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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
7
Several tons of delayed gifts are due for delivery in Boston this morning. Most presents came from the South and West and were meant for Tuesday distribution but arrived yesterday too late for the morning run.
Postmaster Mansfield reports Boston broke all Christmas mail records with 40 000 pieces from an outlying 86 000 population district. 411 clerks and 400 extra workers labored through the day as 18 sacks from San Francisco arrived unsorted, delaying deliveries. Carriers faced slowdowns from corrugated cards while personal gifts and cash tips boosted pay in wealthier areas.
The Emerson Union for Ideal Culture and the Art of Peace Society urged humane education in schools. A mass meeting will decide on resolutions with Dr. Francis H. Rowley likely to preside. Baroness von Suttner sent a regret letter and support. Speakers include Mrs. Huntington Smith and Dr. W. O. Stillman among others.
A three masted schooner anchored on the shoals off Monomoy Point signaled distress. Lifesavers rushed to the scene and towed the vessel in by the revenue cutter Acushnet this afternoon. The crew assisted with pumps as the cutter headed west in search of a harbor at Vineyard Haven.
Advertisement notes satisfaction with Himer and Amends Rheumatic Remedy. Claims the remedy is carried by readable druggists and promotes customer satisfaction.
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