Boston Post subscription rates and publication details
The Boston Post issue from March 25 1920 lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S Canada and foreign readers plus Canada copy rates. It notes postage charges for the Boston district and urges advance payment with editor Edwin A Grozier as publisher and Associated Press affiliation.
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Post Publishing Co
Ofice
Washington St
Boston
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Bliss Denies Sims Charge on Allied Reinforcements
General Bliss emphatically rejects Admiral Sims’s Senate testimony claiming Bliss urged brigading American troops with foreign forces. He asserts the opposite and vows to prove his accuracy with documentary evidence. The piece questions Sims’s credibility and motives in critiquing U S military efficiency.
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General Bliss
Admiral Sims
Senate Naval Committee
Bliss
Sims
United States
Cheaper cuts debate and meat price logic
A representative of packers critiques the cheaper cuts campaign proposed by the Department of Justice. He argues the move would reduce demand for lower grade beef and raise their prices, while noting meat prices stay high regardless of demand.
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Department of Justice
Pershing lauds American wartime correspondents loyalty
General John J. Pershing praises American reporters with the army in France for their loyalty discipline and truthful coverage. He notes they subordinated instinct to cooperate with military authorities and did their duty to uphold dignity and reliability of their profession while risking their lives to deliver news.
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John J. Pershing
France
Hughes on 19th Amendment Self Executing and Voting Change
Charles E Hughes argues the ratified 19th Amendment would be self executing and eliminate sex based suffrage disqualifications across all elections. He advocates prohibition of state provisions blocking women from voting once federal amendment takes effect.
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Charles E. Hughes
Lev
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Questioning the Equal Voting Rights of Women in the Americas
The article debates whether the new constitutional amendment granting women the vote will apply to all women nationwide, including colored women in the South. It questions if Southern statesmen will honor this amendment as binding as they claim to for prohibition, as a test of consistent constitutional regard.
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House of Representatives
South
Peace by resolution debated as Congress weighs Knox plan
The article traces shifting support in Congress for a peace resolution with Germany after World War I. It notes initial enthusiasm, later reticence, and the President’s pivotal role in pursuing any peace, while warning about legal entanglements and practical effects on trade and treaties. It mentions press commentary from the Washington correspondent and references to political intrigue surrounding hearings and disclosures.
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Congress
Germany
Knox
Lodge
House
Washington
Boston Transcript
Supreme Court
Colby Calls for Publicity on Lodge Confirmation Evidence
Secretary Bainbridge Colby argues it is his right to ask Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to publicize evidence gathered by the foreign affairs committee on Colbys confirmation. He asserts the people are within their rights to demand this publicity and warns against secrecy surrounding the appointment.
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Bainbridge Colby
Henry Cabot Lodge
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hoover addresses Boston Chamber of Commerce on labor policy
Mr. Hoover, seen as a potential presidential candidate, spoke to the Boston Chamber of Commerce detailing the Industrial Conference’s labor plan. He urged avoiding a do nothing policy and rejected industrial courts, proposing self government through fair collective bargaining and public boards to review disputes.
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Mr. Hoover
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Hoover
Kansas
Notable political and social figures linked to Illinois and Washington
Senator William E. Borah, an Idaho native, is among Republican hopefuls and a vocal Wilson opponent. Dr. William M. Parsons marks a long Manchester tenure and a smallpox epidemic heroism. Sir Auckland Geddes, tall and courtly, heads U K diplomacy with a rugby past. Northwestern railroad’s Finley, once a copy boy, embodies openness. Illinois lawmakers include Thomas Gallagher of Concord N H, and J Ogden Armour aids Armour Institute. Mrs Bainbridge Colby, wife of the Secretary of State, joins Washington society with the Sedgwick Colby daughters.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Illinois
Wilson
Washington Society
Bainbridge Colby
Colby
Sedgwicks
Massachusetts
Colbys
Katherine Sedgwick Colby
Nathalie Sedgwick Colby
Frances Bainbridge Colby
A Boston Post Picture Draws Dog Seekers to Rescue League
A February photo of dogs at the Animal Rescue League drawn by the Boston Post attracted at least 300 visitors, about 300 letters, and 75 return-stamped notes. With only six kennelled dogs and several claimed, most visitors left without dogs but showed strong interest in adoption.
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Boston Post
Animal Rescue League
Warning to Suitors of C Gar Box Daughter
A humorous editorial threat from the father warns suitors to stay away from C Gar Box's teenage daughter. He pledges he will defend her, naming rival suitors and making clear he will act if boundaries are crossed. The piece preserves dialect and local flavor.
Strap-hanging humor and odd ads amuse readers
Readable scraps include a London Punch joke about Edwin and Angela strap hangers, a clever note on trousers removal from The Baltimore Sun, a dog and hat tale, and a playful "Cow for Pigs" exchange with puzzled questions about the ad.
A TOUR TO THE WEST INDIES Trinidad Port of Spain Tour
A feature on Trinidad describes its size and status as a major West Indian hub. Port of Spain thrives with modern transport and diverse residents including Europeans, Indians, Chinese, and enslaved descendants. Nearby savanna and Maracas valley offer grand scenery, government buildings, hotels, and cave excursions for visitors.
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Jamaica
West Indies
South America
Caribbean Islands
Port of Spain
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Havana
San Juan
Porto Rico
Cuba
Boston
India
Savanna
Adity
Observant Citizen wraps with local notes and old New England tales
A column mixes brief vignettes from Boston and coastal towns. It notes organ rebuilds at the New England Conservatory, a Dorchester street pamphlet delivery with one-armed carriers, New England savings and populations, a Rockland police job for a woman, mail carrier antics with chickens, and a veteran musician awaiting a Sousa letter. Additional items cover Sebec Lake fishing legends, Blaine’s burial return to Augusta, spry New Englanders, winter delivery hardships, Prohibition views, and Gloucester trawler trends and a Grand Banks schooner take charge.
Rippling Rehymes by Walt Mason Cheerful Talk
A light verse by Walt Mason promotes cheer and bright tomorrows on Commercial Street. He contrasts merry wit with mournful gloom, urging readers to seek merriment and hope in daily life.
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Walt Mason
Commercial Street
Columbia
George Matthew Adams
Royal Family Pay and Boston Traffic Query Letter
A reader asks about official royal salaries including King George, Queen Mary, and other royals with listed sums. The letter notes wartime noncollection claims and asks about legality of stopping near street corners in Boston for letting off passengers.
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King George
Queen Mary
Queen Alexandra
Foca i Seascape
Prince of Wales
Prince Albert
Princess Mary
Political party nominating a rival for president
The remark questions if a party ever nominated a member of the opposite party for president. It cites claims that Grant was a Democrat before his Republican nomination and wonders about cross party nominations in U.S. history.
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Hoover
General Grant
Indian Soldiers in World War I Army Reach Ten Thousand
Yes. At least 10,000 Indians served in the American army in France during World War I.
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France
Meaning of garroted in Cuban usage
The phrase refers to execution by garrote, a strangling device used to kill prisoners. In Cuba the term implies lethal strangulation often with a mechanism that could crush the spine, reflecting historical methods of capital punishment.
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Cuba
The Second Dorothy Story by Henry Ketchell Webster
The second Dorothy tale titled And Tomorrow's the Day will appear in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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Henry Ketchell Webster
Dorothy
Boston Sunday Post
Darwin's View on Immortality of the Human Soul
Sir Did Darwin asserted belief in the immortality of the human soul. He argued that a distant future human would be far more perfect, and annihilation after centuries of progress would be intolerable.
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Darwin
Immortal Soul Belief Declares World Fate Less Dreadful
A concise philosophical remark asserts that accepting the soul's immortality would lessen fear of the world's end. The statement emphasizes spiritual resilience over mortal catastrophe.
Herbert Hoover Turns 46 on August 10
The text notes Herbert Hoover will be 46 years old on the 10th of next August. It appears as a brief biographical line without additional context or events surrounding the birthday.
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Herbert Hoover
Daylight Saving Muddle Warns of Time Confusion Across States
The World argues against New York state daylight saving plans arguing they will create interstate scheduling chaos. It notes trains would run on federal time in Grand Central and state time elsewhere, leading to conflicting timetables for banks, post offices, courts, and services.
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New York
New York Herald and Sun
Wilmington
Del
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Corry
Allentown
Harrisburg
Easton
the World
Jersey
Connecticut
Beacon Hill
Massachusetts Senate
New York World
Greater New York
Grand Central
Greenwich
Peekskill
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