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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1913
Page
10
The Boston Post lists subscription rates and office details. It notes prices for daily and Sunday editions, monthly and yearly terms, and urges prepaid payments with a Boston postal district surcharge and foreign edition rates. It lists staff positions and boilerplate publication notes.
The Boston Post proclaims its newspaper printing plant in New England as the largest in the region and its press as the largest in the world, attributed to Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. for historical significance.
Officials vow to keep public bathhouses orderly and free from humiliation. No single group may monopolize water or lockers. all bathers deserve fair access while respecting others.
Washington enters a dry Sunday under a new law prohibiting alcohol at saloons hotels and clubs. Private refrigerators are exempted, though fears rise that they may be targeted next. The move hinges on a congressional ukase seen by many as favoring cold tea over spirits.
Dialogue praises Henry Watterson and the Colonel noting a rumored final public speech at Put-in-Bay while predicting continued writings in the Louisville Courier-Journal. The piece cherishes his reformist tone, wit, and habit of daily commentary.
The article notes that the fience fund receipts in the year ending June 30 totaled $2814.44, the lowest since 1901, suggesting either weakened public moral sentiment or a decline in sins needing restitution, with a cautious call to accept the lighter interpretation.
The British government asserts the cat and mouse law curbs riotous suffragette activity and hunger strikes. Authorities report fewer hunger tactics and repeated short releases wear down militant protesters, suggesting militant leaders may accept decisive imprisonment.
A report links the curious incidents in Mexico to negotiations over a prisoner exchange. Authorities and involved parties coordinate to resolve the matter amid regional tensions and security concerns.
The Mexican government proposes trading five Emiliano Zapata family women for the release of Pascual Orozco held by insurgents. The move raises questions on the value of men versus women in a republic and prompts debate on the fairness of such a swap.
The article rejects a report that Secretary Daniels ordered suspending construction at the Charlestown navy yard and concentrating Marines at Pensacola. It notes Congress approved 148000 dollars for new marine barracks and officers’ quarters to replace old unsanitary buildings and defends continuing work at Charlestown. It praises Secretary Daniels for not chasing a misguided naval policy.
The centenary celebration of Commodore Perry’s Lake Erie victory reflects on his military success and the move toward amicable relations with Britain. Oliver Hazard Perry’s name is honored as a symbol of U S mastery on the lakes and national independence.
The piece argues that play is essential for children and urges the city to designate streets for supervised play in all neighborhoods while private beneficence could open backyards for safe play. It stresses collective action and the broad potential benefits of expanded playgrounds.
Two supervised playgrounds began operation in Chelsea yesterday. The Union Park site, overseen by Miss A Emerson with assistant Miss R Klein, serves younger children. The Carter Street grounds, supervised by Thomas Duffy the former New England League umpire, welcome children of all ages.
The Continental clothing house will treat about 150 employees to a Harbor sail to Bass Point this afternoon with ball games bathing and dancing. Dinner is at the New Bay Side Motor Club and the boat returns at 9:45. The store closes today at 1 PM.
President Wilson nominates Courtland Penfield to be ambassador to Austria Hungary. Penfield is named in Washington as the new envoy and awaits Senate confirmation for the posting.
The piece laments a man who lays in bed with thirst and a headache, shouting never again. It reflects on self judgment and the way we view others from afar using distant lenses.
In New York City a Scientific Cooking School for Men opened with six husbands as students. They arrive meekly to enroll while quietly exposing their motives, some joking about dishwashing, others revealing silent concerns about wives and home duties.
A brisk essay contrasts risky thrill seekers with cautious drivers and wise breakers, urging the need to STOP before disaster. It recalls a humorous local exchange about removing some worn items, hinting at seasonal changes and everyday caution.
Theophilus Smithers, an Eastern syndicate mining expert, descends into a Western mine. Halfway down he loses grip, prays, and clings to a fraying rope eight inches from safety, thinking of his wife and children at home.
A profile of Jacob H Schiff head of Kuhn Loeb and Company, outlining his fortune of 25 to 100 million, philanthropy to the Nurses Settlement and other causes, and his influence in finance, philanthropy, and public affairs. It notes his German birth, New York rise, and controversial moments including the Equitable scandal and his role in Russo Japanese relations.
A column mixes social gossip and small-town vignettes from Boston and nearby towns. It notes secretive tips about New Yorker crowds at rail stations, mischief at Suffrage events, honors at Boston University, and a half-mast memory for Captain Nichols. It also includes jail mood, old swimming lore, and a canary mascot aboard the Diana.
Walt Mason narrates a relentless, weary refrain of swatting flies from dawn to dusk. The speaker compares futile effort to the rock pushing myth while lamenting the ever multiplying pests and the toll on human stamina.
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