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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1912
Page
10
The fragment lists the Daily by Post Publishing Office at 259 Washington St Boston Mass with subscription rates for daily and various term lengths. It includes a note about money orders and payment handling and mentions Canada mail pricing.
Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without notice if missed. Readers are urged to notify the postal service if delivery is irregular. Details include office and department lines with Main 1539, 1883 1884, and subscription address at 1004 1005 7008 Main.
The Boston Post announces possession of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England and claims the largest press in the world, cited to Robert Hoe, president of R. Hoe & Co.
Theodore Roosevelt says he will back whichever man the Republican convention nominates and give him hearty support. The remark follows a warning that no political promise from Roosevelt can be trusted by the American public.
The New York Assembly has passed a bill to stamp prices on tickets and punish with a 500 fine those sold above listed price. The Senate is expected to approve. The measure targets baseball tickets but could apply to other public entertainments as well.
A New York Rockefeller Bible Class discussion suggests marriage requires an assured income of 1100 to 1200 dollars in metropolis life. The text notes that cost of living varies, with many affluent and many poor, and questions the happiness tied to such budgets.
The editorial argues Senator Lodge of Massachusetts must act on his convictions in the Roosevelt Taft contest. It questions his public record and warns that abstaining would betray public duty and endanger future government in the United States. It urges him to use his influence in a principled fight.
Northern rebels have taken Juarez as the Vasquista forces repeat the Madero rebel path to capture the city. The fighting moved from an old Madero camping ground to the batteries on the hill commanding the town. The piece notes shifting rebel labels and urges patient U S protection of its citizens amid ongoing upheaval.
The piece critiques claims of Roosevelt’s exceptional 1904 nationwide appeal, noting bold assertions about pivotal states like New York and the supposed marvellous popular vote. It analyzes the basis of such statements and questions their accuracy.
The record compares Roosevelt 1904 versus Taft 1908 in New York Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri. Roosevelt faced Parker while Taft opposed Bryan. Taft trails by 12 484 votes despite strong Democratic turnout.
In a vivid excerpt, David Copperfield faces shorthand ambitions in London while Traddles mimics parliamentary orations. Mr Spenlow battles David’s duplicity and mortality as Dora’s fate and Uriah Heep’s schemes entwine with Agnes Wickfield and Micawber’s secrets.
An editorial urges that the Grand Trunk's Massachusetts charter petition via Moorfield Storey be conditioned on filing a route map as required by law. It argues plans are essential to avoid speculation and cites eminent domain. It suggests alternative locations as a possible compromise.
The district attorney's probe into the butter trust is halted temporarily by Mercantile Exchange lawyers who claim illegal jurisdiction. They argue the inquiry hurts business, but supporters say continued investigation benefits consumers and may curb extortion.
The letter shows readers debating whether a mule has brains and why stubbornness exists. L Z West asks if gray matter exists in a mule and Elisabeth of Wallagion poses a provocative counterpoint about a mule’s instinctive reactions.
A satirical column mocks an old classifieds plea for a woman to do light housework and sew for a home while living at a lighthouse. It lampoons the job offer, wage ideas, and the notion of sleeping in or out, with digressive asides about Elizabeth and nautical folly.
The speaker offers to expand coverage if any ground remains uncovered. They invite notification and express willingness to spread efforts further to address any gaps.
Rev. Frederick B. Noyes of Scituate received a threatening Black Hand letter. Postal officials said they cannot act since there was no demand for money or obscene language. Chief Letherman advised reporting to state police or Scituate authorities.
A snow slide near Frankenstein trestle in Crawford Notch covered the mountain division tracks with six feet of snow and debris. The 200 foot wide slide left the mountainside and disrupted traffic for several hours.
Colonel A P Langtry secretary of State retires as editor and publisher of the Springfield Union John D Plummer succeeds him as publisher and Maurice 8 Sherman as editor.
The Catholic Union of Boston opens a lecture series this evening in its hall on Washington Street at Worcester Square. Rev. Peter F. Cusick 68 J professor of physics at Boston College will speak on The Catholic Church and Its Relation to Science.
Weston Spies Gales will perform the first in a series of Thursday organ recitals at Emmanuel Church Newbury Street starting tomorrow at 4 pm. Recitals continue weekly through March 28, Thursdays at 4. The Rev James Austin Richards preaches Lenten sermons Sundays at 7 30 pm at Mount Vernon Church with a list of topics. The Somerville Ministers Alliance forms with officers Noyes Gray Newhall Whitney Bishop to foster fellowship and joint civic action among city churches. Rev Sheed Anderson preaches Lenten sermon at Wollaston tonight at All Souls Roxbury.
Western Maine faced its heaviest snowstorm of the winter with 12.6 inches of snow and an 82 mile per hour northeast wind. The blizzard disrupted steam and electric rail lines and kept coastwise steamers in port overnight, delaying transportation and commerce.
Professor Charles James of New Hampshire College will be awarded the Nichols medal for proficiency in chemistry at the next American Chemical Society meeting. He heads the chemical department at the State college.
A lively street newsvendor earns rivals envy by selling out his stock quickly. A passing customer spots his favorite weekly on the newsstand earlier than usual, buys a copy, and remarks that it usually arrives tomorrow but today it has appeared. The man replies with pride, and the customer continues on, dazed.
Miss Kate Trainor, 109 North Eighth Street, Providence, fell six floors to her death today after missing an ascending elevator at the Narraganset Hotel. The 456 year old housekeeper was employed at the hotel.
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