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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1912
Page
8
Historic Boston daily notes issue number 48 issued August 24 1912 from Post Publishing Co. at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts featuring contemporary news briefs and local notices across the newspaper card.
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The Boston Post announces possession of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England, boasting the region’s largest press in the world, per Robert Hoe, president of R. Hoe & Co.
Japan plans a million dollar building at the 1915 Chicago fair and leaves it as a gift to the United States. The move is framed as a token of peace and amity despite past fears of gifts from enemies.
San Francisco launches a bold experiment by owning and running a municipal opera house. The despatch notes all receipts will fund maintenance and production, a plan likely to run deficits. Supporters hope public arts fosterage will pay off despite expected financial shortfalls.
The laundry trade demands laws to regulate fabric quality like foods and medicines. They seek textiles that endure more than a couple of washes without damage. Regulation could resolve the conflict between laundry, fabric dealers, and customers and protect the public interest.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company abandons its plan to build four 3 million dollar steamships for New York Asiatic service, costing shipyards 12 million in anticipated work. The piece urges President Taft to veto the bill and reopen the canal to free peaceful commerce.
A lively interest surrounds the city of Boston as residents consider candidates who have publicly named their aspirations for the Legislature. The discussion centers on the scope of possible nominations and the impact on local politics.
The passage notes a high interest in public affairs as citizens rush to fill seats in both Senate and House, even at the cost of leaving private gainful work. It highlights a bustling Boston Legislature and a broader readiness to serve during booming times.
The editorial argues that George B. Cortelyou claimed campaign funds came only from voluntary contributions, while Penrose and Roosevelt disclosures show possible improper money from Standard Oil. Archbold’s testimony suggests Roosevelt may not have known the full details, and the piece demands full Senate disclosure before the November election.
The Grand Trunk responding to attacks by the New Haven Boston and Maine railroads presents New Hampshire with a stark choice. They warn that a Legislature action blocking the Grand Trunk extension would force routing via Vermont into Massachusetts, depriving New Hampshire of new railroad facilities and economic benefits. What will the state decide?
In a Puck style scene, lovers plot a night flight from a hangar using a monoplane. He urges haste while she proposes a hidden plan in the old stable and a trolley escape. A pursuit by papa with racing monoplane engines ends the escape attempt.
England produces coal with one third exported and two thirds used domestically. Rainfall adds over 100 tons per acre per inch. Railroads kill about 10,000 people annually, many trespassers. Electric utilities profited by thawing frozen water pipes last winter. The government printing office produced 9,773,424,000 postage stamps last year.
The article recalls White Horse Pass as it was during the Klondike rush of 1897 1898. It notes ghost towns at Lake Bennett and White Horse City, the decline of mushroom settlements, and the symbolic fate of the pass. White Horse marks the Yukon River terminus of the railroad with boats and stages serving Dawson. The Northwest Mounted Police log entrants from Alaska into British territory and report nine murders in Dawson since the rush with eight hanged or imprisoned.
De Bique grapples with a vivid ghostly vision of Dartagin after a night in the castle. Dartagin flees as De Bique recovers, suspecting wine-fueled delirium. Princess Heloise seeks a royal audience as plans for an early wedding unfold with Count de Stingo.
A narrative recalls Mike O Day vacationing at a spot far from creation where he stays under Mr Green's roof and meets many girls, then returns penniless and resolves to save for a future trip. In New York Times Lorana Sheldon reports South Congregational Church in Back Bay and several Boston ministers receiving calls and assignments across local churches. The Medford Hillside Universalist pastor Isaac P Coddington is gravely ill with anemia and has served multiple towns.
The Rev. W. W. Bustard D D of Euclid Avenue Baptist Cleveland will preach both services at the Dudley Street Baptist Church Roxbury tomorrow. He formerly led the Dudley Street Church and this visit is a homecoming. The Rev Edward Cummings of the...
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