Boston Post November 7 1914 Subscription Rates
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Sunday Post
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Post Publishing CO
Post Journal notices misread
Excerpt shows newspaper staff credits and notices about subscriptions. It mentions rooms 1004-1005-7008 Main and editors Edwin A. Grozier, Publisher, Sporting and Financial editors, with instruction that subscriptions must be prepaid and discontinued on expiration if not renewed. If delivery cannot be obtained, readers should notify by mail.
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Edwin A. Grozier
New Bottle Shape Proposed to Prevent Poison Tragedies
The article notes another death from a bottle mistaken for medicine and urges adoption of a triangular container to avert such tragedies. It argues many of these deaths could be avoided with safer packaging and highlights ongoing concerns about toxic substances.
Panama Canal opening naval display to be mainly American
From current indications the formal opening naval display at the canal will feature American vessels as most foreign warships are engaged elsewhere. The exhibition will still be worthy but would have welcomed participation from neighboring nations at this significant event.
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Panama Canal
Harvard Students Back Red Flag Law Parade Choice
Harvard students choose to refrain from defying the red flag law and will carry no banners in their parade toward the Stadium. The Post expected this decision as wise and consistent with Supreme Court upheld legislation that citizens must obey, while noting calls for amendment rather than defiance.
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Harvard
Supreme Court
Not "Too Old" at 80 Gould Defies Age Politics
Advocates for forced retirement cite Hon. Levi S. Gould as he turns 80, but Middlesex county re elected him with a strong plurality. The piece notes many capable New England men past seventy, arguing old age alone should not decide political contests against a seasoned public servant.
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Levi S. Gould
Middlesex County Commissioners
Gould
Middlesex County
New England
Fire Prevention Day Proclaimed by Governor Walsh
Governor Walsh proclaims Monday as Fire Prevention Day in Massachusetts urging municipal observance. He recalls Boston’s 1872 blaze as a historic warning and notes progress in fire protection, building scrutiny, and public education while calling for continued individual care and materials handling.
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Walsh
Massachusetts
Boston
Troublesome Culebra Slide Shows Prompt Removal
The Panama Canal Culebra cut experienced a second slide, removed quickly after it occurred last Saturday, clearing the way for vessels by Monday. The incident supports Col Goethals's view that such accidents are not permanent detriments and urges full avoidance of obstructions.
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Culebra
Panama Canal
Goethals
Panama Canal Stability Boosts Suggested by Genius
The text argues for stability in the Panama work and proposes examining the ditch walls. It suggests removing unstable upper hill strata to relieve pressure and improve the canal’s efficiency, calling for consideration by the project’s expert leadership.
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Panama
Right to Appeal Against City Building Regs
The author commends Building Commissioner O Hearn for enforcing fire and building codes on Faneuil Hall City Club rooms and tenements but argues one man holds too much power. The 1907 Legislature created an appeals board now missing, leaving residents without a court of last resort to challenge his decisions.
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Faneuil Hall
City Club
Board of Appeal
O'Hearn
Is Football Worth The Cost In A Nation’s Wages
An editorial argues against viewing football as waste noting every dollar supports wages across industries from leather to garment making. It cites England’s debate after a wartime outbreak and the idea that sports provide incidental national good greater than costly fronts.
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England
Estimating German WWI losses to date
Hilaire Belloc reports to the London Daily Mail an estimate of Kaiser forces lost at about 1,750,000. Roughly 500,000 died or were disabled by disease fatigue or accidents, leaving about 1.25 million killed or incapacitated on the battlefield. The figures show a drain on productive capacity at home.
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Europe
Hilaire Belloc
London Daily Mail
Germany
Henry Gannett dies in Washington noted geographer leader
Henry Gannett, who died in Washington, was a leading American geographer and scientist. He served as president of the National Geographic Society, chairman of the U S Geographic Board, and geographer of the U S Geological Survey. He organized the Geographic Society and expanded its membership to more than 300 000.
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Henry Gannett
Washington
National Geographic Society
United States Geographic Board
United States Geological Survey
Gannett
Geographic Society
Kronprinzess Visits Boston Harbor The Steamer Draws Largest Vessel
The Kronprinzess arrives in Boston harbor as the largest steamship seen in these waters signaling a future that may bring more vessels of this class. The piece suggests peace could see such ships return not as refugees but as profitable commerce.
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Cecilie
Boston Harbor
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
Readable scraps show Newton Newkirk column with jokes and letters. John Williams millionaire tale contrasts with Will Williams. advice and humorous anecdotes include a mouse trap stock scheme and a long letter exchange about stock storage and a goofy misadventure.
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Newton Newkirk
Observant Citizen notes war era concerns and local events
The column covers Senator Mack’s return to vote from the hospital, European war impact on manufacturers, postwar shoe trade prospects, a wharf rope galvanic collar to deter rats, a Ward 2 fire station document from 1885, a Suffolk equity trial moment, and aviation and education items. It also notes WelLesley students from China and Japan, Maine deer and bear counts, Indian Lloyd work in Boston, a box of discarded shoes, Miss Clarissa Spencer of London visiting Boston, and YWCA Week of Prayer events.
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Thomas W. Gardiner
Europe
Ward 2
Weymouth
Theodore Lyman
Boston
B. F. Stoddard
Stoddard
Clarissa Spencer
London
Young Women's Christian Association
Miss Spencer
America
Boston Y. W. C. A
Hood elected milk dealers head in Chicago meeting
C H Hood of Boston was chosen president of the International Milk Dealers Association at its annual convention in Chicago. He is the first New Englander to hold the post. Hood appointed committees to improve milk supply and set uniform standards with the International Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors to protect consumers.
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International Milk Dealers’ Association
Chicago
C. H. Hood
Boston
United States
Canada
New England
Hood
International Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors
The Star Spangled Banner and the Vicksburg Armistice Meet
A Civil War-era account recounts Grant and Pemberton meeting near Vicksburg on July 3 1863 to discuss terms for capitulation with Grant pressing for unconditional surrender. The narrative notes their frank exchange beneath a great oak and the banner raised the next day over Vicksburg as the nation prepared its fourth of July celebration.
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Pemberton
Vicksburg
Mexico
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Short Story Contest Rules From The Sunny Post
The Post outlines rules for the Short Story Competition on its editorial page. Entries must be original and not copied or imitated from any publication.
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Sunny Post
Romeo the Cat and His Summer Adventures in Town
The narrator recalls meeting Romeo a lively year old kitten, his first summer on a sidewalk, a bite that led to care and milk. Romeo earns fame riding to the sea shore in a crate with his father, dodging a monkey on an organ grinder’s piazza, and defending his home from neighbor cat Chippy in a dramatic porch battle.
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Three Liners Sail From Hub for Europe in One Day
Three transatlantic liners departed Boston for Europe, two to Italy with over 3000 passengers and large cargoes, and one to England with no passengers. The Canopic carried 1150 passengers including Countess Henri de Frankenstein, the Red Italia carried nearly 700, and the Anglian reported the largest egg cargo yet at 2,347,920 eggs plus 90,000 bushels of wheat, 1200 tons of flour, and 200 tons of provisions.
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Italy
England
Naples
New York
Henri de Frankenstein
William Cullen Brewster
Nantucket
Boston
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Red Cross
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Wilson & Furness Leyland Line
State Seeks Fish Wharf Inspector
A competitive examination will be held next Monday at the civil service rooms in the State House to fill one vacancy in the position of inspector of fish wharves under the Boston Board of Health and other similar vacancies as they may occur. The salary is $100 a year.
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Civil Service Rooms
State House
Boston Board of Health
Two Citizens Uncle Walt Sings of Cheer and Grim Fate
A verse pair contrasts Jimpson who stays cheerful and upbeat with Grigson who laments illness and gloom. The poem notes social reception of optimism and warns against despair, ending with a quip on neighborly cheer attributed to Walt Mason.
Funeral of W C Howland Marks Long Insurance Career
William Otis Howland a veteran of the Civil War and longtime secretary of the Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company is remembered in Cambridge after a car accident near Central square led to his death. He died at Cambridge Hospital and was buried in Ashland. He married Etla Gertrude Shepard in 1870 and is survived by his wife and three sons Shepard Allen and Gerald Howland.
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Watertown
Elmendorf Lectures Open With World Tour Through Panama Canal
Dwight L. Elmendorf launched his annual Elmendorf Lectures before a large audience in Symphony Hall. The evening traced the Panama Canal from Gibraltar to Suez with brief stops in India Singapore and Java using new still and motion pictures. The talk moved to China and Japan with Honolulu and US institutions noted before sighting the coast.
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Dwight L. Elmendorf
Symphony Hall
Mr. Elmendorf
Panama Canal
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
India
Singapore
Java
China
Japan
Honolulu
United States
Boston
Elmendorf
Mercury on Disk of Sun Visible Tomorrow
Mercury, the sun's smallest satellite, will be visible with telescope lenses at sunrise across the U S except the far west. It will appear as a black dot crossing the sun from east to west, beginning at 9 01 a m Eastern time and 7 07 mountain time, with next passage not until May 1924. Its last daylight appearance was in November 1907.
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International Post Hole
Nature
International
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Song Courage in Battle Echoes Love and Laughter
A poetic fragment recalls courage in battle and tired hands finding relief in singing. The imagery blends love, laughter, and a child’s voice as a comforting chorus amid struggle.
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