Boston Post March 4 1916 subscription rates notice
The Boston Post issue lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for various regions including Canada and foreign copies, with prices by year, month, and week. Editorial and business offices, payment instructions, and a notice to prepaid subscriptions are included, signed by Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher.
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Post Publishing Co
Ico
Washington Street
Boston
Maas
Canada
Sunday Post
Postetree
Meas
Newsday
Edwin A. Grozier
Massachusetts marks own origin of popular government
Demonstrations have taken on a boom like character for special localities and no longer hold universal significance. In Massachusetts readers can celebrate the origin of the ideal of popular government in their own way without reliance on a universal audience.
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Massachusetts
Senate Rejects Resolution Defending U S Rights at Sea
The Senate voted 68 to 14 to table a resolution warning citizens against sailing on belligerent merchantmen with defensive guns. The move signals strong support for the President’s foreign policy, with the House expected to follow. The editorial warns against efforts to weigh national honor against political subterfuge.
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United States Senate
Berlin
Congress of the
United States
Senate
Washington
House of Representatives
McLemore
Gore
House
Butler Swerves From Party Line On WWI Protest Stand
Nicholas Murray Butler, a university head active in politics, now joins Republicans denouncing President Wilson for not sending an official protest to Germany after Belgium’s invasion. Yet in October 1914 he praised the President and American press for their attitude, revealing a partisan flip.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Wilson
Germany
Belgium
Butler
New York Times
Two Views on Tariff Policy After the War
Senator Weeks urges a high protective tariff to shield American industry for postwar competition and influx of imports. James J. Hill argues Europe will seek food and manufactures but lack gold to pay, so payment in kind is likely. He questions how a tariff restricting markets would affect U. S. manufacturers and farmers after the war.
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Weeks
James J. Hill
Europe
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
No World’s Fair in Massachusetts Pilgrim Landing Anniversary
The piece questions celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth in December 1920. It disputes Governor McCall’s call for a great world’s fair in four years, noting uncertainty over Europe’s war ending and the risk of overestimating a universal exposition.
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Massachusetts
Plymouth
McCall
Europe
Spiking Elihu's Guns by a Masterful Democratic Speech
Ex Governor Glynn trims Elihu Root with a sharp Democratic convention speech. The critique links Root’s claim of Republican prep to the federal reserve act, notes Root’s anti Mexico invasion stance then vs Vera Cruz remarks, and argues consistency in policy.
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Glynn
New York
Elihu Root
Mr. Root
Wilson
Root
Weeks
Senate
Mexico
Vera Cruz
United States
Baby Week Declares Nation Honors The American Baby
Historic editorial celebrates Baby Week from today to March 11 urging nationwide focus on infant health and welfare. It quotes how babies fuel progress and posterity, while spoofing a fictional “International Game Laws Respecting the Stork” about deliveries and kindergarten costs.
Brandeis Endorsement From Senator Walker Quoted
Senator Walker testified before the Senate committee hearing the Brandeis case. He argued Brandeis opposed gas companies, fought New Haven and insurance interests, backed savings bank insurance for workers, supported Oregon labor hours for women, and joined the Public Franchise League of Boston. Walker praised Brandeis public service and noted financial interests’ hostility rose with his advocacy.
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Joseph Walker
Senate
Brandeis
New Haven
Supreme Court of
Oregon
Public Franchise League of
Hoston
Massachusetts
Oldest Inhabitant Examines March 4 Weather History
The Oldest Inhabitant notes many stormy and freezing March 4ths in Boston over 44 years, citing specific years with cold readings from 1876 to 1916 and a notable storm influencing Washington in 1913, while also recalling a warm day of 62 degrees in 1880.
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Boston
Washington
Untitled Western Dialect Excerpt Reveals Principle and Pride
A character named Uncle Silas muses on a dog with strong principle, contrasting it with the narrator’s view of the animal as a mongrel. The dialogue hints at values and integrity in a rugged, rural setting.
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Uncle Silas
Saddest Words Contest Entries From Readers
Disputed wordplay and reader submissions arrive from multiple towns as the Saddest Words contest continues. Entries come in with varied phrases inspired by war, work, and everyday mishaps, including humorous lines about plumbing and dismissals.
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME Dispute over blame in Adam story persists
The article notes men diverge politically yet share a common view that Adam was not at fault, highlighting a humorous gendered debate about origins and responsibility.
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Adam
Newman Lecture on Argentina and Buenos Ayres
Ki M Newman spoke at Symphony Hall about Argentina and Buenos Ayres, calling it the Paris of South America. The talk praised modern streets, educated residents, and enterprise, with vivid city views and a tour of the pampas and cattle country. The lecture will be repeated this afternoon.
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Ki. M. Newman
Symphony Hall
Argentina
Buenos Ayres
United States
Paris
South America
Pampanw
Shakspere 1616 1916 Remark on Hamlet Reference
A brief note quotes a line claiming Shakespeare’s era 1616 to 1916 and compares a man as a marl, asking to judge him as a whole rather than by one piece, reflecting aging and judgment themes.
Shakespeare in Taverns and the Rise of a Poet Laureate
The article traces Shakespeare’s early London life as a tavern visitor and actor. It notes Venus and Adonis and Lucrece published in 1593 1594, their wide sales, dedications to the Earl of Southampton, and the contrast with his plays. It estimates his income before and after fame, and suggests his yearly earnings around 20 000 dollars today after turning thirty.
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Shakspere
London
Richard Field
Stratford
Venus
Lucrece
Earl of Southampton
Southampton
Observant Citizen Columns Mix Local News and Echoes
The column looms with varied items from mayoral lore, coastal erosion in Winthrop, and aging New Englanders. It notes hair description quirks, a 75 pound sailfish capture, Shakspeare tercentenary events, and a plan for moving pictures at Wellesley College. It includes community tales from Hull to Raynham and a fire drill anecdote from a boarding school.
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Wellesley College
Shakspere
Photographer uses time exposure at Cambridge fire
Roy J. Jacoby captured a Cambridge fire using the firelight for a four second exposure. He returned to the Post dark room within 25 minutes and the image appeared in the morning city edition.
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Roy J. Jacoby
Cambridge
Mr. Jacoby
Post
Love and Sentiment Advice to Miss Champagne
Reader asks if a 22 year old should take back a girlfriend who left for a wealthier older man and then returned after he left. Advice: love and happiness matter. avoid dwelling on her faults. she was young and tempted by wealth. If reuniting, consider for your own sake, not her imperfections, and recognize she is human and not faultless.
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Hull
Henrietta Mitchell
Hingham
Weymouth
Nantasket
H. Maude Murphy
Bradford Avenue
Allerton
Miss Champagne
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