The Independent Democratic Paper of New England
The Boston Post advertises subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including U S Canada foreign and postal charges with dates and pricing details from 1914. Circulation office located at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
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Boston Post
Independent Democratic Paper of
New England
Ernen
Post Publishing Co
SUNE
Washington St
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
The New Postmaster for Boston
The appointment of Congressman William F. Murray as postmaster of Boston is noted as not surprising though slightly earlier than expected. Murray is described as young energetic and capable and is trusted to lead the office with efficiency and serve as a worthy successor to Postmaster Mansfield.
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William F. Murray
Boston
Murray
Mansfield
WINDOW WASHING DECREE FOR ERIE TRAINS IN NEW JERSEY
The Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey orders the Erie Railroad to wash the windows of all passenger cars in the state. The decision settles a dispute with commuters and underscores decency and passenger comfort as essential in transit. The ruling suggests broader enforcement guiding trains leaving Boston as well.
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Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey
Erie Railroad
New Jersey Commission
Boston
New York election officers jailed for ballot stuffing
The editorial laments widespread political ethics failure after 22 New York City election officers are convicted for stuffing ballots. Six receive six months in prison, others pay heavy fines, with offenses tied to April district elections for delegates to a constitutional convention. The piece blames education and public apathy for the misconduct.
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New York City
New York
HOW HE HELD STOCK
Mr. Lewis Cass Ledyard defends his New Haven stock record explaining he never owned or sold major shares. He notes only 109 Ontario & Western and one Rutland share, with 15,000 New Haven shares transferred to American Express for clients during exchange, and 5,542 shares to another client upon retirement from the New Haven board.
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Lewis Cass Ledyard
New Haven
Ontario & Western
Rutland Stock
Stock control as a dummy holder questions motives
The passage questions the use of a dummy holder acting for unspecified "clients" and asks what purpose such stock control serves if not to mask operations and influences that should not be public.
Asquith Allows Meeting With Suffragists At Downing Street
The government risks no surrender while allowing a Saturday meeting with a delegation of working women and suffragettes at Downing Street. The move follows prior refusals and hunger strikes, aims to address treatment of militants, and strengthens government standing.
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Asquith
Downing Street
Parliament
Pankhurst
Wisconsin Eugenics Marriage Law Cleared for Now
Wisconsin becomes the first state to enforce eugenic marriage tests by law but the effort falters. A man refused a license for health certificate sued mandamus. the circuit court denied, and the Supreme Court allowed marriage to proceed under tests “recognized and used by the persons who are to make them.” The ruling suggests couples may marry despite the statute if they satisfy recognized criteria.
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Wisconsin
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Ouimet's Disappointing Tour Triggers Golf Warning
Francis Ouimet of Brookline, after last year’s triumph over top English players, struggled in England missing his home form. Critics cite distractions from reporting his own games for a syndicate feature as a major misstep undermining focus and performance. The episode serves as a warning about balancing media duties with competition.
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Francis Ouimet
Brookline
England
Onimet
Ouimet
Boston Opera Company closes Paris season with success
The Boston Opera Company ends its Paris season with a mixed bill that showcases varied singing talents. Director Russell calls the engagement a success and plans a return next year, noting Paris welcomed the company despite its foreign status and comparing it to a prior Metropolitan tour that failed.
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Boston Opera Company
Paris
Russell
Britain to christen hospital ship Maine
Glasgow June 21. The vessel now fitting out and formerly to be named Mediator will be christened Maine. The name honors the abandoned hospital ship Maine and its Boer War service.
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Britain
Maine
Glasgow
Mediator
All Sorts Mary and Her Garden
Mary boasts a garden tale with playful quotes about Mary and common sense. The exchange centers on Mary claiming weeds grow out of sight and the notion that common sense guides success.
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Mary
Spaghetti Makers Convene in Chicago Debate Eating Etiquette
In Chicago the National Association of Spaghetti Manufacturers held a convention. Delegates debated how Americans should eat spaghetti, condemning knife and fork carving and the practice of tonging and inhaling strands, while proposing better serving methods and etiquette.
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Chicago
Gink
Castine and Maine Coast Tales of Baron Castine
Old Castine on Penobscot Bay blends antiquity with picturesque harbor scenes. The story centers on Vincent Baron St Castine and his French-Maine frontier life, noting fidelity to his Abenaqui wife and link to Castine’s early fortifications. Maine’s coast draws vast summer visitors, aided by jagged shores and abundant islands.
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Castine
Penobscot Bay
Maine
Fort George
Baron Castine
Europe
Vincent
Baron St. Castine
America
Pyreneés
Ireland
Maine and New England Notes From Observant Citizen
A column recalling Governor Walsh’s Holy Cross College link, local philanthropy by George Purrington, and a retiring priest. milestones at Thompson's Island and Cape Cod Canal plans. anecdotes of fishermen, veterans, and a Bath dove memory highlight regional life and notable figures.
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Walsh
Holy Cross College
Thomas D. Beaven
Springfield
Matthew J. Whittall
Worcester
Bath
Fads and Fashions Parade Patch Pockets and Hats
Paragraphs highlight patch pockets on coats and a panama hat style that pairs with outdoor dress. White hats trimmed with white peacock, garden hats, felt sailors with black facings, and opalescent dress trimmings are noted. Handbags, golf-stick hatpins, blue turquoise hues, pleated skirts, green and white dresses, and tailored suits in checkered wools and gabardines are featured.
The Dentist Uncle Walt Sings Of Modern Dental Ease
A humorous poem by Walt Mason contrasts grim old dental practices with modern comfort. It praises the skilled dentist who fixes teeth with little pain and comfort, noting past methods were brutal and loud while today the chair offers rest and relief.
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Yang-tsze-kiang
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Dear Blue Eyes and the Old Married Man Lie
A reader asks Miss Champagne for advice about loving a married man who claims he is unhappy at home. The columnist dismisses the tale as a common deceit used to lure sympathetic young women, warning that such “not understood at home” stories end in heartbreak and disgrace.
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Maine
George Purrington
Boston
Mattapoisett
Soldiers
Purrington
Francis J. Duffy
National Federation of Cloth Weavers
New England
Mr. Duffy
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Milton
Paige
Miss Champagne
Hus
Married Man Admirer Shares Troubles with Wife
A fragment describes a married man telling a young girl that if she dislikes his story she should tell his wife the same troubles. The tale frames his wife as the legitimate partner of his joys and sorrows.
Makers demand cork leg attached to corpse
In Vancouver Washington on June 21 manufacturers of a cork leg for David Murry whose body was found floating in the Columbia River asked for the return of the limb claiming $25 was due. The county commissioners ruled that the coroner should return the leg to the manufacturers.
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Vancouver
Wash
David Murry
Columbia River
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