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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1912
Page
5
Bartenders report little alcohol sales as new year resolutions take hold. A waiter notes many will break resolutions soon while soda and root beer see rising demand. Hotelier predicts business will pick up once resolutions fade and people resume drinking.
The body of Captain John Donahue of the barge William McDonnell was recovered from the Providence River. He had been missing since Saturday and is believed to have fallen overboard while attempting to board his vessel.
An old advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming rapid digestion and a 50 cent price with free samples. The piece shifts to Secretary Nagel advocating stronger federal supervision of corporations, possibly through federal incorporation or a permanent regulatory office, to balance public interest with business efficiency, and mentions immigration law amendments to ease immigrant hardship without lowering standards.
Secretary Nagel in his annual report to President Taft argues that breaking up large combines is not enough and the Sherman law is proven effective. He says further that permanent federal agency oversight is the next step after Supreme Court rulings in the Standard Oil and Tobacco cases.
Newport Rhode Island January 2 reports say the Newport Animal Refuge will install an electric chair to euthanize homeless cats and dogs instead of poison. The device, modeled on criminal executions in New York and Massachusetts, is credited to a Boston inventor and aims to end lethal poisoning at the refuge.
P A of Boston writes to the Post criticizing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission for allowing the Boston Elevated Railway to remain a common carrier yet failing to provide adequate late night service. He notes jammed cars after midnight on New Year’s morning with passengers packed beyond capacity and long waits, arguing the company should improve accommodations or lose privileges.
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company cut telephone toll rates across New Hampshire starting January 2, affecting a substantial number of toll rates within the state.
The comic strip features Percy the Mechanical Man reflecting on a New Year set of resolutions. Readers are invited to view his coasting adventures in the upcoming Post Sunday comic section.
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