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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1913
Page
10
The Boston Post issues daily from Boston Massachusetts with subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and foreign postage notices. Advertising and payment instructions are listed, including who to contact for notices and the editor and publisher.
The Boston Post boasts a claim to the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world, citing Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co as source.
The militant suffragettes in England reject Mrs. Pankhurst's call for a truce during her France visit. The assault on Premier Asquith by two militants reveals ongoing lawlessness in the movement. The piece derides them as viragoes and calls for deterrent punishment beyond jail.
The Maine actress faces criticism for allegedly objecting to African body-bearers in Joseph and His Brethren at His Majesty's Theatre in London. The claim paints Elliott as aligning with colophobia and contrasts with Southern attitudes toward black courtesies.
Lord Chancellor Viscount Haldane arrives in America as the first British lord high chancellor guest of the American Bar Association. He is honored for reforms as War Secretary and for smoothing international jealousies, while presiding over the great seal.
Commodore Alfred Brown swam 22 miles from the Battery to Sandy Hook in 13 hours 17 minutes for the Flushing division title of the American Life Saving Society. Sam Richards completed a 24 mile Boston Light to return voyage in 13 hours 9 minutes, a longer, harder journey. The piece suggests an English Channel swim as the true objective to crown the premier long distance swimmer of America.
El Diario attacks Governor Lind's trip to Mexico City claiming his purpose was to back Victoriano Huerta's election. The piece implies secret ambitions and intrigues dissolved in a claimed diplomatic win for Huerta.
The piece questions whether Huerta could legally run for president and notes U.S. suspicion that his stance toward the constitution might be self serving. It contrasts Huerta's political viability with Foreign Minister Gamboa's challenge to President Wilson's view.
A new state law starts Monday restricting youths under 16 to 48 hours weekly eight hours daily and forbidding work before 6 30 a m or after 6 p m. It covers factories workshops mills and related trades with enforcement shared by employers the Board of Labor and Industries and parents urging honesty and cooperation to protect children.
A citizen built a World Peace House at The Hague, dedicated after more than a decade of work. Andrew Carnegie funded part of the project in 1903 with 1.5 million dollars for a permanent court and library, with other nations contributing. The palace embodies the federation of the world as a progressive step toward global reconciliation.
Agreement for the 1914 America's Cup races is signed and all but defender size is fixed. Sir Thomas Lipton awaits the Yankee challenger under 75 feet waterline, with the New York Yacht Club insisting on equal boat sizes and rejecting 90-foot rivals.
Dominic Pittori, a leper who escaped Diamond Point quarantine weeks ago, arrived in Italy despite warnings to police and health authorities across the United States and Canada. News of his arrival was received today in Port Townsend, Washington.
James J. Townsend, former president of the Chicago Stock Exchange and Democratic figure, died today of apoplexy. He was stricken at lunch yesterday. Born in Lima, Ohio, he was 51 years old.
Larry L. Silence-somnolescent declares return after muse refusal and warns rivals Leander Leghorn and Daffy to brace for his blazing bon-mots. He aims to blazon bold, outspoken lines on the page while riffing on rivals and the act of writing itself.
A proverb notes that wealth can arise when debt finances ventures. It implies a nuanced grasp of leverage, risk, and timing in financing strategies that turn borrowing into earnings.
Joseph Knowles, Boston artist, lives as a primitive man in the Maine Woods for two months. A diarist describes tense moments on a lake shore, primitive fishing gear, a lost big trout, two canoeing ladies, and a fear of sleep after the scare.
A playful quip frames a pun about being neither a kicker nor a knocker, highlighting clever wordplay in local sports or comic pages. The line suggests a humorous take on roles in games or jokes.
A terse verse fragment depicts a woman in varied attire as a ruling figure. It suggests male folly and dumbstruck awe before a perceived feminine sovereignty. The mood is quizzical and satirical, with a focus on social roles and gendered power.
At the recent pipefitters convention in Boston E. W. Shirk of Cleveland Ohio was elected as a vice president. The notice also recalls the common misnaming of workers on plumbing bills with the surname Shirk.
A witty item from the Exchange wonders about the old fashioned man who wore a cabbage leaf under his hat in July and August. It notes he's replaced the leaf with a moist hand kerchief as a cheaper alternative to cabbage leaves.
Poem notes the death damp of dawn and a coming fever as summer fades. Leaves and flowers bless the breeze with a plea that mortals shall be remembered, and beauty will return with the next summer. Voices haunt the night while stars glow like candles in the dead chamber. The katydid sings Morturi salutamus.
Atlantic City N J Aug 29 The Foresters of America in their national convention decided to hold their 1915 biennial meeting in San Francisco California The decision was announced today as part of the convention proceedings and marks a west coast gathering for the fraternal order.
The Inland Empire spans Washington Oregon and northern Idaho extending into western Montana with Hayden Lake as a growing Pacific Northwest retreat near Spokane. It highlights Pend Oreille Coeur d Alene lakes the Columbia River Lake Chelan and impending efforts for national park status while detailing fishing hunting boating and scenic mountain surroundings.
Brookline pupils will see a slate tablet honoring Emma A. George at Pierce School. The column covers changes on Tremont Row near Austin & Stone’s dime museum, a Maine bear scare, a grand campanula display in Reform Station, Worcester’s 107th birthday woman Louisa Carpenter, and various local observations from Boston to Cambridge including transit signs, apple crops, and public notices.
A humorous verse by Walt Mason laments a brutal hot summer with blistered hides and sweltering days. He imagines people driven to misery by heat before announcing relief as September arrives with cooling air and lighter woes.
Mildred Champagne weighs changing customs in engagements. She notes royalty often seeks parental permission, but ordinary couples now pursue direct proposals and invite parents to the wedding, with financial and trust considerations guiding the shift in modern practice.
A young man asks how to handle a girlfriend who complains of inattention while he must work away. The adviser notes her complaint can be flattering and urges clear, ardent communication and efforts to make up for lost time without blaming him.
A country preacher spots the parishioner's son fishing in a creek on a sunny Sunday morning and gently questions what the father would say. The boy replies that the father is in the next field digging bait, so the truth would be easy to learn.
Serge fabrics dominate comfort and college fashion as washable options in checks and shadow stripes. Boudoir caps resemble war helmets with lace and net. Medici effect appears in evening wraps. New suits feature braid and buttons. vivid green, plush, and duvetyn rise in color and fabric trends for fall.
Hippolyte Deuhauty formerly Spanish consul general in New York and his wife Marie died in a blaze that gutted their fourth floor apartment in a five story building at 468 Central Park West.
Todias Nyman of 12 Bartoncourt West End has been missing from home for five weeks. Relatives fear an accident and note he is about 30 years old and had been unable to work for some time. He left without money.
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