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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
12
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday rates for 1 year six months and three months in print. Canada postage charges per copy apply daily or Sunday. Foreign daily and Sunday rates given. Mail payments payable to Post Publishing Co.
The city contemplates a 10 year gas lighting deal with Boston Consolidated Gas Co at 21.50 per lamp annually. Reductions scale with gas price drops and an arbitration clause splits savings from auto lighting. Rising Sun Street Lighting would sub-let to match present income. city seeks a cheaper, efficient alternative or self operation if proven more economical.
The passage notes that many people have no cars and implies the large majority lacks automobiles. It frames this as a prerogative or common condition affecting daily life and access.
All subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without notice on expiration. If the Post is not available from your newsdealer, notify us by postal at once. M. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
R Hoe and Co declares its Boston plant the largest newspaper printing facility in New England and claims the world’s largest press. The statement highlights the company’s dominance in capacity and technology, signaling a major industry milestone for 19th century newspaper production.
Arlington and its citizens praise a fine, commodious Town Hall funded by Winfield Robbins. The dedication marks progress and tradition, reflecting Arlington’s balance of heritage with modern growth. The town earns esteem for its official residence and community generosity.
Dr. Rowley of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports no drinking fountains for horses from Westland Avenue to Marine Park in Boston. The Mayor orders Park and Recreation Commission Chairman Sullivan to address the deficiency amid a noted scarcity of such fountains. City streets and small squares are blamed, but the issue persists as horses still rely on these facilities despite cars.
A Boston report notes the Progressives fail to attract party members for the coming state primaries. Despite exhortations from leaders and party organs, only 768 men joined the Moose organization, though enrolment does not guarantee November votes.
The three Railroad Commission members join the new Public Utilities Board under the act creating it. Governor Foss appoints George W. Anderson of Boston and ex-Congressman George P. Lawrence of North Adams, noted for ability and public duty. The board earns broad authority, capable of issuing commands, with the people ready to watch its use of power.
In a Metropolitan Park Commission session the public urges fair presentation of the car owners side to exclude automobiles from a small Revere Beach roadway on Sundays and holidays. Proponents claim detours are easy and the beach remains safe for all.
A bill to authorize damming the Tuolomne River in Yosemite to create a San Francisco water reservoir faces a congressional hearing Monday before the public lands committee. Opponents call the Hetch Hetchy Valley a priceless national treasure and argue other water sources exist to serve the city.
The piece argues the tariff bill targets artistic objects, labeling it a protest against taxation of esthetic education. It notes the House Underwood bill keeps art imports free, while the Senate proposes a 15 percent tariff on objects under 50 years old, harsher than Payne Aldrich. American artists oppose such protectionist measures.
Governor Blease declares South Carolina free from federal military control after War Department withdraws militia support for noncompliant regiments. He claims the state resumes control of its militia, calling for praise while noting a heavy cost exceeding 100000 dollars annually.
French aviator Marcel G. Brindejonc Des Moulinais arrived in Stockholm after a Baltic crossing from Reval in four hours including a coast let descent to determine his location. He plans to depart June 27 for Copenhagen en route back to Paris.
In Paris a boulevard meeting reveals Stealthy Steve has escaped jail through Gabrielle Gireaux and General Gonzales. Lone-Lamp reports plans to capture all counterfeiters, while Steve gathers intel by night in the lodge room copper tank. The chapter ends with preparations for a grand coup tomorrow night.
John Insley Blair built the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line and vast Iowa subsidies, founding Blair & Co. and shaping rail expansion from Blairstown to Dakota. He endowed churches, Blairstown Academy, and college professorships, leaving a large fortune to DeWitt Blair after his death at ninety seven.
An elderly Maine inmate at Togus marks his 100th birthday declaring vigor and daily walking. A Somerville graduate keeps perfect attendance across 13 years. Maine father and grandfather in one day follows with twins. Massachusetts safety devices spark debate while Judge Morton defends academic independence. Moonshine tags Mayor Fitzgerald and a Merrimac plan nears. Hat-pin law joke contrasts with nose protection. Harvard sheep delight students on Longwood lawns.
A review highlights Denry Machin as a mature clever protagonist in The Old Adam by Arnold Bennett, detailing his shift to theater, near ruin, and revival, then contrasts Beresford’s Goslings with a plague plot and Mrs. Gosling’s climate of upheaval and folly in a society collapsing under a mysterious disease.
A narrator recalls May morning vows and a wedding in a village church. He laments loneliness after Mary dies and vows not to forget her in the land he goes to. He contrasts hardship at home with promises of bread and work abroad, clinging to memory and home.
Albany New York June 25 Governor Sulzer's direct primary bill failed in the Senate by 10 to 38 as compared with the earlier session tally of 4 to 42. The article notes the author’s concern with pestilence and the fate of thousands in America.
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