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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
12
The Boston Post dated December 1 1911 reports as the Independent Democratic Paper of New England published by Post Publishing Co from 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. The issue number is 27 in volume 209.
The notice lists subscription prices: one year 3.00, six months 1.50, three months 0.75, two months 0.60, one month 0.30. Canada copies priced per copy. Payments via checks or money orders to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. do not send cash. Entered as second class matter in Boston.
The notice states all Post subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice at expiration. It directs readers to notify by mail if the Post is unavailable from dealers and lists contact details for the editor and departments.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co notes the Boston Post owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the biggest press in the world.
John Hays Hammond argues judges should spend time in jail before sentencing to curb leniency. He suggests similar trials for legislators and jurymen before making or upholding criminal decisions. The idea faces practicality issues amid overcrowded jails.
The article mocks Representative Mann predicting a do nothing Congress. It notes his role as minority leader and his history of inaccurate forecasts about Democratic tariff policy and Sherman anti trust law amendments during the winter session.
The mayor advocates buried sidewalks on Washington street while the Transit Commission favors overhead structures. Both options are costly or burdensome and block shop windows. A feasible plan redirects streetcars from Adams square to Beach street, makes Washington a one way street, and widens existing sidewalks. This simple fix costs little and avoids elevated structures.
Senator La Follette recounts McKinley refusing Henry C Payne as Postmaster General in 1897 despite Mark Hanna's urging. The piece argues McKinley showed moral courage, resisting a lobbyist pick, even as Payne later served after McKinley's death.
Public sentiment favors Boston Elevated winning express car rights to broaden service. Proponents argue convenience and lower costs, but critics note the core duty is reliable comfortable transport which has been lacking during peak hours due to limited car supply.
The proposal suggests granting express rights only if strictly limited to prevent further congestion on the already overburdened rail network. Authorities would enforce tight conditions to preserve capacity and safety while allowing accelerated service where feasible.
Dorchester residents condemn the hair cutting attacks on young girls as a serious threat and demand stronger policing. Five incidents occurred recently with three girls losing hair, prompting fears and complaints about antiquated equipment and inadequate protection.
The Hague hosts an international conference on the opium trade, following the 1909 Shanghai meeting that led to restricted traffic. Dr. Hamilton Wright heads the U S delegation to press for final suppression while noting China and Britain already take strong reform steps. Domestic U S issues include opium use and gaps in law covering domestic production.
The Supreme Judicial Court affirms the dismissal of a Superior Court injunction in the Lynn Lasters case. It upholds that an orderly strike to secure better working conditions is permissible. The court notes the union aims at more uniform distribution of work and wages during dull seasons.
Thanksgiving Day was celebrated aboard the cruiser Rainbow in Shanghai with officers of foreign warships. Prominent Americans attended a banquet with speakers Consul General Amos P Wilder Rear Admiral Joseph B Murdock and Michael H Devon who stressed America's goodwill toward China amid the crisis.
Berlin dispatch reports Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and Foreign Secretary von Kiderlen Waechter will answer Grey's Moroccan speech in the Reichstag next week. They may hint England could show goodwill through the Bagdad Railway or territorial concessions in Africa to bolster German colonial interests.
Neponset Massachusetts reports the poet Bertid Bertram notes Winter’s stealthy approach brings a dreaded chore. Children gather while Bertram clumsily assembles storm windows, fearing a fall as sneers wind up his balance and he laments the cruel label careless.
A witty aphorism attributed to the Sphinx cautions that virtue brings companionship with oneself and avoids shame in public view. The quip frames self-respect as the antidote to loneliness and social embarrassment.
Dear Newt Mr. Ralph Emery of the firm J S Emery 114 State Street gave this to me after picking it up across the water J DONOVARO The Boston Post Water Front Man
A humorous exchange departs into Welsh place names and tongue twisters. The speaker jokes about Welsh words and the challenge of pronouncing them, imagining readers in Wales and American friends sending postal cards with long addresses.
A brief item notes a witticism about fashion and appearance, attributing a saying about "fine feathers" and "fine figures" to a woman. The remark links style to personal presentation in society.
The seventh anniversary observance for night workers will take place Sunday at 3 30 in the Immaculate Conception chapel at 363 Washington Street. Very Rev Thomas J Gasson S J will celebrate mass and deliver a suitable sermon. Fr Patrick J Lyons the chapel chaplain arranged a special musical programme for the occasion.
The photo evokes Scollay Square with its historic wooden buildings and a removed obstruction, and Pemberton Hill where early Boston figures like John Endicott and Cotton Mather shaped a city that endured Puritan persecution of Quakers. It recalls the hanging of Mary Dyer and the wartime penalties against Quakers, contrasting early harsh justice with modern Enlightenment.
Observations on Wendell Phillips' centenary remarks contrasted with Marconi's later wireless achievement. The Boston page covers a festive crew aboard Kalomo, a proposed Beacon Hill boulevard, old handcuffs found during courthouse work, a dog-hooped pup, USDA egg production report, auto drivers near Cottage Farm Bridge, prank air brake dusting in Somerville, Thanksgiving bones collection, and Mike Murphy’s return from the football season.
Crown Prince Frederick William will join Crown Princess Cecilia from Danzig to Berlin on December 2 but will not stay in Berlin. He travels to Silesia for a hunting party. The crown princess is expected to give birth in the second week of December.
Chief of Police Murray of Providence recently promoted from captaincy is well known in Boston and suburbs. Relatives of the chief live in South Framingham and his daughters Miss Sarah Murray and Miss Grace Murray are frequent visitors to the Hub.
Some of the younger motormen in the vestibuled Arlington Heights streetcar fleet are racing into the Sullivan Square terminal, stirring activity and prompting caution among operators and observers.
Tomorrow Dorchester Day at the Daly Industrial Home on Train Street aims for a best matinee of the season. Proceeds fund Christmas gifts for the home's children with each child to receive a gift from the Christmas tree.
Sherman L. Whipple, a noted lawyer, works in New York on a trial valued at seven and a half million dollars over encyclopedia copyright ownership. Associated with Whipple is Hon. Joseph H. Choate, while Samuel Untermeyer, famed New York corporation lawyer, opposes them.
Ten immigrants fresh from overseas spent Thanksgiving Day at North Station waiting for an afternoon train to new homes in Vermont. Their holiday dinner consisted of slices of rye bread.
San Domingo reports the National Congress met in session with several days needed to pass a law for appointing a provisional president. The country remains quiet as proceedings begin.
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