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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post issue outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with payments in advance and notice of discontinuation at expiration. Editorial and business offices are listed, along with contact details and printing information for the 1911 publication.
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England and claims the largest press in the world, as stated by Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co.
The Republican national committee names Chicago as the site for the next presidential nominating convention and appoints ex-Governor John F. Hill of Maine as chairman to serve until the event. The group anticipates a strong fight and praises Hill as an effective organizer.
The Boston Elevated Railway runs a prize poetry contest to warn children and riders about electric car dangers. The program should yield funds for youths and, more importantly, inspire a maker to invent a truly protective car fender.
The government files a Sherman act suit while indicting officials in the United Shoe Machinery case. The double attack raises chances of breaking up the monopoly, as prosecutors seek to hold individuals accountable and press a trial or settlement.
A Boston-born sculptor Thomas Ball stands among 19th century American sculptors with the Washington equestrian statue as his supreme work. The rapport praises his vitality and notes the statue’s prominent setting in the Public Garden, placed nearly half a century ago.
The text praises sculptor Thomas Ball as a lasting figure whose life and art merit honor beyond monuments. It notes his modelled and cast work by an American artist and defends Ball against later criticism, affirming the value of his life and the enduring excellence of his creations.
The Boston Post reports the arrest of two men in New Bedford on conspiracy to purchase votes in the recent state election. The paper holds affidavits, withholding printing to ensure fair trial and justice. The editor frames the case as a statewide fight against ballot-debauching and praises local whistleblowers.
The piece notes Theodore Roosevelt must declare his stance on a Republican nomination clash with Taft, warning that delay could lead to his crown being imposed. It highlights Roosevelt’s need to speak plainly to avoid appearing Taft’s foe and to quell ongoing pro Roosevelt propaganda in Massachusetts.
The article describes the Delhi Durbar as a grand spectacle that fails to prove any genuine loyalty among 150 ruling princes and Britain’s subjects in India. It notes the pomp impresses the people while Maharajahs, richer and older than the English crown, feel little fealty to British rule.
The speaker praises a woman’s beauty and grace with ornate lines. The poem shifts to a confession of sadness as the speaker notes the woman’s singing sounds like a raven croak. It conveys humor mixed with rueful admiration.
A reader from Mechanic Falls Maine cites caution against getting rich quick citing a Newt story. The letter mentions a reporter's comment about a puppy named after Newton and notes the pup was a girl.
A Watertown reader refutes To the Editor of the Post on Sir Shaw’s Sunday attack on the Irish in America. The writer asserts Shaw’s Britisher stance and notes John Devoy’s rebuttal appeared in the Gaelic American on December 2.
A historical view compares Water street’s former nondescript block with today’s grand post office. The 1871 building, damaged by fire and completed in 1885, cost nearly six million and became Boston’s first government owned post office. Details trace early Boston mail as far back as 1639 with Fairbanks, then postmasters Campbell and Hayward, and the evolving locations along Washington Street.
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