixing comic critiques of films and public figures with social notes. The writer jokes about headlines, education foes, locals like Lemuel G. Fish, and Boston figures while offering playful, pointed observations on culture and manners.
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Garden of Eden Weekly Whoop Quote Review
An unfinished critique notes familiarity breeds contempt and mocks a self made man who brags about success, suggesting he has failed to complete his work. The snippet reflects period style and sharp social commentary.
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Get rid of him Maximo Castillo deportation promised
The piece calls for the deportation of the bandit Maximo Castillo who fled to American soil after firing the Cumbre tunnel massacre. It asserts he is an undesirable alien and predicts his execution by Mexican revolutionists, viewing removal as the proper justice.
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First Panama Canal Passage to Fly Peace Flag
The first ship to pass the Panama Canal will display the peace flag of the United States, a bordered Stars and Stripes. Colonel Goethals plans a ceremonial voyage with the President, Cabinet members, and congressional committees, signaling toll regulation aligned with public sentiment.
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Chi Psi Convention Opens in Springfield With Delegates
Delegates from Union Williams Middlebury Wesleyan Hamilton Michigan Amherst Cornell Minnesota Wisconsin Rutgers Georgia Lehigh Stanford California Chicago Illinois and Stevens arrive for the Chi Psi convention in Springfield.
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Algiers: Mediterranean gateway from Gibraltar to the Kasbah
A vivid portrait of Algiers as the first Mediterranean port after Gibraltar. The essay contrasts new town Parisian boulevards with the old town’s labyrinthine streets, describes Moorish life, markets, and courtyards, and notes Algeria’s French rule and Barbary pirate history.
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Mildred Champagne Talks on Love and Sentiment
Dear Miss Champagne, a woman asks if she should keep seeing a lover while her husband who left for naval service returns. The adviser urges marriage as a partnership, urges giving the husband another chance, and advises keeping the family intact for the child with undivided parental love.
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Butch McDevitt Stunts Praised by Letters to the Editor
A reader thanks the Post for recognizing the humor in McDevitt stunts. John Jay McDevitt, at 92 Lincoln Avenue in Lansdowne Pennsylvania, writes of planning a Washington trip and praises editorial wit. He hopes to meet the editor and signs off February 17, 1914.
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Fashion notes on 1920s afternoon and evening wear
A vivid description surveys pleated marine frills with large yellow beads, satin and velvet shoes with dark dresses for afternoon dances, walking costumes in velvet and peau de peche, and evening gowns with backs cut to waist. It notes turban toques resembling Marie Antoinette era headpieces.
Superstition and a Black Dog Vision in verse
A humorous 1914 vignette by Walt Mason laments curses and dread as a man confronts a troubling omen. He recounts throwing objects at a howling dog and finds comic relief in unexpected checks and kale from colonels, ending with a hopeful twist.
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