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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1910
Page
8
The Boston Post announces subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for 1 year six months and shorter periods. It lists mailing and payment instructions, contact details for editors and offices, and a notice about payment discontinuation upon expiration.
The Post again offers readers a chance to be Santa Claus for children who may not see Santa in person. Readers’ letters will be printed and answered on Christmas Day by the Post Santa Claus who carefully screens requests for those in genuine need.
President Taft urges slow removal of tariff burdens with a single schedule approach. Governor elects Woodrow Wilson and Judge Baldwin express sharp opposing views, calling for free raw materials and cheaper goods for workers. The debate frames the Congress overturn linked to tariff reform.
Compiled census returns show a U S population near 92 million with Alaska Porto Rico and Hawaii included pushing total beyond 101 million. Debate focuses on how to adjust House representation while Senate remains equal for states, with projected member counts ranging from about 418 to 474 depending on the base ratio.
The article notes census results affecting states York and New Jersey to California Oregon Washington and others. It predicts only a slight gain for the South and a weaker position for the Middle West in national politics since state organization, urging consideration for the 1912 presidential election.
As of Saturday 502 of 670 Commons seats filled with Liberals 183 Labor 32 Nationalists 55 Independent Nationalists 7 total 277. Unionists 225 in opposition. Both sides gain and lose 21 seats, but balance unchanged. Asquith’s coalition gains credibility, likely paving veto-reduction in Lords and Irish home rule.
The letter argues ancient Mexicans played baseball long before Spaniards arrived, citing an Aztec idol photo and a mock critique of a batters stance. It riffs on timeless trends, noting that many modern ideas echo ancient practices from Rome to Eve, and concludes nothing is truly new under the sun.
In The Courtship of Miles Standish John Alden falters over a brave proposal as Captain Myles Standish presses for a bold vow. The exchange tests friendship against romance with Alden finally yielding to the captain’s plea and a vow to proceed.
The piece argues that aviation fatalities raise safety concerns despite Orville Wright’s claim that air travel can be as safe as driving. It cites French statistics showing about six percent deaths among aviators in two years and contemplates Massachusetts car death rates to illustrate the public fear and skepticism toward aircraft travel.
The U S Supreme Court holds that a telegraph company may be sued for damages from delayed transmission even if the message is not repeated for an extra charge. The Michigan statute authorizing such claims is upheld as valid, and the so called contract on blank forms is deemed nonbinding. The ruling clarifies individual rights versus monopolies and urges awareness of prerogatives.
A Washington dispatch reports P. C. Knox faces a proposed annual salary increase to 12000 dollars though current rules restrict senators from accepting raises created during their term. Knox, premier of the cabinet and next in line after the vice president, would see a 4000 dollar rise as his term nears its end in 1911.
At a Winchester Hotel dinner the Litchfield County Bar Association presented a parody targeting Teddy and Baldwin. About 500 lawyers, mostly Republicans, joined in singing and signed the parody to be given to Governor-elect Baldwin, as Judge Edwin S. Gager prepared to deliver it.
A historic meeting house with a plumb tower and green blinds seeks funds from Dr. Eliot and others to finish interior restoration. Contributors include former parishioners and donors from Daughters of the Revolution and local historic societies, yet more gifts are urged to satisfy varied critics.
The text includes a dated closing from December 12 1910 in Roxbury with thanks from Charles F. Nichols treasurer and mentions D A R collections sales and concerts as part of ongoing work. It ends with a wry line about a girl who would not marry the best man living risking ending with a poor one.
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