Boston Post of November 29 1913 subscription rates notice
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions including Canada and foreign rates. Details cover one year six months and shorter terms, with special Postage terms for Canada and the Boston district. Editor E A Grozier directs payment advance and notice procedures.
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Post Publishing Co
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Ivoston
U. Ss
Canada
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Sunday Post
Boston
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Post Publishing
Firemen’s Shorter Day Succeeds in Lawrence Mills
State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation backs the firemen of the Lawrence textile mills demanding a six day work week. It urges mill owners to adopt the reduced hours, noting several have already compromised in line with the recommendation. The clause is hailed as reasonable and just by supporters.
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State Board of Arbitration
Lawrence Textile Mills
Lawrence Mills
Walsh vows to limit social duties in governor term
Governor elect Walsh states he will avoid social balls dances parties and banquets except for public matters. He argues a Massachusetts chief executive needs full energy to manage state affairs and recalls a past leader who shortened his life under constant social demands.
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Walsh
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
The Other New York Shows Philanthropy’s Power
An editorial praises a different New York, highlighting Christian associations raising 4 million dollars in 15 days. It argues there is a New York of philanthropy and sanity distinct from the city’s famed entertainment districts and excess.
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World
New York
Tammany
Retaliation of a Buck Deer on Road Incident
A buck deer reportedly charged a car on a road near Athor last week, wrecking the vehicle. Occupants escaped unharmed. the deer broke its neck. The tale mocks the open season and imagines the deer pitting itself against human killing tools.
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Athor Way
New York Police Lieutenant Becker Convicted in Rosenthal Murder
A year and a half ago Lieutenant Becker of New York police was found guilty of conspiring in and directing the murder of Herman Rosenthal. The case marked a climax of terrorism and graft in the city. Others who carried out the killing face similar sentences. The gang’s official boss, rich in resources, seeks an appeal to reconsider his sentence to be heard on Monday. The broader issue concerns the authority of the state to protect society.
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New York
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Brigands and Murderers Exploit Official Privilege
A compact description notes brigands and murderers gaining shelter and opportunity through official privilege. The fragment underscores concern over protective or enabling power structures and calls for scrutiny of authorities and governance.
Laurier weighs tariff talk on Canada’s cost of living
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, viewed as a keen observer of national trends, argues the high cost of living dominates Canadian concerns from coast to coast. He links rising prices to American tariff reductions, predicting further rises and noting Canada could export food to the United States, easing domestic costs.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Pacific
Atlantic
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United States
Laurier
Wall
English views split on Wilsons Mexico policy
In contrast to F Hopkinson Smith's clubmen of London who mock Wilson, Viscount Haldane asserts Britain supports the policy of right and justice. Sydney Brooks adds there has never been a real clash of interests between the US and Britain over Mexico, and all European nations would follow the US lead. The piece suggests the clubmen misrepresent England.
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London
Wilson
Viscount Haldane
Great Britain
Sydney Brooks
United States
Mexico
Lord Haldane
Mr. Brooks
England
Red Cross Seals Boost Tuberculosis Campaign Support
Red Cross Seals are on sale across stores and public spaces at one cent each. Last year 1,350,000 were sold. this year 3,000,000 seals will be available to fund the Massachusetts tuberculosis campaign and related relief.
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Massachusetts Association
Why Not Pass Consumer Cut On Tire Price
A financial authority notes a 15 percent cut by a major tire maker will not fully reach consumers. The bulk of the reduction flows to jobbers and dealers through middleman channels, leaving the retailer with the same profit as before and the consumer with a smaller share.
Southern Railway asks Supreme Court to cut life claim
The Southern Railway Company petitions the U S Supreme Court to reverse a South Carolina high court ruling awarding $20 000 to the widow of an engineer killed when his train struck a burning trestle near Alston South Carolina on August 29 1911.
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Washington
Southern Railway Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Alston
Medford to Create City Planning Board
Medford moves to form a five member city planning board to study resources, possibilities and needs. The panel will report to the Board of Aldermen and aims to make Medford a healthier city to live in.
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Medford
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
An American heiress Nawnee meets a swell English duke at a dance and agrees to marry. The duke quips about time between trains while a hobo from North Generous talks with a hobo from South Carolina.
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Nawnee
Yaas
N. G
S.C
No Egg Famine in the Future
The piece notes recurring egg shortages drive invention and cites schemes from All Sorts and readers like Hennery Eggosee of Rockport Massachusetts. It describes ideas such as preventing moulting with glue lighting hens and crossing hens with incubators to boost production, predicting hens will be made to lay regardless of desire.
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Rockport
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Springfield
It Depends on Roman Lead and Pursuit
A reflective line argues not to judge a man by thrills the night before or moods the next morning. It emphasizes restraint and steady conduct over flashy displays.
Observant Citizen notes on clubs and city plans in 1900s Boston
Observant Citizen covers Concord and Boston affairs, noting the Concord Women's Club fundraising to preserve Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, Harvard graduates clubs, Boston street transport, financial gains from inheritance taxes, Roslindale civic building plans, Malden white way lighting, Brookline and Reservoir walks, and Labor Forum meetings.
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Alcotts
Amy
Harvard Women's Club
Harvard
Corset Advice Provokes American Deliberation
Count August Schaffelsky DeMukka del De Castelaine Seymore of France told a Pittsburgh reporter that American men should wear corsets to improve posture and carriage. He urged men to forgo slouching and embrace a more erect stride, prompting a sharp American retort that armor-plate protection is preferred.
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Count August Schaffelsky DeMukkadel de Castelaine Seymore
France
Pittsburg
Penn
Paris
Count Au-gust
A comic take on corsets and domestic life
A humorous dialogue rails at corsets and gendered wardrobe role reversals. The piece imagines men needing help to fit into corsets and jokes about wives seizing clothing, ending with a tongue in cheek plea to leave the country.
If You Think Before You Speak You Listen More
A concise reminder that pausing to think enhances listening. It suggests restraint improves communication and understanding by prioritizing attentive listening over rapid responses.
Board of Trade Head Held for Killing
Albert H. Amazeen vice president of the Board of Trade of Haverhill is held by Woburn police on a manslaughter charge for striking Everett Wiesinton eight of Stoneham. He was held in $1000 bail and arraigned in District Court at Woburn where the case was continued for a week and the charge changed to manslaughter.
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Albert H. Amazeen
Board of ‘Trade of
Haverhill
Woburn
Everett Wiesinton
Wright Street
Stoneham
Amazeen
Johnson
Janitors Battle City Hall Fire
A fire started in the janitor’s rooms at City Hall and spread from crossed wires behind a heater. David Rheehan and others fought the flames before firefighters arrived, with about 200 bystanders watching. The blaze was quickly extinguished with slight loss.
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David Rheehan
Ireland and Scots Women Shape Feminist Movements
The piece notes feminism finds little traction in Ireland and Scotland due to home rule and absentee landlord issues. It highlights Irish women's limited legal protections, household autonomy, and the potential for education reform in Trelawny to aid girls, while praising Irish women’s beauty wit and charm observed by writers and travelers.
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England
Ireland
Scotland
Kenumezot
Trelawny
Piece Bag Memories Inspire Nell in Christmas Attic Finds
Nell Peters recalls her past as she sorts a worn piece bag for her two dolls three weeks before Christmas. She describes dresses and keepsakes from school days and a wedding, ending with a son’s grave and new embrace from loved ones.
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Nell Peters
Jim Webster
Jim
Nell
Love and Sentiment Advice to Miss Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne I have read your Advice to others and seek guidance. I am in love with a country girl living in the city for the winter and wonder if it is proper to call since six weeks have passed without word. Her invitation remains, I fear asking a friend to help. please advise on how to call politely and whether she likes me. The moral is to be brave and express affection.
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Miss Champagne
Paragraphs on Fads and Fashions
In new corsets the bust is lower and waist larger while blouses are fewer and softer. The Colonial pump of patent leather is favored for afternoon wear. Two-button length glace gloves in various shades are smart for afternoon use. Wigs are a Parisienne fad adding grace recalling olden times. A diamond encrusted watch bracelet uses grosgrained ribbon.
The Selfless Mind Versus the Loud Talker Walt Mason Poem
A verse sketch contrasts the agreeable intellectual who avoids boasting with the loud neighbor Jinks who talks of himself endlessly. It praises those who eschew self praise and extols thinkers who discuss music art and drama without egotism.
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Stentor
Ibsen
Shaw
Robert Browning
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Evelyn Scotney to Sing Lucia in Boston Opera House
Tonight at the Boston Opera House Evelyn Scotney makes her season debut as Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor. Italian tenor Vincenzo Tanlongo debuts in America as Edgardo after service in the Italian army and performances in Rome Paris and before the King and Queen.
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Lucia di
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Teatro Nazionale
Italy
Paris
Paolo Tosti
Tanslongo
Bremont
Comedie Francaise
Fougeres
Comique
Tristan and Isolde Matinee This Afternoon
The matinee features leads Mr. Ferrari Fontana and Mme Matzenauer in a notable performance. Audience anticipation surrounds the duo as the afternoon show unfolds.
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Tristan and Isolde
Ferrari-Fontana
Mme. Matzenauer
First Stage Tristan and Isolde With Matzenauer and Ferrari Fontana
The performers will sing Tristan and Isolde together on stage for the first time. Mme Matzenauer makes her Isolde debut as a soprano. Mr Ferrari Fontana sings his first German Tristan.
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Tristan
Inauguration Plan Heads to Senate Panel
Washington reports that the Shafroth resolution to begin terms on the first Monday of January after each election was favorably reported by the Senate judiciary committee. The plan would abolish the short session and require a regular annual session starting in January.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Shafroth
Young Man Claims Cecil Rhodes Heirloom Cousin Faces Reform School Plea
A man who said he was Cecil Parker Rhodes cousin of the late Cecil Rhodes received a suspended sentence in Newton Police Court yesterday. He was allowed to leave the city or seek steady work until January 1 while the court monitors his conduct.
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Concord Reformatory
Newton
Cecil Parker Rhodes
Rhodes Scholarship
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