Boston Post September 21 1913 front page note
The Boston Post issue dated September 21 1913 presents news from Boston Massachusetts with local headlines and notices. It lists office address at 250 Washington Street and references city events, society notices, and advertisements typical of the daily paper.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington &J
Boston
Masa
Cap
Dorchester
A. B&b, Dayton
Summer Street
Post
Subscription Rates and Postage Details for Daily-One Year
Rates listed for subscriptions include one year six months and other terms. Notices cover postage charges, second class matter, and payment methods. Printing office contact and editor publisher details appear, with instructions for in advance payment and discontinuation on expiration.
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Canada
Ile
Fpost
Boston Post Adopts Largest News Paper Printing Plant
The Boston Post announces it now owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England, featuring the largest press from Hoe, President R Hoe & Co. The upgrade positions the paper with top production capacity in the region.
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Boston Post
New England
R. Hoe & Co
Ulster Covenant Threat and Home Rule Stand
The Ulster Unionists risk treason by signing Carson’s covenant to resist home rule by force. The pledge to refuse Parliament’s authority would reject Britain’s legislature creating Irish lawmakers. The piece questions Ulster’s ability to sustain such defiance and calls for better counsels.
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Sir Edward Carson
Ireland
Great Britain
Ulster
Tufts Abolishes Hazing and Issues Freshman Rules
The Tufts student body, under the university seal, announces an end to hazing and imposes rules for freshmen. Freshmen must wear the freshman cap learn college songs keep off the Rez show deference to upperclassmen keep off the grass and must not smoke on campus or display school insignia or use Ballou stairs. If rules are ignored enforcement remains uncertain.
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Shortage claims in coal debated by commerce and labor
The piece argues that the Departments of Commerce and Labor should probe the alleged coal shortage in New York and New England noting miners’ strike last spring left operators with large reserves. It accuses coal owners of fabricating scarcity to justify price boosts and urges exposure of those claims.
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New York
New England
Black Mountains
The Pittsburg Gazette Times Laments Early Hour ills
The Gazette Times argues against linking economic panics to party tariffs. It references 1898 panic during Democratic rule and the 1907 panic, noting the Wilson tariff law passed in 1894 and urging readers to reconsider historical cause. The piece accuses the paper of inaccurate history.
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Pittsburg
Gazette Times
Campaign funds and disclosure of political expenses
The article argues that publication of campaign contributions and candidate expenditures is a step toward transparency. It stresses that knowing how party committees spend funds is crucial to understanding money in elections, pointing to the broader issue of influence and corruption beyond vote buying.
Campaign money flow and influence on voters’ opinions
Discussion on how campaign funds originate and where they are allocated to shape public opinion, highlighting the importance of tracing money from donors to its end use in political messaging.
Governor Wilson's West Tour Praised For Sincerity And Safety
Reports from the West describe Governor Wilson's speechmaking tour as highly successful and effective. Observers note his sincerity, restraint, and clear Democratic program, praising his intellectual yet human approach and foreseeing broad national appeal.
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Wilson
United States
Democratic Party
Unclear Bench Monologue With Odd Props
A fragmentary scene shows a speaker on a bench raving and roaring while clenching words with a wrench. A sudden nods moment interrupts as the speaker mentions forgetting a propeller and needing to buy one.
Taft Warns of Prosperity While Urging Steady Effort
President Taft speaks in Beverly praising current prosperity and urging persistent effort to sustain gains. He warns against complacency and notes risks from tariff vetoes and political ambitions influencing the national outlook.
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Beverly
Mr. Taft
Washington
Pragmatists Clash Over Reason and Life’s Meaning
European philosophers Rudolph Fucker and Henri Bergson, protégés of the pragmatist school with William James, argue intuition over the rule of reason as the path to life’s ultimate meaning. They face mathematicians who claim reason can reveal truth, while pragmatists counter that they are redefining reason itself.
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Rudolph Fucker
Harvard
Henri Bergson
New York
America
William James
James
Per Buckert
Bergson
Y M C A Plans Immigrant Education Campaign in Boston
The Boston Y M C A will launch district meetings, classes, lectures, and social events for immigrants. Italian groups start September 9 at Garibaldi Hall 207 North Street with English and civics health and hygiene courses. Lectures from notable speakers including Joseph Santosuosso Lawrence Brindisi and Lawrence Lifield will accompany the program.
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North Street
Garibaldi Hall
Ints
Boston
Joseph Santosuos- 80
Lawrence Brindisi
Lawerence Iifield
Rabbit's foot jinx ends in a rash of misfortune
In Darby Pennsylvania George Bradley a stationary engineer carries a worn rabbit's foot for nine years. After discarding it he suffers a string of accidents including a robbery a fall a fight and near drowning. He retrieves the foot that night and keeps it for luck.
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George Bradley
Darby
George
Unclear Political Jumble Sparks Debate
Fragmentary note references Democrats and Republicans with scattered initials and odd phrasing. No coherent event or identifiable persons emerge to confirm a specific who where or when.
Centre Harbor Ball in Roxbury October 9
The annual reunion of the Center Harbor vacationists will be held at Intercolonial Hall on Oct. 9. Receipts from the entertainment will aid the building fund of the Church of Our Lady of Victory in Center Harbor New Hampshire. Rev J P O Neil is expected as guest of honor. Martin A Hernan chairs arrangements and Miss Mary A Ward is secretary.
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J. P. O'Neil
Martin A. Hernan
Mary A. Ward
Hawaii and Cocoanut Island in a Pacific view series
A descriptive travel piece extolling Cocoanut Island and Hawaii as a colonial Pacific outpost. It notes Honolulu life, native contrasts, coastal and volcanic scenery, and the strategic importance of Hawaii amid Panama Canal era developments. The essay links Pacific opening to American interests and urges East readers to learn about these tropical isles.
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New England
Observant Citizen notes on Harvard figures and local events
A column of crowd-sourced observations covers Harvard faculty figures Oliver Sprague and John Rand, local animal stories about Cap the Dorchester dog, aviation interest at Charlestown naval prison, the Hoar guardianship rescue, a Harvard mystery probe, and public notices from Newton and Wakefield areas.
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Harvard
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Little Polly's Pome and Luella’s Lost Mother
A child praises his mother as Luella Lee, who lost her own mother, finds comfort on the narrator’s mother’s lap. The poem shows tender care, shared grief, and a moment of solace on a front porch as Luella hugs and is calmed by a kind maternal figure.
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Mary Catherine Powers
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Wild Flower Show at Children's Museum Opens
Wild flowers from Franklin Park will be exhibited at the Children’s Museum Refectory building on Blue Hill Avenue this afternoon. Admission is free.
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How to Make Love Advice From a Newspaper Column
A 20 year old writes for guidance on courting a lady, seeking help to win her affection. The columnist dismisses flashy tricks and urges plain talking of genuine feeling, then suggests expressing care and, if welcomed, embracing her affection.
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Loetely
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Dear Miss Champagne Advice Letter on a Triple Engagement
A reader seeks guidance about a man engaged to three women. The writer warns of deceit, urges self inquiry, and notes that law limits marriage to one, while advising verification of truth before judgment. The tone urges caution and prudent choice among suitors.
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Miss Champagne
Pia Thorny
Boston Ministers Plan Next Week Meeting Theme
Among the Churches of Greater Boston workers will discuss The Political Ethics of Today with a glance at this year's political conventions at Pilgrim Hall. Speakers include George E. Coleman and Guy A. Am. Francis B. E. Clark, head of the Christian Endeavor Society, leaves Oct 5 for Asia Minor as prep for The Cities of St. Paul. North station sent a large group of American Baptist Foreign Mission Society missionaries to China Japan and the Philippines including Ward E. B. Bailey Edward H. Clayton Leontine J. Cabel Rubin T. King Alma G. Broadhead Alma L. Pittman Augustus I. Nesmith Walter R. Taylor John A. Foote Marjorie Hiscox Francis H. Rose and Alice M. Stanard.
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What They Resembled Mallerd Why Is Your Wife Angry
A quirky exchange features a husband recalling his wife’s temper noted in a domestic vignette. The dialogue hints at mistaken compliments about a wife’s porcelain art and a playful comparison to tomatoes.
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