The Boston Post Issued Daily August 38 1912
The notice lists pricing for subscriptions and postage, with rates for Daily and Sunday editions, Canada and foreign copies, and a vacation mailing option. It includes publisher details and office addresses in Boston, mass. It notes advance payment required and provides contact instructions for address changes.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
Financial,Sporting Editors
BP. A. Grozipr
POST
Daily Post
United States
Largest Newspaper Printing Plant in New England
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co declares the Boston Post owns the region’s largest newspaper printing plant and the world’s largest press.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Convention Seats Reduced at Bull Moose Chicago
The committee of arrangements cut Bull Moose convention seating from $10 to $3 in Chicago. This move suggests organizers believe high prices alienated the rank and file, aligning with a claimed “poor man’s platform” and avoiding a $20, $15, or $10 convention.
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Chicago
Committee of
Smaller bills plan to shrink U S currency
The Secretary of the Treasury endorses reducing the size of all U S currency and national bank notes. The move would save the government about 900000 dollars yearly and banks around 200000. The tariff boosted trusts would still push dollar value down, but purchasing power remains unchanged.
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United States
Secretary of the Treasury
The Mystery Beef Prices and Cattle Trust Silence
The piece questions rising meat costs and cites official excuses about cattle scarcity and population growth. It notes no significant new effort to boost cattle production and asks why true supply increases fail to appear, suggesting the beef trust could illuminate the issue.
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Trust
Stand patters fear Wilson tariff spillover
The passage notes resistance to the idea that Woodrow Wilson would push for full free trade or drastic tariff changes, highlighting doubts among certain observers about his policy stance.
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Woodrow Wilson
Governor Wilson backs gradual tariff revision stance
The piece notes Governor Wilson and the Democratic Party unite on reducing Payne Aldrich tariff abuses. It argues free trade ideals have faded among leaders, but asserts post March 4 the Republican veto will no longer block tariff reform.
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Wilson
Democratic Party
The Big Trust Inquiry and Alaska Reflections
A House committee report details the United States Steel Corporation inquiry begun in 1911, exposing stock watering and anti labor practices, with remarks on anti trust action and proposed remedies. The piece then shifts to Alaska history, recounting Baranof’s role at Sitka, his era of wild hospitality, and the enduring frontier memory.
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House of Representatives
United States Steel Corporation
House
United States
Judicial Tribunal
National Tube Company
J. P. Morgan
Steel Corporation
Baranof
Alaska
Archangel Michael
Sitka
Old City
Dawson
Nome
Sitka Sound
Sitka Harbor
Ing Venture
Tie
Russia
St. Petersburg
Senate votes to warn against foreign control of western bases
The Senate approved a broad warning against any foreign acquisition of territory usable as military or naval bases near American approaches. Only two Democrats and two Republicans opposed. Magdalena Bay and the Panama Canal focus are cited as areas where such control could threaten U S routes.
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United States
Senate
Magdalena Bay
Panama Canal
Chatham Closes 200th Anniversary Celebrations
Chatham marked its 200th anniversary with a day of sports carnival events and formal exercises. Current and former residents gathered to celebrate in Chatitam.
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Chatham
Prisoner in the Cell Seeks Escape and Aid
Dartagin remains trapped in a dark cell after De Bique deceives him and escapes with the key. A note cast through the window promises rescue on Sunday, outlining a daring plan and comrades ready to die for him.
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Cartagin
de Bique
Monsieur
Dart Agin
Dart-agin
Dartagin
Ife
Off His Guard Undergraduate Seeks Grace From Tutor
A young undergraduate is hauled before his tutor after exceeding leave by two days. The professor sternly asks for an explanation. The student, momentarily off guard, blunders that he was detained by most important business.
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Marjorie
Jay Driver Uncle Walt Sums Up A Road Turmoil
Uncle Walt Mason voices a sharp critique of reckless drivers who ignore rules. A satirical 1912 verse laments jaywalking and road chaos, urging stricter laws and enforcement to curb the disruptive behavior on village streets.
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Zinn
Jay
Heck
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adame
Anxious Maiden Seeks Insight From Miss Champagne
A 22 year old woman describes herself as plain in looks and dress but with a bright smile strong teeth and musical talent. She notes eight to ten suitors ask for introductions and asks for an explanation of what men see in her in a letter to Miss Champagne.
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Deai
Champagne
No title available from fragments
Adducing beauty as subjective, the text argues that a girl’s appeal depends on the individual man who chooses her rather than universal standards, noting admirers and the fickleness of public taste. The emphasis is on personal perception over global notions of perfection.
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