Boston Post January 11 1921 subscription rates
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include U S and Canada one year five dollars, six months two fifty, three months one twenty five, one month sixty cents. Foreign rates one month seventy cents per copy. Canada delivery adds twelve cents per copy.
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United States Declines Participation in Versailles Treaty Meeting
The government will not attend the meeting of premiers to discuss enforcing Versailles terms on the Rhine and reparations. The President notes the U S is not party to the treaty, Congress seeks a separate peace with Germany, and the council was created for treaty questions. This stance is regrettable but considered correct.
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United States
France
Great Britain
Rhur
Senate
Congress
Germany
They Are Elected President Elect and the Call for a Direct Vote
The piece argues that Harding and Coolidge won by a 7,000,000 vote margin but only become truly elected when Electoral College votes are cast. It notes a growing push for a presidential primary to let people decide directly and warns electors have moral, not legal, obligations.
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Harding
Coolidge
Johnson
California
Harding May Lead With Own Counsel as Cabinet Dilemma Emerges
The piece argues President-elect Harding may defy party leaders and pick his own cabinet, favoring independent judgment over consensus. It praises the shift toward a strong decisive presidency and notes past leaders faced harsher scrutiny, urging Harding to accept the autocrat role as a legitimate first principle of effective leadership.
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White House
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Post
Washington
Mr. Norton
Marion
Senator Harding
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Senate
Penn State Cooks Up Men’s Cookery School Idea
The article argues that Pennsylvania State College should establish a school of cookery for male students, claiming men are better cooks when trained. It notes few celebrated women cooks and envisions training for camping cuisine and future lucrative pro roles in culinary arts.
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Pennsylvania State College
Penn State
Senator Sterling Questions Peace Prospects in NY Speech
Senator Sterling of South Dakota told the National Republican Club in New York that human hostility to peace may persist. He contrasted Jack Dempsey’s $100,000 prize with Wilson’s Nobel Peace Prize stipend and questioned who wants to be a pacifist.
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Sterling
South Dakota
National Republican Club
New York
Jack Dempsey
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Territory or Not Should Steamers Be Dry Inside
A bill in Congress seeks to permit operating bars on American passenger vessels in foreign service. The issue hinges on whether a steamer under U S registry is U S territory for Volstead Act purposes. Debate pits dry and wet interests against steamship competition and constitutional limits.
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Congress
Department of Justice
United States
Supreme Court Faces Unsettled Question Requiring Ruling
The passage argues that if the Supreme Court has not resolved the issue previously it must settle it soon. It emphasizes the inevitability of a ruling and the pressure on the Court to provide clarity. The focus remains on the judiciary and forthcoming decision.
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Supreme Court
Turning Tide Signals Early Year Optimism
The article notes a shift from pessimism to optimism across the country as markets rebound. Liberty Bonds recover, sterling rises, reserves improve, and textile wages adjust to spark revival. auto show traffic remains strong and expectations for a better year rise.
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Sterling Exchange
Harding
American Woolen Company
New York
Out West Docket Delivers Blunt Justice In Courtroom
A playful tale shows Judge Hoozis presiding as gamblers and gunmen with nicknames like TNT Hank and Twelve Fingered Francs face fines and jail. The piece merges vaudeville wit with a law and order stance, ending with a quip about courtesy earning the bacon.
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Hoozis
Lynn
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Taxing Bank Deposits for Simpler Revenue
A proposal to tax bank deposits in place of excess profits taxes could raise about 1.75 billion dollars with banks collecting it easily and taxpayers facing little trouble. Critics fear reduced deposits and unequal burden on active accounts, but a small rate and average balance Levy could mitigate effects.
There Are Three 2s in the English Language
A playful note shows the author replacing the letter e with the figure 2 in a sentence about the word two. The exchange hints at spelling variants and substitution for the number of Ws and the word epee within a witty dialogue. The snippet centers on Mamie Cambridge and Mr Newkirk.
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Mr. Newkirk
Mamie
Cambridge
What I Saw in Russia by George Lansbury reviewed
The reviewer admires some insight in Lansbury's What I Saw in Russia but notes naivete and sentimentalism. The book documents Soviet life with readable prose and clear bias. It questions allied policy, industry, and education under Soviet rule while praising certain social changes.
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Russia
Bertrand Russell
Raymond Robins
Moscow
George Lansbury
London Daily Herald
Born & Liveright
Lansbury
London
Mr. Lansbury
Othcer
Pearl Producing Oysters Scheme From Sam Hill
A Boston letter from Sam Hill proposes a comically quixotic pearl scheme where oysters are domesticated to produce pearls. He asks Newt for 165.70 dollars to start, promising a 50 50 split and future profits.
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Boston
Sam Hill
Oysters Pearls and Financial Plea in a Witty Letter
A humorous letter discusses a business idea about oysters laying pearls and declines a cash request. The writer jokes about Christmas spending and financial stringency while proposing to receive oysters by parcel post to extract any pearls and return them, noting roosters do not lay pearls.
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Sam
Observant Citizen Reflects on Winter Past and Spring Hopes
The column recalls the 60th anniversary of Alabama's secession, notes longer days, and quotes motorist behavior. It discusses a Florida sea voyage, the Massachusetts battleship target practice, Captain Adams's navigational feats, a Fiskdale building boom, Bermuda exodus led by J. C. Hartshorne, and a drop in cost of living with strawberries priced at 1.25.
Etiquette Query on Mrs or Miss After 50
A reader asks if an unmarried middle aged or older woman may sign as Mrs instead of Miss. A writer notes it is rare here but claims English practice may call an unmarried woman of 50 Mrs if she prefers.
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England
Boston's coldest and warmest January 11 records cited
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls official figures for January 11 noting coldest days were 2 in 1875 and 4 below in 1893, and a warmest 51 in 1885. He adds no rain or snow in the past decade on this date except in 1911, 1913 and 1917.
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Boston
Byron and Theresa Macri Maid of Athens romance
The article recalls Lord Byron's youthful flirtation with Theresa Macri in Athens, noting their innocent, theatrical courtship and how Theresa, daughter of a landlady, later married British vice consul Mr. Black. It mentions Byron’s travels, his verse about Theresa, and a public fund that aided her old age with Athens and Byron linked in memory.
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Caroline Lamb
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