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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1912
Page
10
The Boston Post issue from August 7 1912 lists publication details and office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass No. 33 Vol 313.
The notice lists prices for Daily and Sunday subscriptions including one year three dollars and shorter terms, plus rates for Canada and foreign delivery. It notes postage charges in the Boston district and warns against sending cash, directing payments by check, draft or money order to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Daily Post urges advance payment for subscriptions and warns of discontinuation at expiration. It explains mail delivery options during vacation, offering 25 cents per month for the Daily Post and 30 cents per month for the Sunday Post, with address changes allowed as needed.
Quotation from Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Company claims the Boston Post owns the biggest newspaper printing facility in New England and the largest press in the world.
The Bulls Moose convention settled the cases of Southern State negro delegates on the color line. The provisional national committee refused to consider merits and rejected Afro-American delegates. The piece laments the steamroller used to expel them and notes the party’s rise after the Republican split.
The piece presents Samuel W. McCall as modest about seeking the United States Senate and describes him as senatorially qualified. It argues Massachusetts should vote Democratic for the Senate and the House to support Wilson, but if not possible McCall’s claims deserve serious consideration by his party.
A reader questions if a 12th amendment deadlock in the electoral college and House would crown Sherman as President. The letter explains that the Vice President would not be Taft’s successor and identifies the need for the already chosen Vice President to step in on March 4.
The text notes the 12th amendment ties the Vice President selection to the two highest vote-getters, with the Senate choosing from them. It argues that the Senate’s political composition up to March 4 will determine who may become President in case of an electoral college or House deadlock.
The article reports Theodore Roosevelt publicly unveiling his third term creed and the National Progressive platform, outlining support for tariff reform, currency changes, universal primaries, woman suffrage, conservation, and a federal judicial recalls proposal, while criticizing the Democratic platform and praising some Taft positions. It also reflects on Dawson Alaska’s transformation from boomtown to orderly city and recalls the Klondike era’s excesses and memories.
The State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration orders that strikers and former employees who joined the union be returned to work at their old ratings. Most old and tested workers keep their positions, with only a few affected by the new loyalist ratings. Peaceful closure is hoped for, with improved service quality and a lesson for officials.
The exchange centers on a hat valued as poetry with a quip about trading for the record price of poetry. The Poet jokes that a sale would fetch record value, reflecting a playful cultural moment.
A bachelor tells a young widow she is an angel and proclaims his feelings openly. The candid confession signals his intent toward marriage, reflecting social norms of courtship and propriety in his circle.
In a dramatic excerpt, Cartagin cradles the apparent Puncturino, revealed as Princess Heloise, as dawn nears and secrecy fails. He grapples with shame, love, and a looming guillotine while she pleads for a promised sacrifice, setting up a cliffhanger.
In Provincetown Aug 6 a whispering gallery was found inside the Pilgrim Memorial Monument. An inclined interior plane forms a 200 foot shaft with landings acting as galleries. Whispers travel clearly between levels, growing more audible higher up, and echoes recur with musical murmur like a sea shell.
A fragment shows Cholly asking for a reduced bill with a courteous tone. He hints that politeness may prompt others to offer a ‘touch’ or tip, reflecting social bargaining and informal payments in the era.
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