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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post lists subscription options for daily and Sunday editions, with rates for U S and Canada, monthly and yearly terms, and additional postage details. It notes mailing terms, risk on transfer, and payment methods including cash stamps checks drafts and money orders.
In advance subscriptions to the Post must be paid and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. If you cannot obtain the Post through your dealer, please notify us by postal at once. EE A. GROZIER, Editor and Publisher.
The article notes Woodrow Wilson, though president earning $75,000, has additional income from book royalties. It states his return is filed, and he claims a $4000 exemption like other residents, framing him as citizen Wilson in this tax matter.
In Chicago a parade of the unemployed occurred as the municipal employment agency reported 2000 jobs on hand. In New York the IWW readers sent men to churches for lodging while city housing had space and contractors could not hire snow workers. The real issue of unemployment is grave without demagogues and fakers.
A commentary argues that indecent dancing should be curbed regardless of the form or name. It recommends social disapproval and stricter licensing controls for public dance halls to revoke licenses for impropriety.
The piece contrasts Boston with New York during a severe snowfall. New York suffers telegraph and telephone outages, railway shutdowns, halted commuters, and a milk famine. Boston receives delayed reports of worsening conditions but remains comparatively less affected, with lines about delayed mail and transit.
A Massachusetts commission rejects the term white slavery while acknowledging vast semi organized vice affecting hotels and dance halls. Boston charter changes face scrutiny with calls to reduce nominating paper names recall votes and curtail mayoral recall. Mayor Curley opposes expansion of the City Council and Civil Service power, praised for advocating practical reforms.
It may never be fully solved this side of Utopia. But honest and sensible measures to control and lessen it may well be enacted.
A Washington Post exclusive argues President Wilson will intervene in Mexico with U S forces if the situation does not improve. The article notes public desire to avoid war but emphasizes readiness to act to restore order, urging patience and wisdom to avert conflict. It reflects national sentiment and the high stakes of military action across the border.
A fragmented verse scene references Newton Newkirk. The poem sketches a rhythmic filing of castings and saws, likening quarry blastings and a dentist filing to an income tax echo. It juxtaposes expectations with surprise, noting man may not get what he wants and faces a stiff tax-like impact.
In St Louis a heavyweight eating contest between August SXrantz and Jacob Witzel ended in a draw after 45 minutes. August consumed nine and a half pounds of steak nine rolls multiple potatoes and many cups of coffee while Jacob ate seven and a half pounds of steak eleven rolls and ten cups of coffee. The chef announced no food remained and both men left hungry. the referee ruled a draw.
Poetic verse by Carol Von contrasts lives of grate men with furnace ash and cellar toil, reflecting hardship and daily labor in a somber, reflective mood.
Ambition is essential to character like salt to soup and spurs us toward achievement by inviting opportunity. Without it a man drifts, but ambition must be curbed to avoid trampling others rights and chasing power. Drive ambition with a tight rein rather than letting it drive you.
Funeral services for William H Lyons, Boston salesman for the Barta Press, who died Sunday at his Dorchester home, will be held tomorrow at 10 in St Hugh's Church Roxbury. Lyons, long time advertising man, lived with his wife and two children. He was brother of Tobey Lyons, once with the old Boston National League team. He belonged to the Pilgrim Publicity Association and the Knights of Columbus.
A reader recounts a winter tale from northern Maine about a candle blaze freezing solid overnight. The blaze was carried in a pocket to examine, then thawed and scorched clothing. Boiling water poured on the flames caused chilblains, prompting a quip that Maine has been mild this winter.
Louis W. Hill will become president of the Great Northern Railroad succeeding Carl R. Gray who resigns. The change may occur at the executive committee meeting tomorrow with Gray moving to head Western Maryland as president and chairman between March 10 and 15.
The article extols Sicily as the Mediterranean’s garden, highlighting Palermo Messina Catania Syracuse Girgenti and Taormina. It traces Palermo’s history from Phoenician to Norman rule and notes its museums harbors and promenades while noting Messina’s earthquake recovery and Catania’s Etna lava history and modern vitality.
A Dorchester observer cites ice cutters facing injuries, includes Franklin accident where William Bartlett lost legs to an ice planer. Talks of bohemian tango banquets, Dr. Brook's Mars signals, public dancing law, Franklin Park Zoo attractions, and snow drift tales in Warren. Mentions legislators, police dogs, and various local anecdotes.
The Philippine Assembly last night adopted resolutions urging the American Congress to provide at the present session for the islands independence, according to a cablegram today received by Delegate Quezon.
Washington March 2 Secretary Bryan and Minister Velasquez of Paraguay signed a convention renewing for five years the general arbitration treaty between the United States and Paraguay.
The speaker quotes Walt Mason urging quick work on the farm with lines about plowing, pruning, harvest, and storms. Delays are warned as dangerous and harmful, and the family is praised for proactive labor and preparedness, ending with the refrain that Up and Do It pays.
In a country road tale, Dr. Richard Norcroft declares his love to Alicia Ford and plans a quiet future. His uncle James bets a $10,000 incentive on the match, sets up a dramatic reveal, and finally pays after three months when the engagement is real and the doctor has won.
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