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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1913
Page
8
A brief masthead fragment notes the Post Publishing Co dated January 1 1918 with office address at 250 Washington Street Boston Mass. The item reads as a publication notice or header.
The notice lists rates for Daily One year 1.50 for eight months 75 cents one month 26 cents The Sunday Post One year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 75 cents two months 60 cents one month 30 cents To Canada 1 cent per copy Foreign 16 cents A post extra Boston district For payments send to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Editorial notes list office numbers and indicate subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration. Readers are urged to notify by mail if the Post is unavailable from dealers. Editor and publisher E. A. Grozier signs the notice.
The Boston Post announces acquistion of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England, touted as the largest press in the world. Robert Hoe & Co. underlines the significance of the deal and its impact on regional publishing.
The Boston Elevated Railway Company continues its annual employee gold distribution. Despite a summer strike and weak finances, 400 more awards are issued this year, costing about $6000. The gesture earns praise for fostering good spirit among the workforce and service staff.
The article contrasts J Pierpont Morgan with William Rockefeller who hides from inquiry into high finance. It praises Morgan for going to Washington and answering questions frankly, deeming Rockefeller’s concealment cowardly and troublesome to the government.
New arrest of Vice President Henry J. Horn General Manager Benjamin R Pollock and Charles N Woodward superintendent of Shore Line division of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad on manslaughter charges for the Westport accident of Oct 3 raises issue of high officials accountability for passenger deaths. A jury will decide if top executives can be held personally liable for fatal railroad neglect.
The American community at Pekin asks President Taft to recognize the Chinese republic, arguing U S recognition benefits the United States and China and helps liberty. It warns Japan seeks advantages and urges Taft to act before his term ends to credit his administration with supporting liberty.
A draft ordinance for tighter control of building operations in Boston advances to the City Council. It implements Finance Commission recommendations to improve supervision and fix responsibility for neglect, aiming for early approval and immediate effect.
A proposed ordinance is described as aimed at creating a healthier community condition. Supporters call it a measured step, while critics warn of unintended burdens. The text emphasizes public welfare and careful implementation.
A festive New Year greeting messages hope for improved lives for the poor and rich alike, and praise the nation’s averaging citizens with hopes for statesmanship and political reform in the year ahead.
The parcels post opens at year start with general interest and quick operation. It is simple to use, faster than prior methods, and potentially secure and advantageous. Public adoption will determine its success, as seen in other nations.
The ICC sends questions to coal carrying roads about the companies they control and the freight rates for transporting coal to tide-water. The inquiry seeks to determine if rates are too high and whether consumer coal prices can fall, amid the railroads’ control of coal sources and transport.
The Park Street Church marks the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with evening exercises that bring together men who aided the movement. The article reflects on the half century since freedom was proclaimed and the enduring gap between ideals and practical adoption in government.
The Great and General Court meets on Beacon Hill for its 134th regular session. With the Governor's address to come tomorrow, leaders are expected to urge early, diligent work, while Boston welcomes the Legislature and ponders its pace before summer.
A quartet gathers at Bill's house to “watch the Old Year out” with poker and Senegambian Cocktails. Disputes over honesty and a collapsing deck lead to mischief, a slap on Jim, a dive into a rain barrel, and the New Year slipping away unseen at midnight.
A jovial verse recalling 1912 leaving and 1913 arriving with resolutions to keep. The rhyme uses ringing phrases about bells and rings to celebrate the calendar change.
A playful jubilant toast warns against overindulgence while praising Old Demon Rum as undefeated. The gag urges balance with New Year resolutions, cautions about whiskey, and ends on a note of personal happiness tied to one’s choices.
The article contrasts John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, detailing their birth origins education and temperaments. It recounts Jackson’s frontier life military feats clashes duels and acts as president including his removal of the bank and spoils system. It notes his two terms and death at The Hermitage on June 8 1845.
A column recalling puzzles from 1913, Brookline school debates, and a Boston museum statue, with notes on Rocks Bridge near Haverhill Whittier birthplace, Civil War reunions, Y M C A events in Cleveland, and Radcliffe dormitory plans. The Towns and figures include Edward Devotion house, Swannon statue, Dr Irisbee, Robert Roberts, Benmin Priest, and Harriet Buckingham.
Publisher J Henry Harper sponsors a claim that Will Carleton was once charged with literary piracy for the poem Betsy and I Are Out which appeared in the Post the day after his death. A woman allegedly wrote the piece in a trance and sold it to Carleton for two dollars.
A satirical poem portraying changing roles as women seek public work and social influence while men handle domestic duties. It notes women serving on juries, pursuing careers, and campaigning, yet contrasts with limited female labor in rugged jobs like bricklaying and ditch work.
A green parrot on a neighboring oak at Franklin Park Zoo repeats a daily haunt beside bears being fed. Trainer Mr. Spiessant and I observed it daily for a week with its nickname Gawk gawk. After meals the trainer leaves a light lunch for the lone bird before we retreat. William Hurt, tree doctor, returns from Red Bank New Jersey amid stories of the city and notes Jersey skeeters bothered him little in six months here.
Miss Florence Agnes Booth daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Booth of Malden married Charles F Walker Jr of Malden at St Pauls Episcopal Church last night by Reverend William E Dowty.
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