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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
12
The item notes an issued daily by Yost Publishing Co dated May 1 1912 with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and issue information.
The notice lists subscription prices for Parly One year six months and other terms. It shows rates for The Sunday Post with yearly and shorter-term options, plus per copy charges for Canada and foreign readers. Postage and payment instructions request non-cash payments and checks payable to OST Publishing Company.
Amid station lines and address listings the notice outlines telephone numbers for editorial rooms and advertising offices. It also warns subscribers that service will stop if payments are not made in advance and requests readers notify the Post if delivery is disrupted.
The Boston Post boasts ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, signaling a major expansion under Robert Hoe & Co. leadership.
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi asks that his Senate parody of the Apostles Creed be expunged from records. The incident drew sharp public rebuke as a dull and gratuitous insult to many Americans who hold the Creed sacred.
The Hon. Champ Clark wins the Massachusetts preferential primary by a handsome plurality, boosting his Democratic nomination bid. The Post notes Clark's strength adds value to his campaign, while cautioning the result is not as decisive as the Republican outcome and Baltimore's final choice remains uncertain. The piece also laments the era's low voter interest.
The Massachusetts Republican presidential contest narrows to a tight preference vote with Taft leading, while Baxter and Crane vie for delegates at large. The result signals a weakened Taft machine and a powerful anti-regular wave favoring Roosevelt, reshaping Chicago nominating prospects and party unity.
The article argues Republicans surged in votes due to strong interest and Democrats faltered without Governor Foss in the ballot. It notes higher Republican turnout in Boston and suggests broader patterns statewide, urging Democrats to fulfill their duty amid a pivotal moment.
A narrator recalls a cycle of drinking and excess with friends urging another round. The dialogue shows pressure to continue, the vow never again spoken in anger, and the return to the same routine after a taxi ride home and a blurred, remorseful morning.
The piece questions the value of boosting a man 14 miles into the atmosphere for science. It probes the fate, welfare, and dependents of the experimentee, asking what became of him, how he landed, and whether such methods justify the effort and expenses.
A pithy maxim appears: do as you are told the first time you hear instruction. The statement foregrounds prompt obedience as a guideline, framing discipline and efficiency in a concise proverb-like line.
A letter from Arthur Foote appeals to Boston musicians and students to donate to a fund for the Titanic band members' families. Contributions of one dollar or more are requested, with Tucker Anthony & Co., 53 State Street, handling donations within the week.
The piece recalls San Francisco’s post 1906 reconstruction from ruins to soaring skyscrapers, then traces the city’s dramatic 1776 to 1849 history. It highlights mission era decline, Mexican era transfer, and the 1849 gold rush drawing tens of thousands by land and sea from around the world.
Brooks severed his connection with the Boston public schools yesterday, leaving the superintendent’s office on Mason street. Maurice Po White was elected acting superintendent and will lead until a new chief is chosen. Brooks departs for Oklahoma to become president of the State University of Oklahoma, a position he had been elected to over a month ago.
A character urges Gladys to pursue a profession while she protests being ordinary, followed by a quick action as Gladys resists the suggestion with a sharp retort. The exchange hints at gender roles and expectations within a domestic scene.
A supper and meeting for Episcopal churchmen from neighboring Boston churches is planned in St Pauls parish house Tremont Street tomorrow evening. They will discuss forming a cooperative committee of churchmen clubs with Brookline represented. Signed by Rev Thatcher R Kimball Dorchester Sewall C Brackett Jamaica Plain and John F E Rousmaniere Trinity Club officers announced include President Robert Treat Paine and vice presidents F Nathaniel Perkins Frank H van Etten with D E Sprague as secretary and C O Lawton as treasurer. The membership committee features Rev Alexander Mann D D B B Tucker and Lyman Arnold.
The Catholic Standard and Times quotes a debate on living costs asking whether two people can subsist on ten dollars weekly and suggests the phrasing is awkward. The exchange deems “a week” proper and notes “weekly” sounds redundant.
New York April 39. An application by the United Wireless Telegraph Company trustees in bankruptcy for an order staying a suit brought in June 1911 in the State Supreme Court by minority stockholders was denied today by Judge Hand of the Federal District Court.
A vivid portrait of San Francisco growing rapidly from a small settlement to a cosmopolitan hub during the gold rush era. The piece notes ships idled in port as migrants rushed to the fields and cites the 1996 conflagration as a dramatic, pivotal event in the city’s resilient history.
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