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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1912
Page
16
The Boston Post issue from April 26 1912 lists office location at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and identifies the Daily by Post Publishing Co with volume and issue numbers.
Rates for daily one year and six months subscriptions, Sunday Post options, and foreign copies. Notes include postal charges in Boston district, advance payment requirement, and contact details for editors and offices.
The Campanile of San Marco in Venice was dedicated in a ceremony with notable guests. Old bells rang again and 2000 carrier pigeons were released to carry the news as Pope Pius observed from the Vatican. American donors supported the restoration with money and mechanical know-how.
The Avery street widening proposal faces opposition from local interests but gains support from the Chamber of Commerce and city leadership. The piece argues that Governor Foss should not veto and that betterment laws may ease costs, noting Boston's repeated pleas to Legislature for such powers.
In Washington an investigation into the Titanic disaster uncovers how Marconi authorized operators aboard the Carpathia to sell their stories and avoid sending news before landing. Wireless records show only names of Titanic passengers reached the time of the Carpathia’s dock, while crucial details remained unreported.
A fragment argues that a policy of silence after a great calamity is unacceptable and must be condemned to prevent future concealment. The text stresses accountability and the need for open discussion by the country.
William H. Taft spoke at the Boston Arena in a new fighting role, denouncing Theodore Roosevelt and defending his record. The arena speech was described as forceful, historic, and likely to energize Taft’s Massachusetts campaign, signaling a shift from gentleness to firm combat.
A lengthy life devoted to Ireland's independence ends as Justin McCarthy passes away. He led the cause after Parnell, guiding the movement toward autonomy with Moses like vision. His legacy spans political history and broad literary achievement.
John F. Mullen, formerly of Engine 36, retired April 9 1909 by Commissioner Parker for illness, was granted a pension of 550 dollars a year by the Legislature. He claimed illness stemmed from service injuries, a point the commissioner had denied.
The article highlights the San Gabriel valley as a premier grape growing region in California, noting giant vines such as a 60 year old Carpinteria specimen yielding 10 tons of grapes in a year. It discusses vineyards, raisin shipments, and region scenery, then shifts to travel distances between Los Angeles and San Francisco and the vast southern counties.
A humorous note on goats and etiquette leads into a collage of quirky newspaper headlines. A young Elmira lawyer questions a witness in a case, pressing about his father’s character with cautious replies from the witness.
A punning tale from May Lippincott's describes Farmer Brown and his wife reading neon ad signs along a Broadway walk. The signs mislead him into recalling a cascade of silly product slogans and brand names, leaving him a gibbering wreck as he tries to decipher their meaning.
Speaker Clark suffered an attack of lumbago in his office today and returned home. The illness is not serious and he is resting.
The Harvard Club of Boston hosts a smoker at 8 p.m. in the Hotel Somerset ballroom. Music, an amateur vaudeville program and refreshments are planned. A. J. Garceau and Malcolm Lang will direct rival orchestras, with Pliny Jewell and Joseph S. Seabury arranging vaudeville skits featuring R. C. Benchley.
High priced coal stocks rise on belief operators and miners reached understanding. People's Gas climbs to 112 after Chicago loses bid for immediate enforcement of 75 cent gas ordinance.
A defiant line praises wartime heroism as millions of men refuse ignominious life and prefer death in honor, attributed to Clarence Cullen’s Optimism.
Pekin reports Dr. W Ye Wei Ching who studied at the University of Virginia and served as second secretary of the Chinese legation in Washington is named vice president of the Chinese foreign board. Professor Charles W Eliot, Harvard president emeritus, is invited to lunch with the cabinet and to visit President Yuan Shi Kan.
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