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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post outlines daily and Sunday subscription prices for domestic, Canadian, and foreign delivery. Rates vary by duration from one month to one year, with additional postage in the Boston district and instructions on payments and mailing.
Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued on expiration without notice. If the Post cannot be obtained, notify us at once. The Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The City of Mexico reports notices to editors and foreign correspondents warning that the government will suppress all newspapers and expel nonfavored foreign press. Critics call it a tyrannical last resort signaling Huerta's grip on power waning.
A New York syndicate bought the state bond issue of 51 million dollars at 4 1/2 percent and 106 1/4, then sold the entire lot at 107.25 within three hours. The rapid absorption yielded about 4.2 percent for investors, signaling strong confidence in New York State and the national financial climate.
The Montreal Mail reports three provincial lawmakers allegedly received payments from a fair association. Ex parte evidence suggests a clear case. the Legislature must either prove the charges false or expel the members. The province’s already poor reputation needs cleansing.
A campaign to raise 200000 for St Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton opens at the Boston City Club and begins next week with daily subscription thermometers. The effort aims to mobilize Greater Boston citizens, reflecting the hospital's long record of helpful service.
A Lackawanna car carried a radio station that sent a wireless message from near Scranton to the New York Herald station at the Battery and received a clear reply while the train traveled 64 miles per hour. The feat suggests wireless telegraphy could warn trains of trouble, reducing disasters.
The piece notes Mayor Mitchel wishes Colonel George W. Goethals to become police commissioner, but the colonel would risk resigning from the army to enter a difficult post. It argues police commissioners are mayoral creations and success is unlikely under current conditions.
A proposal suggests a new government railroad in Alaska if authorized and hints at broader governance options. The speaker urges caution for U S interests and warns against public exposure in New York.
Opinion notes broad agreement on amending the Boston city charter during the legislature session. Two proposed changes seek easier nomination papers for mayoral candidates and to make recall workable by removing a high vote threshold. Other city bodies, like the City Council and school committee, are viewed as appropriately sized and not in need of expansion.
An old advertisement touts Henry Hunt as a meat market man offering tender juicy steak. The note suggests trying his meats for a savory meal and mentions a promotional line from Exchange.
The column covers Perry Trafford’s return as Harvard class marshal for its 26th reunion, family notices including Phoebe Frances Lavine, and social tidbits from Boston and Weld Maine. It notes tango bans at municipal halls, the Roxbury court house housing for the Thomas G. Stevenson Post, and remarks on Civil Service history, student volunteer work, and a Frostbitten life saver Oscar Johnson.
A letter exchange lampoons a fast schemes promoter proposing a five thousand dollar start for a flexible water pipe idea. The responder mocks the plan, questions profits and ethics, and rejects partnership while defending plumbers against schemes that deprive workers.
The piece notes Attorney General Wickersham’s opposition to a Wilson trust plan calling it needless and impossible. It argues the Sherman act needs a clear standard and cites Supreme Court decisions on cases like Standard Oil to illustrate uncertainty in restraint of trade. The author questions the rule of reason and calls for a practical legal amendment.
The North questions Governor Blease of South Carolina amid his controversial clemency record. A General Assembly resolution proposes stripping the governor of clemency power absent a state board recommendation and rules for legislative referral of rejected board proposals. The move tests legislators and public support for reform.
The Dean of Westminster Abbey offered a burial in the shrine for Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal but the great empire-builder's relatives were persuaded by his wish to rest beside his wife at Highgate. Posterity may miss Westminster, yet his life story moves the heart of humanity.
A humorous guide urges robust handshakes to build friendship. It mocks limp grips and cold chills, urging readers to put ginger into their handshake and extend a hearty, fellowship-building grip.
An all around smoker seeks a position on smoking meat and guarantees satisfaction. Address withheld from an exchange. The note suggests a warm berth for a smoker, playing on the saying where there is smoke there is fire.
Washington January 23 The government tea experts board for 1914 was announced by Assistant Secretary Hamlin. Members include John J. McNamara Brooklyn H C Woodworth Boston Frederick Hellyer Chicago C E Wyman St Paul E R Rogers Tacoma Charles B Platt San Francisco and George P Mitchell supervising tea examiner at the department McNamara and Hellyer are new members The board will meet for the first time in early February.
An ancient essay describes the Great Wall as the world’s most colossal masonry project. It winds 1500 miles inland from the Yellow Sea to the White River, with tens of thousands of towers, and was built to guard China against Mongol invasion while shaping history.
A young woman writes for Miss Champagne’s guidance about an amiable street greeting from a stranger who mistook her for someone else. The column explores etiquette and the ethics of introductions, noting common flirtily ploys and the social expectations of respectable behavior.
A speaker doubts the other man’s approach and notes that if he were honest he would have provided a card and both home and business address to establish trust.
Back Bay girls collecting for the Instructive District Nurse Association obtained $1446.50 yesterday and total funds reach $6700. They are invited to luncheon at Mrs John BE Thayer’s 15 Exeter Street today at 1 PM.
The treasurer J H O Neill of the St Elizabeth Hospital fund in Boston expresses gratitude to the Post editor for a generous donation and good wishes dated January 23. The official note reiterates appreciation from hospital officials and the treasurer.
William Henry Peterson of Anderson Carney Peterson will leave Boston for Arkansas to wed Miss Hester Rebecca Frost youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Enoch Wesley Frost of Texarkana on Wednesday.
In this verse Walt Mason contrasts peaceful past Mexico with turbulent reform era, noting mothers praying for children and lovers singing, while modern days bring fear death and crime. The poem reflects nostalgia for pre reform stability and laments upheaval under change.
Ornamental electric lamps have been installed in Harvard Square and along Massachusetts Avenue from Boylston Street to the Harvard Union on Quincy Street. Additional lamps are placed on Plympton Linden Holyoke Dunster and Boylston streets within the college district with underground wiring.
The late real estate dealer Charles Larned who resided at the Commonwealth Hotel Bowdoin Street left an estate valued at 604,895.99 dollars. Of this amount 674,925.99 dollars is personal property and 29,970 dollars real property.
Exceedingly fashionable is the drop ornament and tan straw hat trimmed with fur. Evening gowns feature girdle ends with long bead tassels and silk handbags matching the suit. Outing hats show broad feather quills and beaded baroque necklaces trend with velvet street costumes and pearl bands. A snug silk sweater fits under coats for walking.
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