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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1912
Page
10
The August 28 1912 issue of Che Boston Bost lists Post Publishing Co as issuer with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts No 61 Vol 318.
The notice lists subscription prices for Daily One and The Sunday Post including six months $1.50, three months 75c, one month 28c, and special rates for Sunday Post. It notes Canada price per copy, foreign 16c, postage in Boston district, and that all money sent at sender’s risk. It advises advance payment and cancellation on notice, and provides publication office contacts and editor details.
The Daily Post will be mailed to any U S address for 25c per month and the Sunday Post for 6c per month. Address changes can be made at any time.
The Boston Post highlights its possession of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England, boasting the largest press in the world according to Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co.
As Sullivan square nears completion the new terminal shows ingenious safety measures while Harvard square lags with rising danger. At Arlington Heights bound platforms, rails sit at grade with crowds six to eight deep near moving cars. Guards watch but frequent near misses and crushing risks persist on crowded nights.
The Board of Health overlooks a key factor in preventing typhoid as fruit vegetables and sweetmeats are left unguarded on public streets. Netting over stands reduces contamination and costs little, offering a clear safety improvement for street vendors.
The Postal Appropriation bill shuts general mail delivery on Sundays except for special letters. The move avoids a full shutdown, but critics say it ignores needs for Sunday services and suggests the public will endure the change until December to overturn it.
The St James Theatre on Huntington Avenue opens this week marking a shift in Boston's theatrical map. The new venue sits in a residential hub near Symphony Hall and the Opera House, prompting debate on whether audiences will follow drama to this redeveloped area and spark a shift from traditional centers.
The Highway Commission urges stricter pre licensing checks for chauffeurs to prevent accidents. It proposes rigorous investigations before issuing licenses and suggests probation or permanent revocation for gross negligence, arguing better questions are needed in the initial screening.
An inspector should accompany applicants to assess driving ability and many witnesses should testify on character. Authorities must learn habits and associations to prevent dangerous outcomes from unfit drivers, citing recent city incidents as warning.
The session closed with a reported budget of 1 019 636 143 66 dollars. The piece argues taxpayers fund vast projects and expect efficient use of funds rather than frugality, noting the nation’s wealth and the duty to spend wisely.
A major blaze at the Portland Stoneware Company in Portland Maine burned a four story wooden building and a smaller structure. Loss is estimated at 75000 with workmen housing threatened temporarily. Fire started from oil waste in the engine room and reconstruction is planned at once.
The US transport Liscum sank beside the dock at Shanghai in 40 feet of water while under repair. The cause is not yet known, but the captain and ship builders believe she can be raised.
A reverent meditation on the Yukon’s vast, untouched reaches. The article describes sunset over the river, golden waters, and blue-mauve peaks, pairing vivid natural imagery with quotes from Mrs. Higginson and references to Alaska’s enduring solitude.
In a tense scene Cartagin the musketeer reveals a deadly plan to stop the Princess’s arranged marriage. He declares Count de Stingo must die before 10 a.m. tomorrow, while Athirst and others react with shock and fear as Cartagin drafts a taunting note to the Princess. TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.
A dialect poem praising a Napoli born craftsman named for his skill and cleanliness. The speaker extols the worker once more, noting the artist's deftness and pride, and hints at the bustling Bayside area and a street sweeping crew called Nombra Seventeen.
A witty verse contrasts the noisy bald-faced hen to boastful politicians. Walt Mason mocks both cackling fowl and candidates who claim grand deeds, suggesting their boasts are as trifling as the bird’s cluck and echoing the rhythm of comic verse from 1912.
A compendium of regional anecdotes about stinginess from New England Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The collection mocks frugality with urban legends of tightfisted neighbors shipboard humor and a Sunday school quip about money.
Assistant Postmaster Frank Haynes and many clerks and carriers in the Boston postal district will get pay increases under a new postoffice appropriation act that allocates nearly 1,000,000 dollars for first and second class offices nationwide. About 7000 workers, or 75 percent eligible for promotion, will receive higher pay. The increases, though authorized by the act, take effect from July 1 as announced by Postmaster General Hitchcock.
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