Boston Post masthead and subscription notice 1912
The Boston Post issued June 13 1912 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including prices for various durations and regions. It provides office contact details at 259 Washington St Boston and notes payment in advance with postal notices for delivery changes and editor publisher BE A Groziapr.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
Financial
Sporting Editors
BE. A. Grozipr
Boston Post Announces Largest Newspaper Plant in New England
The Boston Post cites possession of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, per Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co, highlighting a major industry milestone.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
The Doomed Court Ends Its Brief Life
The Republican Senate dismantles the Commerce Court of the United States after a two year run. The court opposed the Interstate Commerce Commission, faced dwindling public support, and carried the Archbald scandal burden. It ends as a useless ex crescence on the judiciary.
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Republican Senate
Commerce Court of the
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Archbald
Why Not Enough Boats on Coastwise Steamships
An unnamed president testifies before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee in Washington opposing a law requiring lifeboats for all steamers. He argues close shore routes and wireless aids render loss of life unlikely, a view blamed in light of the Titanic disaster.
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Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Washington
ROOM FOR DOUBT IN CHICAGO REPUBLICAN RACE
The Chicago Republican battle for control and nomination is portrayed as personal with no clear public policy differences. Both factions denounce each other causing confusion for the average citizen as the convention process begins and the contest heats up.
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Chicago
A Poor Exchange Drives Flinn to Challenge Dixon in Chicago
A puzzled report notes Colonel sends Bosb Flinn of Pennsylvania to Chicago to supplant Senator Dixon in the supreme arena. The move signals political maneuvering and tension amid a contested national scene.
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Bosb” Flinn
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Senator Dixon
Roosevelt Blunders Over Dixon Command Cited
The passage critiques Roosevelt for appointing Dixon to lead forces while labeling Flinn as unscrupulous and a party czar. It argues this pairing reflects pre-convention missteps in Roosevelt’s choices for command and leadership.
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Dixon
Flinn
Roosevelt
Democratic forecast and Culebra Cut slides noted
The piece cites Norman E. Mack criticizing overconfidence in the Democratic race and urging serious deliberation for a presidential standard bearer. It then details the ongoing landslides in the Culebra Cut, describing risks, engineering responses, and the scale of earth moved since 1905.
Voyage with an Old Skipper to the Indies
The narrator signs on with an old captain bound for the Indies and prepares to receive stores at anchor in the stream. A Newfoundland dog is aboard as part of the crew while the crew includes the author and a dory command signals provisioning for the voyage.
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Indies
I Escaped the Twisted Voyage of a Sailor Narrative
An aging seaman recalls a perilous voyage that began with raising pennants and a capricious squall. After days adrift he washed ashore on New Jersey coast and survived a perilous bear encounter while finding refuge and a farmer’s help before returning home. The tale closes with the signoff J Peter Pluvius.
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Cap
Mora
New Jersey
J. Peter Pluvius
Fashions Show Lace Blouses and Elegant Gowns In Paris
The latest style notes describe wider tailored skirts and collarless lace blouses from Paris. Directoire coats and neckwear gain vogue, tea gowns in bold deco fashion, and evening slippers of lace and brocade. Spotted silks appear in mourning frocks. a little taffeta coat decorates many afternoons.
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Paris
Directoire
Wood and Taft Face Fateful Chief of Staff Dilemma
The Senate and likely the House back a bill requiring ten years in the line for the Chief of Staff after March 4 1913 threatening General Leonard Wood with removal unless President Taft vetoes. Wood owes much to Theodore Roosevelt and his fate hinges on Tafts decision amid army funding concerns and political pressures.
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Leonard Wood
United States Army
President Taft
Senate
House
Mr. Taft
Wood
General Wood
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Senate upholds veto on trolley merger and monopoly
The Massachusetts Senate sustains the Governor’s veto of the trolley merger bill, backing state policy and opposition to New Haven railroad dominance. The rebuke ends attempts this year to dilute railroad conduct rules, signaling a cautious outlook on transportation monopoly depending on future elections and leadership.
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Massachusetts Senate
New Haven
Eugene N. Foss
UNREGULATED MONOPOLIES AND STOCK EXCHANGE POWER
The money trust investigative committee in New York may soon study the stock exchange and its unincorporated, self governed system. It argues both the exchange and clearing house wield vast power and should be regulated and required to incorporate with eligibility rules for members and banks.
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Money Trust
National House
New York
the Stock Exchange
Clearing House
Exchange
Stock Exchange
The Honest Tar Returns Home to Mother
A narrator recounts roaming from Dallas to the Northwest as a rancher and seaman before returning to New England. He seeks work aboard the heighty teighty barge between Portland and Perth Amboy, then comes home with little money but claims an honest tar’s fist. He describes family reunion and early hardship after a voyage.
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Dallas
Texas
Great Northwest
New England
Portland
Perth Amboy
Mother
What the Sphinx Says Busy Season Insects At Work
A playful verse describes insects competing for tasks in their busy season. The bee ant fly beetle mosquito and others are depicted as busy workers each pursuing their role from pest control to stinging and spreading. The poem ends by noting all creatures are active in their busy season.
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New England
Quick Family Ties Sparked by a New Baby
A mother tells her daughter Lillian that the newborn makes the aunt, uncle, and cousin roles clear. Lillian, amused, asks if the arrangement happened quickly, highlighting family bonds and playful understanding.
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Mamma
Lillian
Thanks the Post for Strike Editorial
A letter from E. M. Latimer of New Bedford dated June 11 lauds the Post editorial on the strike. He praises its broad view, fairness to union labor, and strong newspaper style, noting Boston reporters often write with their feet.
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Post
Boston
E. M. Latimer
New Bedford
Industrious Girl Quip Sparks Wedding Rumor
A witty line suggests a suitable match as a man notes he has visited the darning daughter for months. The joke reveals the girl regularly mends her father's sock, but the punchline shows it is always the same sock.
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Doess
Boston Common
Panama
Lnterior
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