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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1912
Page
8
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England edition from March 25 1912 issued daily by Post Publishing Co prints office address at 259 Washington St Boston Mass and identifies issue number and volume.
The notice lists rates: Maily One year six months three months and prices. The Sunday Post one year three dollars six months one dollar fifty three months seventy five cents two months sixty cents one month thirty cents. Canada per copy. Foreign sixteen cents. One cent extra postage in Boston district. Payment terms: no cash, checks payable to Post Publishing Company.
Incomplete ad text references telephones and a main business office at 1383 1384 Main. It directs subscribers to pay by postal order if unable to obtain the Post regularly, and mentions A Grozier as editor and publisher.
The Boston Post announces its acquisition of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England and claims the largest press in the world, per Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. The move signals a major expansion in the newspaper’s printing capacity.
The crisis deepens as coal operators meet striking miners in a joint conference. The London message says the government's minimum wage bill is failing and a prolonged deadlock could push the Asquith ministry toward drastic measures to end the intolerable situation, with broad implications for industrial Britain.
Critics argue the tax targets active income from business or employment. They contend idle wealth from firms like Standard Oil or Steel remains tied to business income and that wealthy individuals such as Carnegie Vanderbilt Rockefeller or Astor cannot claim exemption by saying their money is not working.
A essay argues that South Boston, often depicted as a grim slum in novels, is actually an airy, well kept district with pleasant water views. It counters the notion of widespread poverty and notes many residents live there for quality of life despite literary sensationalism.
Dr. Mullowney reports for the year ending Feb 1 that no milk sold in Boston is over 36 hours old, improving from the 72 hour standard. The bureau inspected over 9000 dairies, found 1522 unsatisfactory, and excluded 500 from Boston business for noncompliant cleanliness as required by inspectors.
The directors of the new Pulitzer School of Journalism at Columbia announce a first year focused on common-sense lines and practical results. The institution aims to attract students who mean business, not just dilettantes or the curious.
The article argues that journalism is learned in the newspaper office but also requires scholarly prep like law and medicine. It notes the Pulitzer foundation can provide solid preparation under seasoned newspaper leaders to equip students for future real work in the field.
The editorial argues Roosevelt correctly calls the Sherman act inadequate to curb big business and that Taft bears fault for resisting amendments. It notes Supreme Court interpretations, Standard Oil and Tobacco decisions, and Roosevelt’s critique of the law’s reach while praising Taft’s prosecutions as insufficient to compel meaningful reform.
The Republican members of the ways and means committee draft a minority wool tariff bill that reportedly cuts Payne-Aldrich rates by 40 percent. Representative Hill of Connecticut says the measure would shift duties toward reform while protecting wool growers and woolen manufacturers from foreign competition. The move follows voter demand for tariff change and critiques Democratic efforts.
A prose poem by Newton Newkirk reflects on wealth used to aid the needy. The piece includes an anecdote about a crowded Park Street subway ride and contrasts future Los Angeles growth with water supply, harbor plans, and harbor expansion to attract Panama Canal trade.
A humorous reminiscence from a crowded Boston Elevated ride toward Santa Catalina Island followed by a late- era postcard list of travel pictures. The narrator recounts squeezing amid passengers, quips about a bull pup, cheese versus dead cat banter, and a long queue to exit with a final nod to a Grand Canyon lineup of image titles across Arizona and California.
A quirky note from a period rail or bus listing jokingly invites early bidders for limited seating. The fragment mentions Leaves Park Street and disappointed riders behind, with emphasis on party members getting priority and strap seating for insiders.
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