Boston Post March 4 1914 edition outline
The Boston Post announces its daily edition details for March 4 1914 including subscription rates for U S Canada and foreign readers. It lists prices for daily only and daily plus Sunday combinations and notes postal handling in Canada and the Boston district. It names Edwin A Grozier as editor and publisher and outlines payment notes and delivery arrangements.
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U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
Post Office
Mass
Post Publishing CO
They Deserve It Rural Carriers Get Pay Increase
The Senate voted to raise rural delivery mail carriers maximum pay from 1100 to 1200 dollars. Parcel post boosted workload, prompting wagons and auto purchases to manage the new parcel business. The carriers are praised as dependable and worthy of higher wages.
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United States Senate
Uncle Sam
Parcel Post
Retailers Win Big in Supreme Court Price Fixing Case
The Supreme Court refused to review a lower court ruling that a watchmaker could not fix resale prices by retailers. The decision blocks manufacturers from dictating the final consumer price, preserving free market pricing and retailer autonomy.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Massachusetts Senate approves constitutional amendment for woman suffrage
The Massachusetts Senate endorses a constitutional amendment on woman suffrage, arguing the measure shows sanity and sincerity. The House must vote two thirds in favor to advance this year, with sentiment on Beacon Hill appearing favorable and urging voters to have a say on the issue.
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Massachusetts Senate
Humbug
Deputy Grady's Record Elevates Department Leadership
The text praises Deputy Grady for broad vision and executive skill, noting his admirable record and potential to make the department wholly exceptional through strong leadership and breadth of capability.
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Grady
A Year Of Wilson Triumphs And Trials
One year into Woodrow Wilsons presidency the nation sees a record of fulfilled promises. Tariff reform and an income tax, currency reform, renewed or new arbitration treaties, and diplomacy with Japan mark his early agenda. The Panama tolls issue nears settlement while the Mexican question remains tense and unresolved. The public, though debating action, supports Wilsons patient, steady leadership over swashbuckling displays.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Republican
Panama
Taft
Perils of the Season Highlight Health Risk
February weather strains physical endurance and raises illness and death rates. Colds, exposure injuries, and vulnerable elderly populations suffer as atmospheric conditions swing. The piece urges self care and helping the less fortunate.
New Boston Fire Chief Grady Appointed Commissioner
Senior Deputy Chief Grady becomes city fire commissioner in a historic move. The from-ranks appointment aims to leverage his firefighting experience and rapport with the force, signaling a potential powerful precedent for the department.
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Grady
Boston
Britain’s pacific stance on Benton killing and US action
The House of Commons hears Sir Edward Grey outline Britain’s measured position after the Benton death in Mexico. Britain will welcome US action for justice but not seek intervention or deploy forces. Huerta is recognized as leader, yet England sees him as a weak figurehead in northern Mexico, awaiting eventual reparation.
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Edward Grey
House of Commons
United States
Benton
Villa
Pacific
England
Mexico
Great Britain
Huerta
Joker provision in Boston Holding Act deemed sufficient
The author argues that the one year notice allowing state takeover of Boston Holding Company stock is a strong safeguard. They note the provision was understood when enacted and not sneaked in, and that the state’s interest remains protected by existing law regardless of trustee sales. The legislature holds the power to decide future protections.
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Boston Holding Company
Commonwealth
Boston & Maine
Boston
Josiah T. Benton
LL. D
Boston Public Library
Boston Library
Sermon Delivers The Word Mesh At Wanstead Holy Trinity
The Rev. Dr A Smythe Palmer preached at Holy Trinity Wanstead. The sermon, titled The Word Mesh, used monosyllabic phrasing to convey his message.
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A. Smythe Palmer
Holy Trinity , Wanstead
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Calf Drinking Tale
Henry asks Newt for advice on teaching a calf to drink. Newt recalls a nursemaid episode with a cow named Daisy and a stubborn calf named Bonehead, detailing comic struggles to get the young animal to drink from a pail. The piece unfolds as a humorous reminiscence of rural farm life and calf antics.
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Henry
Daisy
Gladys
Boston News and Notes From the Metropolis
A Boston column reports on local clubs and social events including the Metaphysical Club, Women’s Municipal League sanitation notes, and society figures such as Mrs James J Storrow and Miss Lotta Crabtree. It covers public library praise, battle-history memories, and upcoming Malden High School banquet for Charles A Daniels with toastmaster William B de Las Casas.
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James J. Storrow
Arizona
Women’s City Club
Alice Grady
Lotta Crabtree
Players’ Equal Suffwage League
Sauantum
Mary Shaw
New York
Miss Crabtree
William B. de Las Casag
Metropolitan Park Commission
Charles A. Daniels
Malden
Malden High School
Daniels
Calf Drinking Dilemma Confuses Newton Newkirk
Newton Newkirk recounts a humorous struggle with a calf named Bonehead that sneezed in his face as he tried to teach it to drink. He laments the difficulty of teaching calves to drink and notes calves do eventually reach maturity.
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Daisy
Caflet
Bonehead
Newt
Father
Henry
Newton Newkirk
Syracuse the greatest of contemporary European cities
The article highlights Syracuse in Sicily as once the world’s leading city with the largest Mediterranean fleet and famed walls. It notes its cultural impact, Grecian theatre, amphitheatre, and fortifications, then contrasts its former prominence with modern modest size yet enduring antiquities and Mount Etna’s activity nearby.
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Mediterranean
Athens
Rome
Egypt
Syracuse
Sicily
E. A. Freeman
Hellas
Persia
Carthage
Eschylus
Will
Monroe
Pindar
Cicero
Catania
Messina
Palermo
Italy
Ortygia
Mount
Etna
Vesuvius
Lord Herschell Joins Prometheus as Unlicensed Passenger
Lord Herschell arrived in San Francisco aboard the tank steamer Prometheus from Peru. The vessel, not licensed to carry passengers, took on the lord as a deck hand and his valet as a sailing cook who were eager to depart Peru.
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Lord Herschell
San Francisco
Peru
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