Boston Post December 7 1912 front page
Historic Boston daily issue dated December 7 1912 features news from local and national events. The paper reports on politics, society, and ongoing affairs of the city with period journalism tone and emphasis.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
12
Post Publishing Company Rates and Mail Instructions
The notice lists subscription rates for Daily One year Luckens and The Sunday Post with various term options and prices. It notes postage charges for Canada and foreign copies, and advises against sending cash. Payments should be made by checks drafts or money orders payable to Post Publishing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luckens
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Postoffice
Maia
Post Publishing Company
Post Editor Notices and Subscription Policy
Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. If the Post is unavailable from dealers, notify by mail. Editorial offices listed at 1004 1005 1272 Main, with managers for Sunday sports finances and advertising. Editor and Publisher: E A Grozier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Grozier
Largest Newspaper Press Plant In New England Opened
A Boston Post report touts possession of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and claims the largest press in the world, highlighting Robert Hoe and R. Hoe & Co. as promoters of the new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Beef Lesson for Wilson in Bermuda Sparks Price Drop
President-elect Wilson witnessed a Bermuda beef lesson as a local beef trust faced competition when Argentina shipped a cargo of cattle. The arrival prompted a material price drop, suggesting that free competition from abroad could work on a larger scale in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Bermuda
Happy Isle
Argentina
South America
United States
Balkans
Europe
Post
Woodrow Wilson
A Promise to Reform Butter Price Fixing
Under government inquiries the American Association of Creamery Butter Makers vows to cut butter prices perhaps to 30 cents a pound. The president says future prices will be set by supply and demand, prompting questions about past butter trust practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Creamery Butter Makers
Maryland Senate Tie Deepens After Jackson Appointment
The Senate majority is narrowed to a tie by Maryland's William P. Jackson’s appointment to replace Isidor Rayner. The writer calls this an affront to Maryland voters and notes it remains unresolved until 1914. Control hinges on the presiding officer in a potential tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
William P. Jackson
Maryland
Isidor Rayner
Goldsborough
Jackson
United States Senate
Governor Blease's lynching stance rebuked in conference
The South Carolina governor's call for lynching and summary punishment drew sharp criticism. At a Richmond governors’ meeting a 14 to 4 vote repudiated his views, reflecting national opposition to his rhetoric while he was re elected in South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blease
South Carolina
Richmond
Sugar Trust Indictment Dismissed by Court
The American Sugar Refining Company indictment proceedings are described as instructive yet monitory. All indicted individuals were released on Thursday by motion of the U S District Attorney with Attorney General Wickersham's approval. The offenses alleged in the indictment were not pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
United States District Attorney
Wickersham
Trust action halted by statute of limitations
The piece notes an indictment targeting trust managers for closing an independent refinery to crush competition, but the offence occurred over three years prior and is absolved by statutes. It highlights elderly offenders led by Mr. John FE Parsons at 84 and urges earlier anti trust efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust
John FE. Parsons
Message to Congress on tariff reform and future legislation
The President argues Congress elected on a revenue tariff should revise tariffs accordingly and avoid pushing protective measures. He notes Taft’s failed tariff reforms and predicts future Sherman Act amendments, concluding Taft’s two messages carry a flavor of warmed over victuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Democratic House
Philippine
Congress
Canada Faces Ship Pact: Will Canada Pay?
The piece questions Premier Borden and the Conservatives over a Canada Britain battleship deal. It notes three ships planned at 35 million dollars, asks if Canada will fund Britain’s defense role and imperial influence, and invites Liberal reaction from Laurier era opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
High Seas
London
Committee of Imperial Defence
Laurier Liberals
Breakfast table and Brazilian coffee trust critique
The piece argues that Brazilian coffee storage, supported by its government, keeps prices high by limiting sales. It notes the shift of storage to the United States and suggests legal changes to seize and forfeit such goods evading U S laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Wickersham
United States
Cameron Forbes Leaves Washington for Manila Voyage
Cameron Forbes Governor General of the Philippines leaves Washington to sail for Manila after nine months in the United States recovering from a severe illness. He will proceed to San Francisco to board the ship bound for Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cameron Forbes
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk by John Devine Inflater
A poetic feud erupts in All Sorts between Leander Leghorn and John Devine Inflater. The column notes playful jabs over airs and poems about hens and cows, with Beefstew Leghorn joining in a clash of wits. It hopes for a truce amid Balkan War references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Devine
Leander
Leander Leghorn
Beefstew Leghorn
John
Mistery
Rockefeller
Alood
Leghorn
Inflater
Curious creature sighting near Worcester prompts mystery
A Worcester artist reports finding a blood curdling animal under a tree while sketching in the suburbs. He notes sharp teeth and non vegetarian habits, asks readers to identify the creature and its class, wondering if it is a Wampus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newting
Wilds
Worcester
Mass
Jack Sumner
Swamp Squiffit Described In Humorous Natural History Tale
A speaker describes the Swamp Squiffit or Swampum Squiffuricus a swamp loving animal with a nasty mix of Swamp Swivel and Sidehill Dodger traits. It eats squizzle berries tolerates corned beef hash, sheds horns in spring and moults in fall. The note ends with a joke about delirium tremens and drink brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
P. S
The Daly Ditt y Nails Care Poem
A 1912 copyright poem by T A Daly urges keeping nails clean and neatly trimmed not with teeth. It warns long or bitten nails cause nervous symptoms and suggests weekly clipping and immediate stowage after cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Daly
Mosque of Abdul Medjid and Balkan War Aftermath
The piece ties the Bosphorus mosque to ongoing Balkan tensions and the postwar balance. It notes Abdul Medjid's reign, the Ottoman decline, and Abdul Hamid II as a tyrant, while describing Constantinople’s restored bustle, the Bosphorus traffic, bazaars, and mosques. A cautious forecast suggests new Balkan conflicts once peace terms are set in London. It emphasizes broader historical forces shaping the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkan
St. Sophia
Europe
Abdul’ Medjid
Bosphorus
Abdul Medjid
Turkey
Abdul Aziz
Murad
Abdul Hamid II
Scutari
Constantinople
Mohammed V
Asia
Galata Bridge
Mecca
Balkan Peninsula
London
Greece
Saloniki
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Servia
Durazzo
Balkans
Austria
Roumania
Montenegro
Observant Citizen Recaps Boston and Abroad Notes
Dr. Charles W. Eliot recalls a Shinto shrine service in Tokyo and a Harvard connection. The column mentions Crawford Notch land sale, old Willey house, library work, Easter dates, postal woes, and figures like Richard Olney and Richard Washburn Child. It notes literary figures, Mrs Alec Tweedie, Mildred Devver’s scholarship, and local charity efforts and club debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Washburn Child
Boston
Harvard University
Dream of Ecstasy versus Reform by a Dreaming Statesman
A dream scene portrays heavenly ecstasy beneath jasper walls and angelic music, then a worldly statesman arrives to claim crowns and critique the blessed. He argues female angels lack voting rights and St Peter’s policies fail, prompting calls for reform as angels rebel, ending with the narrator waking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Country teachers urged as rural public health educators
Dr Charles E North argues in a U S Bureau of Education piece that country school teachers should educate communities on health. He claims rural sanitation could extend life from about 48 to 60 years and cut infectious disease deaths, noting 400000 rural deaths annually and 2000 serious illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Charlier
S. J
Immaculate Conception Church
Charles E. North
United States Bureau of Education
Nnally
Williston Lectures on Banking at City Club Boston
Professor Samuel Williston of Harvard Law School delivered the seventh lecture in his series on banking and commercial law at the City Club. The session drew Boston professionals preparing for American Bankers Association exams and advancing their banking careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Williston
Harvard Law School
City Club
Boston
American Institution of Banking
American Bankers’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Independent Democratic Paper
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Newton Newkirk
Worcester, Mass
the Daly Ditty
Little Polly
Cross and
the Crescent
Balkan States
Paul Thompson
New York
Pictures of
Tomorrow’ S Post
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Japan
Korea
Tokio
Crawford Notch
New Hampshire
Concord
Notch
Willey
Hawthorne
Public
Mars
South End
Mattapan
Richard Olney
Cleveland
Bay State
Eadward Everett
Fillmore
Massachusetts
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Olney
Abou Ben Adhem
William Burke
Dix Street
Dorchester
H. Bailey Stevens
Woman's Journal
Stevens
Dartmouth
Alec ‘Tweedie
College Club
Commonwealth Avenue
Twentieth Century Club
Washington, D. C
National Capital
Doubleday
Doubleday, Page & Co
Long Island
Mildred Devver
Edward Devver
Browning Street
Massachusetts Conservatory of Music
Carnegie
Women’s Guild of the
Park and Downs
C. H. Atwater
S. N
Ranger
Panama Canal
Paul Jones
Captain Atwater
Nahant Women’s Club
Isabel Stacey
Hae
Stowell’s
Winter St
Boston Jewellers
Strles
Summer’ Street
Prof
Williston
Rogers Bros
Search the Boston Post Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Boston Post?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.