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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1912
Page
14
The entry lists subscription prices for the Boston Post and The Sunday Post, detailing daily and Sunday rates, durations, and international with Canada pricing. It also notes payment terms, mailing address, editor contact, and a notice about missed deliveries and discontinuation on expiration.
The Boston Post announces acquisition or possession of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England and the largest press in the world, per Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co.
The bitter intra party fight boosts direct presidential primaries with preference votes across Republican states. Roosevelt supporters sparked the agitation, pressuring the Old Guard to respond. Massachusetts shows clear effect and more states are expected to follow as party leaders clash.
Moorfield Storey says he would quit the American Bar Association if it endorsed expelling Assistant U S Attorney General Lewis for being a Negro. He warns of serious trouble and possible disintegration of the association over the case, arguing reform is preferable to intolerance.
The national House will investigate the shipping trust to uncover how steamship lines and railroads coordinate rates and distribute business along the coast. It will also examine the trust’s formation in 1902 for possible illegalities or inequities. Some think Congress has overdone investigations, but much key information has come from such inquiries. The shipping combine presents another fruitful field.
At the State House yesterday a hearing on the dental nurses bill drew strong support from medical, scientific, and humanitarian groups who say the measure serves public welfare. The current rule restricts even basic teeth work to registered dentists, with high costs and long waits for simple procedures.
The proposal would allow dentists to employ assistant nurses to examine, clean, and wedge teeth, insert and change dressings, and perform minor tasks. Supporters claim it will relieve dentists and could aid public educational or charitable institutions.
Governor Foss argues for dissolving the Railroad, Highway and Gas and Electric Light Commissions to form a single public utilities board. He contends utilities have grown powerful and require stronger, coordinated authority and higher quality officials, noting other states have adopted the model and urging careful nonpartisan legislative consideration.
The piece questions Harvard University’s ban on propaganda on contentious issues in its halls. It contrasts President Eliot’s era promoting truth with current restrictions, arguing debates and exposure to controversial topics foster vitality. It wonders if a separate hall could host such discussions.
The article questions Roosevelt’s motive behind seeking a third term and debates whether true leadership requires breaking promises. It contrasts a principled, free leadership with the idea of pursuing power, arguing Roosevelt could have earned glory as a conscience driven leader rather than a self serving candidate.
A staged comic scene on a street car features Theophilus Smithers as a jokester and Mrs Ami Wright who protests a man sitting while a woman stands. Bill Motor the conductor and Strap-hangers’ Union members fill the car as Mrs Wright demands action and Smithers offers a gallant bow before the curtain.
The piece argues that coal operators reject workers demands risking a March 31 strike when a three year pact ends. It blames local dealers in eastern cities for price gouging under pretext of trouble, insisting no coal shortage exists and operators hold ample stocks despite potential disputes.
A bawdy He and She joke travels from Medicine Hat's last column to papers coast to coast via reprints. The item shows a crude exchange where He asks about last night and She denies with a blunt line, noting it was no one, just a hush.
A brief quirky line notes a terse warning about con artists and coin, reflecting a clever wordplay. The piece hints at distrust and skepticism toward scams while preserving a playful tone.
A whimsical entry wins a prize for the most impossible local news item. A cabman and a bus driver collide, wheels locked. The cabman apologizes, the bus driver defends the fault was his, and they bow as they part, exchanging a lighthearted farewell.
Yesterday's photograph No. 1 offers a panoramic view of the Grand Canyon at Bright Angel Creek with text describing the canyon's wall near Hermit Basin and the descent to the turbulent river. The article promotes a daily feature with photographs and commentary guiding readers through the southwest region.
Uncle Jerry Peebles recalls an eccentric man named Snoopins famed for asking whether breathing costs more oxygen or carbon. He spent a day trying to figure which gas was pricier, wondering if he was making or losing money simply by breathing.
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