Boston Post subscription rates and address notice
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for domestic and foreign readers plus Canada, with rates for various terms and a note on payments in advance. It includes postal district surcharge, circulation claim, and contact address at 1383 Main.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
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Newsboy
Boston Post
United States
Fourth Estate
Progressives resist return to Republicans in several states
Signs show Progressive leaders in Massachusetts Illinois Michigan and Utah refuse nomination or endorsement of Hughes. The party factions resist wholesale reunification and may react differently to the last leader's letter.
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Progressive Party
Massachusetts
Progressive Committee
Hughes
Progressive State Committee
Illinois
State Central Committee
Michigan
Utah
Protests Tie Supreme Court Politics to Voting Debate
The piece argues that Republicans hint at using the Supreme Court in a political tactic to win Jewish votes for a presidential candidate. It cites Justice Hughes and Leo M. Frank in Georgia and recalls Joseph H. Choate’s warning that nominating a justice invites political manipulation of the court. The writer believes the trend has begun.
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Supreme Court
Hughes
Leo M. Frank
Georgia
New York
Joseph H. Choate
Tea Tax Battle Shows War Needs Clash With Daily Life
The British House of Commons rejects a sixpence per pound coffee tax amid war needs. The chancellor announces a fourpence rate, effective today, aiming to make tea bear the same tax as coffee or cocoa. The measure links breakfast habits to war finance and economy.
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House of Commons
Great Britain
Defence vows major navy expansion and air force readiness
The article argues for a larger navy enlisting 54,000 rising to 74,700 with option to 87,000 under presidential discretion. It also calls for improved equipment and full participation of the aerial force in national defense, stressing that contemporary warfare requires sea and air readiness.
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Secretary of the Navy
Wittin
Air and Sea Combat Domains Face Decisive Roles
The article argues that while air power dominates modern warfare, the sea remains a traditional and crucial battlefield. It examines strategic balance and the enduring significance of naval force in future conflicts.
Economic results discussed amid Mexico crisis
The stock market gauges show rapid developments around the Mexico crisis. Major sectors drift little, while inflated war stock issues fall back. a war would divert capital but could unlock Mexican investments and limit domestic disruption.
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Mexico
Here’s Hoping You Catch It
A curiously biting note jokes about a contagious malady and a malice filled wish for its incurable spread phrased as a satirical quip. The writer pivots from a smile to a social sharp remark about a world brightened by misfortune.
Stop Here And Blow Up Sign Sparks Boston Suburb Stir
A prowling driver in a restless car spotted a conspicuous sign in front of a local garage. The vehicle traveled slowly past as a note warned of danger and drew attention to the roadside auto hospital.
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Boston
German Navy Leader Criticizes Wilson Policy On U Boats
Admiral von Koester argues in Berlin that the United States indirectly aids the enemy by exporting munitions. He asserts that Wilson cannot embargo arms and that only Congress can authorize such actions. The piece notes Germany could access munitions via private American manufacturers.
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Wilson
Admiral von Koester
Flotten Vereins
Berlin
Congress
Germany
Is the American flag still in foreign trade?
A Department of Commerce report shows imports moved 13 percent on American-flag vessels in the nine months ending March 1914, rising to 27.7 percent in the nine months ending March 1916, suggesting substantial growth of U S flag participation despite anti administration rhetoric.
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New York
Department of Commerce
New York Editorial Proposes a New York Style Cabinet
A metropolitan newspaper suggests if Hughes seeks election he should appoint Choate Roosevelt Root Whitman Depew Barnes Butler Hedges and Abbott to cabinet roles. The piece argues a distinctly New York tone would please the nation.
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Hughes
Joseph H. Choate
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Governor Whitman
Interior
Chauncey M. Depew
William Barnes
Nicholas Murray Butler
Job Hedges
Commerce
Lyman Abbott
Navy
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather Milestones
The oldest resident recalls Boston’s weather on June 26. Official figures show 1904’s 2 degrees as the warmest for that date and 1907’s 91 degrees as the warmest in the past decade. Colder readings include 51 degrees in 1897 and 56 in 1912, with rain noted in 1907, 2912, and 1915.
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Boston
Stop Here and Blow Up garage sign leads to comic encounter
A narrator visits a garage to praise a proprietor after a dramatic stop with a failing flivver. The owner and helper George laugh at his jokes while oil drips and a Stillson wrench gleams. The piece ends with plans to screen Henry IV Part II starting tomorrow.
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Fost
Skun
George
Stillson
Bill
Falstaff
Douglas
Walter Blunt
Henry IV
Prince Hal
Boston and New York dine on a 20 cent banquet tale recounted
The Observant Citizen recalls a Boston South End eatery offering a two dime steak plate with coffee and toast, while New York’s Board of Health is invited to partake. The column then shifts to local court humor with Judge O Connell and a drunkenness case, and notes Doctor of Divinity honors for Dr Frederick H Page at Dartmouth.
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New York Board of Health
Gotham
Boston
New York
South End
Frederick H. Page
New England
Dartmouth
Page
Governor Guild
McCall
Advertiser
Aright
William S. McNary
Two Kinds Uncle Walt Sings Of Diligence And Loyalty
A 1916 verse by Walt Mason urges workers to show diligence and loyalty when the boss is present or absent. It contrasts a diligent youth who earns trust with a loafer who skims off work, noting the value of consistent effort and self-motivation.
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Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Proper timing for good nights and first kisses in high school
A reader asks if a high school girl should tell an escort when to leave and if a young man should take a good night kiss. The columnist says the man should use judgment but hints can guide him. a girl should avoid casual kisses and reserve them for genuine love, noting many treat kisses as hospitality and value them accordingly.
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Europe
Falstaff
Bardolph
Prince Hal
Miss Champagne
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Jack” Kelcher
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