The Independent Boston Post May 2 1914 issue note
The Independent Boston Post dated May 2 1914 from Post Publishing Co lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, both domestic and foreign, with prices for various periods. It includes office address at 259 Washington St Boston Mass and editor Edwin A Grozier. admonitions on advance payments and notice to readers about discontinuation if payments lapse.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
V. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Post
Edwin A. Grozier
Poindexter Proposes North Pole Thank You Resolution
Washington senator Poindexter introduces a resolution praising Dr Frederick A Cook for the 1908 North Pole discovery and directing a Navy gold medal. Critics call the measure a futile fiction and warn Congress to focus on serious business.
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Poindexter
Washington
Congress
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Secretary of the Navy
Dr. Cook
Ex-Congressman Powers Predicts Roosevelt Nomination 1916
Ex congressman Powers publicly forecasts Colonel Roosevelt's nomination by Republicans in 1916 and notes his own political forecast will be echoed nationwide. He avoids stating Taft supporters' polling actions, while critics recall Goethals and 1912 betrayal as Taft voters form a hardened bloc. The Democratic candidate will suffice for many.
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Powers
Roosevelt
Samuel L
Taft
Senate considers Panama tolls repeal bill vote 8 to 6
The Senate committee on interoceanic canals favors reporting the repeal of the Panama tolls exemption clause by an 8 to 6 vote. The measure includes language stating it does not waive or affect any U.S. treaty rights. Supporters argue it clarifies intent while not binding foreign obligations.
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National Senate
Panama
Committee On Interoceanic Canals
United States
Ann Wei
Newt
Selig
Tremont Street
How They Will March in Boston Suffragist Parade
The Boston suffragists will march without spectacle, led by Mrs. George Bernard Shaw and actress Miss Ashwell. They decline horse-drawn carriages, use automobiles only for pictorial purposes, and aim to show a higher cause beyond display.
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Boston
George Bernard Shaw
Miss Ashwell
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Margaret Foley
Respect and Law Abiding Service Highlighted
A brief call for civic discipline urges more men to stand firm this afternoon in respect of high purposes and lawful methods, emphasizing duty, order, and constitutional duty.
Congress urged to enact mail payment reform by President Peters
Congress should act promptly on a reform plan backed by President Peters of the Long Island railroad and 264 roads. It calls for annual weighing of mails, payment by weight and distance, compensation for traveling post offices, side and terminal messenger services, and definite pay and rules not left to Postoffice Dept discretion. The piece denounces current parcel post distortions and urges a square deal and prompt action to remedy a claimed injustice.
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Congress
Peters
Long Island Railroad
Postoffice Department
The
Post
United States
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Parade Dissent
A humorous piece mocks suffrage era attitudes with Newton Newkirk in a column about the Suffragist Parade. The narrator ponders votes for women, social changes, and humorous daily annoyances in a streetcar and public spaces.
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Newton Newkirk
A Bouquet for the Post
A sketch in Hearst's Magazine complimenting the Boston Post editor and newspaper, noting the Post has the largest daily morning circulation in the nation despite Boston's smaller population. The article explains how this growth occurred and acknowledges Hearst's generosity toward a rival publication.
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Post
Grenville S. MacFarland
Hearst
Boston Post
Boston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
William Randolph Hearst
San Francisco
Sealers Fund Nears Goal for Newfoundland Sufferers
Sympathy drives in this region fund relief for Newfoundland sealers families. The drive aims to raise 5000 dollars but lags by a bit, with tomorrow night the final meeting at International Hall. Contributions may be sent to State Treasurer Mansfield or President O'Neil at the Federal Trust Company.
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International Hall
Newfoundland
Massachusetts
Mansfield
O'Neil
Federal Trust Company
NO COUNCIL CHANGE IN MASSACHUSETTS SENATE ACTION
The Massachusetts Senate declined to pass a bill to enlarge Boston City Council from nine to 17 members, likely ending debate for this session. The editorial argues there is no public demand and that the council has satisfied Boston and surrounding regions, viewing the expansion as a political scheme and not a needed reform.
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Massachusetts Senate
Boston
Senate
Harvard Musicians Consolidate Student Clubs
Harvard musicians from the Warvard Glee and M Banjo clubs will merge into a single association at Harvard University. The consolidation unites yearlong duties and the clubs under a common council to streamline activities and oversight.
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Harvard
Warvard
M. Banjo
Harvard Universit Sociation
Durtion
T’ Sociation
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Kid
A playful exchange between farmyard fowls features the Big Red Rooster and the Little White Hen. The hen defiantly answers a foolish question with a humorous stance, while the rooster jokes about discipline and timing.
Wendell Debaters Defeat Dudley In School Debate
At Wendell Phillips School West End yesterday afternoon the Wendell Debating Team defeated Dudley School Roxbury. The issue was Resolved that the federal government should own the railroad and telegraph lines.
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Wendell Phillips
West End
Dudley
Roxbury
Captain Giles of Marblehead Lifesaving Crew Dies
Captain John H. J. Giles aged 74, captain of the Massachusetts life saving crew at Marblehead for 27 years and a longstanding town family member, died yesterday after about three weeks of illness.
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John H. J. Giles
Massachusetts
Marblehead
Sebenico Dalmatia Enchants Visitors With Venetian Flair
The Dalmatian port of Sebenico lies hidden among Dalmatian islands, accessed by Zara boats or rail from Spalato. Its waterfront thrives with fishing boats and warships, while the cathedral begun in 1443 stands marble perfect, rivaling Italian cathedrals. The old loggia, St Giovanni castle, and seven Krka River waterfalls add to its historic allure and power supply.
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Zara
Spala
Sebenico
Spalato
Dalmatia
Italy
Prin
Senebico
Naples
Venice
St. Mark
St. Giovanni
Hungary
Blue Sea
Krka
Rhine
Observant Citizen notes from New England life and events
A collage of small town vignettes and society items from The Observant Citizen. Highlights include Joe Lincoln's Cape Cod appeal and Mrs. Maria Crowd’s Canton recitations, Lotta Crabtree's tango at a cabaret, a Pembroke fire rescue, suffrage flower pledge, Boston tipping habits, police illness, waste separation fines, ship conversions, an owl in Watertown, Barnard and Wellesley funding for labs, and court scenes in Boston.
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New England
Maria Crowd
Canton
Washington
Players Equal Suffrage League
Lotta Crabtree
Lotta
Fakes and Frauds Move Through Uncle Walt Mason Verse
Uncle Walt Mason laments a world of fakes from pills to pickles and jam to clothing. He jokes that most purchases mislead, from chalky tonics to a pine coffin, ending with his mock tragedy on a pine box.
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Walt Mason
Adams
Edna Ware Heals a Family Bond to Wed Carl Joslyn
A frail mother confined to bed for a year wins a miracle when Edna Ware rises to standing to greet her, enabling a planned wedding to Carl Joslyn after a church picnic invitation and whispered confidences over the telephone. The one month prophecy turns real as Edna and Carl marry amid joyous family support.
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Edna
Mrs. Ware
Alice
Edna Ware
Momsie
Carl
Pine Grove
Carl Joslyn
Mrs. Heywood
Aunt Alice
Mumsie
John Baker
Baker
Harvard Photo to Open Boston Office Offer Free Film Developing
The Harvard Photo Company announces a new Boston office at Bromfield Street room 413. To prove quality and value they will develop and print one roll free for each of the first 100 new customers who visit the Bromfield Street office during the week of May.
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Harvard Photo Company
Boston
Bromfield St
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