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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
10
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England prints for March 19, 1913 edition. Boston Post reports from Boxton with local notices and political coverage.
The notice lists pricing for subscriptions: Matly One year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, one month twenty five cents. The Sunday Post same rates plus two months sixty cents and postage details. Canadian and foreign copy charges, Boston postage, payment methods, and advance payment requirement. Editor F A Grozier.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co boasts that The Boston Post holds the region’s largest news paper printing plant and owns the world’s largest press. The claim highlights Boston Post’s industrial scale and prominence in newspaper production.
The Erie railroad declines to follow a Public Service Commission of New York order to provide suitable drinking cups for passengers arguing it conflicts with Treasury rules prohibiting the common drinking cup. The commission requires only suitable cups and the issue is seen as an economy objection that should not be tolerated.
The metropolitan affairs committee reports against a batch of Boston charter bills and warns reformers not to push reports in House or Senate. Citizens oppose changes to the school board and City Council and seek a rest, urging politicians to heed the public desire.
A hearing before the United States Board of Engineers is set at Room 95 Postoffice building at 10 o clock to decide on a proposed 40 foot deep channel for Boston harbor. Prominent representatives are urged to attend with arguments and facts to prove the urgent need. Boston seeks the deep channel to support its growing commerce and wealth.
For the first time in North Carolina three university students are found guilty and sentenced for hazing that caused a death. The judge notes that entering a victim’s room with sticks and carrying him to the athletic field constitutes guilty hazing.
The article recalls Grover Cleveland and his birthplace memorial in Caldwell New Jersey. It argues that true judgment of a president comes only after leaving office and notes Cleveland's honesty duty and steady sense as foundational qualities. It contrasts initial party opposition with later recognition of his solid presidency.
The quote compares counting no man happy or a president as great until the task is complete, echoing a Greek adage about tragedy and unfinished work. It reflects on evaluating leadership only after outcomes are known.
The assassination at Saloniki shocks Greece and raises questions about motive. The slain monarch was beloved for his democratic stance and service to the people, earning trust from Greeks despite political turmoil. World sympathy pours in for the nation’s loss.
The article praises President Wilson for not backing the loan offered to China by foreign powers. It notes he rejects Wall Street pressure to participate and warns against the risks of government endorsement of a loan. The piece applauds his stance as a model for the world and hints at eventual recognition of the Chinese republic.
The judiciary committee will consider a recommendation by the Accident Board to grant it power to inspect factories. The proposal aims to extend oversight from accident compensation to prevention of occupational diseases, complementing the State Board of Labor and Industries in industrial health.
The New England Historical Genealogical Society unveiled its fine new building on Ashburton Place, uniting safety and convenience after years of inadequate quarters and fire risk. The library and documents are now secure, and the Post congratulates all involved.
A lighthearted notice invites readers to enjoy events at Noahzark Hotel with a pointer to the comic section of next Sunday’s Post for more humor and entertainment.
A poem by J. E. Foss laments coal shortages and rising prices as Teddy’s threats fade. It mocks hoped investigations into the beef trust and bread prices while urging caution toward trusts, ending with a jab at brickbats for a hornet’s nest.
A provocative line about power and protection circulates as a mantra in discussions of fatherhood and responsibility. The remark challenges notions of control and questions what it means to safeguard the vulnerable in male peer culture.
A man proposes a fake pyramid like plan to Newt involving stock sales and recovered treasure from the Red Sea. In response, the other writer rejects the scam, warns against criminal schemes, and recalls past frauds and a joke about a horse slobbering recipe.
Francis T. Spellman of 57 Sedgwick Street Jamaica Plain passed the Naval Academy entrance exam at Annapolis taken in February. He earned an average mark of 92.8 percent. He is 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Spellman, and graduated from the English High School last June after attending Agassiz Grammar School.
The dead letter office of the Postoffice Department handles nearly 20 million pieces of mail yearly, solving misaddressed letters and odd packages. Examples include misread names, foreign spellings, and a $40,000 draft found in a misaddressed item.
A look at puzzling Mississippi deliveries and other oddities from the dead letter office reveals clever routing. Envelopes addressed to fictitious or vague names were directed to real offices in Jackson Chicago and Cleveland, while some letters sent to tax the system were set aside.
A Boston area column reports on Dixmont Maine canary age, Mrs. James J. Storrow as a dance lecturer, shipwriter Harry Fay’s transfer to Nantucket, Professor Hawkins remarks, athletic fields aiding factories, a fat men club farm, long hotel name, citizenship questions about Washington, Decatur duel anniversary at the Atheneum, and local anecdotes about Orlean’s dry status and a green moray at City Point aquarium.
The poem paints a frosty dawn with wind in the trees and a crowing rooster from a nearby farm. A watchdog’s deep voice, the sight of Jack Frost’s silver tracery on the pane, and the kitchen shutter hanging speak to a domestic morning. The speaker loves these mornings, drawing the bedclothes closer to sleep again.
Elizabeth Beth resists long Westward pull to care for four children after her father's death. Rob returns after six years of waiting to claim Beth and all their brood. He declares they will move to Montana, and Beth rejoices as the family reunion ends doubt.
On Sunday March 30 at 2 30 p m the fifth annual convention of the Catholic Federation of the Archdiocese of Boston will be held at St Alphonsus Hall Mission Church parish Smith Street where every affiliated body is expected to send representatives.
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