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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1912
Page
12
The Boston Post issue dated March 27 1912 presents daily news from Boston Massachusetts with local notices and standard newspaper sections. It includes staff byline lines and the usual city and world briefs typical of the era.
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with rates for 1 year and shorter terms, plus international copy prices, postal charges, and payment instructions. It names Post Publishing Company as the publisher and instructs prepayment and notice of discontinuation.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co proclaims the Boston Post now owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s biggest press.
In early returns New York shows Roosevelt routed in most districts where he campaigned. Taft leaders claim a sweeping victory possibly sending 83 of 90 delegates to Chicago pledged to the President, though final tallies may change. The colonel is beaten. if he cannot fare well in his home state how will he gain strength nationally.
The Huntington Memorial Hospital for the Treatment of Cancer opens in the Fenway area with top rank facilities and a staff of highly accomplished physicians. The article notes the institution offers opportunity for investigation and palliative work and expresses hopeful public support for its mission.
The Eastern railroads refuse wage increases for locomotive engineers, citing poverty as a real constraint. Despite higher material costs and thinner profits, a strike seems unlikely due to the Erdman law’s arbitration framework likely preserving peace.
A heated political exchange claims Republicans accuse each other of high crimes and misdeeds as Roosevelt aligned outlets insist Taft allies would subvert the vote. Dixon warns of robbery and political burglary by Taft Republicans while Mayor Gaynor quips about repeaters.
Ten Chicago meat packers were found not guilty by a jury after a lengthy Sherman act trial. Prosecutors presented restraint of trade and price- fixing patterns but defense contended improper framing of guilt. Undisputed letters illustrated practices that troubled the public, yet the defense argued for formal legal bounds.
Offences were not clearly defined by the Sherman act and they won. The article notes a great victory for trust magnates and recalls the Post urging amending of the anti trust law. The Chicago failure adds emphasis to the belief that conviction under the criminal section was impossible.
Lawmakers begin a battle to transfer oversight of local telephone rates from the Highway Commission to the Gas and Electric Light Commission. Proponents argue the new body has closer ties to utilities and better expertise, while critics cite public dissatisfaction with current rate practices and the expertise of Professor Jackson.
President Taft presents the tariff board report on the cotton schedule to Congress and criticizes the Payne Aldrich tariff law as ineffective. The piece argues U S cloth costs are lower or equal to abroad due to efficiency, while duties inflate consumer prices, revealing a wide labor cost gap. The Ways and Means Committee will proceed with reforms.
The Indiana Republican convention ended in a drawn outcome with Roosevelt supporters outvoted 105 to create a rump convention. Delegates-at-large named may not seat themselves. The dispute feeds bitterness, making a November defeat seem morally certain.
Riverside, the city beautiful and Riverside County head, is celebrated as a lush oasis in southern California. Rubidoux Mountain's transformation into a vast park offers panoramic views and easy access for motorists and walkers alike, with extensive irrigation and shade trees framing orange groves and valleys.
The article notes a rash of crimes in Paris including three homicides and a bank robbery within 12 hours. It compares Paris police fame with New York sleuths who recently used a woman informant to nab bank messengers’ robbers in a week.
dialogue excerpt shows Gladys dismissing a marriage proposal from Alice who notes the nerve of asking her to wed. The tone hints at a steady refusal and social misread.
A reader vents about a dentist visit, claiming pain and humiliation as the doctor bores with a steel drill and a 4 horsepower engine while a goat is taken. The narrator jokes about the “rubber dam” and plastic gold filling, paying $8 for two hours of agony. Additional snippets joke about eggs and a letter reply.
A satirical note on a hinged egg patent idea appears beside church announcements in Greater Boston. The piece jokes about inserting hinges to prevent spills, then shifts to upcoming church banquets, meetings, and tours by religious leaders in the city.
The fragment hints at a quirky phrase about rush hour and a quick lunch option. It appears to be a cryptic, nonsensical quotation without clear context or identifiable persons, organizations, places, or events.
A playful exchange on fashion and opera riffs unfolds as the speaker praises Chopin and Wagner while a companion notes outfits and accessories. The dialogue touches on a dancer, a French king, a ruby ornament, and chic laces like the Gaby frill and Rigoletto references in a spirited fashion of the era.
The note shows William Makepeace Thackeray replying to Dean Hole with playful prose and poetry enthusiasm. He thanks for autograph requests and praises a gentleman whose benevolence sent game birds, expressing admiration for gentler hunting and hoping success in shooting remains modest.
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