The Boston Post January 20 1916 front matter and notices
The Boston Post issues details for subscriptions and delivery terms, with pricing for daily and Sunday editions, payment guidance, and postal notices. It lists offices in Boston, staff roles, and policy on advance payments and discontinuation for nonpayment.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
The
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
E. A. Grozier
Boston Sunday Post
Boston Daily Post
United States v Coal Trust Prompts Price Impact Hope
After nearly three years the government files its brief in the antitrust case against Pennsylvania railroads owning coal mines and hauling their own product. If a successful challenge to the roads’ monopoly reduces coal prices, the public would feel relief from a long railroad grip on transport.
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United States
Anthracite Coal Trust
Pennsylvania
The Pairing Abusus Ended in Massachusetts House
The Massachusetts House’s new rule abolishing pairing aims to improve accountability by forcing members to vote on record. It ends manipulative absences that masked true positions and ensures constituents see a member’s real stances. Speaker Walker is praised for the move.
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Massachusetts House
House
Walker
Appeal for New York shirt waist workers gains wide support
The plea of the girl shirt waist makers gains sympathy from educated women across the land. Wellesley College students raise funds for strikers, society matrons back the cause, and social settlement workers plus municipal reformers endorse the workers. The broad support suggests the strikers’ demand for higher wages is just and likely to prevail.
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New York
Wellesley College
Marjorie Gould Engaged to Anthony Drexel Jr
Public interest swirls around the engagement of Miss Marjorie Gould and Anthony Drexel Jr. The Gould family name and wealth attract attention abroad, but she chooses an American husband over a foreign prince. The match is framed as a prudent domestic union amid wealthy New York circles.
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Marjorie Gould
Anthony Drexel, Jr
Miss Gould
Nincompoops
New York
Miss Gould Wins Cautionary Approval Over Glittering Temptations
The passage praises Miss Gould for resisting fashionable trinkets and costly adornments. It notes she shows wisdom beyond her years, unlike Mrs. Anthony Drexel, and deserves happiness that accompanies prudent choices.
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Miss Gould
Anthony Drexel
President’s tariff proclamation sparks looming trade clash
The proclamation grants minimum tariff rates on exports to the United States for Great Britain Russia Italy Spain Switzerland and Turkey while France and Germany face discrimination fears. The fight hinges on whether France and Germany modify rules as Italy presses higher duties, with March 31 set for maximum rates to take effect and Taft unlikely to yield.
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Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
United States
France
Germany
Taft
Pool schemes topple stock and trigger market mayhem
On the New York Stock Exchange Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron plunged from 87 14 to 25 after a pool boosting the stock collapsed as collateral loans were called. The piece condemns pools as conspiratorial and urges penalties against gambling driven price inflation. It notes exchanges’ power to curb such schemes and critiques the broader speculative culture. The excerpt includes verse and a pair of unrelated columns.
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New York Stock Exchange
Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron Company
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchanges
Who's Stew in Columbus Uplifts Saloons in Town
Columbus saloonkeepers unite to raise moral tone and present a respectable image. The book called Who's Stew in Columbus catalogs patrons and their capacity, aiming to let drinkers exit with similar regard as a matinee crowd. The effort mirrors Bishop Potter's moral saloon concept.
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Columbus
Ohio
America
Bishop Potter
Massachusetts deer protection debate risks extermination
The author questions the State Board of Agriculture plan to remove protection for deer and asks if alternatives exist such as a short open season or nonlethal methods. The piece argues against hunting the deer to extinction and suggests the state could pay damages for crop losses to preserve the attractive wild animals.
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State Board of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Relief from smoke as coke burning reduces railroad nuisance
The Boston and Albany plan to burn coke on outgoing trains from South Station eases the Back Bay smoke problem, leaving only a scent. The New Haven may adopt a similar reform, with full nuisance removal awaiting urban electrification like New York. Coke is far better than anthracite.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
South Station
Back Bay
New Haven
Albany
New York City
A Complete Cure For Hens That Eat Their Eggs
A writer promotes a patent box that hides newly laid eggs, claiming it stops hens from eating eggs and guarantees a dozen per box. The author notes ethical objections and contrasts the device with hens enjoying their egg laying.
Salesmen and the art of selling goods
A concise note contrasts two salesman styles, highlighting those who merely take orders with those who actively sell and persuade customers to purchase goods. The observation frames selling as an active practice rather than passive fulfillment.
Religious notices and events in Greater Boston churches
The Church of the Holy Spirit Mattapan dedicated its new parish house with remarks by Bishop Lawrence and church leaders. Lectures and entertainments span Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury venues, with patrons named. Clergy travels include Rev. William A Knight heading to the Holy Land and Rev. E Clayton Wyand planning a February revival with signer interpreters.
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Church of the Holy Spirit
Mattapan
William Lawrence
Alan McLl. Taylor
Rand
Jamaica Plain Indian Association
Unitarian
West Roxbury
Larz Anderson
Robert M. Morse
A. Davis Weld
William A. Knight
Brighton Congregational Church
New York
Dr. Knight
Holy Land
E. Clayton Wyand
Evangelical Alliance Church For
Chapman
A Little Winter Journey to Sunnier Climes
A Havana cathedral tale describes the Cathedral of Havana as older in appearance due to weathered Cuban limestone. It notes its Latin Gothic towers, Columbus remains history, and a shift of remains to Spain then Seville in 1899, with the building begun in 1656 and completed in 1724.
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Havana
Empedrado
Columbus
Cathedral of
Santo Domingo
Real Academia of Madrid
Spain
Seville
United States
Murillo
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