Boston Post 1914 subscription rates and notices
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S Canada and foreign readers, with rates for different terms and special postal charges within the Boston district. It notes mailing details, payment instructions, and money order payments to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Post Publishing Co
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Canada
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Gallivan Wins 12th District Democratic Primary
James A. Gallivan clinched the Democratic nomination in the 12th district primaries yesterday. His strong showing suggests he will become the next Congressman, with a reputation for energy and clear district knowledge, likely making him an influential public servant in Congress.
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James A. Gallivan
Congress
Gallivan
Governor Walsh Welcomes Boston Unemployed Leaders
The governor meets a Boston delegation of unemployed men with kind, firm, and practical rhetoric. He demands lawfulness and merit for aid, framing support as justice rather than charity, and promises to act promptly. The handling contrasts with a similar past meeting in the gubernatorial chamber.
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Walsh
Boston
Coolidge
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Germany
Roosevelt's Good Luck in Explorations Noted
The article praises Roosevelt and his party for surviving the Ullarity split and the 39 rapids with minimal spills. It highlights the expedition route, the scientific value of the collected specimens, and hopes for the safety of their photographic film and Mara Ker mites.
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Ullarity
Fiala
Colonel Roosevelt
Charter Changes Stir Boston Public Debate On City Reforms
The article argues public sentiment favors Curley’s charter amendments to cut nominating petition requirements to 3000 for mayor and reduce council and school board thresholds. It also supports moving city elections to a later date to avoid holiday conflicts. It warns that districting and enlarging the City Council would overhaul city government.
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Boston
Curley
Mye
Nationalists set example of moderation in Ulster issue
The piece praises John Redmond and Nationalists for restraint during the Ulster home rule debate. It contrasts their calm actions with inflammatory Tory voices, notes calls to exclude Ulster from six years, and urges a peaceful solution despite possible partisan divides.
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Ulster
John Redmond
Ireland
Redmond
City council praised for balanced representation and sensible bills
The text commends council members for fair performance, noting the city has been well served. It views the Curley bill as moderate and sensible, while criticizing the other bill as not demanded by public interest or opinion.
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Curley
Perilous Precedents in Britain as Ulster Revolt Grows
The piece warns that Ulster unrest and army officer disloyalty threaten democratic rule in Britain. It cites royal interference by George V as a dangerous precedent and argues Parliament remains sovereign, urging vigilance against military or monarchical meddling.
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Great Britain
Ulster
Ireland
George
George V
Assembly Rejects Thaw Pursuit Resolution
The New York Assembly voted strongly against a resolution to stop the pursuit of Harry K. Thaw, effectively refusing to protect the accused and leaving Thaw to be processed by the courts. The vote frames legislators as not overruling judicial duty and upholding proper legal process.
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New York Assembly
Thaw
Carmody
William T. Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
L Thaw
New York
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
A satirical note mocks a justice of the peace and notary figures, claiming a man claimed to be everywhere at once can perform legal tasks on short notice, highlighting a dual personality as a humorous paradox.
The Food Value of the Peanut
A letter from Eddie proposes a publicity stunt celebrating peanuts as a food staple. The plan calls for Newt to walk from Boston to San Francisco on a diet of peanuts, with a peanut roaster car and media coverage, to boost peanut prices. The narrator declines, citing an April engagement and doubts about peanuts.
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Boston
San Francisco
Boston Common
Frisco
Eddie
Wordy column notes on college life and local topics
A collage of light remarks records campus behaviors at Williams College including sophomores in express outfits, profane disguises, and mild recollections of expressmen. It also covers Boston editorial chatter, weathering remarks, and plans for parcel post produce delivery with hints of local personalities and events.
Pools of Solomon and surrounding Holy Land sights tour
A travel sketch from Jerusalem describes the Pools of Solomon eight miles south of the city and its conduits with water still reaching Jerusalem. It notes Bethlehem and the Field of the Shepherds, Frank Mountain, Herod’s castle ruins, a David refuge gorge, and the tomb of Jonah mosque along the route to Hebron.
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Solomon
Neigh
Christ
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Herod
Dead Sea
David
Hebron
Jonah
First Lecture by Professor Anesaki at Harvard
Professor Masaharu Anesaki, former Harvard exchange scholar from Japan, delivered the first in a series of lectures on Art and Life in Japan at the Fogg Art Museum. He spoke on Japanese Art a General Survey and displayed stereopticon views and notable paintings from Japan. The lectures are open to the public.
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Masaharu Anesaki
Harvard
Imperial University’ of Japan
Japan
Fogg Art Museum
Tug Sinks Ferry With Fifteen Drowned
Koepenick, Germany. Fifteen people were drowned when a tug rammed and sank a small ferry carrying workmen and their wives on the Oder? river today. The dead include several identified workers and their spouses.
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Koepenick
Germany
The New Minister's Wife In A Dismal Variety Shop
Mehitable Pittiarty owns a quaint variety shop in a small town and longs for marriage after thirty years. Her nephew Sylvester helps and a new minister, Rev. Brown, visits to discuss her plans. The minister leaves hopeful but unsettled by Mehitable's stubborn resolve.
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Mehitable Pittiarty
Sylvester
Miss Pitticarty
Mehitable
Mr. Brown
Pittiearty
Statesmen Do Not Work while We Pay for Their Wind
A verse attributed to Walt Mason from 1914 rails at politicians for taking wealth while laborers toil. The speaker laments long carriage of goods and rising costs as statesmen loaf in palaces, drink fine wines, and enjoy luxuries while workers struggle to pay.
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Floretta Vining
Spain
Tropic Ind
Walt Mason
Mehitable Chooses Minister as Wedding Plans Advance
Neighbors note the new minister visiting Mehitable often while she recalls her engagement to Reverend Brown. Mehitable reveals to Sylvester that they are to marry within a week, insisting she always told them she’d find the right man in the end.
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Mehitable
Sylvester
Brown
Dear Miss Champagne Shows Old Flame And Engagement Question
An 80 year old writer asks if he should reveal his love to a childhood friend now distant and two months older in age. He fears humiliation if she rejects him and warns she might show the letter to others for ridicule. The response questions his mixed faith in her delicacy and urges caution.
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Champagne
Boston
Letter on love risk and trust in a moral dilemma
The speaker urges taking a risk on love despite possible betrayal. He argues that loving rightly means accepting potential humiliation if refused. He frames the choice as worthier than never risking at all, calling for the friend to write the letter and gamble on love.
John T Hart of Cambridge Dies at 87
John T Hart aged 87 of 121 Thorndyke Street East Cambridge died at Cambridge Sanitarium after a lingering illness. A Harvard 1896 graduate, he served as clerk in the city treasurer office and was active in Cambridge public life. He earlier worked for the Boston Elevated and sat on Cambridge Common Council and Board of Aldermen in 1902 and 1904.
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Thorndyke Street
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Harvard
Boston Elevated
Cambridge Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Malburn Put in Charge of Customs in Treasury
Washington March 24 William P Malburn of Denver Colorado took the oath as assistant secretary of the treasury He will head customs He is the son in law of Senator Thomas
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