Subscription Rates for U S Canada and Sunday Post
The notice lists subscription prices for U S and Canada one year three dollars six months one fifty three months seventy five cents. one month two shillings five cents. Foreign rates per copy. Sunday rates mirror. In Canada daily and Sunday combined, Sunday Post to Canada three dollars per year. Boston Postal District adds one cent postage per copy.
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U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
POST
Daily Post
United States
Postoffice
Masa
Post Publishing CO
Well Behaved Shamrock IV Reaches Azores
The Shamrock IV arrived at the Azores after a voyage from Falmouth described as well behaved. She proved a sturdy sea boat, handling heavy seas without gear weakness and achieving 10 knots on her fastest day. Speed tests with full racing canvas remain to come under demanding conditions.
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Azores
Falmouth
Shamrock
Hunger strike at Blackwell’s Island mocked by British example
The New York corrections chief faces a hunger strike on Blackwell’s Island with smuggled food and calls for sherry and egg. The author praises Mrs. Davis for handling the situation and suggests British authorities could learn from her approach.
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New York
Commissioner of Corrections
Edelsohn
Blackwell’s Island
Commissioner Davis
Elsehn
Distinguished Service for Goethals and Gorgas Promoted
The House at Washington advanced on Monday a bill to promote Colonel George W Goethals and Colonel William Gorgas to major general. The article praises Goethals for leading the Canal Commission and directing its details and lauds Gorgas for transforming a pestilent tropics region into a sanitary habitable area. It argues the promotions recognize peaceful service and merit.
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Washington
George W. Goethals
William Gorgas
Goethals
Canal Commission
Gorgas
Tropics
Republic
Cape Cod Canal Opens With Jubilation and Hope
The Cape Cod Canal opening is celebrated as a major milestone for Massachusetts Bay to Buzzards Bay. The article hails life and property protection, a century of effort, and forecasts huge freight and passenger traffic boosting prosperity for the canal project and its sponsors.
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Massachusetts
Cape Cod Canal
Massachusetts Bay
Buzzard’s Bay
Suez Canal
Panama
Unclear Fragment on Blessing to Humanity and Insurance
Fragmentary text suggests a claim that a project or product will bless humanity and serve as a business in surance. No concrete names, dates, places, or outcomes are present to identify scope or actors.
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Ter
War Declared by Austria Sets Balkans Ablaze
The article notes Austria-Hungary's formal declaration of war on Serbia and the ensuing Balkan hostilities. It questions Germany's stance, weighs Russia's potential involvement, and urges Europe’s diplomats to contain the conflict within its current scope to avoid a broader, titanic war.
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Austria
Servia
Balkans
Franz Josef
Danube
Germany
England
France
Russia
Europe
The Caillaux Verdict and Parisian Temperament
The acquittal of Mme Caillaux for killing editor Calmette is viewed as political theater rather than a legal resolution. The editor was slain, the slayer admitted the act, yet no one is punished, prompting debate on justice and motives across seas.
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Mme. Caillaux
Calmette
Might versus Right in Kaiser Wilhelm Claim
The piece contrasts Kaiser Wilhelm IIs view that Austria's quarrel with Servia did not warrant mediation with the American stance during the Mexico crisis. It argues might should not override right, noting the United States accepted mediation to aid a weaker nation. The author urges global memory of this contrast and praises the American example.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Austria
Servia
Kaiser
United States
Mexico
United Servia
Treasurer argues sinking fund rate change to four percent
Treasurer Mansfield seeks time to prove sinking funds of State debt could earn four percent versus three. If valid, a smaller tax assessment for cities and towns would result, offering relief in austere times. The State’s money remains the same. only the method changes. The four percent plan deserves a fair trial.
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Mansfield
Commonwealth
Jealous Defendant At West Ham Assault Case Cited
A West Ham assault case sees a witness describe the defendant as a jealous man capable of envy toward all, even likening his temper to being jealous of a broom in a corner.
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West Ham
Come into the Garden Maud by Newton Newkirk
A verse from Bertie Bertram of Neponset mocks garden life and pests. The speaker laments cutworms gnawing rows and mocks the idea of a tidy garden as a cutworm restaurant. The poem uses playful rhythm and repeated calls to Maud.
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Maud
Raus
Bertie Bertram
Take It Back Week Sparks Old Grievances and Laughter
A humorous column notes Massachusetts Civic Alliance designates August 3 to 8 as Take It Back Week to encourage returning borrowed items and settling debts. The writer recalls past annoyances over a lawn mower, a gas quarter loan, and a neighbor calling them false, hoping for retractions during the week.
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Massachusetts Civic Alliance
Commonwealth
Civic Alliance
The Way of a Woman Poem by Bentztown Bard
A poetic tribute describing the way of a woman as God’s path for healing strength and guidance. It extols patience, sweetness, courage, and the uplifting power of a woman's love to raise others toward holiness and wiser, truer lives. Copyright 1914 Southern Press syndicate.
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Southern Press Syndicate
Litchfield Hills and Historic Ties in Connecticut
The Litchfield Hills in northwestern Connecticut attract visitors with green hills and valleys along the Housatonic River near Kent. Litchfield, founded 1719, features historic houses and Revolutionary era industry, notably arms production, and notable residents such as Ethan Allen and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Washington, Lafayette, and others are linked to local sites and law study traditions.
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New York
New England
Litchfield Hills
Connecticut
Berkshires
Kent
Housatonic
Secatachok Mountain
Schaghticoke
Washington
Litchfield
Tapping Reeve
Lafayette
Aaron Burr
John C. Calhoun
Ethan Alen
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Henry Ward Beecher
Observant Citizen recalls Grant visit and local tales
The column quotes Charles Clement Littlefield on General Grant's 1869 Boston review near the St James Hotel and Sheridan's 1867 parade. It also notes Andor Garway, Professor Conroy, Belmont at Cape Cod Canal, and various civic scenes from Suffolk Probate Court to local bird safety, mountain climbers, and public notices.
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Dailey
Boston Board of Assessors
General Grant
Boston
Charles Clement Littlefield
Old English
Bedford Street
St. James Hotel
Franklin Square House
All Action Dropped in House Lobby Inquiry
Washington July 28 All further proceedings from the House lobby inquiry into the National Association of Manufacturers and the case of Representative McDermott of Illinois were dropped today by the judiciary committee. McDermott has already resigned under threatened censure.
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Washington
House
National Association of Manufacturers
Representative McDermott
Illinois
Judiciary Committee
McDermott
Rhode Island Banks Increase Resources in Past Year
Rhode Island chartered banks report resources rose by 5.07 million dollars in the last year while a slight drop occurred in national bank resources in the state according to State Bank Commissioner George H. Newhall.
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Rhode Island
Providence
R. 1
George H. Newhall
Lancaster Plans 150th Anniversary Celebration
Lancaster New Hampshire outlines elaborate plans for the towns 150th founding anniversary to be observed August 11 to 13 with ceremonies, parades, and community events scheduled.
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Lancaster
N. H
Advice on love and sentiment from Mildred Champagne
A woman asks whether to pursue a man who cites business duties as a reason to avoid calling. The columnist warns that excuse signals lack of interest and suggests pursuing the second, genuinely congenial suitor, noting infatuation often fades when the first is unattainable.
Dear Miss Champagne I Ask Your Advice on Marriage
A 19 year old man seeks guidance on proposing to a girl one year younger whom he loves. He has an excellent position and notes she will not commit to marriage, though she says she loves him. He asks if it is proper to ask for marriage now.
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Bob
Burrill
Winthrop
Miss Champagne
Paris Fashions Feature Fur Hats And Lace
Paragraph notes Paris styles with fur on lace hats and silk bag caps. It mentions fuller skirts, clinging fabrics, light colored taffeta dresses, garish colors fading to black and dark tones, revived English eyelet lingerie, and vivid muslins chiffons and voiles in both dark and light colors.
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Paris
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