January 4 1912 Boston Post front and subscription note
The Boston Post announces date January 4 1912 with publishing details and rates. It lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, notes Canada delivery, and states payments in advance with contact for delivery issues. Editor is BE A Grozipr.
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BE. A. Grozipr
Boston Post claims largest press plant in New England
Quote from Robert Hoe proclaims the Boston Post now owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world.
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New England
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R. Hoe & Co
Alfred T Dickens dies during Boston tour
Alfred Tennyson Dickens, following his brother Francis, died in Boston where he had appeared genial and tactful during a recent American tour. His death ends an American chapter that enriched readers of his father’s work.
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Carton
Morse and his jailer clash over a jailhouse deal
Warden Moyer of the Atlanta federal prison grows angry after Charles W Morse allegedly offered him 1000 dollars, half the profits from a stock scheme using a cipher message sent to Wall Street. The motives remain unclear whether gratitude or betrayal.
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Morse
Good Fellowship
Governor Urges Short Session and Honest Service
The governor advocates a shorter legislative session urging members to attend to business with complete cooperation. He stresses statesmanship calm wisdom and nonpartisanship as essential to seed state interests and meet great problems. If the General Court rises to duties this year it will rank high in legislative history.
Taft vows fight as Roosevelt turns foe in renomination clash
In Washington Taft signals unwavering bid for renomination with a vow that only death could keep him out. The piece portrays Roosevelt as Taft’s enemy, notes La Follette’s decline, and predicts a historic, closely contested Republican convention between Taft and Roosevelt with uncertain support for Roosevelt.
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Tale of Two Cities as Dickensian Milieu and Sacrificial Heroism
The piece argues Dickens’s Tale of Two Cities centers on plot and the French Revolution’s epic scope, less humor, and strong pathos in Sydney Carton’s sacrifice. It notes the novel’s urban travel imagery, Dover mail episodes, and Carton’s selfless death echoing the author’s stagecoach lore.
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Inventor Rejects Ice Hole Scheme and Hens Square Eggs
The narrator describes a proposed scam involving ice holes and post holes with a salty pension of 50 percent, warning an accomplice about town taxes and cold weather. He boasts of caution after previous frauds and notes his current bank balance of $11.14.
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Newt
Admiral Evans remembered as a model of patriotic service
The obituary extols Admiral Robby D. Evans known as Fighting Bob for lifelong militant Americanism. It notes Civil War roots in Virginia loyalty to the Union, wounds at Fort Fisher, command of the Iowa in the Spanish War, and global fleet service before retirement due to disability.
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Legislature Opens in 1912 Session With Peaceful Outlook
The Massachusetts Legislature convened with no U S senator election or major contest. Speaker Cushings recommendations hint at a harmonious session aimed at public good for the people of Massachusetts.
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Boston City Council Endorsement Debate on Nonpartisan Charter
The Boston Post argues Democrats erred by backing a machine slate in nonpartisan city politics. It urges voters to reelect Ballantyne and Kenny, while weighing Coulthurst against Cunningham for the third seat, praising both options.
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Owen A. Cunningham
Walter Ballantyne
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John A. Coulthurst
CLASS COLORS IN THE BUSINESS COLLEGE
The Boss asks about pink and green rib bonds on a typewriter. The Typist replies that pink and green are the class colors of the business college.
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Willie-Papa and Fido Hit by Taxi
Willie-Papa reports Fido was struck by a taxi as bystanders guide him to safety. Papa asks for a telephone to contact a taxidermist, noting immediate care steps while awaiting official assistance.
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What the Sphinx Says come Tomorrow does-for the wicked
A cryptic note from an antique column hints that tomorrow holds a warning for the wicked. The line evokes ancient oracle imagery and questions about fate and consequences without naming persons or places.
Signs urge caution near skating season hubs
A Boston Elevated warning to motormen near children prompts praise. Stories recount a Chelsea rider’s failed cigar extinguish attempt, a Cambridge mother’s hygiene complaint, and a jail release for shoes. Generosity to a skater’s thrift aid and busy Charlestown coastings illustrate daily urban life. London visitor notes pedestrian rules for safer flow.
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