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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
16
The Boston Post issue from December 13 1912 reports daily news with local and national items. This item reflects the paper’s usual coverage style and includes standard notices and reportage typical of the era.
The notice lists subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions, including one year eight dollars and six months rates, with multiple shorter terms. It notes rates for Canada and foreign copies, postage charges for Boston district, and payment guidance including avoid sending cash and making checks payable to Post Publishing Company.
The fragment lists editorial rooms and contact numbers for Main Street offices, plus notices about subscription payment in advance and discontinuation rules. It also provides the editor and publisher names and indicates postal notification for unavailable delivery.
Robert Hoe proclaims the Boston Post owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world, underscoring the paper’s scale and influence in the industry.
After loving a Chicago gathering, Progressive sub-leaders declare Theodore Roosevelt virtually certain to head their movement again in 1916. If he lives, the colonel will lead the herd four years hence without opposition, the so called greatest Bull Moose in fighting trim.
The Post Santa seeks to bring Christmas joy to thousands in poverty by using readers generosity to fund gifts. It urges continued support as readers have done in the past, ensuring joy for those with little pleasure during the year.
Mr Laurence Minot's proposal would cut a route from Huntington Avenue to Franklin Street through small triangular blocks. The scheme seems a valuable traffic upgrade but is described as a dream given current needs and a projected 20 million expenditure. Leaders urge a cautious, slow approach.
A New York woman running a disorderly house testifies to widespread bribery of police for immunity from enforcement. She asserts the abuse is not isolated and reflects systemic corruption fed by political footballs, signaling another extensive cleaning of the police department.
The new wireless law, set to begin today, has been postponed by order from Washington. Steamship lines may need more time to equip, and about 500 shore operators must switch systems and undergo competency tests. The move aims to ensure proper implementation and prevent neglect in the regulatory changes.
Authorities demand immediate recognition and enforcement of safety measures. Delay is unacceptable. action must be taken now rather than indefinitely later.
The piece argues against duplicating stadiums in Boston and urges using the Stadium for schoolboy exhibition games. It suggests limited, periodic access for Saturday mornings or certain afternoons, noting Harvard’s spring and fall use and Soldiers Field for practice, and calls Harvard to devise plans leveraging the Stadium’s public value.
Close friends of Ambassador Curtis Guild declare he would accept the senatorship if elected by the incoming Legislature. Guild would be a prudent Republican choice to succeed Senator Crane, given his proven public service, progressive record, and broad cross party appeal.
Governor Foss approves the idea of a conference of governors to consider the railroad situation. He believes such a gathering could untangle cross purposes among states and ease friction over Boston and Maine and the New Haven. New Hampshire Maine Vermont Rhode Island and Connecticut seek representation while Massachusetts cannot alone settle the case. Agreement on a general railroad policy could still prove valuable.
A fragment styled as a Washington Star verse vignette contrasts wealth and hunger. It laments a million-dollar income alongside a ten-cent appetite and features mock lines about a man with a good cigar but no light, attributed to Booker Bazook.
A chatty note observes that leading chorus girls often have stronger roles than their costume peers. The speaker notes the prettiest chorus girl stays silent while others struggle to deliver lines or stage action, highlighting contrast between appearance and performance in musical comedies.
In a Huntington Avenue car a scene unfolds as two students share seats and a moments whisper leads one man to offer a seat to a young woman. She declines with icy politeness, leaving the offerer embarrassed as friends laugh. The tale ends with the woman standing and the man blushing.
The article details Bermuda's Cedar Avenue in Hamilton a bright white highway carved through rock lined by cedars and gardens where tourists in white suits contrast with red-coated British soldiers. It describes extended island roadways caves at the causeway near St George's Devil's Hole and underwater lakes numerous parishes including Hamilton Pembroke and Somerset with lighthouses and naval stations and notes Ireland Boaz Watford and other nearby islands hosting military and naval facilities and a large floating dock.
A Connecticut to Maine patrol of notes. The Observant Citizen prints from the Oxford Democrat in Maine, with weather, local travel observations, and society notes. It mentions Loren Merrill harvesting blossoms at Mount Mica, the Animal Rescue League tallying November rescues, windmills near Wenham, and various local personalities and maritime figures.
The piece recalls Uncle Joe’s life after twenty years in business and the crowd’s mixed reactions at his passing. It notes the crowd’s jokes and sneers while one white face in the crowd carries a rare honest smile for the dead man, a sign of respect amid mockery.
Philadelphia housekeepers backed by the Housekeepers' League disrupted the egg monopoly by gathering 159000 dozen eggs at country price and distributing them in the city for 6 to 20 cents less per dozen. Two large city chains then dropped their prices in response, signaling a temporary victory for consumers.
An attendant facing a probing visitor faces a blunt question about summoning inmates to church. The attendant snaps back that they are summoned by ringing the dumb bells, exposing a sharp exchange in a moment of frustration.
A terse courtroom exchange centers on a wife's remark about the size of her mouth and a husband confirming the glass illustration. The dialogue conveys a moment of wit amid testimony, reflecting personal dynamics within the legal setting.
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