Boston Post 1921 subscription rates and masthead note
The Boston Post, February 21, 1921 issue, shows subscription rates with daily and Sunday options for domestic and foreign delivery, Canada pricing, and post office details. It lists editorial and business offices, staff roles, and Associated Press rights, along with addresses in London and Paris.
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Canada
Sunday Post
Oston
Edwin A. Grozier
Egromper
Associated Press
Bents Hank
Boston Post
Cockspur Street
London
Avenue de l'Opera
Paris
France
United States
Fourth Estate
Eeeerbeee
Yale selects James Rowland Angell to lead Yale University
The Yale Corporation names James Rowland Angell to succeed President Hadley upon his July 1 retirement. Angell brings extensive university experience and study abroad in Paris, Vienna, and Leipsic, plus a Harvard graduate background. The choice ends months of deliberation amid reports of dissent and is seen as desirable by Yale men.
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James Rowland Angell
Hadley
Yale University
Yale
Paris
Vienna
Leipsic
Harvard
Yale Corporation
Zeppelins Proved Ineffective by German Casualty Figures
French army authorities cite German-released data showing 83 Zeppelins deployed in the war, 66 destroyed, a higher loss rate than the Allied general staff anticipated. The figures are used to argue that Zeppelins failed as a military asset.
Zeppelin Pros and Cons in War and Travel Roles
Of sixty six airships, thirty four were destroyed by allies, two demolished entering hangars, thirteen burned, ten smashed on landing, four due to motor accidents, one struck by lightning, one drifted away, and one sank. The Zeppelin could carry passengers and goods but proved unwieldy in war, vulnerable to swift aircraft, and a wartime failure.
Debating Extending Allied Loans After World War I
A chorus of patriots questions extending 130 million in loans to allies, arguing most has produced no interest and may never be repaid. The piece notes total credits reached 9.71 billion with 130 million unsettled, predicts at most 75 million drawn, and argues breaking promises could taint U S motives and goodwill while honoring commitments supports debtor nations and avoids rumors of repudiation.
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United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Germany
Borah Declares Independent Stance Amid Naval Debate
In a Senate naval reduction debate Senator Borah asserts he will not surrender his independent judgment for four years, rejecting the idea that a Harding-friendly Congress should defer to the President elect. The piece notes Borah’s steadfast resolve and contrasts it with past praise for his courage.
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Senate
Borah
Harding
Mr. Borah
Congress
League of Nations
Hughes to be Secretary of State in Harding's cabinet
President elect confirms Charles E. Hughes has been asked to accept the post. The former jurist is praised for honesty, ability, and courage, with expectations he will maintain accountability to the President rather than the Senate foreign affairs committee.
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Charles E. Hughes
Mr. Harding
Hughes
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Penrose
Harding Picks High Rank in Cabinet Speculation
The passage notes the appointment of Mr. Hughes and suggests Mr. Penrose may learn the truth later. It asserts that if the rest of Harding's selections share this high rank, the forthcoming cabinet will be notably valuable.
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Hughes
Penrose
Penalty for Neglect in Fire Prevention Legislation
A bill pending in the Legislature would let state or municipal authorities sue owners of property where fires originated if they failed to comply with fire prevention laws. Demands could include firemen pay, apparatus rental, water costs, and other materials. The piece notes European laws imposing liability on careless citizens and urges stricter safety to reduce fire losses nationwide.
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United States
Suburban Liner Race Opens Between Hawkeye State and Golden Gate
The 21000 ton liner Hawkeye State sails from Baltimore last Tuesday bound for Honolulu via Havana Panama Los Angeles and San Francisco while sister ship Golden Gate heads to the same ports with its terminal at Golden Gate. Mariners on both sides back a spirited wager as old time sailormen compare the new world race to the storied clipper era.
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United States Shipping Board
Baltimore
Honolulu
Havana
Panama
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Stoker
New England
New Books Explore Sea Dreams and Far Lands
Strangeness in a South Seas tale draws Hayti and Hawaii into a romantic voyage of Sestrina by A Safroni Middleton. Miln’s The Feast of Lanterns offers a vivid portrait of Chinese life and a love across Orient and England. Marjorie Strachey’s Savitri revisits folk tale traditions from Ireland to Japan, preserving myths with fresh reading.
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South Seas
Doran
A. Safroni-Middleton
Hayti
Royal Clensy
Sestrina
Cleasy
Honolulu
Hawaii
Stokes
Louise Jordan Miln
Tzu
Putnam
Marjorie Strachey
India
Japan
Courtroom Drama Ends as Witness Narrates Fiery Story
The crowded country courtroom hears Napoleon Gomo recount a brutal clash with Cyprian Blodah over a doctor name. The tale widens to a sick baby, a lost money debt, and a hospital bill, ending with the judge dismissing the case as settled elsewhere. Dr. E. J. Melville, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Blodah
Gomo
Gompard
Napoleon
Cyprian
Doc Benjamin
Doc
Roland
E. J. Melville
St. Petersburg
Fla
Centenary notes on Charles Scribner and Hoar trust
The piece marks the birth centennials of Charles Scribner the publisher and Ebenezer R. Hoar former Attorney-General under Grant. It traces Scribner family publishing history, lists Hoar family notables in Biographical Cyclopedia, and muses on Boston Common fencing planned by Dr. Oliver Smith plus a long series of brief local items.
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Ebenezer R. Hoar
Grant
America
Hoar
Cyclopedia of American Biography
Jonathan Hoar
Daniel Hoar
Concord
Newfoundland
Leonard Hoar
Harvard
Samuel Hoar
Roger Sherman
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar
George Frisbie Hoar
United States
New England
Arthur Inaugurated Twice After Garfield Death
The article recalls Chester A Arthur becoming the 21st president after James A Garfield's death. It notes his private and formal inaugurations, his New York birth, and his vow to uphold the Constitution. It recounts Garfield's shooting, Arthur's readiness, and his famous oath with the line Men may die but the fabrics of our free institutions remain unshaken. It ends with a teaser about Tomorrow's Picture The Inaugural Ball at Grover Cleveland's first inauguration.
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Vermont
Tett
William C. Sawyer
Middleboro
New England
M. Sawyer
Chester Alan Arthur
United States
New York
James A. Garfield
Arthur
Metropolis
Washington
Green Mountain
Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Garfield
Charles J. Guiteau
Albany
Blaine
Long Branch
New Jersey
Justice Brady
Alan
House of Representatives
Sherman
Grant
Hayes
Congress
Grover, Cleveland
Post letters answer curiosities in editor’s column
The Post responds to reader questions on Arkansas pronunciation, noblesse oblige, Roman numerals, edible vegetables maturing times, Debs votes in Massachusetts, Olympic scores, and Charlemagne including his burial site and legends of great size.
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Debs
Massachusetts
Sir
United States
Finland
Sweden
England
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Uncle Walt Says
Uncle Walt Mason offers a playful verse column with quips on everyday life and light humor. The piece presents Mason's familiar wry observations and pithy rhymes reflecting early 20th century manners and society.
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Walt Mason
Renters Rise to Build Their Own Homes
A Walt Mason verse laments profiteering landlords and rent hikes that gray renters. It envisions a future where weary tenants, angered by high prices, construct humble shacks of tin or wood and enjoy lasting freedom from rent burdens.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adame
Notable Gifts and Literary Gossip in a Turbulent Era
Pope Benedict receives Abyssinian crafted silver cross and gold pectoral pieces from Empress Zauditu and Prince Ras Taffari Makonnen. An author debate notes Hugh Walpole’s works prized by Edinburgh University and lists Beresford, Bennett, Wells, and Woolf among readers. Eleanor May, new bride of Viscount Arthur Stuart, is linked to royal lineage and potential earldom. Vicente Blasco Ibanez seeks a film project on American life as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse looms large. A relative of Searles receives 400 in a contested will, with estate values shrinking from 0,000.40 to 3s. 600,000.
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Benjamin
Los Nation
Benny
Rosy Marie
Los
Larrabee
Doc Benjamin
Heem
Napoleon
Larabee
Doc Kanser
Judy
Ron
Cripe
Doc
Rose Marie
Dee
New Houswich
Cyprian Blodah
Benedict
Wastern Zauditu
Abyssinia
Ras Taffari Makonnen
Hugh Walpole
University of Edinburgh
J. D. Beresford
Arnold Bennett
FP. G. Wells
Rhett Kaye-Smith
Frederick Niven
Virginia Woolf
Eleanor May
Solomon R. Guggenheim
New York
Viscount Arthur Stuart
Robert Stuart
Robert III
Scotland
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston February 21 Records
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures for February 21 in Boston, noting coldest readings of 0 in 1916 and 4 in 1918, a warmest 63 in 1906, and dry history with no rain or snow on this date in the past year except 1912, 1919, and 1920.
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Boston
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