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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1913
Page
14
The Boston Post issues daily and Sunday editions with subscription terms. Rates are listed for daily and Sunday editions, including lengths from one year to one month, with Canada and foreign postage notes and payment instructions.
The notice states all subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. It asks readers to notify the newspaper by postal mail if they cannot obtain the Poet regularly and provides postal contact indicating E A Grozier as Editor and Publisher.
The Boston Post announces it now owns the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England, boasting the world’s largest press. Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. praised the acquisition as a milestone for efficiency and capacity.
The Boston Finance Commission favors artificial stone for the City Hall Annex cornice but eminent architects contractors and Chamber of Commerce members argue limestone is better. Limestone matches the building, reduces danger from falling, endures longer, and the City Council should approve $36,000 to complete limestone construction without further delay.
The proposed currency bill aims to curb the power of clearing houses by creating federal reserve banks and legalizing crisis certificates. While centralization and politics in finance raise questions, supporters call it a fair, hopeful basis for legislative action with Wall Street’s hub moving toward federal oversight.
The piece discusses how far federal authority can intervene to prevent railroad dangers. Representative Roberts proposes a measure requiring interstate lines to equip steel fireproof cars, install automatic switches, signals, and safety devices approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Roads would have four years for steel cars and two years for safety devices, a generous timeline aiming to boost public confidence in travel safety.
Bishop Spalding of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Utah argues polygamy will disappear within twenty years as older men practice it while younger men reject it. He questions waiting for social evolution to shape Utah law. The practice, though repudiated by Mormon revelation for statehood, remains part of church doctrine in theory.
The piece urges calm about fears of invasion and notes events shaping ties. A detained American yacht in a Japanese port was released without protest after a technical error. Japan seeks renewal of the arbitration treaty and officials apologize for graffiti at the Tokyo consulate.
In a tense scene Stealthy Steve poses as Gabrielle’s butler James to outwit General Gonzales and the villainess. He unveils a wax dummy while a real bound butler hides in a chest, then proposes displaying Steve at the counterfeiters’ lodge as plans unfold for tomorrow’s continuation.
The U S Department of Agriculture finds that grape seeds from about 70 million pounds of raisins, 10 percent of the crop, can yield syrup, oil, tannin, soap and stock feed. Estimated values from wasted seeds total at least 125000 dollars, with 112000 gallons syrup and 3.8 million pounds stock feed among outcomes. Modern science turns waste into products. figs from thistles may follow.
A New York Essex Market magistrate ruled that microbes cannot cling to smooth cherry skins, suggesting no covering is needed on cherries. The decision, noted as a test case, paused pending microscopic examination to confirm the logic.
A reflective poem describes a robin singing at sunrise and later at a ruined tree. The speaker recalls past sorrows linked to the bird’s distress, finding shared grief in the melody. The verse links memory, loss, and a solace found in nature’s song.
The piece laments civil service opposition to appointing literary men like Thomas Nelson Page to foreign missions. It argues practical aims trump theoretical ethics as ambassadors now mainly foster friendly ties with cables and department conduct. It notes diplomacy largely handled by non-diplomat channels.
George T. Oliver, one of the wealthiest U.S. senators, disclosed holdings in United States Steel, Pittsburg Coal, Calumet & Hecla stock, and ownership of a Pittsburg newspaper with a paper mill. Wealth estimates reach 10 to 50 million, with a career spanning law, steel, and publishing in Pittsburgh.
A quixotic Walton Mason poem attacks peanut trusts with satire. It laments plutocrats wielding power in the peanut trade and predicts little relief for farmers who toil with meagre yields. The piece calls for justice and vows to curb abuses while noting the costs borne by the laboring poor.
A column of community anecdotes recounts jurors presenting Judge Morton with a silk umbrella praising his plain speech. It covers a streetcar mishap with a hobble skirt, civic notes on city employees, rose gardens, immigrant arrivals, notable births, marriages, and local curiosities from Dublin to Bath Maine, and a rare coin exhibit in Augusta.
NEW BOOKS The Oppenheimers praise E Phillips Oppenheim and Little Brown for The Mischief Maker. The novel is praised as one of his best with sustained suspense and a thrilling climax. The author’s large following and consistent accuracy are noted.
A reader notes the mixed appeal of an Oppenheim novel while praising romance and mystery elements. The piece critiques W. S. George’s Woman and Tomorrow arguing his anti suffrage introduction undermines his role as a suffragist and foresees a bleak early era despite his stated aims.
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