Boston Post April 12 1912 subscription rates and notices
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including Canadian and foreign copy pricing. It notes payment in advance, postal notification if unavailable, and lists staff contact details and the auditor publisher.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Publishing Company
Mate
Financial
Sporting Editors
B. A. Grozier
Largest Newspaper Printing Plant in New England
Robert Hoe and Company proclaims the Boston Post possesses the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
The Pope Rumor of Death Sends Worldwide Notice
The pope rumor yesterday stirred wide concern yet proved false. Pius X is praised for saintly qualities and humanity, drawing respect globally. Despite frail health, observers hope for a long pontificate with careful care.
Wu Ting Fangs Named Chinese Republic Envoy to U.S.
The President appoints Wu Ting Fang as representative of the new Chinese republic in Washington. He previously served seven years in the old empire's diplomatic corps and is praised for blending oriental ideas with occidental sympathies. He becomes the first minister of the republic to the United States.
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Wu Ting Fang
United States
Washington
China
Roosevelt in Massachusetts Faces Tariff Question Before Primaries
The piece argues Theodore Roosevelt should address tariff reform during his Massachusetts visit. It notes Republicans in the state see tariff as a vital issue and demand clarity on duties for wool, steel, cotton goods, and sugar. Lack of comment, the text warns, could hurt his campaign.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
A Proper Amendment on Mayor Nominee Charters
The bill favorably reported to the House would require the Civil Service Commission to notify a mayoral nominee in writing of a right to a hearing if a charge of crime or dishonesty affecting fitness is filed. It aims for fair treatment of allegedly wronged nominees and discourages character assassins.
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House
Civil Service Commission
Dart
Hm Nature Cowan
A Salutary Measure For Self Defense Privilege
A historical note argues that granting privilege to defend one’s own person is salutary and worthy, noting it as a passage that would enable every other man to protect himself against attack. The language reflects a focus on individual rights and lawful self defense.
Ireland Home Rule Bill Advances in Westminster
The Government of Ireland Bill, introduced by Prime Minister Asquith, marks the first authoritative step toward Irish self government. Redmond calls it satisfying to Ireland while reducing Tory objections. Debates will resume Monday as the measure is poised to become law, celebrated as a triumph of American ideas and Irish devotion.
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Ireland
Westminster
Asquith
Gladstone
Commons
Great Britain
John
Runnymede
Spanish Veterans Bill Sparks Civil Service Controversy
An editorial argues against a Senate passed House bill granting Spanish American War veterans a 5 percent add to civil service exam scores. It contends the automatic bonus corrupts exam integrity and misuses veteran status, cautioning Massachusetts readers about patronizing discrimination.
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Senate
Civil Service Commission
Spain
Massachusetts
Good Omens for 1912 Baseball Pennants Ahead
The article muses on the 1912 season with optimism for Boston and another major league team to improve and reclaim top spots. It notes both teams have pennant history and suggests history may repeat itself, aligning fan spirit with hopeful early season success.
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Boston
Beef on the hoof jumps twenty five percent in Denver
A Denver news report notes wholesale beef prices on the hoof rose 25 percent to the highest level in a decade. The increase alarms consumers as the rise travels east affecting steaks roasts and brisket, with no immediate fear from the beef trust.
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Denver
Atlantic
Beef Trust
Old Mill in Pasadena Highlights California Mission History
A 1810 built adobe mill near the San Gabriel Mission is described as a rare California landmark later turned into a residence, now a tourist curiosity. The article notes the decline of Indian populations under mission rule and laments government policy, while pointing to the Sherman Institute in Riverside as a positive example educating mission Indians. It also hints at harsher conditions in Temecula Torre s Santa Ysabel San Jacinto and nearby areas.
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New England
Boston
Pasadena
San Gabriel Mission
Padre Zalvidea
Los Angeles
Mission Padres
Sherman Institute
Riverside
Torres
Santa Ysabel
San Jacinto
Temecula
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Auto Lesson Humorous Misadventure
The column humorously guides new drivers with a two week professional operator as the narrator. He recounts failing to start a car on Commonwealth avenue boulevard and shares missteps with books matches and a stubborn mule headed machine. The tale ends with a moral about not cranking in gear and avoiding emergency brakes on hills.
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Commonwealth Avenue Boulevard
South Framingham
Boston
Restful trash or vital truth in reading choices
A quoted poem-like defense of pulp fiction over classics by Uncle Walt Mason. He extols cheap thrillers full of murders and bravado while denouncing highbrow literature as dull. The piece contrasts Old Sleuth stories with “truly vital” works in a light satirical tone.
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Nick Carter
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Suburban Preference Sparks City Living Joke
A witty remark contrasts talking with the tongue to thinking with the head about suburb life. It notes that when a man favors suburbs, it likely means his wife won’t live in the city.
Advice to Miss Champagne on a "fast" topic suitor
A Worcester reader asks how to handle a gentleman who repeatedly boasts about others' speed when alone with her. The advisor counsels she may be slow or misread, suggests clear boundaries, and warns against friends who discuss forbidden topics to cause blushes, urging suppression of such behavior.
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Miss Champagne
Worcester
Dear Miss Champagne Wives and Woes in a Long Absent Life
A man asks Miss Champagne what to do when his wife refuses to reunite after five years apart. He has spent years away and traveled east at great cost to invite her to live with him, but she urges him to go elsewhere.
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Miss Champagne
Desertion as the proper path to ending a strained marriage
A reader seeks a final resolution to a troubled marriage with a rooming situation. The columnist advises filing for desertion if the wife refuses to live with him, stressing respect for her autonomy and the era of equal agency, and warns against forcing her to stay.
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