Boston Post announces rates and contact details 1926
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, domestic and foreign, with Canada, postal district postage, and combined Daily Sunday rates. It provides office addresses at 359 Washington St Boston and credits Edwin A Grozier as editor and publisher.
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Edwin A. Grozier
Women Alternates Open for National Convention Nominations
The Post notes Massachusetts Democrats recognize women’s new political status. Following withdrawals by James H. Vahey and Edward E. Ginsberg, four women gain clear field as alternates at large to the San Francisco national convention: Mrs Susan W. FitzGerald, Boston. Mrs Edwin A. Shuman, Brookline. Mrs John M. Thayer, Worcester. Mary A. Carson, Pittsfield.
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Democratic Party
Massachusetts
James H. Vahey
Watertown
Edward E. Ginsberg
Boston
Susan W. FitzGerald
Edwin A. Shuman
Brookline
John M. Thayer
Worcester
Mary A. Carson
Pittsfield
San Francisco
City Restaurant Keepers Unite To Cut Prices
A New York movement sees thousands of restaurant owners banding together to lower food costs for the public through efficiency and cooperative buying. The president promises no drop in quality or portions, and hopes the plan will spread regionally as many in the area rely on eating out.
Hearing on rents and housing set for tomorrow
Mayor Peters' committee on rents and housing will hold a hearing in the aldern manic chamber at City Hall tomorrow. Rent-payers may aired grievances and reveal alleged injustices without fear of eviction, with Health Commissioner Woodward possibly inspecting tenements for health and sanitary law compliance.
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Peters
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City Hall
Woodward
Towers Rule Fifth Avenue Traffic With Signal Towers
New York’s Fifth Avenue traffic, famed for its congestion, uses signal towers manned by traffic police to regulate vehicles. After a two week trial, the one way scheme is postponed indefinitely as the system proves effective. Police Commissioner John A. Harriss notes towers will remain active to train operators. Pedestrians follow traffic flow and taxis move more smoothly, cutting travel times.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Times
John A. Harriss
Waldorf
Boston Studies Underground Tunnels For Road Relief
The author notes post tower traffic improvements and suggests eliminating city street congestion with underground tunnels. Boston plans similar ideas and considers New York's approach as a potential remedy. The piece weighs the limits of current methods and seeks novel solutions to growing automobile volume.
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Boston
New York
Massachusetts Senate to Vote on Daylight Saving Plan
The Massachusetts Senate faces a pivotal vote on a state daylight saving scheme that would diverge from federal standard time. Critics warn of legal disputes and practical problems for trains, mails, cross border travel, farmers, and state-federal time conflicts. The editorial urges defeating the bill to avoid harm to citizens and farm operations.
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Maine
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Proving Peace Power Not Granted to Congress
The article argues that the Constitution does not authorize Congress to declare peace. It notes that the Constitutional Convention considered adding “and peace” to war powers but rejected it, implying peace is not a congressional power. The piece suggests the Supreme Court would rule against such an assertion if attempted.
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United States
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Fanny Crosby Birthday Marked By Hymn Legacy
The article notes Frances Jane Crosby Van Alstyne born on a Wednesday last week and centenarian birthday observations. It recalls her blindness shaping a vast output of evangelical hymns, about 8000 works, still sung worldwide though not all are psalms, praising her faith and lyric gift.
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Fanny Crosby
Plato
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Spotlight
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals publicizes its recent actions in protecting animals. A poultry dealer was convicted after keeping 36 hens in a coop for 12 to 14 birds and fined $25. An unrelated case involved two men selling an old horse unfit for labor and later euthanized by society agents.
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The Society Hails Godspeed to Humane Work
A charitable address denounces mistreatment of the innocent and urges continued humane work. The speaker condemns unfeeling conduct and calls for adherence to justice and charity, urging the society to persevere in its mission of aid and reform.
Colleges and Business Align on Training for Executives
Large corporations including the Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Oil and American Telephone with a total capitalization of five billion dollars plan coordinated efforts with 100 colleges to specify required training for entering executive roles. They also offer financial support to bolster college programs aligned with modern industry needs.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Oil
American Telephone
Notable Personalities Move Through Global Circles
A parade of figures includes Miss Harriett Wittum of Chicago, long leader at Northwestern University Settlement, and Mrs Fletcher Dobyns urging Governor Lowden’s win. California political activist Katherine Edson backs Hiram Johnson, while John Cournos traces from Ukraine to Philadelphia rise. The Duchess of Aosta tours Africa chasing big game and reunites with her sons the Duke of Puglia and the Duke of Abruzzi. Fran Clarand Dux, Berlin idol, set to perform in America as Kaiser era shifts money flows. N WH Hudson recalls a thrush sharing table meals, its mate seasonal wanderer, with the mother bird guiding its young.
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Harriett Wittum
Chicago
Northwestern University
Fletcher Dobyns
Lowden
Katherine Edson
California
Hiram Johnson
Unnecessary Offer Defended by Cambridge Citizen
In Cambridge the editor-owner of the Boston Post, Edwin A Grozier, faces an insinuation that the paper is English subsidized. The piece dismisses the charge as the petty mischief of a disappointed office seeker and praises the Post for honesty, intelligence, and high aims.
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Cambridge Sentinel
Edwin A Grozier
Cambridge
Boston Post
Boston
Grazier
Post
Boston Weather Extremes On March 20 Through History
Official figures show Boston’s coldest March 20 records as 10 and 14 degrees in 1884 and 1887. The warmest on this date reached 71 degrees in 1907, with no rain or snow in the past decade except 1911 and 1914.
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Boston
Hooda Thunkett Seeks Marion Sherman in Quixotic Courtship
A humorous verse from Fitchburg features Hooda Thunkett pleading for Marion Sherman. He boasts of charm and a future marriage, promises a voyage to a distant isle, and rejects rivals Carol Vox Whit Bertie Bertram and Leghorn. The piece ends with a quip about humanity and shininess.
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Marion
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Fitchburg
Press Power Delights Readers Notes on Nose Revival
A reader praises the press for influencing fashion by urging women to stop powdering their faces. The letter notes that exposing noses appear more visible on El trains and elsewhere, celebrating the newspaper’s impact.
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Mr. Newkirk
A Tour to the West Indies
The piece describes Nassau Bahamas scenery and sea life, noting suburban Bahamian streets, Grant's Town, and the Sea Gardens with glass bottom boats. It highlights Great Bahama, Andros, Abaco, and Eleuthera as near Florida, sparsely populated, with plans for hotels, air service, and potential tourism growth amid prohibition.
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Eleuthera
Ambiguous ad request prompts column apology
In a public column J D P and Mrs Cow exchange pleasantries apologizing for a recent blunder. The writer laments vague ads and wishes for blueprints to avoid ridicule while promising no further reference.
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Ether Day memories and Boston transit tales in 1842 to present
The Observant Citizen recounts Ether Day history with Dr. Charles Thomas Jackson and Dr. William Morton, notes Boston Common cleanup plans, and recalls a New England Street Railway Club dinner with mockery of elevated trustees. It mentions Prohibition saving, Sheriff Walter Spooner’s long service, Governor Coolidge’s economic remarks, street piano concerts, and spry New Englanders like James Baxter.
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Boston
Charles Thomas Jackson
French Academy of Sciences
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William T. G. Morton
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Copley Plaza
Samuel L. Powers
Boston Elevated Toad
Sam
Boston Elevated Trustees
Bancroft
United States
Overnor Coolidge
James P. Baxter
Portland
Frisky backbones and winter woes in city life
The piece blends verse and prose about winter’s lingering grip, plumbing woes from frozen pipes, and a coming spring with new parkway watchfulness. It notes the vigil by motorcycle officers, the return of street hurdy gurdies, and local civic signs like Perkins Square in South Boston honoring Private Michael J. Perkins. It also mentions state history projects and Harvard lecture crowd.
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