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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
14
The Boston Post daily issue from June 19, 1913, lists publication details including date, issue number, volume, and office address at 259 Washington Street, Boston.
Rates listed for Darly One year three dollars, six months one fifty, monthly twenty five cents. The Sunday Post rates three dollars yearly, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents. Canada shipments eleven cents per copy, Boston district postage extra one cent. Foreign daily and Sunday editions quoted. Mail payments to POST PUBLISHING CO. Do not send cash. make checks payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Fragmentary OCR shows editorial and financial staff lines and a postal notice. It states all subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued on expiration. Readers missing delivery should notify the office immediately.
The Boston Post announces its acquisition of a mammoth newspaper printing plant in New England, claiming the largest press in the region and the world as part of a stampeded expansion.
Harvard victory over Yale in Brooklyn marks one of the finest college games, giving the Crimson a fair chance to win the decisive Saturday showdown. The nine has been tested against Yale’s splendid team and remains poised for the next dramatic matchup. Thousands from both colleges will travel to see the final.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, after inspecting the Portsmouth navy yard, told Portsmouth citizens he had no sympathy with any plan to abandon the fine station. He is known as level headed and his view undermines the previous administration’s idea to bottle up naval facilities in Narragansett Bay.
The German charge d affaires handed Huerta a Kaiser's recognition letter while the same day Berlin barred Mexican National Railways and government loan issues from the German market. The dual move shows Germany’s cautious stance toward Huerta despite formal recognition.
The French government honored Rear Admiral Peary with Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor. The ceremony is blocked by U.S. law requiring Congress consent to foreign decorations, but Congress could change that to please Peary. Most would be satisfied, except Dr. Cook.
Berlin physicians voiced disapproval of Dr Friedmann's turtle bacillus serum after a post mortem of a young patient revealed marked acceleration of tuberculosis at the injection site. Prof Max Wastenhoefer and Frau Rabinowitsch criticized the cold blooded production of Friedmann cultures and questioned the cure claim.
Lin, who examined patients treated by Dr. Friedmann, reports no improvement. Only his special representative defends him as the doctor sails to Germany with $50,000, the first payment on $125,000 from the syndicate to whom he sold his secret and American rights. Is his position enviable or not?
The Boston Chamber of Commerce voices resolve after the Interstate Commerce Commission again denies favorable railroad freight rate changes. Officials urge unified effort by Chamber, Port directors, and business leaders to attract foreign trade via steamships, aiming to offset higher inland costs and keep business from favoring rivals like Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The Department of Commerce will inspect and test all railroad scales nationwide starting in July, focusing first on eastern lines. A Congress funded test weight car costing $25,000 will travel the country to verify accuracy, aiming to protect shippers from overcharges while recognizing railroads’ possible bias toward the public.
Cap'n Kaler aboard the 45 foot yacht Gardard reports a sea serpent near Rockaway Shoals claiming the creature reached the boat’s length. He describes a head barrel sized and a body that rose from the water with eyes visible, a tale believed in his home village with four hotels and eight boarding houses.
The world’s greatest steamship Imperator of the Hamburg American line will dock at a New York harbor pier today. The oversized vessel symbolizes progress in marine engineering and comfort, linking Germany and America with mutual respect. May its voyages be prosperous and safe across the seas.
Miss Henrietta Isabel Smythe daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Smythe married Dana Bryden Whipple Dartmouth 08 at Beth Eden Baptist Church. Ceremony performed by Rev W H Dyes of Somerville formerly of Waitham. Large crowd attended this prominent Roadsters Club member’s wedding.
Stealthy Steve the Six Eyed Sleuth is dropped into a pit by Gabrielle Gireaux and General Gonzales. After a plunge, the butler rescues him and drains the pit. He finds a manhole and escapes into a subterranean passage leading toward the Paris catacombs as the cliffhanger ends.
Manager H. S and S. Brown of Brown's Ocean Pier Dance Hall at Revere Beach says fire Tuesday night will not affect his dances. He vows the hall will stay open and patrons will be accommodated as usual, and notes the hall has five exits, not one as claimed by yesterday's Post.
A portrait of Alfred Nobel creator of dynamite, detailing his fortune from Nobel prizes, early inventions including dynamite and ballistite, business expansion in Britain and the United States, and philanthropy beliefs. It notes his failed sale attempts, appeals to governments, and the will that left about nine million dollars to prize winners, along with his views on giving wealth to those who deserve it.
A Boston observer mocks aging work myths while recounting small town happenings. He describes a contrast between a young man and an older laborer, freights class year reflections, legal and civic chatter, a bridge fire cost estimate, quirky local anecdotes, and a trout tale from Saddleback Lake Camps.
Flags at half mast in Newton schools honored Robert S. Gorham longtime member and former chairman of the Newton School Board who died suddenly of heart failure. The Boston lawyer from Ropes Gray & Gorham was 50 after attending his son Thomas’s Harvard class day event.
The English Review rebuts claims of widespread kidnapping in Britain after Elizabeth Robins My Little Sister provoked sensational stories. Investigators found no authenticated cases, debunking rumors. Also noted are Putnam’s new high comedies including McDonough's Wife, with vivid Shakespearean-like lament by the wandering piper and strong praise for poet Alice Meynell’s lasting stature.
Poet Walt Mason laments chinch bugs and cutworms ravaging corn and wheat. He imagines drastic pest control but notes relief is scarce as farmers cope with ongoing losses. The piece, dated 1918, reflects seasonal pest pressures and rural hardship in verse.
A preface notes Alice Meynell’s career as a magazine writer and introduces a forthcoming volume of her collected poetry. The excerpt presents a characteristic poem describing a shepherdess who guards and guides her thoughts as she roams maternal hills and dark valleys, keeping a chastened inner life.
New York reports the death today of Thomas Alli hone Janvier, prolific fiction author. Born in Philadelphia sixty three years ago, Janvier shaped many novels and stories across his career, leaving a notable mark on American letters.
Cincinnati June 18 William A Prendergast comptroller of New York city warned that cities nations unions cannot afford to infringe their credit limits as closely as individuals. He spoke at the National Credit Men's Association session noting many cities have neglected basic credit principles which govern all transactions.
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