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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1912
Page
12
The Boston Post issue from December 10 1912 published by Post Publishing Co with office at 259 Washington Street Boston lists No 84 Vol 815 as the daily edition in Boston Mass details.
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Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co proclaims the Boston Post now owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press. The boast highlights the newspaper’s scale and modernization.
The Boston Herald contrasts Carnegie pensions for scholars with private gratuities for retired public servants. It argues the two are fundamentally different and insists the distinction is obvious to most readers.
The writer notes federal seizure of a shipment of eggs called rats and spots and proposes exposing bakers who buy the tainted eggs. They argue public refusal to patronize such bakers would end the rotten egg market for food and punish the evil.
In the Cop ley square improvement talk critics linger on who should stand there. Suggested names include Winthrop Faneuil Hancock Adams Webster Ticknor Andrew and Mrs Howe. Yet proponents ask if any figure fits better than John Singleton Copley the celebrated American portrait painter after whom the square is named.
A thousand delegates, with hotel rooms and meals arranged, gather in Chicago for the Bull Moose national conference. The event signals ongoing vitality of Theodore Roosevelt’s revolt within the Republican Party and its refusal to accept the old order or compromise.
The article reflects on a shift from racing to build fastest trains to Chicago to longer travel times. It notes the Pennsylvania Railroad promoting its Broadway Limited, now planned to cover the Chicago run in 20 hours rather than 18.
The article stresses the all-steel equipment and notes the speed is not high due to a short line. It laments the need to return to safety after severe disasters, preferring prudence over boastfulness and viewing the change as necessary though mournful.
Secretary Stimson, in a report, says free passage for coastwise vessels is a subsidy to a special industry that needs none and should be removed from the canal bill next year. The President signed the subsidy last August, and Congress should abolish the dead-heading. The issue rests on treaty obligations and opposition to international wheeler dealing.
A historical piece questions if lower corn prices will reduce beef costs. It notes corn drops from 80 to 66 cents a bushel, yet beef prices rise. The article argues that beef prices have not followed corn, challenging the cattle trust excuse and urging scrutiny of price dynamics.
The Post master General allocates half a million dollars for rental of automobiles and other vehicles to run the new parcels post system starting in three weeks. This marks a shift from horse drawn mail carriers to motorized service, with mule transport excluded. Rail and coach transport linger no longer in practice as machines promise faster mail delivery where horses or rails lag.
The lecture at the University of Wales drew criticism for belittling Thomas Jefferson. An ambassador should not attack a revered statesman or the opposing party. Jefferson remains a monumental figure in American history, while Reid is expected to return to private life soon.
The House defeated a rule to consider a Senate resolution authorizing a committee to study the wisdom and cost of purchasing Monticello from its owner, Representative Levy of New Jersey. The vote was 101 to 41, hindering the government’s plan to acquire Thomas Jefferson’s home.
A playful verse describes a penniless suitor counting on style to charm a wealthy heiress. He plans a near‑romantic pursuit, boasting top hat attire, a pressed suit, and a bold proposal as he eyes a moneyed romance. The fragment hints at social satire and boulevard theatrics.
Mrs. Chester W. Chapin at the New York cat show was offered 2000 for a cat she exhibited there. The writer jokes about finding a cat to sell, noting a nonowned cat near a suburban villa used for humorous disposal attempts, and contrasts the idea with shoeing or bric-a-brac. The piece uses light satire on a high price bid and playful cat etiquette.
A household recounts tossing items at a nocturnal cat each night and retrieving them at dawn. The speaker offers to sell or even give away the cat if they can capture it, mentioning a figure around 2000 dollars and a 15 cent alternative.
The Post notes Santa is back on the job and urges generosity for Christmas. A Idaho jury convicted a woman for threatening a man with a revolver. The piece wryly notes fashion at court and jokes about a low wedding fee paid to a parson.
A Denver reader offers a single cylinder auto plus cash or trade for a gentle horse and buggy, a cow and calf, windmill, tank, tower, lamp and brake, or tires. The seller, at 2435 Galapago St, says the car has misbehaved, prompting sale to escape the gadget’s disappointments and fears.
A humorous column laments the dangers of a tiny one cylinder two horsepower car. The owner hides behind the vehicle and covers its eyes before starting it, fearing backfires that resemble a shotgun blast. The piece playfully scolds the rogue auto for its troublesome antics.
This Bermuda overview recalls the peril of coral reefs that once wrecked ships and inspired legends. It recounts Sea Venture’s 1609 voyage, Bermuda’s transformation into a tourist and fishing haven, and vivid notes on sea gardens, parrot fish, angel fish, sergeant majors, morays, and sharks thriving near Hamilton.
The Ford Hall group sought a memorable gift for George W. Coleman with letters from supporters bound as a tribute for the fifth anniversary on February 23. Two Harvard grads announce engagements Frances Erma Nightingale Nash and Marguerite Brown Jowett. Nash earlier edited the Harvard Engineering Review. Boston traveler James F. Travis reports a bull collision with an electric car en route to Castleton, Vt., derailing the vehicle and delaying traffic. Ernest F. Henderson plans dynamite-assisted swamp clearing as a garden project in Dublin, N. H. The Traffic Club of New England aims for permanent HQ with a dedicated space.
A bustling weekly note lists Bermuda Parish church lunchroom discussion on a new permanent club headquarters location, with top traffic men from New England as members. It highlights an art exhibit at the Boston Art Club, Ford Tall meetings policing changes, Daley’s recovery, Philo R. Marshall’s long service, and varied local lore on a missing tin mine and an ancient gnat battle.
Poet Walt Mason laments Reggie Wax at twenty two or three, a bored cynic worn by modern pleasures. He praises safe steady living, aging with joy, and the simple blessings of family, faith, and memory as antidotes to despair.
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