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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1914
Page
12
The notice lists subscription rates for the Boston Post, including U S and Canada pricing and foreign rates, with details on daily and Sunday editions. It provides mailing offices in Boston Massachusetts, publisher contact lines, and editorial staff names.
Lincoln Beachey proposes reviving Langley’s old aerodrome with a modern motor to test if the 1897 craft can fly. Supporters argue Langley’s machine was unfairly mocked and a successful flight would be poetic justice for the inventor.
Oxford plans to compete in the four mile relay at the University of Pennsylvania on April 25, sending crack runners to face top American colleges. The piece praises international contest culture and notes Senate passage of the Aliskay railroad bill, skepticism on vast government rail ventures, and historic Alaska purchase figures.
The Sherman act is cited in a battle over where a baseball franchise can operate within a five mile limit. Wichita plans to move its team to another city, with Kansas City as a potential site. Courts will decide if the five mile rule truly limits monopoly and restraint of trade.
Chairman Eliou of the New Haven spoke to many railroad workers on Sunday about protecting passenger lives. He urged a persistent safety mindset from top to bottom and noted accidents stem from human error and equipment flaws the road resisted fixing until ICC and public pressure forced change.
A brief note suggests the new approach will not require urging, emphasizing safety first. It contrasts expectations in the directors' room with the locomotive cab, implying strong safety culture across roles.
This fragmentary item hints at a humorous or poetic sequence by Newton Newkirk with scattered lines on Old Mother Hubbard and a pup dancing the tango. It includes quirky musings on life, agriculture and betting, plus a clipped slogan about police protection and a marching tune line.
Colonel H P Rope of Carnegie Steel predicts a strong resurgence in U S steel and broader prosperity. He says the Pittsburgh mills will run near full capacity within 60 to 90 days as major orders flow in, boosting about 15 000 workers and signaling broad industrial activity.
The New York bar association pushes for a law to allow a murder verdict of guilty but insane when insanity is used as a defense. Convicts would serve Matteawan terms equal to murder. The suggestion aims to curb abuse of the insanity plea and deter law evasion by wealthy defendants.
A letter condemns the use of third degree techniques by Los Angeles police involving a darkened room and a ghostly figure, arguing such coercion infringes citizens rights and fails to solve crime. The writer asserts the tactic is inexcusable and unjustifiable even as a deterrent.
The State Building Trades Council warns California workers against false promises of plentiful well paid work tied to the Yanama exposition. It argues labor supply on the West coast exceeds demand and cites destitution in several cities, urging heed to the council’s caution.
The four mast schooner J Holmes Birds with a lumber cargo from Jacksonville to New York was picked up off Cape Fear Bar by Revenue Cutter Seminole. Seminole sails toward Southport with the leaky vessel, now damaged and taking on water.
A male narrator recounts a messy street encounter with a flirtatious young woman who mistakes him for Mr Newkirk. After an embrace and a plan to meet, the narrator pursues a witty reply and warns of trouble if the impersonation continues. Louie the substitute complicates the scene.
A dramatic boast offers open office hours with a brutal show of force. The speaker promises a “vicious wallop” to deter rivals and jokes about carrying rivals away by ambulance. A plan to marry next June is claimed but followed by a vow to stay out of town until the bride waits at church.
Augusta Ga Jan 26 Irvin Alexander was appointed today receiver of the Irish American bank by Judge Hammond Attorney General Felder valued the bank assets at 400000 and liabilities at 600000 The books show about 470000 on deposit and overdrafts of 189009
The article recounts Hatshepsut’s two Karnak obelisks of 97 feet 6 inches, quarried and raised in seven months, the taller Telhmosis II shaft now in Rome, and Cleopatra’s Needles moved to Alexandria and London. It notes other obelisks in Luxor and Karnak, and mentions Notre Dame on tomorrow’s feature.
Mrs. Blake shuns neighbors over social pretensions until diphtheria strikes. With no nurse available, Mrs. Davis who once trained as a nurse steps in, offering help and a powerful lesson that true friendship endures in hard times. The story ends with Mrs. Davis urging kindness to all as a rainy day friend.
Commissioner of customs at Kowloon presented President with a signed picture of Li Yuan Hung, vice president of China. Li Yuan Hung sent thanks for recognition of the Chinese republic by the United States.
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