Boston Post May 29 1913 publication details
The Boston Post issue lists publication date May 29 1913 and volume 320 number 25 with office address 259 Washington St Boston Mass. It includes subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions, Canada and foreign rates, postage notes, and payment instructions for checks drafts and money orders payable to Post Publishing Co.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Maes
Editorial Offices and Subscription Policy
Editorial rooms and editors listed with addresses at 1883 Main. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. Notify us by postal if the Post is unavailable from your newsdealer. E A Grozier is editor and publisher.
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Oimadee Business Office
E. A. Grozier
Hoe presses claim largest printing plant in New England
The Boston Post asserts ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, as proclaimed by Robert Hoe, president of R Hoe & Co.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
A Colored Man's Crime Sparks Lurid Lynching Fear
A New Orleans despatch reports a mob in Milton Florida attempted lynching after a colored man violated Jim Crow by occupying a Pullman car stateroom and locking the door. The sheriff intervened, saving him from death. The piece argues many lynchings lack justification and reflection on white Southern "self protection."
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New Orleans
Milton
Florida
South
Governor backs Panama-Pacific expo funding in Massachusetts
The Governor urges at least 250000 in support and argues state business interests would suffer if Massachusetts does not participate. The House approves the 250000 resolution, aligning with the Governor and a majority of state citizens.
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Boston Herald
Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House
Parcel post reform urged by New York merchants
The letter from New York business leaders to the Post Office inquiry panel calls for hampers to prevent crush damage and allowing stamps and books in shipments. It urges extended testing of the zone system, which merchants praise for benefits to themselves customers and the nation.
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Parcel Post
New York Businessmien
Post Office Department
New York
Taxicab Reform Slashes NYC Fares and Ends Stand Graft
Public pressure and newspaper influence push the New York Board of Aldermen to pass a municipal ordinance cutting taxicab rates nearly in half and ending rents paid to hotel proprietors for street stands. The reform challenges taxi firms to court action, which critics say will fail as cities regulate fares and reduced rates raise overall revenue.
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New York Board of Aldermen
The Champagne Barometer Indicates U S Finances Steady
A leading French champagne maker asserts that U S finances are sound, calling champagne consumption the best barometer of financial conditions. He notes rising champagne sales among the wealthy and incomes as a gauge of economic health.
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United States
Fragmentary Note on Living Standards and Income
The passage hints at how willingness to open wine signals comfort with income, yet it offers little on the people’s lives. It frames the idea as a poor indicator of how families adjust their budgets to income success.
Roosevelt's Good Fight in Marquette Public Battle
The piece lauds former President Roosevelt as temperate and vindicates his name amid slander in a Marquette Michigan trial. It argues his suit seeks more than money, to shield his legacy and aid other public figures unjustly accused. Roosevelt defends his public record and character.
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Marquette
Mich
Lake Superior
United States
Tron Ore
Roosevelt
New York Times
End of a fine career at the Astor House
The Astor House in New York ends its long legacy with a final American plan dinner as friends mount a remembrance of past glory. New Yorkers acknowledge its unique quiet comfort, personal service, and famed dishes may not return in the same form after the doors close.
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Astor House
New York
Astor
Senate to probe alleged rights violations in West Virginia
The Senate orders an investigation into civil rights violations by West Virginia authorities. It notes court martial trials during civil court sessions, newspaper seizures, and editors jailed by the Governor without immediate trial, and states it is their duty to determine if these outrages were justified.
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Senate
United States
West Virginia
The Cowardice of Flight in Fatal Hit and Run Case
An automobilist who fatally injures a child by reckless speed deserves public outrage. The driver who fled after striking Louis Sobell of Dorchester is still at large, and authorities should pursue him to bring him to justice. The incident offers a stern warning.
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Louis Sobell
Dorchester
Stealthy Steve Faces Masked Gatekeepers In Paris
Stealthy Steve and Bud-the-Blud descend to a lit chamber beneath Paris as masked guards challenge them at the Main Entrance. The duo gains cautious passage after whispered passwords, while Steve contemplates escape and possible betrayal.
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Bud-the- Blud
Bud-the-Blud
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Bud
Aortis Rigor Society
Ater
Paris
Mortis Rigor Society
Heaven
Great Fortunes Who Made Them and What Became Of Them
A timely serialized study inspired by the passing of J Pierpont Morgan the famed financier of modern times. The piece traces how Morgan built wealth the methods he used and the fates of his fortunes. It surveys business practices and enduring impact on finance and industry.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
The Pirrie Fortune and Harland & Wolff Shipbuilders
Lord Pirrie, a leading Harland & Wolff partner, became a British noble and a wealthy Liberal peer. The Belfast firm, founded in 1859, now employs over 12,000, built famed liners including Titanic and Olympic, and extended Belfast works to 80 acres with ships over 1000 feet long.
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Great Britain
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House of Lords
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Quebec
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Pirrie
Royal Victoria Hospital
Star Line
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Holland-American
Leyland
Atlantic Transport
America
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Great English Company
India
China
Japan
Southampton
Philadelphia
Tomorrow's Story The McCormick Fortune Observant Citizen
On Memorial Day eve, a letter from the Soldiers' Home Maine quotes Theodore J. McNally the Legless poet who served in the Spanish American War. It notes General Bancroft in Boston and Ed Grant of Beaver Peninsula, with health updates and local notices from Revere and Malden. Public life, poultry milk, and mosquito control ideas appear alongside transport changes and civic chatter.
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Soldiers’ Home
Maine
Theodore J. McNally
Four Gs Open The Door To Mortis Rigor Society
A sleuth uses a four letter pass G G G G to enter the Mortis Rigor Society, with the names GIMLET GONZALES and GABRIELLE GIREAUX revealed as the key. The scene ends as Stealthy Steve steps inside the room.
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Gimlet Gonzales
Gabrielle Gireaux
Steve
the Mortis Rigor Society
There stands the parson's house in quiet courtship
A poem narrates a rustic couple courting near the minister's home under moonlight. The man plans to speak his love as they approach the parsonage, the maiden blushes, and a tender moment ends with the man correcting his words and guiding her away.
Wanamaker Customs Case Referred to Grand Jury
The Wanamaker customs case will be referred to the federal grand jury in Philadelphia to determine if there was criminal liability over imports by John Wanamaker in the past 15 years and whether the government received full duties due to alleged irregular practices.
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Washington
Wanamaker
Federal Grand Jury
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Fame and time in graveyard stones by Walt Mason
A reflective poem questions the value of fame and the way history records lives. It notes that graves report only birth and death dates, contrasting grand past figures with forgotten names, as the idler at the churchyard ponders the fate of glory.
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Walt Mason
Four leaf clover luck tied to navy junk in Dorchester
In a local note, T Marshall of Hewins Street Dorchester reports he found three four leaf clovers after picking 50 others in his back yard. He jokes about crossing luck with the aging navy and wonders if anyone can beat his find.
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T. Marshall
Hewins’ Street
Dorchester
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