Boston Post January 26 1912 publication details
The Boston Post announces subscription options and pricing for daily and Sunday editions, with offices on Washington Street Boston. It lists rates for Canada adds on per copy and notes payment in advance, urging readers to notify by postal if unable to obtain the Post regularly.
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Charles Dickens
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Dickens
Hoe Co. claims largest newspaper press plant in New England
The Boston Post boasts owning the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England and the largest press in the world, according to Robert Hoe, president of R. Hoe & Co.
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Deserve Hero Medals for Dan's Pond Rescue
The Carnegie medal commission should favor the claims of Dettmar W. Jones Howard Jones Frank Anderson and other students who saved many boys from drowning at Dan's Pond Saugus. The rescue was hazardous as they repeatedly dived into icy water risking death. Recognition is just and fair for Melrose families.
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Howard Jones
Frank Anderson
Dan’s Pond
Saugus
Butter price manipulation probe urged by New York DA
District Attorney Whitman asks New York grand jury to investigate alleged butter price fixing by produce merchants after hundreds of complaints from households. The note recalls poultry conspiracies that led to jail, highlighting New York’s consumer protection stance in a bustling city.
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Duke of Connaught Visits President in Diplomatic Style
The Duke of Connaught travels to Washington to pay respects to the President, following a tip that Americans might mind an omitted visit. He adheres to strict diplomatic etiquette, recognizing the U.S. chief executive. The gesture enhances international goodwill and leaves a pleasant impression of the Duke’s cordial demeanor.
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Railroads and safety amid rising fatalities
The piece recalls a punch cartoon about cowcatcher safety and notes a recent Illinois Central death as proof that only strict rule observance can prevent accidents. It cites 142 passenger deaths in the United States last year and higher railway fatality rates in Britain, urging renewed caution.
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The Political Calendar Inauguration Date Debate
Objections to March 4 as the inauguration date center on social factors and practicalities. The piece condemns the holdover Congress elected 13 months prior and argues the long gap between election and start of duties is irrational, urging elimination of the retroactive session.
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Washington
Proposed plan for Congress and executive terms
The author outlines a plan where Representatives and Senators begin on the second Tuesday of January after election with an annual session, and the President and Vice-President start on the last Thursday in April. This arrangement aims to create a Congress immediately responsive to the people and solve deadlock and holdover issues by organizing four months before the President takes office. It is presented as a plan worth trying.
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Governor urges immediate inquiry into Lawrence strike
The governor advocates a swift legislative investigation of the Lawrence labor dispute calling for facts on conditions and alleged foreign labor impact. He stresses the issue affects state services, costs, and merits of the controversy, insisting action is needed now rather than prolonged hearings.
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General Court
Crime and Costume in the Fingerprint Era
A discussion of burglaries in New York where gloves defeat fingerprint identification. The piece notes thousands of dollars stolen by safe burglars who used glove prints, challenging the Bertillon system and the fingerprint method amid evolving criminal ingenuity. It ends with a reflection on disguise and the ongoing struggle between society and criminals.
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New York
Taft Faces Swift Trust Opposition Amid West Campaign
A Washington lore claims Taft allies will push a Western campaign to counter the idea he serves Wall Street and trusts. The piece argues trusts and money magnates oppose Taft, favor Roosevelt, and push for his defeat if renominated, noting Sher man law disputes and intra party division.
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Her Word of Honor Promises a Good Story
The Post asserts the first instalment in Sunday Magazine delights readers with breezy fresh perspective and engaging plot while maintaining moral cleanliness. It argues the novelette by Miss Macrane is valuable literature, absorbing without questionable content or veiled eroticism.
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Quilp's Cunning End in The Old Curiosity Shop
An illustrated study shows Quilp as a gleeful tyrant watching Sampson Brass suffer from tobacco, while he exacts control over Nell and her grandfather. Quilp flees after exposure, sinks in fog and water, and dies by his own hand leaving a ruined fortune.
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Stand Pat Cambridge Breadwinner
A personal exhortation urges self discipline and resilience. It counsels suppressing negative thoughts, focusing on loved ones, stepping away from toxic influences, and maintaining steady effort to become a steady breadwinner. The tone is motivational and manly.
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Breadwinner
FROMA WOMAN'S LIPS Quip on Gentlemen and Cocktails
A fragmentary quotation depicts a woman’s lips and a reply about what a gentleman would not imply. The line suggests social expectations about drinking and propriety in the era.
The Lady Injured Location Confusion in District Court Report
A Middlesex District Court special justice described injuries to a woman as occurring on the Fitchburg division main line of the Boston and Maine railroad at a point near S station and three-quarters of a mile away, sparking critique over the report’s precise location and phrasing.
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Sphinx Gossip Sparks Inquiry Over Whimsical Columnist
A reader ridicules the Sphinx column for flashing flirtatious notes about women and vows to uncover the columnist's marital status. The letter questions the Sphinx’s focus on ladies lips and cites a plan to inform any spouse if married.
Rear Admiral Lewis C Heilner Dies at Naval Hospital
Rear Admiral Lewis C Heilner U S N retired died at the naval hospital in New York today He was about 60 years old and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1870.
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Lewis C. Heilner
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Naval Academy
Bashful Speaker Delivers Gentle School Speech
A bashful visitor to a girls’ school speaks to pupils. He urges them to love their school and teacher as he does, prompting giggles from students and a blush from the teacher.
Right Girl and Opposing Natures in Courtship
A young man asks if a quiet refined woman’s alternating responsiveness is a “woman’s way” or a sign of incompatibility. The reader cautions that opposite temperaments, practical versus artistic, can clash in marriage, noting a wise but risky balance when lovers differ.
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