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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
16
Subscription Rates and Postal Details
Subscription rates listed for Nally and The Sunday Post include yearly, half year, and monthly plans with varying prices. Postal charges apply for Canada and foreign copies, with an extra cent per copy for Boston district postage. Payments should be by check or money order to POST PUBLISHING CO. cash not advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Maya
Post Publishing CO
Postal notice for newspaper subscriptions and contact details
Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued without notice at expiration. If the Post is not available from your newsdealer or newsboy, notify us by postal at once. E A Grozier Editor and Publisher.
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New Asboy
E. A. Grozier
Largest News Paper Press Plant in New England Opera?
Quote from Robert Hoe, president of R Hoe and Co, praising The Boston Post for possessing the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world.
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Independent Democratic Paper
New England
Boston Post
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Ca
Mitchel Named New York Port Collector In Wilson Victory
President Wilson decisive in the McAdoo O Gorman contest by appointing John Purroy Mitchel as collector at the port of New York. Mitchel, admired for courage energy and brains, expected to succeed collector Loeb. Murphy dislikes him but O Gorman accepts the choice and McAdoo offers no complaint.
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Wilson
McAdoo
O’gorman
John Purroy Mitchel
New York
Tammany
Murphy
Mitchel
Loeb
Randall to Lead Massachusetts Prison Commission Start June
By act of the Governor and council Frank L. Randall of Minnesota becomes chairman of the Massachusetts Prison Commission and will take office on June 1. He brings a strong record in prison management and will not serve as a prison executive but will handle commission duties.
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Frank L. Randall
Minnesota
Massachusetts Prison Commission
Randall
Vetoed pay rise for Boston laborers urged to stand
The Post argues the Governor erred in vetoing a bill to raise Metropolitan Park Commission and Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Boards laborers to $2.50 a day. It notes reduced purchasing power, cites Boston’s successful increase to $2.50 for about 3000 workers, and urges override.
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the Post
Metropolitan Park Commission
Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Boards
Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
A Wrong Senatorial Idea
An opinion rejects dividing California into two states to gain more Senate seats. It argues Senators represent a state as a commonwealth, not by size or population, and Rhode Island has two seats as much as New York or Texas. The adequacy of representation depends on the Senators' ability and impact, not the state's area.
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California
United States Senate
New England
Commonwealth
Rhode Island
New York
Texas
Senate
Massachusetts
Protect the Horses Fire Stirs Demand for Safer Stables
The Roxbury fire killed over 100 horses, highlighting ongoing danger to equines in Boston and other cities. The piece urges fireproof stables or more watchmen and notes a reform bill presented to the Legislature.
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Roxbury
Boston
Roxbury Horror Proposal Rejected by Committee
A proposal presented this spring by Dr. Rowley of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was rejected by the committee in charge. The item might have fared differently if the incident had occurred earlier.
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Rowley
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Roxbury
Paperhanger Brown Defies Stereotypes In Interstate Case
In Washington at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing, Charles F. Choate Jr argues that Brown the commission’s railroad expert rose from paperhanger to a top facts man. The piece notes Lincoln splitter Garfield canal mule driver and Mellen clerk origins but says these do not affect New Haven case merits.
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Charles F. Choate, Jr
Mellen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Brown
Commission
New Haven
Mermaid Captive In Train Car Sparks Comic Exchange
In a resumed tale, Stealthy Steve trips over wet weather as he tries to charm a captured mermaid. Bud mocks and quips about marriage and suffrage while the pair argue over propriety. Steve leads the distressed mermaid to a private room as the scene ends with a tease for tomorrow.
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Steve
Deeps
Bud-the-Blud
Bud
Ti Gay
THE SCHOOL "STRIKERS" IN BOSTON DISCIPLINE ORDER
A Boston area commentary urges strict discipline for youths who skip school or join protests. It argues school boards principals teachers and parents must run schools and that youthful rebels will learn the value of obedience through firm corrective measures.
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Boston
Opium Horror and Britain's Prohibition Promise
The piece urges London to ban opium shipments from India to China, arguing such action would acknowledge a long-standing international crime. It cites China’s suffering, illegal traffic, and executions, and says England’s moral shift could finally enforce prohibition and aid humanity.
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London
India
China
Great Britain
England
Public access versus court secrecy in divorce cases
The author criticizes Justice Emerson of the New York Supreme Court for ordering newspapers to withhold divorce case evidence. They argue it hides public business, fuels trial marriages, and invites testing of the court’s policy by a newspaper.
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Emerson
New York Supreme Court of
New York
National Forest Reservation advances to save recreation grounds
The National Forest Reservation Commission expands its takings in New England, saving large tracts from commercialism. In the Southern Appalachians about 93 000 acres are now added, bringing total territory secured to roughly 600 000 acres. The move emphasizes conservation’s value for residents and the economy.
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National Forest Reservation Commission
New England
Appalachian Territory
Preferred creditors joke in a domestic newspaper exchange
A wife asks what preferred creditors are and jokes they are creditors who never send in their bills, revealing a domestic humor tone from a newspaper snippet.
The Sage Fortune and the Miser Millionaire
A profile of Russell Sage detailing his immense wealth and money lending during panics, his role as a partner of Jay Gould, and his notoriety for penny pinching. It notes his philanthropy through the Sage Foundation and his widow’s anti loan shark campaigns while highlighting anecdotes of his frugality and public persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
Entertaining notes from Boston society and region
Judge Riley plans a fishing schooner vacation after resigning from the Democratic State committee. Boston and nearby figures, including Larz Anderson, Robert Bottomley, Wrestling Brewster, and Rev. Frederick Edwards, are noted in society columns. Reports cover local gardening, a 45 foot monster fish, aging residents, and University and harbor life with brief civic and scientific mentions.
Daly Diddy Aims at Love Amid Spree Ribbon Parade
The poem imagines a hungry sailor boy adoring a lady during a spring parade. He pleads for understanding as he admires the street scene, the soldiers marching, the music, and the bright day. The speaker asks for pardon for staring and expresses how joy rises within him.
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Moocha
Leeta
Love and Etiquette Advice From Mildred Champagne
A reader asks about inviting a gentleman to a home and whether to name a specific date later or let him suggest one. Advice covers responding to pleasantries and how to handle future calls, with emphasis on courtesy, mutual interest, and equal give and take in love.
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Miss Champagne
Priscilla
Dear Miss Champagne Advice Letter About Jealous Lover
Eighteen year old girl writes seeking guidance about a jealous boyfriend. She plans to go with him but fears he favors another girl. She asks whether to stay with him or leave, noting his jealousy when she talks to other young men.
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Snip
Bud
Steve
Miss Champagne
Schwab to Improve Fore River Works
Charles M. Schwab, president of Bethlehem Steel, who recently acquired the Fore River shipyard, will visit Boston next week with plans to improve both the Fore River yard and the Bethlehem plant. He said he will return with a forward plan for the properties.
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Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Fore River
Boston
Quincey
Bethlehem
Warder Tells Prisoner Wife Is Waiting Outside
Dialogue shows a prisoner requesting to see his wife and the warder reporting she is outside. The exchange captures a moment of attempted visitation and absence of immediate reunion.
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