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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
10
Daily issue from August 22 1912 detailing Boston news and notices with the Boston Post masthead and office address at 259 Washington Street.
The Daily One cent daily and Sunday Post rates list six months 1.60 eight months 75c one month 25c. The Sunday Post six months 1.50 three months 75c two months 60c one month 30c. Canada 16c per copy foreign 16c per copy. Boston district postage 1 cent extra daily or Sunday. All money sent at sender’s risk do not send cash checks payable to Post Publishing Company. Vacation time offer: Daily Post 25c per month and Sunday Post 6c per month.
The Boston Post touts its acquisition of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and claims the largest press in the world as part of its expansion. Robert Hoe & Co. endorsement underscores the milestone.
James Schoolcraft Sherman delivered a pleasant acceptance address praising the divided opponent camps. He noted the campaign’s sharp party split as a striking point and earned the nickname Sunny Jim for his optimistic tone.
The piece argues Governor Wilson offers a genuine downward tariff revision targeting schedules used to kill competition and raise prices. It asserts Taft and Roosevelt remain committed to a tariff commission and the cost of production theory, with no real revision, branding them as protective interest loyalists. It concludes Wilson stands as the sole leader against graft and high protection.
The article notes Congressman Norris of Nebraska offered a resolution requesting the President share all information on the shooting of James Ward Rogers by British soldiers. It downplays any threat of war and comments Rogers’s uncertain status as a notable figure described with colorful terms.
The article defends sending 2000 bluejackets and marines to Nicaragua to safeguard American lives and property. It warns against political motives such as using forces to aid big syndicates or circumvent Senate treaty rejection, and notes that future developments will reveal the administration’s true aim.
The piece defends Taft and Attorney General Wickersham for suing Standard Oil and Tobacco trusts. It argues they fulfilled their duty, noting the courts shaped terms of reconstruction despite Wickersham’s protests, and criticizes critics as unfair.
Returns of the 1912 wheat crop from University of Illinois soil enrichment tests show phosphorus doubles the average yield. Organic manures, per the reports, have in many cases trebled production on the experimental fields.
The text notes that last spring farmers in Illinois abandoned more than half their wheat land for other crops with better prospects. It forecast a fractional wheat yield compared to a normal season across the state, and says scientific methods will likely lower living costs tied to cereal production.
An editorial endorses extra pay for officers in flying squads as reasonable compensation for hazardous service in aviation. It argues higher remuneration would reduce anxiety without promoting recklessness and notes recent maneuvers in Connecticut New York with seven aircraft at the Maryland aviation field.
The coming election may see a larger popular vote due to three vigorous candidates and a growing electorate. An estimated 3,650,000 additional men will be enfranchised by age, plus 1,667,000 eligible women after new states grant female suffrage. If turnout mirrors 1908’s 70 percent, about 18.2 million would vote, centering on women to push totals higher.
A London fog costs ships and trade up to 50000 dollars per day. Parlt noted in 1610 Newcastle coal mines would run for 21 years. The term Gazette derives from a small Venetian coin, the price of early news sheets.
The article notes engineers facing glacier railroad construction on the Copper River line from Cordova. It cites geologist Lawrence Martin claiming Alaska coal could exceed Pennsylvania’s earlier supply, with 150 billion tons near the coast. It highlights limitless copper ore, growing exports from Prince William Sound, and ongoing gold rushes from Treadwell, Klondike, Nome, and Fairbanks amid new interior railroad access.
In the king’s cabinet Princess Heloise discovers her father plans to wed her to Count de Stingo. She resists, faints, then refuses the match, prompting the king to order De Bique to lock her in the detention room as the scene ends with “To be continued tomorrow.”
The Palmist compliments the angler as a great fisher noting he can read marks on the fishing line. The Man responds in wonder asking how such knowledge is possible. The Palmist explains his skill by saying he sees marks left by the line.
A quoted remark portrays a woman's view of life in a community where everyone is suspected of wrongdoing. The line suggests social pressure and distrust in local residents.
A 20 year old girl writes Miss Champagne about a man who courted her while paying secret attention to her engaged friend. The columnist warns to doubt the suitor, protect friendships, and keep confidences while treating him politely. The writer ends the letter with a breakup after signaling rejection of the man. The reply urges dignity and cautions against false optimism in matters of love.
A reader writes about a young man she has known for years and recently began dating He asked her to call him by phone but he was away on a trip and their planned Saturday engagement was spoiled by his departure from town
A strolling woman loses her bag to a street snatcher in a crowded scene. The thief pockets trinkets from a baby’s ribbon to a handkerchief and a small nickel, leaving Autolycus’ famous sneer in the tale. The passage recalls theatrical satire by George B. Morewood of Suna.
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