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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1911
Page
10
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England published daily by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass December 20 1911 No 48 Vol 209.
The notice lists daily subscription rates of one year Lea h for ve Cheetee six months 1.50 three months 0.75 and two months 0.25. The Sunday Post offers one year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75 two months 0.60 and one month 0.30. Rates to Canada apply per copy.
Editorial Rooms list addresses for Financial Sporting Editors and Business Office. Subscription policy requires advance payment and discontinuation after expiration. Readers urged to notify if unable to obtain the Post from their dealer or newsboy.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co proclaims the Boston Post owns the region’s largest newspaper printing plant and the world’s largest press, highlighting the paper’s industrial scale.
The Camera Trust abandons its policy of preventing price cuts and will not sell to retailers under that condition. The move follows antitrust pressure from the Wickersham era, signaling a voluntary shift in its business methods.
The Handel and Haydn Society of Boston marks its hundredth year in 1915 and hopes to dedicate a hall of its own. The piece invites a rich patron to secure a lasting legacy in Boston’s musical heritage, akin to Higginson and Jordan in their fields.
President Taft will transmit the tariff board findings on wool and woolens and likely urge a downward revision of Schedule K. The move pleases him as he has called Schedule K indefensible and hopes the board’s facts justify deep cuts. Congress aims to act and the reform prospects look bright.
The New York lawyer diplomat and journalist John Bigelow died at age 94. He served as minister to France and opposed Napoleon III's efforts to aid the Confederacy. His Paris achievements are noted as historic while his later years offered sage public counsel.
Statistics from Hawkins street indicate a smaller influx of tramps into Boston this season, suggesting less poverty in the Commonwealth. The article notes the tramp as an excrescence, and attributes reduced wood-sawing jobs at Hawkins street to fewer applicants. It argues milder winter draws tramps to hayricks and barns, with charity potentially rising.
A house to house survey of outlying districts shows diminished outside pauper pressure this season, though it does not affect city poverty issues. The report notes Hawkins Street remains quiet, with no the usual influx from outside areas.
The Shanghai conference signals the end of absolutism in China with Manchu rulers losing power and a shift toward constitutional government. The two factions may accept a constitutional monarchy or republic, but popular rights gain acknowledgment and armed conflict is expected to end. The United States influences the process toward a modern scheme of government.
Hon. David I. Walsh delivered an eloquent argument in the New Bedford District Court last Saturday urging the conviction of a vote-buyer. The address, printed in full in the Sunday Post, blends high minded citizenship with sharp invective against vote trafficking and clear, convincing legal reasoning. The result supported the plea, making the oration worthwhile regardless of outcome.
The Post salutes 28 New Bedford ministers who unite to denounce suffrage corruption and back the campaign to end it. Clergy from all denominations have long supported the paper, reflecting a civic spirit contrasted with some local officials.
An appeal urging readers to donate to the Post Santa Claus campaign to bring joy to poor children this Christmas. The piece urges immediate action, calling on men and women to skip personal indulgences and send money, describing the contrast between a child’s cold home and the hoped for gifts. Includes biblical quotes and a call to duty and privilege.
A brief note captures a festive moment as the Post Santa Claus story prompts readers to deliver coins. The line hints at early holiday charity traditions and public appeals wrapped in a playful ledger of season greetings.
The Senate approved the Lodge resolution ratifying Taft's notice to Russia ending the 1832 treaty. The House is expected to concur. the treaty, which barred American citizens on religious and racial grounds, will expire January 1, 1913. Diplomacy offers a calmer end to a worn agreement than past harsh methods.
A letter to the editor discusses the Twenty-eight Hour Law for live stock in transit. President Rowley advocates stronger punishment for cruelty and notes congressional modification allowing extensions to 36 hours upon a written owner or custodian request.
Competing with Germany in dolls, America introduces a wood toy with spring swivel and steel hinged joints. The doll is claimed to resist damage, be more lifelike and lighter than existing dolls, and produced at lower cost.
This piece recalls Foster Street in Boston’s North End and links to John Foster and Increase Mather. It recounts colonial Boston life, the Andros regime, and the bloodless rebellion with Mather’s escape aid, noting the historical role of Foster in delivering fortifications to the revolters.
Francis H. Rowley, president of the M. S. P. G. C. A., questions cruelty in long cattle transports. He cites 28 hours without food or rest and condemns extending to 36 hours, urging enlightened public opinion to push modifications of the law to prevent further suffering.
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