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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1912
Page
10
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for the Sunday issue and general notices. It lists payment guidance, postal details, and contact information for the Post Publishing Company including office hours and advertising data.
The Boston Post proclaims its acquisition of the region’s largest newspaper printing plant, boasting the world’s largest press as claimed by Robert Hoe & Co. president. The statement emphasizes scale and prestige in media production.
An expert from the Natural Tea Association explains that ice remains costly not as a commodity issue but as a fixed service charge. He argues that the large harvest has no bearing on city delivery costs and dealers cannot be blamed for price increases.
The New York City Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor warns that food costs climbed about 25 percent over a year. Potatoes butter and other staples rose, while canned goods flour and general foodstuffs also grew costly. It urges Congress to fast track food schedules and ease the burden.
In Missouri political circles Champ Clark faces a risky public response as a local Ozark chant mocks him. The verse jokes about keeping a political foe down and could influence big political advertising, seen as an unwise move by the incumbent.
The Panama Canal opening date is moved forward from January 1, 1915 toward an earlier launch. Officials see the canal becoming navigable soon, with regular commerce possibly starting a month later. Colonel Coethils suggests June as the target for boats to pass through, while San Francisco exposition plans may not keep pace.
The article asserts the Panama Canal project will be the greatest engineering work of all ages and completed rapidly, anticipating a rush of activity next winter as work proceeds before water is turned in.
The letter remarks on Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt, criticizing compulsory initiative and referendum. It argues against making judges and Congress responsive to fleeting majorities and questions whether Lodge would align with Roosevelt's Charter of Democracy.
The Grand Trunk railroad presented its case to Massachusetts citizens at a State House hearing. President Fitzhugh of the Southern New England testified that the railroad seeks right to operate in Boston and to maintain existing commercial differentials. Support for the project was reportedly unanimous among attending representatives, with officials asserting the plan serves local commerce and safeguards state interests.
A whimsical reminiscence lauds a long-ignored veteran amid poems and parodies. The piece recounts a daring Swampscott cavalryman famed for battles and campfire poker, ends with satirical verse on Pickwick and courtroom antics.
Secretary Knox begins a two month Caribbean tour aboard the cruiser Washington. He leaves amid a 19 gun salute and the Stars and Stripes flown at the fore, signaling the United States diplomatic greeting to lesser nations.
The text argues that editors who opposed Hitchcock’s postage scheme for magazines should be wary, as Congress and the President hold the final say. It notes that newspapers will also face higher rates, complicating acceptance of the plan and its perceived fairness.
Malden Finance Committee completed its budget after a week of work. The $532000 appropriation increases funding for the fire department, schools, and police, while laborers' daily wage was not addressed. The fire department gains $7000 the largest rise and may be used to raise firemen pay. schools receive $6000 to raise teachers' pay.
Mary Garden appears as Marguerite in Gounod's opera at the Boston Opera House next Monday, offering a final season hearing. Critics report her vocal power and artistry reach new breadth, with performances considered among her best conceptions.
Harold Blanchard is elected director of the Boston Opera Company to fill a vacancy from Eugene V R Thayer resignation. He is named to the executive committee and may gain a permanent office at the opera house if the three year guaranty fund is fully subscribed, representing fund subscribers.
John J. Coakley, longtime Boston Cambridge newspaper man and Cambridge Traveler representative, died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage at his Cambridge home after a morning fire duty. Born June 28, 1878 in Brighton, he worked for the Boston Globe American Worcester Telegram and the Traveler, serving as sporting editor at one time. He is survived by his wife, two sisters, and his parents.
Chief Inspector Letherman says Robert EF Koehler, a rural free delivery carrier at Auburn, was arrested yesterday on charges of stealing from the mails.
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