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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1913
Page
12
The Boston Post issue from January 14 1918 compiles daily Independent Democratic Papers of New England content. Published by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts in volume 316 number 12.
The notice details subscription prices for Daily One Year eight dollars and abroad rates. It lists six months and shorter terms with cents values and provides Sunday Post rates matching yearly, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly terms. It adds Canada and foreign per copy charges, postage notes for Boston area, and payment instructions to make checks or money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Editorial rooms at 1004 1005 and 7008 and 89 Main list staff roles. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. If delivery fails, notify by mail. E A Grozier is editor and publisher.
Robert Hoe quotes celebrate The Boston Post owning the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, asserting unmatched production capacity.
The Boston city election today asks voters to choose Councilmen school committee members and address the license question. The piece urges civic participation showing off year turnout reflects political health and public spirit.
The article reports George F. Baker of First National Bank of New York warning before the Pujo committee that control of credit, if misused, could be dangerous. It questions whether such power can stay in good hands given history and human nature.
The United States Senate convicting Judge Robert W. Archbald on most impeachment counts condemns him for improper commercial ties with a railroad. The ruling underscores that even high judges may not trifle with honor and immunity.
The article discusses the ongoing process in France where the National Assembly selects the President. It notes the seven year term, lack of direct popular vote, and the figurehead role while the real government resides in the Ministry responsible to the Chamber of Deputies. The president's salary is cited as 240000 dollars.
The text argues that who becomes President carries little immediate consequence, emphasizing the theoretical nature of the choice and the broad power of the position beyond any single individual.
The Republican caucus nominated John W. Weeks as Massachusetts United States Senator by unanimous vote. The editorial urges primaries for direct public selection and notes Weeks's rapid rise and strong character while expressing hope he acts for the public interests in the Senate.
Henry M. Whitney argues in a letter to Governor Foss that press criticism did not cause the Boston & Maine to falter. He says long-term decline in earnings and dividends, stock price drop from over 200 to 96, and aging equipment predate and outpace such criticism, noting ongoing issues in freight service before regulatory scrutiny.
The piece argues John Hays Hammond should be named ambassador of Mexico to negotiate with the Yaqui in Sonora. It notes his track record as a man of affairs who wins in both war and diplomacy, and portrays the Yaqui dispute as a persistent Mexican wound. Hammond’s ability to secure his vast interests among such people is highlighted as key.
A fragmentary exchange shows a parson urging appreciation of life against a con man’s cynical retort in Cincinnati. The brief line hints at a moral contrast and urban setting.
A whimsical verse segment extols fortitude when the world seems generous yet mocks the notion of sharing risk. The speaker taunts a challenger who refuses to empathize or adjust when faced with a playful setback.
A reader from Severe Beach Massachusetts chides Newt for misusing the term unfrozen water in reply to Bill about whether the ice surface on a frozen pond is higher or lower than the unfrozen water surface. The letter labels the error a slip in diction.
A Bayou Gazette clipping recalls a Farmers' Gazette note from Barre Massachusetts in 1834 about an editor describing a steamboat. The joke centers on a line about twelve births in the gentlemen's cabin and rocking in the cradle of the deep. The writer laments such steamboat humor failed to survive.
A fragment discusses the concept of earlier flames of love as a form of attraction. It cites a lecture by Dr. Dana classifying this phase as gynotropism or androtropism. The speaker imagines visiting Doc Dana for guidance and a blueprint.
A youth recalls his first heartbreak with a schoolteacher who did not return his affection. He describes silent suffering, unrequited love, and a lingering question about whether the kisses were real to him. He ends noting a medical joke about gynotropism.
The poem by T A Daly jokes about a man misreading a woman's reply as yes. It contrasts the line when a woman says no with the humorous aside that the word nope appeared in a Webster reference. It ends with the punchline that the odd word was nope.
An elderly benefactor praises a young errand boy for pride in work. The boy declares he is a record-breaker and explains his edge is taking longer to deliver messages, with the supervisor urging better performance.
Garfield won the 1880 Republican nomination after a 34 ballot deadlock, carried by Wisconsin and Ohio. He defeated Hancock in the electoral college 214 to 155, with Northern states boosting his lead despite a narrow popular margin and a strong Democratic opposition. He faced immense post election pressure and was assassinated in 1881 by Charles Guiteau.
Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth and Ralph Lowell, Harvard alumni, tour Europe and Asia planning the Trans-Siberian return. Brockton’s George E. Keith donates a log cabin to South Congregational Church recreation grounds. Charlestown Guard to Washington inaugural unit, with Captain Pierce’s 1857 trip noted. Ex-Congressman ONeil expands backdoor holdings in Roxbury as property repairs stretch. Everett Clark donates church clock and tower bell. Lynn’s L F Hanson provides the bell. The new Y M C A on Huntington Avenue nears completion and Miss Eva Wilson touted as the youngest female secretary in the U S. Amelia Ames leads housing efforts for 11 tenement properties in South and West ends. George B Brigham Jr engages Miss Ilma Anna Howe after school years in Westboro. Richard D Harwood, former Harvard athlete, now major poultry raiser, reports strong egg prices and witty quip about eggs.
Ada Parkhurst lies near death awaiting a 5 pm operation as Nurse Mary tenders her and a wealthy clubman, John Hurst, races to the hospital. In a clash of fate and remorse he fears he may be too late to say goodbye on New Year’s Eve.
A weary narrator extols paying bills promptly, praising the virtue of timely payments and a cheerful manner. The tale shifts to a hospital scene where Ada Parkhurst awakens and is comforted by John Hurst who vows to stay by her side and proposes a future wedding after recovery.
A colored man charged with a felony declined a lawyer. The judge asked if he wished defense, and the prisoner replied that he would rely on the ignorance of the court.
Franklin Lane is elected as the Interstate Commerce Commission chairman for the coming year. He succeeds Judson C. Clements and Charles A. Prouty under the commission's rotating chairmanship rule established two years ago.
In Tokio on January 13 the newly appointed U S ambassador to Japan Lars Anderson and his wife planned to meet the Emperor for the credentials ceremony, but the audience was postponed due to the Emperor's slight indisposition.
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