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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
8
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices including daily one year 18.00, six months 9.00, three months 4.50, and monthly options. Sunday rate one year 3.00, six months 1.50, three months 0.75, two months 0.60, one month 0.30. Canada price per copy applies.
All subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly, notify us by postal at once. B A Grozier Editor and Publisher.
The Boston Post claims ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, per a statement attributed to Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co.
The New York World questions whether Fifth Avenue would welcome Bowery visitors after noting Fifth Avenue’s friendly charity to the Bowery. It argues that true charity should avoid treating poverty as a spectacle and condemns slumming as patronizing snobbery.
A Washington issue notes that the United States Attorney Wilson bans fake pictures that show the President in hands shaking with people he has never met. The piece asserts the president is human yet the office carries inherent majesty that the public will reject as improper.
The Michelin cup race of 1910 had 50 entrants. M Gobe set 462 miles in 8 hours 15 minutes at Pau. Nieuport won the race and received the Legion of Honor as he lay dying. The contest shifts from pilots to machines, making it a mainly commercial battle.
The New York Central ordered 155 steel passenger coaches from American Car & Foundry, the third large order in 60 days totaling over 23 million dollars. The Baltimore & Ohio moved 40 thousand tons, with over 600 thousand more tons expected from other lines for 1912 deliveries, aiming at 1.5 million tons in the year.
The surrender of General Bernardo Reyes is hoped to end Mexican disturbances and secure lasting peace and prosperity for the neighboring republic. Reyes, once a formidable military figure, failed to seize power as Diaz did, and his submission to General Trevino reflects a lost chance at leadership.
The article portrays General Reyes as a patriot for accepting the outcome of Madero’s lawful election. It notes the Mexican Congress preemptively set the plebiscite date and ensured universal voting rights. It argues the Diaz era’s brutal methods would not return and foresees Mexicans building a genuine republic.
The Chicago trial on the meat trust merger features Judge Carpenter fending off a defense move to exclude pre July 1 1905 testimony as immune. The piece notes the legal battle to keep government testimony and hints the immunity plea may fail. A second poem section and a quirky letter follow, including a verse on Votes for Women and a humorous note from Quincy Point.
The piece argues Henry Watterson overstates Roosevelt’s stay in the White House. It asserts no man can remain beyond the people’s will, predicting Roosevelt would leave March 4 1917 unless the public votes otherwise. The tone warns against self-appointed dictatorship.
A Teheran despatch notes Russia and Britain accusing Shuster of too much self reliance. Persia, with Shuster as treasurer-general, advanced toward prosperity and orderly finance until his removal mounted by foreign pressure. The result signals a threat to Persian independence.
Admiral George Dewey, now 74, is portrayed as a genial, unassuming man who shuns glorification. Time is clarifying his wartime gallantry at Manila Bay, restoring his reputation as a sea fighter. A Davenport cartoon once warned “Lest We Forget,” but today the reminder fades.
A note reflects a wry saying about women liking children and folly. The line suggests humor from a bygone era about maternal nature and folly.
Letter writer analyzes a sign at South Terminal Station promoting manicures inside the facility. He jokes about preferring an outside manicure from a beautiful manicurist, side remarks on paying for the service, and quips that interior manicuring would be worse than an appendectomy with a paid verdict.
Telegram from Acting Secretary Nicholson states that if the Charlestown navy yard is abolished the Constitution will be cared for, as the Navy Department provides its official position. The inquiry sought the vessel's disposition amid local base changes, with Nicholson replying in Secretary Meyer’s absence.
The article traces Oliver Twist's iconic moment asking for more and its impact on Victorian pauper relief. It notes Dickens's balanced tone of horror and humor, highlights key figures like Fagin and the Artful Dodger, and recounts Oliver's origin in the workhouse and subsequent escape into London’s underworld.
Tomorrow's Dickens feature is the Picture-Dotheboys Hall Nicholas Nickleby. Four more Old Boston pictures complete a 50 title series and will run in successive issues of the Sunday Post starting next Sunday.
A Boston letter writer argues against executions in the Post. The author urges abolishing capital punishment, favors life imprisonment with swift, certain penalties, and cites England as a contrast to prevent errors in justice.
A brief commentary notes that a man need not bear heavy burdens to encounter trouble, while a line adds that a bit of blonde hair can draw trouble as well. The exchange reflects social stereotypes and casual judgment in contemporary discourse.
The Old North Church will ring its chimes every evening next week as part of a long standing custom dating to 1745. Charles H. Jewell, who has rung them for nearly 30 years, started on Christmas Day and the bells will toll from 9 to 10 each night featuring popular melodies and patriotic airs.
Chicago December 26 Mayor Carter H Harrison fell seriously ill and was sent home from his office after several days of a severe cold. Doctors described the ailment as a touch of la grippe with the mayor confined to bed.
Clutch questions if Autoleigh hails from an old family as Sparker notes the brand has produced about 49 models.
The article notes 700 British subjects born at sea annually and quotes large sums and records. It cites Pragzil irrigation as a government focus, Nero Deep in the North Pacific as the deepest ocean point at 5269 fathoms, and Amsterdam diamond cleaving instruction costing up to 2000 dollars. It adds Austria Hungary exporting 100000 partridge eggs to England yearly and the History of the South African War costing 172000 dollars. Canada suffered over 45000000 dollars in property losses from fires over two years.
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