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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
12
The Boston Post issued April 3 1918 shows subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for various terms and international postage. It includes filing details, payment instructions, and editor contact information.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co boasts that the Boston Post now owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, signaling a major expansion in production capacity.
The piece argues that express companies cite parcel post losses to oppose ICC rate cuts. It suggests they should lower charges, especially for under 11 pound parcels, to better compete with government service and improve business.
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont leads suffragists urging a boycott of England by American women tourists to retaliate against Britain. She claims it would hit shopkeepers and hotels financially, though the target is unclear and the parallel to vandalizing a haberdasher’s window is questioned. The measure might keep money in the United States, a point some find persuasive despite logical flaws.
Mourners note the rejection of the loan to China by President Wilson stamps a stance against dollar diplomacy. China thanks the President, implying the open door remains intact. European powers unlikely to close access to the United States and hurt American interests.
The Bedford liquor license dispute heads toward court as Selectmen refuse to grant licenses despite a strong poll showing townspeople want them. They may be within rights since statute uses may not shall, but officials should heed public sentiment from the ballot.
A crowded suburban New York train left a passenger unable to find a seat and he grabbed a strap. He pulled the stop cord and the train halted. Reproved, he continued actions and was taken by police at the next stop. The case is described as critical.
The piece notes a man charged with disorderly conduct claims the railroad defrauded him of prepaid service. It suggests a potential precedent for strap hangers and questions riders’ rights, pointing out many riders prefer standing room over seats in Boston.
The piece denounces Austrian and triple alliance pressure on Montenegro over Scutari. It condemns widely the naval blockade as a greed driven tactic to deny a small nation access to the Adriatic, urging that the move serves no peace and recalls Gladstone’s memory.
The article quotes John Pierpont Morgan asserting that personal character is more valuable than money. His testimony before the Washington Pujod committee is described as voluntary and impartial. Morgan's death later adds weight to the claim that character surpasses wealth.
The author welcomes Walter H. Page as the new ambassador to Great Britain but urges restraint on pomp and wealth. The piece argues ambassadors should be properly housed and paid, avoid ostentatious splendor, and recalls Lowell Phelps and Bayard as preferable precedents for dignified U S representation.
James Hazen Hyde lectured at the French Institute in Paris on France’s part in U S development. He described Britain France and the United States as the three great liberal nations and the advance guard of humanity united for civilization’s improvement.
Welch-Rarebit poem recording a December morning turning into April haying on a coastline journey. Children skate to harvest twelve tons of hay near a wharf eight miles from the sea, then rush home with a playful rhymed finale.
The passage mocks social theatrics of women managing appearances and status through fashion. It contrasts phony diamonds with perceived inner power and notes how rivalries, crises, and fortune depend on the woman’s craftiness and vanity. The closing line wryly asserts the word would be dull without her presence.
A fragment notes a man along a road and promotes a moving picture showing tomorrow. It emphasizes the arrival and viewing of the film with a sense of urgency.
A collage of short items from Amesbury Mass details a waterfront cottage ad with odd plumbing questions, plus a quip about a sky blue terrier and Brewster High School not holding graduation due to no graduates. Other notes urge releasing a missed work item and report a horse lost after grazing under sprayed trees.
A caller asks if a missing horse has been found and urges reports of any sightings. A humorous note suggests the animal may not read a caution sign reading Don’t run away horsey, implying the horse’s inability to understand the warning.
A 18th century tale traces Maier Amschel Rothschild’s rise from poverty to founder of a banking dynasty. It follows his five sons in major European cities, their credit networks, auctions of influence and rail era finance, and the enduring intermarriage and charity shaping the family wealth through generations.
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