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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
8
The Boston Post issue dated August 14 1912 features daily news from Boston Massachusetts. It lists publication details including office address 250 Washington Street and issue number 39 Vol 313.
The notice lists subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions, payment terms, and mailing rates. It also provides contact addresses for the Boston Post with editor and publisher BE A Grozier, and instructions to prepay subscriptions and notify if delivery is irregular.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any US or foreign address for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 6 cents per month. Subscribers may change addresses as desired.
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, as stated by Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. This boast highlights the paper’s industrial scale and influence in the regional press landscape.
The piece praises Matthew Hale for urging Progressive members to stay out of Republican primaries. It criticizes Bull Moose tactics in several states and lauds Massachusetts for avoiding such games. It asserts the Progressives are better off remaining honorable in the end.
The writer dismisses Senator La Follette's charge that postal workers opened his mail as unlikely and damaging to the government. They argue the post office should not spy on private affairs and call the claim incredible.
The article argues that early aeroplanes cannot be relied on for precise wartime tasks. A recent Connecticut maneuver ended with a crash near Duxbury while two navigators escaped unharmed. The author predicts eventual success for airships, comparing progress to locomotives and steamships.
A city newspaper commentary on the orological congress meeting in Boston notes widespread public noise. It questions whether delegates seek quiet at Harvard Medical School or downtown. it condemns late night and early morning disturbances in the city and asks what constitutes unnecessary noise.
A speaker at a gathering questions the daily clamor of traffic, street vendors, milkmen, and delivery noises. He describes autos and electric vehicles, ragtime machines, and late groceries as intrusive and seeks relief from the otological congress.
Ambassador Curtis Guild signals willingness to run for Senator if elected though his duties in Russia demand focus. He urges that campaigning be avoided by candidates while the next Legislature debates control amid rising Bull Moose influence and a potential Democratic Senate. Ex-Governor Guild’s popularity could make him a strong unpledged nominee.
A House passage of a tariff bill over President Taft’s veto marks a momentous shift as 21 Republicans join Democrats. The vote reflects voter dissatisfaction and challenges Taft’s policy line, with Congress urged to let the Senate complete the record.
The city maintains a 16.40 per thousand rate while state levy rose 21 cents, county tax fell 3 cents, and city tax dropped 18 cents. Higher living costs, increased city employee pay, and 600000 in improvements funded by the levy are noted, reflecting favorably on Boston as a place to live and do business.
France loses Jules Massenet a premier operatic figure of the older school though his life remained prosperous. His works including Thais Ma non La Navarraise Le Jongleur de Notre Dame and many songs earned him lasting recognition and a distinct artistic flavor.
The Lake Bennett region is described as a long narrow lake framed by 5000 to 6000 foot peaks with summer beauty and winter brightness. It recalls Dawson Trail rushes of 1897 with tales of wrecks, riches from a Manila news sale, and adventurers who vanished, leaving only ruins and a tranquil post settlement today.
In a dim corridor M Sliceur carries the limp Cartagin toward a potash vat trap. Dartagin feigns death to survive while Sliceur reveals a clever guillotine ruse. The finale ends with Princess Heloise Anopheles appearing to Dartagin as the page closes.
A playful invitation from L. Case Russell in New York Times invites guests to an icy Arctic bungalow built of ice and snow. It promises an Italian ice garden, polar currents, pancake tea, skating and a Saturday snow ball with the Polar Bear, welcoming kinfolk and friends to escape hot weather.
Miss Hayes announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Hayes of Dorchester to be engaged to Edward H Wilkinson assistant station master at Grove Hall station Boston Elevated Railway Company.
A witty note on vacations, boredom at high costs, and social value tied to a father’s check. It suggests that attention and popularity hinge on money and time, with a homely girl gaining notice through financial support rather than actions.
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