Boston Post subscription rates October 1919 notice
Publication details and subscription prices for the Boston Post issued October 22 1919 list daily Sunday and combined rates for U S Canada and foreign delivery with postal charges and contact addresses including 26 Washington St Boston and the Malden Porting Editor and business offices.
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Post Publishing Co
Otice
Washington St
Boston
Maes
U. S
Canada
Jose Ke Vee
Sunday Post
President in better health, dictating letter to ease labor clash
The President is described as better and actively handling public duties. He dictated a 600 word letter to Chairman Lane of the National Industrial Conference in Washington to avert a potential rupture between labor and capital over collective bargaining. Rumors of a week ago are said to be false, and Americans are urged to support the President during this time.
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Lane
National Industrial Conference
Washington
Wilson
United States
Loss of Count di Cellere Shocks Italy and United States
The sudden death of Count di Cellere, Italian ambassador to the United States, is described as a real loss for both nations. He is praised for rare judgment, distinction, culture, and patriotism, capable of understanding opposing views. The piece hopes for a worthy successor to continue the delicate diplomatic mission in Washington.
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Count di Cellere
United States
Italy
Cellere
Washington
Sugar crop claim against Hawaii refuted by witness
Senator Smoot alleged Hawaiian sugar was sold to Japanese interests for shipment to Japan. Judge Sidney Ballou testified before the Senate agriculture committee that most of the crop went to two Pacific coast refineries at a price a quarter of a cent below New York rates. The charge collapsed under scrutiny.
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Smoot
Hawaii
Japan
Senate Agriculture
Sidney Ballou
New York
Long Trial List of War Criminals to Be Sent to Germany
Paris reports a lengthy roster of about 600 names of offenders against humanity to be presented to Germany within two months of the peace treaty. The ex-Kaiser headlines the list, with Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria among others from the Almanach de Gotha.
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Supreme Council of the Allies
Germany
Paris
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Rules of right conduct guiding war crimes trials
The text discusses applying universal norms of conduct to acts under a wartime license and states that the crimes of the Huns in Belgium and France will be prosecuted to expose their perpetrators in an instructive manner.
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Belgium
France
Irish in the Revolution and Tariff Controversy
The piece defends Irish American contributions to the American Revolution citing English and British records. It argues Senator Williams distorted history and highlights 38 percent Irish birth or descent in muster rolls, Washington naming Irish aides. It then critiques a tariff bill taxing tungsten and opines it favors a small producer group, risking constitutional challenges.
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Senator Williams
O’brien
Sir Henry Clinton
America
Lord George Germain
Ireland
Ambrose Searle
Lord Dartmouth
New York
Great Britain
Washington
Williams
United States Senate
Daylight Saving Question Splits Opinions in Hartford
New York aldermen push to extend daylight saving time causing Hartford to debate keeping current docks times. The move signals regional tension over time zones and questions the practicality of a New England wide time shift.
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New York
City of
Hartford
Board of
New England
Budget Campaign Push to Adopt National System
The national budget committee leads a vigorous drive to install a budget system for federal spending. State campaigns cover 10 states with Massachusetts chair John H. Fahey steering the effort to win congressional support and curb prerogatives in budgeting.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Washington
National Budget Committee
Massachusetts
John H. Fahey
Common-sense Put to Work Faces House Divisions
The article argues practical common sense must guide national action but warns persuading some House members that public good outweighs private gain is difficult. It emphasizes the challenge of aligning private fortunes with national welfare amid political divisions.
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National House
Notable Figures in Politics Arts and Industry Highlight Week
Ex Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon nears 84 with sharp sight and wit, while Blanche Bates fights stage fame and family duties. Wisconsin farmer J N Tittemore supports government ownership, and B C Hilliam crafts quick songs from Canada. Mrs George Ross makes waves in Democratic circles as Elbert H Gary rises in steel leadership. An Italian painter sends The Apotheosis of Diaz to General Armando Diaz.
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G. de Benedictis
Boston
Armando Diaz
Diaz
Italy
Boston Pep Greeted With Friendly Help for Worried Friend
A warm note from Boston urges care and encouragement for a worried colleague. A light touch and cheerful chat are suggested to restore his pep and steadiness.
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Boston
Man Swallows Hardware After Deer Island Stay
A resident of Deer Island underwent an X ray that revealed a stomach packed with hardware. Surgeons removed a safety razor blade, suspender buckle, nails, glass, wire, a dog chain, and more. He plans to avoid mince pie and hash after the incident.
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Deer Island
Charles
Department of the Interior
Violets and a shy proposal from Evelyn to Newkirk
A box of violets arrives at All Sorts with a note from Evelyn inviting Mr. Newkirk to a violeting excursion to B. She praises the blooms and hints at a romantic meeting, asking if more violets bloom where she found these. The editor records the playful exchange and the fragrant gift.
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All Sorts
Mr. Newkirk
Evelyn
Hints for Gifts and Winds From Boston Posts
A Boston Post column notes October bridal gifts display a cigarette receptacle as a joke and cites a tobacco warning. It reviews winds and weather records, recalls smoking bans on Boston Common, and mentions notable locals and aging readers with brief updates.
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Boston
New England
Etiquette Qs From Miss Alice Stuart On Social Rules
A column presents answers on public displays of affection with engagement, bans on hand holding in public, and proper mourning etiquette. It covers Bride's hat for travelling brides, second marriages of widows, and sending invitations to those in deep mourning after the first month.
Weather Almanac Notes From Boston Record
The Oldest Inhabitant cites Boston climate data for October 22. He recalls official highs around 77 to 78 degrees in past records and a coldest 2 degrees in 1883, with only two rainy years in 1910 and 1911.
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Boston
Mayflower Voyage a Century Old Picture Sighting
The article compares the Mayflower to modern ships, noting its 180 ton size and 90 foot length against vast later vessels. It recounts the voyage’s hardships two months at sea with storms, a cracked beam repaired by an iron jack, and hardships of illness, crowding, and scant comforts aboard the 102 passengers. Two deaths occur, including a taunting sailor and a servant, while Oceanus is born to Mrs. Hopkins.
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Asenath P. Wentworth
Sebago
Boston Post
Fitch
Pershing
Boston
Forbes
The
Philippines
Naushon Island
Vineyard Haven Sound
Marshal Johnson
Atlantic
England
Plymouth
Cape Cod
John Hiowland
Hopkins
Oceanus
Chelsea celebrates weights and measures accuracy in state report
Chelsea ranks banner city in Massachusetts for weights and measures. Inspectors tested 687 weights scales and measures finding 96 percent already sealed and 89 percent accurate. State Official Thure Hanson commends Sealer Arthur H Upton and Deputy Sealer Jack Kruteman for the record.
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B&b
Chelsea
England
Thure Hanson
Arthur H. Upton
Jack Kruteman
Hanson
Origin of phrase about leaving country for its good
Letter to the editor explains that the line from George Barrington’s prologue to a New South Wales playhouse links patriots to convicts transported for crimes. Barrington, a notorious pickpocket, and the principal actors were transported.
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George Barrington
New South Wales
Barrington
The Year of Jubilee in Ancient Law
Describes the seven sevenfold cycle in Jewish law including weekly rest, sabbatical years, and the Year of Jubilee when lands returned to original owners, bondsmen were freed, and fields were not tilled. The passage explains the sequence and social implications of these decrees.
Grammar note on United States subject-verb agreement
The question asks whether to treat the United States as a single entity or as multiple. Grammatically, when referring to the country as a single unit use is. The United States is a sovereign nation with federal and state components acting as one entity.
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United States
Land of the
Barrel of apples holds two and three quarters bushels
The department of weights and measures in Boston states a barrel of apples contains two and three quarters bushels.
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Department of Weights and Measures
Boston
Airship Pacific Crossing Requires Little Extra Flight Time
The article notes the extra distance to Hawaii is about 140 miles beyond the Atlantic crossing distance. With Hawaii as a stopover, the sustained flight time needed to cross the Pacific would be only marginally longer than the Atlantic flight, given the near parity in legs between the two routes.
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Sir
Pacific
Atlantic
Hawaii
San Francisco
To the Editor of the Post Sir V here dogs the city of Boston
A reader names concern about problems dogged by Boston city life. The letter presents protest or complaint aimed at municipal affairs and public issues in the city.
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Post
Sir V'here
Boston
Zane Grey
Unmarked Burials Among City Poor at Mt Hope Cemetery
The city maintains a burying ground for indigent deceased who die here without friends or money. The Mt Hope Cemetery on Canterbury Street serves this purpose, providing a final resting place for these unfortunates.
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Mt. Hope Cemetery
Canterbury Street
Boston’s Record Cold Snap Declared by Weather Bureau
The United States Weather Bureau records Boston’s coldest point at 13.6 degrees below zero on December 30, 1K, marking the city’s historic low in official history.
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Boston
United States Weather Bureau
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