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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1913
Page
10
The Boston Post, an Independent Democratic daily, reports bold editorials and local news coverage from New England focused on politics, economy, and social matters shaping regional discourse.
The brief item notes a daily publication issued by Post Publishing Co dated January 4 1913. It lists office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and reference number 4 in volume 16. No events or additional facts are provided in the readable text.
The notice lists rates for Daily and Sunday editions with prices for various durations. It notes Canada delivery costs per copy, foreign postage, and a warning about mailing safety. Payments should be by check or money order payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Editorial notice outlines subscription payment in advance with discontinuation on expiration. It lists editors and a business office address at 539 Main, and asks readers to notify if the Post cannot be obtained from a new dealer or newsboy.
Quote from Robert Woe of R Hoe and Co proclaims The Boston Post owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, signaling massive capacity and prominence in the industry.
The New York Sun errs in calling Massachusetts a minimum wage law. It describes a compensation and liability act with a governor appointed board to recommend industry wage levels after hearings. Governor Sul zer and Roosevelt praise Massachusetts for this model of social legislation.
A London audience provoked by George Bernard Shaw’s injunction to smile and look pleased as he warned against too much applause. The despatch notes loud, uproarious reaction, suggesting the satirist enjoyed prompting anger with his countrymen.
Supreme Court Justice Page of New York refused to issue an injunction against the Police Commissioner who blocked Sunday evening plays by the New York Stage Society. The ruling permits continued performances after midnight on Sundays until the Appellate Division decides. The society aims to provide a venue for unknown authors, not public entertainment, and the decision appears as straining at a gnat while swallowing a camel.
The article explains why Turkey clings to Adrianople as Bulgarians threaten renewed conflict. Giving up Adrianople could endanger Constantinople by removing a key territorial and strategic outpost, risking Mohammedan unrest and possible international intervention.
The text argues that frontier friction requires a strong military presence, yet Bulgarians face a heavy burden from ongoing military tax. It notes the Bulgarians are already strained and warns the Sick Man of Europe has suffered a severe relapse.
William Rockefeller has consented through counsel to accept a subpoena to appear before the Pujo committee in Washington. He may not travel or testify in person, citing possible physical disability, after a six month resistance to the summons. The episode is criticized as a demoralizing defiance of law and civic obligation.
The mild winter aids the poor and doctors but hurts trade. Unseasonal heat risks health as over-heating followed by chilling raises illness. Rumors of expensive ice for next summer circulate, while the Hydrographic Bureau warns of dangerous winter sea ice along North Atlantic routes. Proposes scout cruisers and wireless updates to passing ships. notes England US cooperation last spring.
New Hampshire grants a Democratic governor and administration after 30 years via Democratic and Progressive coalition in the Legislature. Felker led the November poll under plurality, but the absolute majority rule advocates seek to discard the old requirement and align with popular vote outcomes.
A whimsical verse from a playful speaker to John Devine Inflater and Teander Leghorn, praising Teander’s singing and craft. The piece riffs on friendship, olive branches, citrus imagery, and bucolic musings about poets, verse, and a wreath of agony. It evokes pastoral imagery and celebratory tone without narrative conflict.
A humorous letter describes a ridiculous plan to become a professional life saver at dangerous street corners and railroad tracks. The speaker imagines saving young women to earn kisses and then billing the father if refused, satirizing misguided chivalry.
A humorous ill letter details a fishe rman named Knott Right proposing a scheme to steal ambergris from whales and in inject it to force generation of more, then to build a stone wall and corral whales. The writer dismisses the idea with biting sarcasm and a sharp retort.
A biographical sketch of No. 10 President John Tyler born in Charles City Virginia in 1790. It traces his political rise from Virginia legislature to Congress to the Senate, his shift from Jacksonian circles to opposition, and his Whig vice presidency and troubled presidency. It notes his retirement at Sherwood Forest, his Confederate service, death in 1862, and key policies like Maine boundary settlement and Texas annexation.
A column recalls observant notes on markets weights and measures, local health department changes, academic findings, and historical society moves. It mentions missing scales, Miss E. K. Wade leaving Boston for Minnesota, and sailors honored for wartime service while flagging a new cargo and library developments in Massachusetts.
A child recalls a tree downed by the father and a capricious cat’s fate. The verse contrasts a beloved pet with a Christmas tree, ending with the narrator glad to avoid witnessing the event.
The Senate Court of impeachment will reconvene in the Archbald trial after a two week lapse. A sudden Arkansas Senator Davis’s death prompted a Senate adjournment as a mark of respect, preventing today’s session.
Poem by Walt Mason from 1912 laments the defeat of a political figure nicknamed Uncle Joe. It contrasts former Congress chaos with a calmer present, noting the loss of familiar faces and past rivalries as voters force changes. The verse uses humorous imagery of cigars, beards, and nautical references to political life.
Harvard freshmen face muddy walks as 10 days of rain and warm snaps soften earth. About one third of yard walks are boarded, while two thirds remain mud banks. A giant puddle by Boylston Hall and tight board widths force freshmen to step into mud to yield to upperclassmen.
The Highway Commission in its annual report proposes limits on auto truck weight and speed and higher fees aligned with machines of similar power. It urges a universal auto speed cap of 25 miles per hour and suggests applying Boston traffic rules to machines. It also calls for further study of telephone rates and notes Rep. Hays of Brighton has a bill to probe them.
Henry Bigelow Williams former Hotel Brunswick and Hotel Victoria owner died leaving an estate valued at 504,514 with 206,514 in personal property and the rest in real estate, according to an inventory filed yesterday in the local court.
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