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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post issue from December 28 1911 presents daily newspaper content including local news notices and advertisements. Readers find reports on events in Boston and surrounding areas along with market notes and community notices typical of early 20th century urban papers.
The notice lists prices for daily and Sunday editions with durations and prices in dollars and cents. It includes Canadian per copy rates and cautions to send money orders or checks, with Post Publishing Company as the payee.
The notice lists editorial desks and phone numbers for financial sport and Sunday coverage, plus main business and classified offices. It states all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice and asks readers to notify if unable to obtain the Post from dealers.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co lauds the Boston Post for owning the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, highlighting the paper’s printing capacity.
A dialogue compares Boston and Cincinnati as cultural hubs. The Cincinnati Enquirer questions Boston’s prominence while the Pittsburg Dispatch notes the distance claim from Cincinnati. The exchange centers on which city lies nearer the centre of civilization on the continent.
Washington whispers say Charles W Fairbanks may be nominated for vice president with William Howard Taft next June. Some note Fairbanks is willing to be vice president again, a difference from 1904 and 1912 estimates.
The article argues that John D. Rockefeller should use his public platform despite publicity, noting his words travel worldwide and offer unequalled teaching value. It contends a silent Rockefeller is unacceptable now that his voice is well known.
The piece argues New York City is the worst location for the Democratic national convention citing Tammany Hall and Wall Street influence. It warns eastern voters and hotel funding could derail any candidate from being elected, and urges opponents to resist influence that could doom the campaign.
The Hon. Arthur B. Chapin leaves state service citing better pay and career prospects. The piece notes the bank commissioner role pays $5000 and describes the upcoming task for Governor Foss to appoint a successor as delicate and challenging.
The article describes a Christmas celebration for jurors in a Chicago packers case with guards and secret service nearby, while government defendants enjoy a quieter, unguarded celebration and greater freedom.
The remark questions whether jurors should be treated as prisoners in such trials and asks who will decide what actions are to be taken with them. The exchange highlights concerns over juror autonomy and safety in the judicial process.
The Boston Development & Sanitary Company offered the lowest bid for ten years of garbage disposal, about 11 000 below rivals. The Finance Commission argues the city would save over 57 000 over the decade and urges awarding to the lowest bidder. The Mayor favors a Boston based firm, city officials and chambers back the bid, while calls for local preference are noted. The City Council is urged to follow a square deal and address whether local firms should be favored in bids.
A Froma woman confides that the most attractive men often harbor the ugliest dispositions. The remark mirrors social chatter about charm versus character and reflects the era’s flirting observations.
A humorous essay compares courtship to deer hunting and mocks marriage anxieties. It satirizes romance rules in Massachusetts and notes the perils and ironies of wedlock, warning against rushed matches and favoring practical views on commitment.
Argument opposes a statute to permit star chamber trials citing the Riche son case as unrelated. It calls for open trials and public access to judicial proceedings, warning against abuse of suppression powers and trusting newspapers to exclude harmful material.
The article urges keeping Harry Thaw at Matteawan, arguing a release risks reoffending. It questions motives behind the asylum leadership’s support and notes former District Attorney Jerome’s possible lack of opposition. It warns Thaw, if freed, would face execution after legal sanity is declared.
Boston postoffice money order division processed over a million dollars at Christmas for the first time, totaling 1 071 860 dollars with a 124 500 dollar year over year rise. Stamp sales reached 316 031 20 over two weeks before Christmas as registered letters and packages totaled 89 028 pieces with Dec 22 the peak day.
Phiz etching shows Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire with Mrs Squeers forcing treacle and brimstone on pupils. The feature reviews Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby praising its characters and plot while noting its reformist impact on harsh schools near Barnard Castle.
Dorchester Historical Society displays a bronze Maine relic from the sunken battleship after a request to Admiral Vreeland. Boston writer sightings include William Mackie of Malden home for Christmas after a decade, and notes on Yale athlete Steve Philbin. Shipping, law, and naval holiday scenes fill the Boston area.
Dr. Mullowney reports Boston shows the lowest diphtheria death rate in history and an average 40 percent drop in illnesses commonly called catching. The Boston board seeks 20000 to tear down old sheds ells and lean-tos and proposes an ordinance banning bakeries in cellars and basements.
The Rev. William E Toll was consecrated suffragan bishop in Chicago today becoming the third suffragan bishop in the United States The consecration was led by Rt Rev Daniel Sylvester Tuttle bishop of Missouri at the ceremony in Chicago Dec 27.
The Post Santa Claus finishes his accounts for what may be his largest fundraising drive. He plans to publish a final receipts and expenditures statement within days. Several contributions are acknowledged including 2028.56 previously, 1 from Window's Mite, 1 from M. B. Fuller, 2 from a Friend, 2.25 from H. F. Lowell family, 2.25 from Buttercup Camp No. 6461 R N A Milford Me, 1 from A Stenographer, 1 from F. J. B. totaling 2037.81.
Captain C. Palmer aged 70, organizer of the Butte and Boston Mining Company, a leading Butte mining figure, died today in Atlantic City New Jersey, per telegram received.
The article notes Captain Palmer came to Butte in 1888 from the Lake Superior copper district, establishing a historical link between his travels and the mining region's development.
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