The Boston Post September 15 1918 issue details
The Boston Post, independent Democratic paper, issues guidance on subscriptions rates and delivery. It lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, Canadian and foreign copies, and monthly costs. Notices request readers pay in advance and advise contacting editor Eb. A. Grozier at Boston offices for updates.
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Boston
Maia
Post Publishing CO
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EB. A. Grozier
Quincy residents summoned for playing tennis on Sunday
The 16 so called prominent residents in Quincy were summoned to court for Sunday tennis while police had previously raided a humbler house and arrested others for playing dominoes on Sunday. The piece argues Sunday laws should be enforced equally regardless of wealth or social standing.
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Quincy
Huerta’s Tone Shifts Over Election Prospects
In a message to Mexican Congress Huerta pledges a free vote next month and says turning the office to his successor would be his greatest triumph. The piece questions if his “successor” refers to a self turnover or to another body, suggesting the government’s aim and the country’s peace may hinge on that interpretation.
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Huerta
Mexican Congress
Offer to Bryan as Public Satire on State Dept Conduct
The New York World’s mock offer of $8000 a year to Secretary Bryan for full-time duties and no lectures is treated as a Pickwickian joke. It argues the idea would degrade Bryan and shock Americans, and suggests the stunt could highlight impropriety in the State Department’s use of public entertainments.
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New York World
Bryan
Secretary of State of the
Michael F. Farrell
Naples
Farrell
Europe
Irbettk
Curtis Hall
Jamaica Plain
Everett E Stone Named to Public Service Commission
Governor Foss appoints Everett E. Stone of Springfield to fill the vacancy from ex-Congressman Lawrence. Stone, a two-time Springfield mayor and skilled construction engineer with railroading knowhow, is expected to aid the commission despite Republican affiliation.
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Everett E. Stone
Springfield
Public Service Commission
Lawrence
Stone
Boston & Y
East Boston
Commission
Statewide Debate on Immorality Offences and Supreme Court
The passage notes that immoral acts are widespread and questions if punishment should be universal. It anticipates appeals to the Supreme Court and suggests a major reassessment of immoral practices if the court rules against the convicts.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Impeachment Trial Begins for Governor Sulzer in Albany
The trial opens at noon as the Court of Appeals participates to ensure justice. Senators may follow the court majority on disputed points, and Sulzer faces charges amid public sympathy and Tammany backlash.
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Albany
William Sulzer
New York
Court of Appeals
Sulzer
Tammany
Reversing a Proverb Spanking Father Stuns Terre Haute
A Terre Haute minister and Franklin College president says his son spanked him for years of offences. The father, Rev Elijah Hanley, promises better conduct, and a possible assault case could follow. The incident is not to be cited as a general precedent for sons spanking fathers.
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Solomon
Terre Haute
Ind
Franklin College
Elijah Hanley
Hanley
Argentine Beef Prices Dip in New York Brooklyn Sale
The Post reports Argentine beef sold mainly in Brooklyn at 18 cents for porterhouse and sirloin, 16 cents for prime rib, 18 cents for round, 12 1 2 cents for cuck roast, and 10 cents for soup meat. Prices run about four cents below American beef, with 5000 quarters more en route from Buenos Ayres and tariffs looming as prices may fall further.
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New York
Brooklyn
Buenos Ayres
Perils of the Air At Illinois County Fair
Max Lillie, a Chicago aviation instructor, crashed his biplane at a county fair in Illinois after 3500 safe flights. The craft overturned in a gust, killing him. Earlier, aviation risks were noted as inherent despite experience. The same day a French pilot carried a passenger from Savigny to Paris in 50 minutes at 143 mph without incident.
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Chicago
Savigny
Paris
Adam the Omnivorousist in Eden Weekly Echo
Budding Historian answers a reader by consulting the Eden Weekly Echo file. Adam is described as an omnivorousist who ate everything in moderation, enjoying both vegetables and meat after hard daily labor in the Garden of Eden.
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Eden Weekly Echo
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Old Jokes Narratives and Local Whimsy
A collection of light local jests and notices. A dentist quip and a deck scene hint at daily humor. Boston woods host nuts and squirrels while rumors about gold plating fade. John Smith visits, trains run on time, a wedding rumor circulates, and a seaside picnic at Revere Beach ends happily.
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T Wharf
Grand Banks
John Smith
Philadelphia
John
Revere Beach
Anon
Carmen to Meet in Rochester for Amalgamated Association Session
Salt Lake City Utah Sept 17 After electing officers and picking Rochester New York as the next meeting place the 13th biennial convention of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America adjourned this afternoon All officers were reelected except for vice presidents.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Rochester, N. Y
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
House Debating Month-Long Adjournment After Bills
Washington Sept 17 Plans for a month or longer adjournment after currency and tariff bills are finished were explored by House and Senate leaders. Senate faces weeks of currency legislation while the House has little of importance on its agenda.
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Senate
San Blas A Picture Of Calm History And Plazas
Old San Blas on Mexico’s Pacific coast appears timeless with whitewashed walls tucked among palm growth. A lone freight car on a tiny railway from the steam landing to the customs house underscores its slow pace, while a plaza culture and colonial ruins hint at a dramatic past and a future still uncertain.
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Mexico
Custom House
Market Place
Porfirio Diaz
Acapulco
Philippines
Madrid
Pacific
Santiago
Charles Macomb Flandrau
Southern Republic
Birthday greetings for ex Governor and prominent locals
The Observant Citizen notes a birthday salute to ex-Governor and Boston University trustee John Lewis Bates and author John Townsend Trowbridge, both turning 54 and 86 respectively. It covers Bates early life plans as a schoolteacher, Trowbridge’s literary lineage, local schools, Taft's visit, and assorted New England notes from Beverly to Lenox.
First Maine Cavalry Association Meets in Bangor
At the 42nd annual reunion in Bangor Maine officers were elected A M Warren of Dover as president A Co of Streat as corresponding secretary N C Stowe of Dover as secretary-treasurer.
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First Maine Cavalry Association
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Stowe
Fire destroys half of Duran in Ecuador port city
A major blaze swept through Duran, the Ecna dorean seaport opposite Guayaquil, destroying about half the town yesterday. No further details on casualties or cause were provided.
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Ecuador
Duran
Modern Medicine Uncle Walt on Rest Versus Exercise
In a humorous 1918 verse Walt Mason mocks modern doctors who demand fresh air and outdoor activity for illnesses. He contrasts modern prescriptions with old fashioned rest and being waited on by nurses and family. The piece critiques the shift toward active cures and praises genteel bed rest.
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Walt Mason
Harvest Outlook Shows Big Shortfalls in Fruit Crops
Producers report the U S apple crop 1000000 barrels short prunes 90000000 pounds short grapes 25 percent below last season and peaches at least 40 percent short. Over 60000 barrels of Cape sunshine berries shipped this month, enough sauce for 28800000 people, with harvest just starting and Thanksgiving in sight.
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