The Boston Past The Independent Democratic Paper
An 1917 Boston newspaper issue review notes the paper’s address at 259 Washington Street and announces the daily publication details. It mentions advertising descriptions and subscription information, with a notice about obtaining the Post through events and media channels.
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The
Boston
Independent Democratic Paper of
New England
Post Publishing Co
VOI
Waasington Street
Mass
Lodge to Serve on Key Senate Committees in Coming Session
The article notes Senator Lodge will join finance, manufactures, naval affairs, and transportation to the seaboard committees and will act as ranking minority member on the foreign relations committee. It praises his Americanism and influence, suggesting a swap with Chairman Stone.
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Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary Daniels Pushes Speed Up Navy Shipbuilding
Secretary Daniels has persuaded major American shipbuilders to join definite plans to speed naval construction to maximum capacity. Within a week a point may be reached where current work can be hastened and new ships laid down under a 10 percent profit agreement. Construction companies are ready to increase output if they commit fully to the effort.
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Daniels
Patriotism prompts large beer saloon closures
London reports about 30 000 saloons set to close in coming months under government restric tions to conserve grain. Brewers join the move with a pooling plan to shut one third of their pubs, claiming they can save their business without inconveniencing the public.
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London
Home Office
Patriotism and thirst tempering by cold water
The passage argues that commerce and economy influence public notions of patriotism and that a genuine patriotic urge is best satisfied by drinking cold water. It frames civic virtue as linked to simple, refreshing acts rather than grand rhetoric.
Hopeful Outlook on Railroad Talks Eases Strike Pressure
President Wilson urges swift conference between railroad unions and managers as strike orders withdraw. He hopes continued talks will avert conflict and lead to a national settlement, noting possible Supreme Court action on the Adamson law and the need for patriotic accommodation.
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Wilson
Brotherhood
Tralnmen
Japanese support grows as Zimmermann note backfires
The Zimmermann note’s publication spurred Japanese officials to condemn Germany and reaffirm friendship with the United States. Tokyo’s foreign office rejects the German plot, and Mr. Lansing asserts the German confidence is unfounded. Public figures and newspapers echo renewed U S ties, showing Japan’s unwillingness to oppose America.
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Mexico
United States
Foreign Office
Tokio
Japan
Lansing
America
Herr Zimmermann
Germany’s plan to foment a Negro uprising in U S
The New York Herald reports Berlin once considered stirring unrest among African Americans as a wartime tactic. The piece defends Black American loyalty, arguing no half measures and citing the Herald that the Negro’s patriotism is 100 percent American.
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New York Herald
Berlin
United States
Germany
Income tax receipts rise sharply under new rates
Preliminary treasury reports show federal income tax collections reaching about 300 million dollars for the current fiscal year, with internal revenue total receipts exceeding 700 million dollars. The gain is attributed to Congress last September raising rates, supporting government expenses through a progressive wealth tax.
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Treasury Department
Congress
Stripes and the Stars honored in all sorts verse
An unsigned poem titled All Sorts offers praise for the Stripes and the Stars, with lines celebrating courage and sacrifice. The editor’s note explains the verse came in from Roxbury Station Boston and may be original. Also included is a long letter from a reader in fractured English, critiquing a local matter and sending playful taunts toward a Mr. Kimball.
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Roxbury Station
Boston
N.N
Saco
Caleb P. Buckman
Massachusetts State House
Joe'’ Hooker
Mr. Buckman
Pea Ge Rayne
Guild
Observant Citizen Highlights Cost of Living Remarks
A March 17 1896 letter from Quincy discusses cheap butter eggs and corn prices and calls for egg producer price coordination. The column notes newsprint shortages in New England and includes anecdotes about Mary Antin, woodpecker pest control, Civil War veteran John F. Bickford joining the Lynx crew, a Roxbury contractor for a Roslindale school, flag display practices, and Bath Maine benefactor Thomas G Plant funding an elderly home.
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Quincy
H. C
James B. Wildes
John F. Bickford
Kearsarge
Alabama
Gloucester
John Bowen
Roxbury
Roslindale
Father Cummins
Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather history
The Oldest Inhabitant notes this date's extremes in Boston weather history. He cites 5 above in 1876 as the coldest, 72 above in 1908 as the warmest, and 1907 1908 and 1911 as recent precipitation years. He mentions 76 above in 1804 as the next warmest and 5 above in 1876 as the coldest official figures.
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Boston
Bio Briefs on David Livingstone Birthday Readings
A concise profile notes David Livingstone born March 19 1813 in Blantyre Scotland. It chronicles his rise from cotton mill worker to explorer and missionary, his African journeys discovery of Lake Ngami Zambezi and Victoria Falls, return to England, Stanley rediscovery and his death in Africa with burial in Westminster Abbey.
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Orenito
David Livingstone
Blai Re
Scotland
Livingstone
Africa
Lake Ngyami
Zambesi
Victoria Falls
England
Henry M. Stanley
Ujiji
Stanley
Westminster Abbey
The Biggest Things in the World
The article surveys legendary rings including a massive one gifted to Franklin Pierce in 1824 weighing over a pound with California scenes engraved on its faces and a gold inscribed top. It compares historic rings from ancient Egypt to others, noting notable owners and the Taj Mahal emerald ring.
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Franklin Pierce
Rem Gleason
New Hampshire
San Francisco
General Pierce
Pierce
California
Golden State
United States
George Frederick Kunz
Mr. Kunz
Amenhotep IV
Egypt
Sheridan Shook
Mr. Shook
Taj Mahal
Delhi
Persia
British East India Company
India
Miss Eden
Family Tensions Change Kennersly Household Dynamics
At the Kennersly family dinner tensions flare between Herman and Kit over car chatter and teasing. Kit resents her mother's cool response and laments limited contact with her father, while Mrs. Kennersly urges sympathy and a softer view of her daughter's return from boarding school.
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Kennersly
Daisy Brenton
Marguerite Brenton
Winton
Herman
Kit
Mary Blaine
Father
Mummy
Thoreau Inspires With Tax Protest Tale
In a compact tribute UNCLE WALT MASON recalls Henry David Thoreau’s act of defiance by choosing jail over paying an unjust tax. The piece contrasts modern pressures of stocks and bonds with Thoreau’s solitary commitment to conscience and liberty.
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Henry Thoreau
Thoreau
Henry David ‘Thoreau
Walden Lake
W. Walt Mason
George Matthew Adama
Sleepy reply and mother's contented exit
A drowsy voice whispers mummy and the mother turns away contented at last. The scene centers on a quiet, intimate moment between mother and child as sleep settles in.
Love and a Proposal in the Golden West
Mildred Champagne offers guidance on romance in a letter about a 24 year old man with a steady job earning 30 dollars weekly. He asks whether to propose to a woman studying away from home who might relocate for a good living. The note urges trying love and weighing the risks.
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Mildred Champagne
Golden West
Champagne
Is it fair for a man to ask marriage from the woman he loves
The writer argues that if a woman returns a man's feelings she will find it fair and proper for him to propose marriage, asserting it as the fairest request.
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Frien Kimball
Enosburg
Baptiste Frenter
Baptiste Frenier
Almos
Geo
Eng
Belgum
Vermont
Joe Bosley
Charlie Ovitt
Wireless Telefoam
Franklin Pond
Northern Telefoam Co
Hartle
Jim
Dave Benway
Joe
Seon Franklin
Emil
Frank Duse
Missisquoi
Household Hints for Patch Plaster With Special Mortar
A reader from East Boston offers a simple patching mix using two parts coal ashes and sand and one part wheat flour with water. The mixture forms a stone hard mortar suitable for repairing holes in plastering and can be applied by hand. Mrs. H. B. Crosby of 260 Lexington Street provides the tip.
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H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
East
Boston
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