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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
10
The Post atic Paper issue dated January 13, 1912 from Boston presents the daily newspaper page with local notices and brief items. It lists the publication details including office address at 259 Washington Street and the issue number 12 in volume 210.
The notice lists daily and Sunday subscription rates including one year eight dollars for daily and three dollars for Sunday, with various shorter terms. It notes Canada postage, second class matter status in Boston, advance payment requirement, and editor contacts. It warns subscriptions may discontinue without notice and urges readers to inform if the Post is not obtainable.
A published remark by the president of the American Ice Company mocks an impending ice famine and rising prices. The piece questions the timing and raises concerns about using such statements to justify price hikes next July.
The article quotes William Jennings Bryan saying he has no illusion about another run and will support the Democratic nominee. He emphasizes loyalty to the party and service to its standard above personal office, asserting Republicans would be stronger if they shared this certainty.
The long pursuit ends as the penalty on Big Bill Kelcher is affirmed for the National City Bank of Cambridge collapse led by George W. Coleman. The decision underscores that defendants may exhaust remedies and may deter others from similar schemes.
A New York meeting at Carnegie Hall calls for enforcing the Sherman antitrust act against Utah Mormon leadership amid claims of polygamy and the influx of female converts. Senator Cannon’s testimony and others support the view, noting Utah’s admission as a political bargain.
A historical page fragment discusses church influence in presidential politics and Senate representation. It notes Utah drifting back to polygamy per Senator Cannon and questions effective barriers at immigration bureaus. The tone critiques church state entanglement and Mormon polygamous imports amid Republican aims.
The Stanley committee probes Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Steel revealing profit growth from 6.5 million to 40 million after the Dingley tariff. It notes Knox became Attorney General urged by Carnegie, while citing no warning to Carnegie about Sherman act violations. Carnegie framed as philanthropist, but committee leaders expose business motives and party support.
The article argues Senator Lodge obstructed arbitration treaties with Britain and France and should not attach amendments. It notes mixed views on ratification, praising the treaties while dismissing Lodge’s pettiness. The writer also includes a comical postscript about a pet alligator and personal jabs at Demitts.
Reports from San Diego describe Glenn H. Curtiss’s amphibious aeroplane achieving a mile per minute speed in the air and 50 miles per hour on water. The craft can switch between sea and sky at will and reportedly rises quickly, handling waves like a motor boat. Proponents say it could aid naval needs and general transportation with a 60 mile per hour air pace.
The City Council has voted to award a 10 year garbage disposal contract to the Boston Development & Sanitary Company, the lowest bidder by several thousand dollars. The Mayor is urged to approve, with support from the Finance Commission, Chamber of Commerce, and Commissioner Rourke, who favor accepting the best offer to protect the city's interests.
A letter from Boston asks Newton about two questions. The writer inquires if remarks from All Sorts and a profile titled A Woman's Lips are all he has received. He asks why his beloved calls him Gasolene and notes her answer is There a reason.
The saying notes that true gentleness is born, while the boor may acquire a semblance of refinement through practice. It contrasts innate character with practiced demeanor and suggests cultivation can mimic civility.
Mrs. Alice P Bates after 15 years as president of the Thursday Morning Fortnightly Club of Dorchester will resign to devote more time to literary work. The philanthropic club has drawn many city women of arts and letters and supported Hull life saving, convalescent funds and local widows.
Schenectady New York January 12 Mayor George R Lann a Socialist convened Emil Seldel of Milwaukee and other officials to discuss modernizing municipal department operations Standardizing purchase specifications opening a central purchasing agency and establishing a reserve fund to secure city property Morris G Hillquit advisor to the Lunn administration attended the meeting to share policy insights
A vivid sketch of David Copperfield’s childhood joys with Peggotty and his mother, the return home after Salem House, the cruel regime of Creakle, and the tragic death of his mother and baby brother. He leaves Salem House for London to work at Murdstone and Grinby, while Dickens recalls his own brutal boyhood in a blacking factory and his family’s debts.
New York court heard the 1905 will of late John A. Singer, sewing machine maker, in a contest over his estate. The document, allegedly saved from the Equitable building fire, favored the late wife over children, while a 1911 will differing only by replacing the wife with a niece was argued. Decision was reserved.
Representative Ja Follette of Washington has introduced a bill proposing postage of one cent per ounce or fraction for first class mail. The measure targets basic mail rates and outlines a simplified pricing approach for all first class letters and packages.
In freezing weather on Tawton avenue hill Lynn firemen faced frozen hydrants and icy streets as they fought a three story boarding house owned by Mrs Julia Moore. Extra horses and lines of rope tow and haul the engine while neighbors boiled water to thaw hydrants. The fire caused about 1500 dollars in damage.
The House investigating committee heard testimony from sugar beet growers in Michigan Colorado and Nebraska who described beet farming as profitable The rebuttal included affidavits and statements by W I Petrin secretary of the Great Western Sugar Company challenging earlier Union criticisms and claims.
Paris January 12 The French aviator Ruchonnet was killed today near Paris when landing in his monoplane at Senlis, Oise. A false lever maneuver caused the crash and he died instantly.
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