Marvels of the Southwest Wonderland In Los Angeles
A feature on Los Angeles as a rapid urban growth center. It contrasts its 25 year development with Eastern cities, notes 75 miles of paved streets and 460 miles graded roads, and highlights palm ornamentation bungalows mission style architecture courtyards and rapid eucalyptus growth. It discusses climate sunlight and the sprawling county's 500 000 population with vast farmland.
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Los Angeles
East
California
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles County
Connecticut
Boston Post April 8 1912 front page item
The Boston Post issue from April 8 1912 features news briefs and notices typical of a daily Boston paper with coverage of local events and society items. Historic page reflects early 20th century journalistic style and community notices.
Subscription rates for Daily and Sunday Post issued
The notice lists pricing for Daily One year six months and shorter terms, and The Sunday Post with varying periods. Rates include to Canada and foreign copies, with postage surcharges for the Boston district. Payments advised by money order or check to Post Publishing Company.
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Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Postoffice
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Post Subscription Policy Notices and Contact
All subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration. If the Post is unavailable from dealer, notify the postal service immediately. E A Grozier is the editor and publisher.
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Financial
Newsboy
E. A. Grozier
Boston Post Boasts Largest Newspaper Plant in New England
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the biggest press in the world, boasting advanced capabilities as stated by Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Roosevelt Boomers Denounce Southern Republican Delegates
The piece argues Southern Republican delegates have never voted for a Republican president and recalls 1908 when Theodore Roosevelt used vast power to mobilize Southern Republicans for Taft. It concludes that political ethics warn against accepting Southern delegates from the rival side while seeking them for oneself.
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Roosevelt
Prest Roosevelt
Taft
Massachusetts Tops in Road Improvement Reports
A Washington bureau summary ranks Massachusetts second in improved road percentages for the past year, with Rhode Island leading at about 50 percent. The piece argues percentages mislead and asserts Massachusetts overall leads, noting Rhode Island’s small size and Massachusetts’s larger, wealthier status.
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Washington Bureau
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Open Floor Fight Over Misconduct Should End Secrecy
The writer urges ending private clashes between members of Congress and preferring open floor confrontations. He argues that committee room secrets breed needless explanations and calls for restrictions on unscripted altercations so public witnesses can record precise remarks.
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Congress
Economic optimism amid labor unrest noted in reflections
The piece argues that strikes occur in good times, not bad, and view labor unrest as a temporary cloud. It predicts dissipation of unrest will bring strong economic conditions and full recovery.
Trade reports show steady expansion and robust demand
Trade reports indicate large expansion in business volume with replenished stocks and strong collections. Steel and iron production remains above recent months, while New England mill troubles reflect regulatory efforts that will be settled satisfactorily. Labor unrest is viewed as a normal adjustment toward better economic relations.
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New England
City Hall Annex Exemption Sparks Senate Battle
The bill granting Boston an exemption from height limits for the City Hall annex advances from the Senate to the House. Opponents say a municipality should not seek special favors and must follow the 125 foot limit while supporters argue an extension could be added by planning. The piece notes Mayor Fitzgerald once proposed an 11 story Tremont street extension and selling probate property.
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City of
Boston
City Hall
Senate
House
Tremont Street
Fitzgerald
Court Square
A Rightous Law for New York Food Weights and Labels
New York passes a consumer friendly measure requiring net weight or fluid content to be shown on packaged goods. Ice meat and butter must be sold by weight, other items by standard weight or count, with vegetables by head or bunch. Critics fear added costs, supporters urge transparency from June 1, 1913.
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New York State
People’s Benefit
New York
The Light-But Late on Cotton Tariff Revisions
The article notes cotton goods manufacturers in convention endorse reasonable revisions of the cotton schedule under Schedule I of the Payne Aldrich tariff. It questions why producers, long opposed to relief, now claim duties are excessive and points out production costs and protection gaps between here and abroad.
Lecture on Fools Draws Large Parish Audience
A popular clergyman spoke to his parishioners on the subject of fools. The hall was crowded and seats sold quickly due to the oddly printed admission tickets reading Admit One for the lecture on fools.
Perfectly Satisfactory Job Request Gossip
A political exchange shows a politician pushing for his son’s department job. The government official refuses, saying the son cannot be helped, and the politician declines to push further. The remark underscores concerns about nepotism and merit in public service.
Fragmented satire on progressives and reforms in a period piece
An absurdist narration mocks political figures and a theatrical scene with Theodore Roosevelt and La Follette, referencing a potential third term and political wit. It blends mock dialogue and criticizes bold rhetoric while riffing on animal metaphors.
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Theodore
la Follette
From a Woman's Lips
The column quotes a remark about aging and appearance noting a woman’s tolerance for turning 40 if she remains fair and slender. The speaker’s tone reflects social commentary on beauty standards and personal worth tied to body image.
Which Holds More A Pint Barrel Or A Quarto Barrel
Marblehead readers ask which holds more a barrel of half pints or a half barrel of full quarts. The answer hinges on substance. Water yields more half pints, while Old Pine State cider promises abundant thrist quenchers and a carnival of effects.
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Marblehead
Mass
Maine
Old Pine State Stone Fence
The Martyred Dog Uncle Walt Sings of Town Critique
Poem style admonition attributed to Walt Mason discusses farmers facing taxes and social rebukes. It urges honest work, frugality, and steady life while critiquing noisy discontent and public scorn. The excerpt, copyrighted 1912 by George Matthew Adams, reflects early 20th century political sentiment.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Where to Go This Summer Appears in Weather Rhyme
A whimsical verse laments a nation’s fate while repeating the question Where to go this summer The piece names various people including a waiter a lover and a small boy and ends with a broad reflection on all social types amid bright spring imagery
Oldest Man in South Boston Turns 98
Dowd, the oldest man in South Boston, celebrated his 98th birthday with a family dinner at Marine Park after a constitutional. Born in Ireland, he came to North America at 12, landing in Prince Edward Island after a 42 day voyage, then moved to Boston in 1848 where he worked as a clothing cutter.
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Dowd
Boston
Marine Park
Mr. Dowd
Louis Place
Ireland
North America
Prince Edward Island
John
Longtime Saint Vincent de Paul leader feted by South Boston residents
In Ward 12, now part of South Boston, a prominent Catholic lay leader who served nearly five decades as president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society was toasted yesterday. He had been twice married and hundreds gathered in Marine Park for a sustained ovation at his well attended summer send off.
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Oklahoma
Ward 12
Par
South
Boston
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Marine Park
Fixed marriage plans stir parental concern in Catholic Standard
In a dialogue from The Catholic Standard and Times, a father questions a suitor Mr Nervey about taking his daughter away for a wedding journey He says she will be returned and they will board with him The exchange highlights family tension over marital arrangements.
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Nervey
Catholi Standard and Times
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