Boston Post Admission of Rates and Contact Details
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, contact offices at 259 Washington St Boston and various department numbers, and notes advance payment with notices to notify if unavailable. It quotes executive statements about the newspaper’s printing plant capacity from Robert Hoe and Company.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Taft vetoes army bill to defend Wood chief of staff
The Roosevelt men note Taft veto of the bill aimed at removing General Leonard Wood as chief of staff. Taft cites several reasons for the veto. The move saves a key Wood ally and complicates Roosevelt faction dynamics.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Leonard Wood
Army
Democratic delegates face choice between dictatorship and democracy
The Boston Herald notes that Chicago delegates will be asked to place themselves between dictatorship and democracy on roll calls. It calls this a solemn responsibility, with democracy in their keeping, while reminding readers of a Democratic convention in Baltimore and a November referendum.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Boston Herald
Baltimore
Impeachment Move Targets Judge Archbald U S Commerce Court
The House judiciary committee votes unanimously to impeach Judge Robert W. Archbald. The report declares him unfit for the federal bench and expects Senate action soon. Public demand calls for removal swiftly within due process.
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House Committee On Judiciary
Robert W. Archbald
United States Commerce Court
Senate
Archhbald
Dissolution of Chicago Beef Trust Hints at Thin Promise
The Chicago beef magnates announce a dissolution of the National Packing Company and division of assets among 10 subsidiaries. They claim the old names will persist as rivals, but concerns persist that control may remain with the big packers and that prices could rise, testing public judgment more than any court.
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Chicago
Legal Department of the United States
House Committee On Judiciary
National Packing Company
John H. Holmes Dies, Longtime Poston Herald Editor
John H. Holmes dies, noted as a cultured gentleman and guiding spirit of the Poston Herald. He forged the paper into a bold, independent voice with international renown and valuable property status. His work highlighted modern journalism’s independence during a partisan era.
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John H. Holmes
Holmes
Poston Herald
Notable Journalist Remains Keen on Newspaper Problems
The text recalls a veteran journalist known for a strong character and enduring interest in his profession. Even in retirement he stayed engaged, with a recent Sunday Post interview illustrating his awareness of ongoing challenges in newspaper production.
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Sunday Post
Taft forces win key convention battle in Chicago show of strength
The article profiles Taft supporters securing a decisive temporary chairmanship at the Chicago convention. Senator Root’s election gives the Taft faction a clear majority and strengthens their control to influence credentials and future nominations, while Roosevelt faces a triple challenge to hold key voting blocs and secure the nomination amidst uncertainties.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Root
Taft
Senator Root
McGovern
Cummins
LaFollette
Drowning Toll Rises As Canoes Prove Deadly
The piece notes five holiday drownings in the area tied to canoe incidents. It urges caution, skill, and swimming ability for paddlers and passengers, arguing public canoe rentals should go only to those proven prudent and capable.
Jungfrau funicular reaches Jungfraujoch station high
The Jungfrau railway has arrived at Jungfraujoch station at 11 000 feet above sea level. Whether it will be extended to the summit of 13 671 feet remains doubtful. Belfast now provides about three quarters of Ireland customs and excise revenue.
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Jungfrau
Jungfraujoch
Belfast
Ireland
Panama Canal Work Turns Culebra Cut Into Battlefield
The Culebra Cut daily explodes in a thunderous siege of rock and dust as dynamite blasts at 5 pm resemble Gettysburg. Laborers scramble to trains while steam shovels, drills, and trains churn the chasm, with 163 deaths recorded from various causes amid safety measures and compensation.
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Culebra
Gettysburg
Waterloo
Colon
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
New York
West Indies
From a Woman's Lips The Face Is Fortune Or Misfortune
A wry reflection notes that a woman with striking looks may enjoy early success but risk unstable luck, as beauty can attract fortune yet invite misfortune in life.
Wanted A Chauffeur
An indignant would be chauffeur responds to an ad by offering to care for a horse and milk a cow along with driving a runabout. The writer jokes about a job ad demanding multifold duties from a chauffeur and imagines a absurd, all encompassing list of tasks.
Sophie at the Opera and a Grand Night Out
A narrator recalls attending the Grand Opera with cousin Schlafkopf performing a trombone solo of seven notes. They paid two dollars each and enjoyed the show despite the many notes and a haircut scene, noting last year had a better haircut.
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Schlafkopf
Der
Orchester
der Oper
Newton
Eider der Notes
The Home Girl Best Says Telegram Verse
A humorous Winnipeg Telegram verse extols the rising influence of women in business and public life while playfully asserting a preference for the traditional home girl. It contrasts modern progress with domestic recipes and comforts, ending with a nostalgic note on homecomings.
Clergy News From Greater Boston Summer Travel Plans
The Rev. Dr. Cortland Myers of Tremont Temple sails June 25 from Boston on the Laconia for a tour of France Germany Switzerland and England returning in late August. Mrs Myers Cortland Jr Deacon Edgar L Rhodes and Miss Helen Rhodes accompany him. A clergy retreat is planned at Christ Church Swansea in September conducted by Father Bull. Rev Frederick A Reeve will resign from St. Ann's Dorchester to join St. John's Roxbury after a rest.
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Cortland Myers
Tremont Temple
Boston
Laconia
France
Germany
Switzerland
England
Christ Church, Swansea
Father Bull
J. E
Frederick A. Reeve
St. Ann's Church
Episcopal
Dorchester
Frederick W. Fitts
St. John’s Church
Roxbury
Shut-In Auntie Teaches Gratitude in Suffering Verse
Walt Mason portrays a crippled woman living years of pain with patient grace saying the Lord is good. The poem contrasts her serene cheer with the speaker's own bitterness and longing for her strength. Copyright 1912 by George Matthew Adams.
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Happie
See
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Fads and Fashions Highlight Linen Dresses and Accessories
Linen dresses appear prettier this season with harmony in belts and costumes. Fashions feature empire and straight negligees, macrame and lace trims, changeable taffeta frocks with velvet ribbons, and parasol borders. White serge street suits persist, while white coats and redefined blazers return. ivory fans pair with satin gowns as colors shift to yellows and blues.
French Balloon Sets New Altitude Record
In Paris on June 18 the Conte, a French army dirigible, reached 9925 feet marking a new world altitude record for balloons. The previous record was 7053 feet set by the Adjutant Reau on December 7, 1911, the Conte surpassing it by 2872 feet.
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Paris
Adjutant Reau
Frivol and Hardfax Testy Exchange Over Flirt Charge
A disputed telephone call leads Mrs Frivol to deny flirting with Mr Hardfax. He recalls her greeting as Hello sweetheart while she responds with Hello dear, questioning who is calling.
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Mrs. Frivol
Unimpressed Dinner Dialogue at Mrs Bangs Hostess Table
A sharp exchange unfolds at a dinner where the speaker notes clumsiness and a stumble on the foot, hinting at social tension around Mrs Bangs as hostess. The remark suggests personal friction within a formal gathering.
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