Boston Post Office Telegraphs Addresses For Readers
The Boston Post lists a string of contact numbers and addresses for readers. It includes Main 1539, Main 3380, and a line mentioning LEPHONES with 1004 1005 7400.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1917
Page
12
Postal tube mail service restored in House vote
The House is expected to confirm committee action restoring the pneumatic tube mail delivery item in the postal appropriation bill. A 152 to 104 vote in committee signals likely final approval amid protests against abolishing tube service in large cities for public convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Washington
Chicago Mayor Thompson blamed by State Attorney over police protection
The State Attorney publicly declares he is responsible for police failure to protect life and property in Chicago, a sharp indictment of Mayor Thompson. The piece recalls Thompson’s past pledge to retire Woodrow Wilson and notes the contrast with alleged thug activity in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Thomson
Chicago
Thompson
Woodrow Wilson
Buffalo population rising after near extinction
The article notes that the buffalo or bison, nearly extinct twenty years ago with a little over 1000 in wild and captive herds, has rebounded to about 4000 across North America. Conservation and breeding efforts, including Alberta’s 50 in parks, signal continued growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody
North America
Alberta
Economic contribution hailed as country’s great value
A remark emphasizes that the forthcoming development will occupy a central role in the nation’s economic life, asserting its substantial value and long term impact.
Lawson Testimony Drives Leaks Probe Toward Open Hearing
Thomas W. Lawson told the rules committee investigating the leak that he knows little beyond hearsay. He named a New York banker, a Cabinet officer, a congressman, a banker with market profits, a woman who named Secretary Tumulty, and Secretary McAdoo as connected by rumor. Paul M. Warburg of the Federal Reserve Board was said to know the leak machinery. The scandal moves into open scrutiny awaiting sworn testimony and defense for all named parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Lawson
Committee On Rules
Lawson
New York
Congress
Committee of Congress
United States
Pinch of War Forces Parks Into Food Production
In southwest London two royal parks are being repurposed for cereals and fodder to meet wartime needs and spur private landowners to increase food output. The victory loan drive expands to house to house solicitation, targeting every penny, with even front-line soldiers urged to subscribe.
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Royal
London
Thames
Guildhall
One Step Anyway Pledges Free Bridge Crossing Inquiry
The New Hampshire House introduces a bill by Colonel John H. Bartlett proposing a 2500 appropriation for a joint Maine New Hampshire commission to study a free bridge across the Piscataqua between Portsmouth and Kittery. The piece argues the toll bridge is a nuisance and a disgrace, urging its replacement.
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Piscataqua River
Portsmouth
Kittery
New Hampshire House
John H. Bartlett
Maine
United States
Wakefield Teachers Seek $150 Wage Increase
Sixty Wakefield elementary school teachers presented a petition to the Wakefield school committee requesting a $150 raise in pay. They cite high cost of living and call the increase an absolute necessity, seeking $100 retroactive to Jan 1 1917 and $50 starting Jan 1 1918.
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Wakefield
Wakefield School Committee
Weather Diary Snippet Notes Boston Jan 16 History
The Oldest Inhabitant cites diary weather for Boston on January 16. Record lows include 1 degree above zero in 1879 and 1907, highs up to 57 in 1890, with 50 in 191? and scant moisture, about one hundredth of an inch, in Beaton over the past decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Beaton
Newton Newkirk Lyrist Challenges J P Amee
A playful local verse from Kittery Depot taunts J P Amee the Sweet Singer of Kittery Point. The speaker hails Newton Newkirk and proposes a commemorative monument while poking fun at rivals and local figures.
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Kittery Depot
J. P. Amee
Kittery Point
Newton
New Poultry Possibilities Stir Morning Letters
A reader pamphlet invites thought on producing automobiles by hens fed a mechanical diet. The correspondent William Wilmot Wimble of Lynn Mass argues a barnyard hen could lay flivvers if nourished on nuts screws and cast iron feed, proposing a 50 hen diet squad and a summer partnership to commercialize auto parts.
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Bill
Emily
Henry Ford
Newton
William Wilmot Wimble
Lynn
Mass
William
N. N
The Observant Citizen Column Highlights Local Anecdotes
A collage of notes from readers covers old tally sticks, a Boston Post‑finding dog Rover, and a Whittier manuscripts search. Miscellany includes Mrs Abigail Morrill nearing 108, Swansea river settlement history, rising fish prices tied to vessel losses, a lazy street crossing chat, Captain George Barker’s death, and porcupine fines in Canada.
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Tee
James J. Murray
North Andover
Rover
Boston Post
Gilmore
W. H. Sinclair
Commonwealth Avenue
Concord Junction
Colonel Corn Becomes Beauty Specialist in Sunday Post
The enduring optimist character Colonel Corn stars in a new Sunday Post series as he explores beauty tips and humorous escapades in a light hearted comic feature.
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Colonel Corn
Washington Irving High School a Monument to Education
The Washington Irving High School in New York is an eight story girls school on Irving Place built for nearly 1.8 million dollars. It offers a theatre, gymnasiums, dining rooms, elevators, an apartment for domestic science practice, and special facilities like a hospital and bank. The headmaster says the school prepares for college, business and matrimony, and students actively recruit younger girls to enroll. Attendance figures show 6510 day students, 1916 evening students, and 610 Saturday students with 240 day teachers, 70 night teachers and 20 Saturday staff.
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Washington Irving High School
New York
Irving Place
Bracebridge Hall
Washington Irving
William McAndrew
Board of Education
East Side
Richard Savage myth questioned in reader letters
Investigations challenge the tale that Richard Savage was the child of Lady Macclesfield and that Mrs. Brett blocked inheritance. Savage’s life included plays and poetry amid poverty and feuds. Letters also query statues’ names and probate rules, with Boston church history and cathedral fires cited.
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Richard Savage
Post Letter Box To the Editor on Mail Auto Privileges
The letter questions whether mail delivery vehicles should have special street rights and privileges, asking if they are not subject to the same rules as other vehicles and calling for a discussion on traffic ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ess
Newsdealer
Newsboy
Sy Postar
Edwin A. Grozier
Post
Household Hints on Stain Removal and Meringue Tips
Household hints advise stretching stained tablecloth over an embroidery hoop to remove stains without mess. It notes using fine granulated sugar in meringue prevents shrinkage and keeps it good for the next seven days. Mrs. H. B. Crosby of 260 Lexington Street, East Boston, is listed.
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H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
East
Boston
Uncle Walt Sees Relief Soon In Springtime Cheer
The verse by Walt Mason promises relief from harsh winter as spring arrives with birds and warmer days. It reassures readers facing cold, fatigue, and icy streets that better weather and brighter times are ahead.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
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