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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1913
Page
8
The Boston Post issue from January 18 1915 lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions and instructs readers on payment methods and address details. It notes office locations in Boston Massachusetts and credits E A Grozier as editor and publisher.
The Boston Post claims a record breaking facility with the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, according to Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co.
The Post disputes the claim that Boston is the most drunken city based on arrests per capita and notes many offenders are nonresidents. Police Commissioner O'Meara's 1912 report shows 45.73 percent of those arrested for drunkenness lived outside Boston, with nonlicense towns skewing the statistics.
President elect Wilson hints he would not mourn the missing inauguration ball this year. The costly and undignified flummery is abandoned, a move welcomed as saving dignity and focus on the new president's entrance to office.
Governor Sulzer signs a measure increasing penalties for driving an automobile while intoxicated to up to one year in prison or a $500 fine or both. The previous law imposed only a fine, letting nonpaying offenders go free. The governor notes a drunken driver endangers others on the road.
The House of Commons debates the Home Rule bill revealing Bonar Law’s claim that Ulster rebels would justify murder. He says Ulstermen would risk their lives for their cause and that 2000 would join if a Belfast man is killed. The remark is denounced as treasonable by English citizens.
The Venezuelan Cipriano Castro and Edward Mylius, the British libeler, are barred from entry by immigration and Nagel respectively. Both plan to appeal, stressing that the U S must not bar individuals for political offences. Legal opinion holds Castro’s refusal is likely to stand.
The fragment discusses political motives behind actions and debates whether an offence by Mylius was sedition or crime, highlighting tensions between political expression and judicial interpretation. It notes calls to remember past decisions and their implications for defending civil liberties.
Survivors and heirs in New York filed claims totaling 5 468 000 against the Titanic disaster. The case hinges on whether the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company falls under British or American admiralty law and potential damages. The Halverson suit argues Titanic’s British registration and Liverpool origin place the matter under English law.
The natural favorite M. Raymond Poincare becomes President of France and will receive a salary of 120000 dollars plus expenses. He can name ministers but only those backed by the Chamber. He serves as a largely figurehead yet his character and culture earn broad support.
The article notes Mr Bryan urging that cabinet posts go to the most capable rather than political rewards. It highlights that Wilson, soon to be president, will withhold cabinet personnel until an official announcement. The piece underscores public interest in Wilson’s selections and separation from political debts.
The commission warns that returning to gambling on state tracks requires protecting racing directors and officers from prosecution for bet recording violations. Without this, the thoroughbred could disappear from the United States, though gambling outside tracks would still exist. The New York Legislature is urged to avoid restoring old corrupt conditions.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce endorses a governor appointed immigration commission to study state issues, aiming for a role similar to the federal body's extensive inquiry and multi volume report recently released.
A fragmentary verse narrative recounts Newton Newkirk and Patricia with a talking pest and a dramatic, defiant confrontation. The speaker describes illness and a murderous fantasy, including violent imagery and a final sign off.
A concise caution notes that a habit of always being drunk leads to dismissal or troubles. It warns readers about repeated intoxication and its consequences, reflecting a moral comment common in period papers.
Mrs Schwartz in Lynn Massachusetts nudges her husband to investigate a mysterious noise. Chakey delays then explains in Pennsylvania Dutch that Marie over the fence jumped and damaged the cabbage, tying the dog loose. The brief vignette captures local dialect and family humor.
A Lawrence correspondent complains about a medical prescription reading One-quarter teaspoon six times a day after eating in warm water. He imagines misinterpretation could lead to harm and questions why doctors are so careless and if a license is required to practice.
In Spokane dairymen plan to install phonographs in cow stables to play soft music during milking. Mrs. Joseph Rudersdorf of the Spokane Humane Society supports the idea, saying music soothes animals and may boost milk yield. They will select gentle tunes like the Merry Widow Waltz and avoid rousing marches.
Charles E B Osgoood writes to The Post dated January 17 1918 praising an editorial titled A Justifiable Pardon and urging clemency for Mr King. He describes visiting Bridgewater and hearing doctors say the case is incurable with a fatal outcome and argues a death sentence for embezzlement was unwarranted.
The observant citizen reports at a Waltham anniversary banquet for the city of Boston that the crowd sang Sweet Adeline in tribute to Mayor Fitzgerald, who was not present, as part of a celebratory program. The piece weaves local color with notes on city life across Massachusetts.
The article traces the McKinley administration's rise of the United States to world power amid the Spanish American War and China’s Boxer crisis. It highlights McKinley’s cautious approach to Cuba, the Maine destruction, and the Philippines fate, plus John Hay’s diplomacy and McKinley’s popular renomination before his 1901 assassination.
A surreal passage from Life by K. F. H. Underwood describes a knight-like figure fighting a schamanheink in a mythical forest. The scene blends invented names and odd verbs as the hero defeats the foe with a sword and proclaims triumph and destiny.
A dialogue shows a boastful speaker claiming self made status while another jokes about patenting. The exchange highlights skepticism toward securing intellectual property as a protective measure.
A poor salesgirl wakes in a sunlit room and dreams of a better life with her lover, a famed pickpocket. After discovering his arrest, she rediscovers courage, rebuilding her resolve as she confronts cold streets and a hint that fire spells hope.
City council to meet this afternoon at 1 PM to approve two loan orders. One provides 60,000 for expanding a new high pressure water system for fire protection in the business district. The other covers 5,000 to purchase land behind the Sewer Division yard in South Boston.
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