The Boston Post March 13 1912 subscription rates ad
The notice details daily and Sunday subscription prices in various durations. It lists Canada and foreign copy rates, postage charges within Boston, and payment instructions. Editor A Grosier is noted with a claim about the newspaper’s large printing press plant and a Robert Hoe endorsement.
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Independent Democratic Paper of
New England
E—E
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
the Sunday Post
Canada
Post Publishing Company
Post
Boston Post
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Improvement of Arlington Street Extension Promised
The article lauds a long awaited extension of Arlington Street from Boylston to Park Square as a common sense decision. It notes prior delays and urges faster progress on widening Avery Street, predicting Park Square gains from renewed enterprise and capital and a bright future for the area.
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Arlington Street
Boylston
Park Square
Avery Street
Woman aviators face peril as accidents claim two lives
Suzanne Bernard, 19, was killed near Etampes France when the plane she was flying overturned Sunday. Denise Moore died last summer at Mourmelon while attempting a license flight. The two accidents underscore aviation’s allure and the risks of bravado among women pilots.
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Suzanne Bernard
Etampes
France
Denise Moore
Farman
Mourmelon
Gallagher as humorist in baseball trust satire
Illinois Congressman Gallagher proposes a congressional probe into the baseball trust and depicts players’ salaries from 3000 to 8000 a year for about six months of work. The piece weighs whether magnates or players are more audacious about money and muses on the prospect of a summer of free games for traveling lawmakers.
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Gallagher
Illinois
Baseball Trust
Tax on Sugar Tariff Burden and Reform thoughts
The speaker questions whether blame is deserved and argues the greater good justifies tariff reform. He notes a two cent tax per pound of sugar paid by all, rich and poor alike, but impacts the poor far more, calling it an invisible burden to the wealthy and a direct tax on the less affluent, urging correction.
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United States
Tellergraph
Baldwinsville
Stonefield
Bimpkinsis
Skool
Prokrastina
Hudson Kollege
Baldwinaville Ds
Herajesty
Supreme Court ruling boosts monopoly fears
The Court holds patentee generally can control sale or use of their patented article. Critics warn this vast power could enable extortion in safety razors, printing presses, typewriters, car engines and other essentials. Chief Justice White’s dissent urges Congress to revise patent laws to curb such contract powers.
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United States
Supreme Court
Typewriter
White
John M. Harlan
Congress
The Income Tax Petition Moves to State Ratification
The Massachusetts Legislature faces the Donahue petition for ratifying the federal income tax after a favorable committee report. The era may end with constitutional amendment approving a uniform tax on incomes, regardless of Congress Underwood bill outcomes. Ratification urged for progress and justice beyond wealth.
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Committee of Federal Relations
Donahue
Massachusetts
Congress
Commonwealth
The Petrified Forest and Natural Bridge in Arizona
The piece details the Petrified Forest and the Natural Bridge as remarkable petrified trees. It describes the agate causeway spanning a canyon, the tree’s dimensions, preservation efforts, and past looting by relic hunters. It notes ancient Indian villages built of petrified wood and advertises travel pictures in the series.
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Dakota
Pole discovery sparring sets tongue twisters and laughs
In a playful mock debate the South Pole discovery sparks a comic clash between Knott and Amud over who found the pole first. Banter about watches, snide remarks about Peary and Cook, and quick skits with mascots fill the scene as readers joke about polar fame.
Trials of Sugar Overlords Highlight Sherman Act Role
The piece frames ongoing trials of trust magnates as a test of the Sherman Act's reach. District Attorney Wise delivers a harsh critique in New York while others face courts in Chicago and elsewhere. Thus the nation watches whether big monopolists can be jailed or merely fined under the act.
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Chicago
New York
Wise
Thomases
Armours
Swifts
The Sugar Duty Debate in American Tariff Policy
The article discusses Hancock’s stance on tariffs and sugar policy, noting how efforts to remove duties spark opposition from Louisiana planters and Western beet sugar producers. It cites production figures of 352000 tons for planters and 450000 tons for beet sugar, with imports totaling 1968989 tons, highlighting the debate over maintaining tariffs on sugar.
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Winfield Scott Hancock
Louisiana
West
Amundsen Acknowledges Four Fellow Silhouettes in Pole Quest
Roald Amundsen says four of his countrymen accompanied him to the end of the South Pole search and shared the honor, contrasting with the North Pole explorer who returned with only a few companions. The statement frames national pride and the nature of exploration.
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Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Amundsen
North Pole
Theatre Sells South Pole Joke Sketch
A compressed stage dialogue features a joke about locating the South Pole. Knott and Amud discuss the elusive pole with disguises and quips, noting that you simply travel in a circle to find it. The exchange mirrors a light theatrical bit from a period program.
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Knott
Piffe
Amud
Broadway Scene Between Doc Hook and Commander Weary
A dialogue scene set in New York on Broadway features Doc Hook and Commander Weary openly trading jabs. They mock reputations and question who discovered South Pole legends, while witty banter escalates, ending with Hook exiting cussingly.
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Broadway
New York
Doc. Hook
Commander Weary
Hook
South Pole
Doc
Knott
Amudson
Theodore
Doc Hook
Ananias
Munchausen
Artemus Ward at the Baldwinsville Celebration
Excerpt from Artemus Ward-His Book recalling Baldwinsville 1858 celebration for Atlantic Cable triumph. Describes illuminated tavern, banners, transparency quotes, a blazing scene, and a schoolhouse display with moral mottos and local pageantry.
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Artemus Ward
Baldwinsville
the Post
Baldwinsville Celebrates Liberty Farce Amid Fireworks
The scene shows Squire Smith on the roof with a sword beside an American flag while his daughter and son enact liberty imagery. Mrs Smith reacts with boiling water, sparking comic chaos as Artemus Ward is cited and Byron is referenced in a revelry tone.
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Baldwinsville
Hisself
Isabeller Smith
Perkinsville
Goddis of
Liberty & Sung
N. Boneparte Smith
Venus
Unitarian Club March Meeting at Hotel Vendome
The Unitarian Club of Greater Boston plans its March meeting tonight at the Hotel Vendome. Harvey N. Shepard will share observations from a world journey with lantern slides illustrating life in Japan. Sunday night forums resume at Maverick Church East Boston with Rabbi Charles Fleischer as speaker.
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Unitarian Club
Hotel Vendome
Harvey’ N. Shepard
World
Far East
Japan
Maverick Church
East
Boston
Charles Fleischer
Speaking at St. Pauls on Getting to the Human a Plea for Progress
Bishop Lawrence appoints a speaker for Sundays visitation at St. Pauls as he conducts rites and confirmations. Ludlow Congregational Church receives 5000 from the Boston widow Mrs Rachel Gill with a further 5000 and Ludlow residence bequeathed to the Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows Vermont for the State Odd Fellows Home. The Universalist Missionary Society and Twelfth District Conference meet this afternoon with Gardne churches. Rev S H Roblin of Boston among speakers.
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Congregational Church
Ludlow
Rachel Gill
Boston
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Vermont
T State
Odd Fellows
Women’s Universalist Missionar Society
Twelfth District Conference of Universalist Churches
Gardne
Opium Traffic Reduction and Road Classes Mentioned
The text notes a gradual decrease in opium traffic from India until it ceases, mentions Christmas Island named after Captain Cook’s voyage, and lists French road classes with corresponding widths. It also contrasts bald heads with aging judges and lawyers in the profession.
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India
Christmas Island
Pacific
Captain Cooklande
France
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