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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
8
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England issue dated August 1 1912 from Boston Massachusetts lists publication details. No news content is readable in the provided OCR fragment beyond masthead and office address.
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for Daily-One and Sunday editions, with six months at $1.50, one year $3.00, and other short terms. Rates extend to Canada and foreign copies, with postage surcharges in the Boston district. All subscriptions must be prepaid and are subject to discontinuation at expiration.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any US address and foreign possessions for 25 cents per month with the Sunday Post at 30 cents monthly. Readers may change their address as often as needed.
Quote from Robert Hoe proclaims the Boston Post now owns New England’s largest newspaper printing plant and the world’s largest press. The claim highlights the paper’s scale and prestige in the industry lauded by Hoe of R Hoe & Co.
The effort to raise funds for Edward Everett Hale statue by Bela Pratt is nearly finished with only a few hundred dollars more needed. The statue is nearly complete and sites in the city are being considered by the sculptor and the Art Commission. A November dedication is anticipated to honor Hale's life and contributions.
The sudden death of Maurice H Richardson, Boston's eminent physician and surgeon, shocks the community. He was a wise counsellor and generous friend, known for quiet charities and mercy to the poor, and a worthy successor to Massachusetts General Hospital’s distinguished surgeons.
Senator Dixon claims the Democratic presidential candidacy may be weakening before it starts. He likens early signs of Wilson strength to a ventriloquist's faked bids and warns that the opposition is attempting to intimidate rivals at the outset.
A February 29 Congressional action urged U S recognition of the Chinese republic as it seeks stability. The Senate concurred but the State Department delays recognition until the republic proves stability. The author calls for timely U S acknowledgment to bolster China and prompt other powers.
Following both American and British investigations into the Titanic disaster, which agreed on key established facts, calls grow for international accords based on national laws to reform old navigational faults. Neither England nor the United States can afford to leave matters unresolved.
The speaker urges safer Atlantic voyaging following the Titanic disaster and argues for expanding wireless equipment laws beyond ships plying routes of 200 miles. The Rockland’s exemption is questioned, noting similar dangers on closer port trips and urging expediency or law to require universal wireless adoption.
The Senate will consider Lodge’s recommendation to reaffirm the Monroe Doctrine in strong terms aimed at Japan. A sub committee found no evidence of official Japanese government involvement in a land purchase bid near Magdalena Bay, but the issue prompts a clear U S warning to prevent foreign footholds in the Western Hemisphere. If Japan has no designs, the statement still clarifies U S policy. if it does, the move becomes necessary.
District Attorney Whitman faces a vast municipal scandal linking gamblers to police. As Becker and others await fair trials, the alleged illicit payments extend upward beyond badge holders. The public demands full exposure and accountability to purge the system and restore justice in New York.
The United States faces possible intervention as Mexican leaders including Orozco move to attack American citizens. Refuges flood El Paso and Mexico’s northern border towns stress housing, prompting State Department inquiries and clear warnings to insurgents through consular officers. The crisis tests diplomacy while urging calm foresight.
Chicago July 31 The government plans a civil suit to dissolve the Poster Advertising Association formerly the Bill Poster Association of the United States and Canada alleging Sherman anti trust violations. The group said to control bill posting in more than 3000 cities and towns has been under Justice Department scrutiny for months and a federal suit is expected within the week.
An article surveys Alaska agricultural potential from Hot Springs to Rampart, noting 62 acre farm yields of 7 to 8 tons per acre of potatoes, other crops, and high regional values. It compares interior arable land to New England, cites 90 000 square miles suitable for farming, and recalls Seward's purchase, with current tax revenue and future statehood prospects.
A tense struggle unfolds in a Bas tile cell as Cartagin tightens a grip on De Bique. De Bique fights with a dulled sword while Cartagin reveals a ruthless resolve and warned fate, the outcome left to the reader.
In a dim cell the captive De Bique pleads for mercy as Cartagin tortures him, then seizes a key. Cartagin escapes when guards demand entry, feigning sleep and misdirecting them about De Bique’s whereabouts. A knock provides the cliffhanger for tomorrow.
A reflection on love as a dwindling resource as the sphinx offers aphorisms about attachment. The quote suggests that the more love you hold, the less you possess, in a paradoxical view of affection and scarcity.
A light verse about swatting flies warns of their numbers and germs. The piece shifts to a peculiar Atlantic City letter column where a man, 22 to 25, seeks to start a relationship and offers a cautious plan to introduce himself, urging a respectful approach over street chatting.
A reader seeks guidance on approaching a young woman he has admired for seven months. He describes passing her daily after work and notes attempts to initiate contact but asks for a practical method to overcome the difficulty and build acquaintance.
Paris fashion notes how slender skirts feature accordion pleats. They are shown draped to nearly knee length and fall straight below, creating a streamlined silhouette.
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