Daily Post Publishing Co. 1918 Subscription Rates
Boston based Post Publishing Co announces subscription pricing for Daily and Sunday editions. Rates list one year eighty eight dollars, six months one fifty, eight months seventy five cents, one month twenty eight cents. Sunday one year three dollars, etc. Postage and foreign print details noted.
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Lemed Daily
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Sunday Post
Canada
Post
Editorial Rooms and Post Office Notices
Public notice fragment from a historic newspaper page citing editorial departments and office addresses at Main Street. It warns subscribers all subscriptions must be paid in advance or be discontinued on expiration and requests readers to report delivery issues.
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Oe Et Gee
Neweboy
Grozier
Puletteher
Largest Newspaper Press Plant in New England
A statement by Robert Hoe asserts that The Boston Post now holds the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world. The claim highlights The Boston Post's expanding facilities and capacity under Hoe & Co. branding.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
A King Who Can Vote Under New Italian Law
King Victor Emmanuel will vote under the universal suffrage provisions of Italy's new law. He requested inclusion on the voters list, becoming the world’s only reigning sovereign to hold voting rights. The act marks the monarch as a citizen engaged in national duties.
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Victor Emmanuel
First Woman Senator Graces Colorado Senate Scene
Female suffragists watch the first woman enter Colorado Senate. She is seated by courteous men who allow smoking, a privilege in that chamber. Observers wonder if her presence will temper debates and how she will handle bustling parliamentary battles.
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Senate
Colorado
Béngels
The Auto Knee Ailment Warns of Modern Lifestyle
Doctors warn of a new disease called the auto knee linked to overreliance on automobiles. Symptoms include obesity knee weakness and loss of energy and initiative. The piece suggests a municipal hike as a remedy for this century ailment.
Jones bill on Philippine independence faces debate in Congress
The Jones bill reportedly gains broad support across the Philippines, proposing full independence with only naval and coaling stations reserved. Critics warn the plan would still require a U S protectorate, bringing further expense and responsibility. The bill remains contested with arguments ahead.
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Philippines
United States
MAKE THEM FAST The Gale Ends With Focus On Securing Signs
A severe Boston gale caused extensive property damage and some loss of life and injuries. Residents faced dangers from falling signs and heavy articles not secured. The city law bans swinging signs and enforces restraint to prevent further harm. A huge sign on Summer street blew down and blocked the street, illustrating careless handling threatening pedestrians.
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Boston
Summer Street
Is He Deportable Senor Castro Faces Court Test
Senor Cipriano Castro, former general and president of Venezuela, will seek a habeas corpus ruling on his deportation status. The case tests whether Castro qualifies as an undesirable immigrant under U S immigration law and whether government officials can enforce those provisions.
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Senor
Cipriano Castro
Republic of Venezuela
United States
Castro
Senor Castro
The Slot Telephone a Dreadful Dial Tone of Woe
A humorous reminiscence details a failed attempt to use a slot telephone booth. The narrator struggles with a dark cramped box finds the door knob battles to insert coins and ends up venting about lost change and a non responsive operator. The piece ends with frustration the booth trip leaving the author angry and overheated.
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Dorchester
M. I
Portland
Eng, Tel, & Wot T’el Co
Supreme Court
Taft backs impartial tribunal for canal toll dispute
President Taft urged submitting the Great Britain United States question over Isthmus canal tolls to an impartial tribunal or, failing that, to amend the canal act. He argued international adjudication is slow and preferred a fair, universal usage policy to remove the discrimination against foreign vessels.
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Taft
International Peace Forum
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Congress
For the Uses of Peace Article on Paris Fortifications
The French government plans to convert Paris fortifications into building lots and public parks, ending a 25 year debate. With 40 years of peace, the move aims to repurpose military areas for housing and recreation, an example other European powers might follow.
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Europe
Paris
Governor Sulzer Promises Open Pardons Process
New York Governor Sulzer endorses an open approach to pardon requests. He will notify judges and district attorneys, gather facts, and publicly explain decisions through newspapers to inform the people who elect officials. He argues transparency counters secrecy in state governance.
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Sulzer
New York
Taylor and Scott Vie For 1848 Nomination In Bitter Party Strife
The Mexican War era produced two top generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott viewed as Whig prospects. Taylor won the presidency after a tight nominating contest with Clay and Webster. Cass led Democrats but Taylor secured electoral victory 163 to 127. Taylor died 16 months after inauguration. The era saw California debate and the Compromise crisis amid slavery tensions.
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United States
Zachary, Taylor
Winfield Scott
Taylor
Thes
Clay
Scott
Webster
Cass
Feathers
Lewis Cass
Polk
Zachary Taylor
Hfe
Virginia
Kentucky
Louisville
Fort Harrison
Mexico
Louisiana
Palo
Alto
Resaca de la Palma
Monterey
Buena Vista
Vera Cruz
California
Texas
Observant Citizen Notes City Figures and Local Landmarks
William A. Leahy, former secretary to Mayor Fitzgerald, reports five pounds gained since resignation and hints at a forthcoming book. The Franciscan Fr. Michelangelo Draghetti will lecture at St. Leonard's Church after delivering Lent sermons across Italy. The old Fitchburg wooden depot at Union Square, Somerville, is being torn down for modernization.
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William A. Leahy
Fitzgerald
Leahy
Michelangelo Draghetti
St. Leonard’s Church
Prince Street
Father Draghetti
Italy
Somerville
Union Square
Fitchburg Railroad Division
Newly Wed Goodhue Heads South America Banking Visit
Frand y A Goodhue and Nora F Thayer wed Thursday depart for South America to inspect the country and establish banking ties between First National Bank of Boston and South American banks. The trip also aims to explore opportunities for expanding New England business.
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Frandy A. Goodhue
Nora F. Thayer
Lancaster
South America
First National Bank of
Boston
Goodhue
New England
Reverend van Allen Visits Washington D C This Week
The Rev William H van Allen of the Church of the Advent Washington D C spent a few days in the capital recently combining business and leisure during his stay.
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William H. van Allen
Church of the Advent
Washington, D. C
Signs of spring at Franklin Park and city life notes
The piece mentions Charlie Leonard preparing bases for children’s baseball at Franklin Park and predicting a busy season with many youngsters playing. It also notes pigeon behavior signaling spring, two newborns in Somerville with Dr Harry Walker as officiating physician, and Bertram Wheeler at Haymarket Square Relief Hospital ill with pneumonia.
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Charlie Leonard
Franklin Park
Somerville
Harry Walker
Dr. Walker
Bertram Wheeler
Haymarket Square
Lfe
Oldest living New England schoolmaster and preacher’s path
Newburyport notes Philip D. Adams aged 97 on High Street, reputed as the region’s oldest living schoolmaster with a long teaching record across New England. Also mentioned is George Reading, a former Boston chauffeur now appointed assistant superintendent at Union Rescue Mission, who found faith at Ruggles Street Church before pursuing evangelism at Moody Bible Institute.
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Newburyport
New England
Philip D. Adams
Mr. Adams
High Street
George Reading
Union Rescue Mission
Dover Street
Boston
Ruggles Street
Moody Bible Institute
Smiling Jim Donovan Back At City Hall After Illness
Boston city clerk Smiling Jim Donovan returns to work at City Hall noting acute indigestion can lay a strong man up quickly. The piece also recalls Theophilus King of Quincy gifting 16000 dollars for church funds to be paid as annual birthday interest, while an autopsy in Malden mismeasured Mrs Mildred Donovan at 6 feet 1 inch. City Hall janitors report a warm winter fools a pigeon nest behind a shutter with two freshly hatched squads.
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Timothy Mooney
City Hall Information Bureau
Rhode Island
Boston
Jim” Donovan
City Hall
Theophlus King
Quincy
Mildred Donovan
Malden
The Daly Ditty Irish Street Talk Ends in Hope
A dialect poem depicts Ben Italia and Bet debating rain in an Irish street scene. Pasquale considers a new use for rain by growing plants and selling fruit, turning a downtrodden street into a small market with a hopeful future.
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Pasquale
Dees
Short Story Contest Rules Published by Daily Sun Post
Readers are advised to study the Short Story Competition rules printed on the editorial page of the Sunday Post. The notice emphasizes adherence to submission guidelines and details eligibility, deadlines, and judging criteria.
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The
Sunday Post
Trial Resolution Brings Chocolate and Smoke Pact
Grace Reid challenges Ned to a New Year trial to quit chocolates and smoking for January. Each resists temptations at social calls and gifts, but mutual sacrifice ends with a renewed pact and a wedding promise.
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Ned
Grace Reid
Grace
700 Young Women Receive Sacrament at Roxbury Mass
More than 700 members of the girls and single women’s branch of the League of the Holy Family connected with the Mission Church Roxbury attended the seven o'clock mass yesterday morning and all received holy communion in a body.
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League of the Holy Family
Mission Church
Roxbury
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