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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1912
Page
8
The Boston post notes a daily issue from July 20 1912 issued by Post Publishing Co. based at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 30 cents per month. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued without notice on expiration.
The Boston Post announces possession of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England, boasting it includes the largest press in the world, per Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co.
District Attorney Whitman urges Police Commissioner Waldo to defend the force by unraveling the Rosenthal murder case. He argues only full disclosure will clear the department of corruption fears and expose the killers.
The visit of the British Premier to Dublin amid calls for peace is marred by a violent assault with a murderous weapon. A Leigh woman linked to the incident has prior jail time and faces extended penal confinement. She argued for equal treatment with men, a claim the article notes as part of the broader suffrage agitation.
A skeptical note questions the Chicago Bull Moose convention seating scheme and betting plan. It doubts profits from $10 $15 and $20 tariffs, fears lack of excitement, and asks who will spark a stampede. The colonel may attend, using influence, but overall prospects look dull.
The first claim under the new workmen compensation act in this state was filed after Joseph Bractenas was injured at Archibald Wheel Company Works in Lawrence. The Industrial Accident Board approved a payment of 2199 dollars for 300 weeks within hours, avoiding a lengthy suit and aiding his heirs, signaling a major improvement for workers.
Precautionary steps to exclude contaminated milk shown by Boston Board of Health order shutting supply from pastures near St Albans Vermont. Sewage discharge into cow drinking streams cited as cause. diphtheria prevalence noted.
The piece argues that germ diseases spread via contaminated milk pose a grave peril. It asserts that constant enforcement of cleanliness standards can control and avert outbreaks. The St Albans incident underlines faith in statutory regulations born from long experience.
The column argues Theodore Roosevelt lacks humor and questions his claim that Wilson’s Baltimore nomination perpetuates boss power. It praises Wilson as anti boss and notes Roosevelt’s advisers show few top politicians, suggesting the idea of boss control is misrepresented and hard to prove.
The House passes two measures seen as forming a Labor Department with a cabinet head and a nine member Industrial Commission to study labor disputes and the wider labor capital relationship. The Senate is urged to concur as a bipartisan step toward grounded reform.
The piece notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s suggestion to devote four years to assembling a British Empire team for the Olympics. It criticizes England’s Stockholm showing and cites the London Times on potential gains from selecting specialists across colonies. It defends American strength and welcomes wider imperial participation.
The Hyde Park water plant sale to the town was dismissed by Judge Pierce in the Superior Court equity session. George W. Pfeiffer and other property owners had challenged the sale as unlawful and corrupt, but the judge found no reliable testimony of corruption or illegality.
Margaret Taylor, 22, of 58 Middlesex Street, was found gagged and tied to a coal bill during a 1910 raid. She was arrested Thursday for common night walking and yesterday sent to the State Reformatory for Women at Sherborn by Judge Ely.
The Yellowstone bison herd survives with plans to move them to less snowy valleys and introduce new blood from captivity. Bears, beavers, otter, muskrats, elk, deer, antelope, and mountain sheep roam freely, attracting visitors. hunting is restricted to soldiers who may dispatch lions and coyotes away from roads.
In a castle corridor Cartagin and three musketeers plot to ambush Jacques de Bique the king’s formidable bodyguard. Dartagin snatches the guard from behind and binds him, prompting a loud alarm. The king’s safety hinges on this daring clash as pursuers rush to respond.
A North View West Virginia Clipper column notes a local man accused of hypocrisy in church. The piece describes him staring upward, reacting theatrically, and groaning loudly while simultaneously owing the preacher for a marriage performed eight decades ago.
The Post prints a late correction about transposed names Miss Woman's Lips and Mr Sphinx in All Sorts. The piece teases the mix up, promises future correction, and implies the Woman will prevail in the next issue.
A speaker recalls underestimating the skill of cradle holding. He volunteers to hold a baby and learns the task is delicate. His wife and others advise supporting the back and keeping the head steady as the infant howls.
A reader in Boston writes seeking advice on jealousy over a fiancé who frequents his cousin. The letter laments loneliness and asks for guidance to find a respectful, steady companion rather than casual flirtation, hoping to publish part of the note to attract the “right one.”
A 28 year old American man writes from Boston describing the cost gap between showing attention to women and his modest earnings. He laments rising social expenses for theater, beaches, and amusement venues averaging two to six dollars per outing, making him feel labeled as stingy. He hopes Miss Champagne can advise.
The note advises contacting the State Board of Charity for inquiries and to consult city and suburban directories for foundries and iron and steel workers. It suggests visiting foundries for information and notes Hodges poems were privately printed with no public source.
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