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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post announces subscription rates including daily and Sunday editions with varying terms for U S Canada and foreign destinations. It lists prices, postal notes, and contact details for the Post Publishing Co including editors and office addresses.
The nomination of John Skelton Williams to be comptroller of the currency requires careful Senate consideration. As comptroller he joins the Federal Reserve Board and holds influence beyond his title. Allegations against him should be resolved before action. The office demands a career free of impropriety due to its high standards.
The piece urges ending feud politics after the election and embracing the majority will. It contrasts peaceful self-government with revolts seen in other nations and calls on Curley to govern for all the people and Boston’s best interests.
Washington rumor of a moneyed interests plot against Bryan and a Wilson Bryan split is dismissed as summer folly. The piece notes major papers rightly criticize Bryan for neglecting State Department duties to lecture, arguing they should not be paid to object.
In Boston two events reveal pen transportation issues as trains stall in extreme cold and an elevated line near Dudley Street is halted by a store fire risking falling walls. The piece argues electrified steam roads and underground trunk lines would prevent cold-weather delays and fires, asserting the twin relics of inefficiency will disappear.
The article argues that large city stock exchanges refuse incorporation and public oversight. It notes a looming Congressional push with Owen's bill to close mail, telegraph, and telephone lines to quotations unless exchanges are state-incorporated and rules approved by the Postmaster General.
United States Circuit Court of Appeals for New York holds there is no moral turpitude in libeling a King of England, or any person, affirming Judge Noyes in admitting Edward Mylius to the country. The ruling, likely a lasting precedent, states rank does not affect the offence though it harms the Queen and royals.
A whimsical item features Newton Newkirk and the Big Red Rooster in a dialogue with the Little Brown Hen about egg prices and return to normal egg laying. The playful exchange reflects everyday concerns in a lighthearted tone.
An inspirational note urges focusing on the present to avoid regret. It counsels forgetting yesterday’s pains and not fearing tomorrow, advising to concentrate maximum thought and energy on the NOW and to do your best today without hesitation.
Berkshire Sentinel notes multiple animals sick in Pike Township with veterinarians visiting Al Reed Jabez Miller and Barney Kuntz recently. The brief cites concern among residents about animal health and possible outbreak.
A humorous Popular Mechanics contribution recounts a Chicago Strap Hangers Union member using two hang straps to stabilize balance on streetcars. The piece contrasts Chicago abundance with Boston scarcity and recalls a Boston member expelled for bragging about securing a streetcar seat.
The proposal would let national banks outside central reserve cities lend up to one fourth of capital and surplus or one third of time deposits for five years on improved agricultural land. Supported by nearly a thousand banks with over 1.5 billion in resources, the plan aims to unlock rural resources and influence living costs and national commerce.
Former governor Foss heads a new Independent party after winning about 20 000 votes in the state election and securing 3 percent of the total. The party cannot be dissolved for a year, and its future use remains uncertain as Foss weighs his options beyond another gubernatorial bid and any immediate Senate race.
President Wilson told congressional leaders that remove all doubt from the Sherman act regarding restraint of trade is essential. He notes the law's indefiniteness and calls for a clear standard to prevent prolonged litigation and business disruption.
Jonah roams within a whale seeking a writ of ejectment. The whale suddenly tosses him out. He quips that a good man cannot be kept down, turning the moment into a joke on the voyage.
A humorous line extols whiskey as unbeatable while playfully noting you can still win a head from it in a biting quip about luck and bravado.
The Amherst College Alumni Association of Boston holds its annual dinner at the Copley Plaza on Tuesday January 27 marking the association's 80th anniversary with notable Amherst alumni as speakers and special features planned for the occasion.
A Boston area columnist notes odd frostbite cures and a range of local items from ice conditions on New Hampshire lakes to the Boston Teachers Club securing a new home. Also covered are a Beech er Falls coin find, railway employ promotions, a terrier’s death, South American beef prices, church renovations, Polar bears in Franklin Park, and a Malden judge's daily axe-chopping routine for exercise.
The Harvard Co operative Society plans a 50000 facade for Harvard Square to beautify the area. The society serves 3400 student members and reports over 500000 in business last year, prompting remodelling of the main building to begin soon.
Washington January 14 The President and Mrs Wilson were the guests of honor at a dinner tonight hosted by the Vice President and Mrs Marshall. This marked the first dinner in a series to be given by the Vice President and Cabinet members to the chief executive.
New York January 14 Harold S Van derbilt youngest member of the family to enter railroad work was today elected a director of the New York Central He is two years old and a Harvard graduate His election fills the vacancy on the board created by J P Morgan's resignation.
A winter Arctic camp in Ellsmere Land shows the compact life of explorers who cook, dine, and sleep in a small wooden room. Fresh meat, seals, birds, fish, and scurvy preventing plants supplement canned rations through long polar nights. Pemmican stands out as a durable, nourishing staple, while crackers, chocolate, malted milk, and canned goods round out the provisions for voyages north.
Ill years long isolation ends for Elsie Burbank as Maxwell Norwood, a Sunday school superintendent, reveals he has followed her illness and grown to admire her work. He asks her to marry, promising a true home and partnership at last.
The Sunday Post promises Hank and his animal friends along with the Van Loons and the paper’s funny people in an upcoming issue.
A poem attributed to Walt Mason argues that society honors wealth and price while the hungry man is ignored. It notes the indifference of waiters and clerks to the penniless, condemns judging others by money, and asserts that having money invites social ease though not moral worth.
Dear Miss Champagne offers advice on a long courtship. A 27 year old man, living 160 miles from Boston, expects early morning acts of care. The letter warns that marriage may reveal selfish faults, urging caution before tying the knot.
Toledo dispatch reports former mayor Brand Whittlock now a Belgium minister and Mrs Whittlock departed for Washington to embark in a few days for Brussels. They travel from Toledo Ohio dated January 14.
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