Postal Rates and Subscription Details in Boston Publication
Daily Post pricing lists subscription rates for U S and Canada one year five dollars six months two fifty three months each twenty five cents one sent sixty cents foreign rates monthly four dollars per year six months two dollars three months one dollar one month eighty five cents postage charges apply to Boston Postal Foreign. When combined daily and Sunday the Sunday Post to Canada is five dollars per year.
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U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston Postal
Ambitious Air Ministry Plan for London Cape Town Flight
The Air Ministry aims to fly London to Cape Town 5300 miles by plane or 5800 by hydroplane and survey teams are locating stations in Africa for overhaul and supply. A 6000 mile England India flight has already been completed, signaling feasibility of an early weekly mail link and broader air power progress.
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British
Air Ministry
London
Cape Town
Africa
England
India
Exeter
N. H. Flint
Georgia
Europe
Boston Weekly Journal
Sam
George Washington Keely
War Savings Stamps prove strong in Massachusetts and Boston
B Nason Hamlin notes that Massachusetts residents bought 35 million dollars in War Savings in the last year with Boston district totaling nearly 16 million. He praises the thrift and patriotism behind the continued value of these government promises to pay, available for years as the war ends.
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B. Nason Hamlin
War Savings
Massachusetts
Boston
Boston invites President to debarkation in city tour
The piece urges President to accept an invitation from Mayor Peters for Boston to be his port of return from Europe. It notes the President has not been officially received in six years and argues Boston can offer a proud, formal welcome to the Chief Executive upon his return.
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United States
Peters
Boston
Debarkation
Europe
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Versailles
Wilson
Whitewash of La Follette Clears Senate Vote
After 14 months of fulmination the Senate votes to whitewash Robert M. La Follette. The division is clear with 33 Republicans voting to clear the Wisconsin man and only one Republican, William Alden Smith of Michigan, voting against it.
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Robert M. la Follette
Senate of the
United States
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Wisconsin
la Follette
O. K
Political debate over Senate loyalty and party unity
The passage notes that a majority of Democrats opposed him and that Republicans would find it bad politics in 1920 to expel or publicly censure a Republican for disloyalty. It frames the whitewashing as driven by party interests and public image rather than principle.
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United States Senate
Can a State Rescind Ratification of a Prohibition Amendment
The article examines whether a state may withdraw its ratification of a prohibition amendment. It discusses New Jersey and Ohio withdrawing, Congress declaring the Fourteenth Amendment ratified, and divergent opinions from Cooley and Story. Supreme Court ruling unsettled. practical rescission would require action before universal certification.
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Supreme Court
New Jersey
Ohio
Secretary of State
Congress
Bramlette
Kentucky
MORE SHIPS FOR BOSTON
The War Department places Boston on the regular troopship return schedule from France, affirming the Commonwealth pier as the world’s largest commercial facility. Boston’s status as an overseas shipping hub is strengthened by natural proximity and superior cargo distribution capacity, per the Waterways Commission.
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Commonwealth
War Department
Boston
France
Our Waterways Commission
Paderewski Named Premier to Form Free Poland Cabinet
From Warsaw reports Ignace Paderewski has been recognized as Premier of a new Polish government and is forming a coalition cabinet. He seeks a free Poland and faces the historic challenge after Russia Prussia and Austria partitioned Polish lands, hoping the war reshapes this fate.
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Ignace Paderewski
Warsaw
Poland
Kosciusko
Paderewski
Russia
Prussia
Austria
Tax on Theatre Tickets Draws Public Uproar
Opinion condemns a proposed doubling of theater ticket taxes over 30 cents. It argues wartime revenue needs should not linger after peace, citing the burden on a public seeking affordable recreation and noting alternatives exist.
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Washington
United States
Germany seeks extension of armistice terms in plea for delay
Germany pleads for a longer grace period in the armistice arrangement, arguing that continued hostilities should pause to allow negotiations. Allied leaders consider the request as part of broader efforts to stabilize the ceasefire and adjust postwar terms.
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Germany
Retribution Priority in German Capitulation Demands
The piece notes General Foch's response to a suspension request and highlights demands for punishment of war crimes against allied prisoners. It stresses accountability for savagery, restoration of seized French and Belgian property, destruction of under construction U boats, and surrender of German ships as secondary to retribution.
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Foch
France
Belgium
Liberty Bond Conversions Backed by Treasury Proposal
Secretary Glass urged restoring the conversion privilege for 4 per cent Liberty bonds to 4 1 4 percent issues. He argued many holders missed conversions due to inexperience and lack of financial knowledge, urging fairness as the government plans another bond issue.
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Secretary of the Treasury Glass
Uncle Sam
Birthday Bio Briefs Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster born January 18 1782 in a New Hampshire cabin. He rose to prominence in the War of 1812 opposing Madison. With Clay and Calhoun he formed a lasting political trio. He revised laws served as Secretary of State and pursued the Presidency, dying in 1852. His greatest disappointment was not attaining the presidency.
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Daniel Webster
New Hampshire
Madison
Henry ‘Clay
John ©. Calhoun
Webster
Personal Arthur Empey praises stay-at-home soldiers and silent heroes
The war era notes praise for homefront supporters like Arthur Guy Empey and Navy Admiral Rodman, with admiration for Marines brave under fire and a shrapnel wound story. It covers authors, admirals, a Y M C A honor, and cultural figures such as Joe Lincoln, Raymond Belmont, and M Henri Rabaud.
Household Hints for Cleaning with Ammonia
HILDA CLARK offers household tips from Coaticook Quebec. Use ammonia to loosen paint on glass and remove finger marks from mirrors. Clean rings in hot soap and ammonia lather. Scrub beneath stones with a soft brush and use warm suds with starch to mop linoleum for life extension and gloss.
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Hilda Clark
Coaticook
Quebes
Amering Castle Visit Notes From The Front
A correspondent at Amersfoort Holland describes Amerongen Castle as a brick block with 28 windows per side and no towers. He recalls guards at the moats and a comic insult from a Dutch sentry, then notes an Italian garden and a hanging rope seen during a walk in the pine woods.
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Amerongen Castle
Holland
Germany
Bill
Progressive Boss Rebukes Loyal Employee for Slipping Details
The Boss calls TJ to the carpet after ten years of service noting recent lapses in attention. TJ accepts the rebuke, promises better work, and is encouraged to return to the factory with a view toward a possible raise.
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Jim
James
What Is the Shortest Route to a Man's Pocketbook
A column features letters from readers and comedic anecdotes about men and money. Myrtle, Hilda, and other contributors describe schemes to reach a husband or suitor’s pocketbook, with humor about social mischief and a quip on the word fort versus fortress.
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston January 18 Weather
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures noting Boston coldest for January 18 was 1 below in 1904 and 1 above in 1875. He recalls a warmest 60 degrees in 1915 and notes rain or snow on this date in 1910 1912 and 1915.
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Boston
U. S&s
John W. Smith
Mercury
Observant Citizen Letters and Local Anecdotes
The page compiles letters and notes from readers about Boston weather trends, a whaling captain’s tales, early aviation ideas, and college freshmen traditions. It includes anecdotes on Maine families, a Phi Chi warning poster for Colby College freshmen, and a Hamilton Burr duel clarification from author Charles Felton Pidgin.
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Dartmouth
PHI Chi
Colby College
Waterville
Versailles Faces Luxemburg Dilemma in Postwar Map talks
The article explains the Luxemburg question as one of three options for its future status amid Versailles negotiations. It notes Luxemburg’s brief republican moment and abdication, the debate over independence Belgium annexation or French incorporation, and the local desire to avoid German rule continuing. The piece profiles the land’s beauty, population, and capital, Esch, and emphasizes symbolic resistance to Prussian domination.
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Alzette
Europe
Gibraltar
Luxemburg
Germany
The Teal Tea of Mrs A and Mrs B Drift
A verse sketch shows Mrs A and Mrs B meeting for tea and polite banter then secretly quarrelling. They exchange sharp insults behind masks of civility yet quietly care for each other in sickness, revealing contradictions in affectionate female behavior. The piece mocks social norms and intimate rivalries between women.
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Mrs. A
Nick
Mrs. B
Letter answers on geography and canal direction
A reader asks for latitude and longitude of Boston and the nearest Pacific coast city. The reply gives North latitude 42 22 and West longitude 71 3, mentions Gold Beach Oregon near the California line, and explains ship passage through the Panama Canal from northwest to southeast with an S shaped Panama. The page also asks whether Taft was a Supreme Court justice.
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Sir
Boston
Pacific Coast
Edwd
Navy Yard
Oregon
Goldbeach
California Line
San Francisco
Portland
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Republic of Panama
Springfield to Find Jobs for Soldiers
Mayor Arthur A. Adams forms a 100 member committee from city boards to coordinate relief for returning soldiers and sailors. A central recreation and registration centre will be provided with funds appropriated to cover expenses.
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Springfield
Arthur A. Adams
Brief Q&A on Judge Taft and Spartacus in Germany revolt
The text notes a figure called Judge Taft who served on the United States Circuit Court from 1892 to 1900 and as a Superior Court judge in Ohio. It mentions President Roosevelt offered him a U.S. Supreme Court seat, which he declined. It then asks about the term Spartacus in relation to a revolt in Germany.
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Hughes
Taft
United States Circuit Court
Ohto
Rosevelt
United States Supreme Bench
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