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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
10
Massachusetts voters show an insufficient Democratic preference in the primary contest. The total statewide Democratic preference was far smaller than Boston’s 1911 gubernatorial vote for Foss, highlighting a weak turnout and questioning the Clark-Wilson vote as a true expression of party will.
A nostalgic panorama of San Francisco from the Ferry Building to the waterfront. It traces the city’s birth in 1776 and the gold rush boom after 1849, noting lawlessness, fire, vigilance committees, and later railroad influence shaping a volatile yet vibrant metropolis.
The Boston Post issue of May 2 1912 reports daily news from Boston and surrounding areas. Includes local events, advertisements, and notices as part of the regular newspaper edition.
The notice lists subscription options for Daily One year and Sunday One year with various periods and prices. Rates include domestic and foreign per copy charges, postage in the Boston district, and the warning that money sent is at sender's risk.
Typewritten notice from Bditorial Rooms lists addresses on Main and urges paid subscriptions to the Post. It warns that service will be discontinued on expiration and asks readers to notify by mail if the Post is not obtainable from dealers or newsstands.
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, according to Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co.
Amid political tensions the report states there will be no strike by engineers on 50,000 miles of Eastern railroads. The issue will go to a board of arbitration. The outcome offers relief from potential losses and privations, while hopes rise for financial betterment for the workers.
Philadelphia city government condemns fake Titanic horror films as a contempt for the dead and vows to bar such productions. Mayor Fitzgerald says Boston will not tolerate similar profiteering in the name of sensationalism.
The New York street commissioner vows a spotless parade route for suffragists, promising dust and mud-free streets for paraders in skirts. The editorial questions municipal deference to the organizing group and hints at broader potential gains for agitation.
A fragment suggests a suffrage parade could improve general comfort and be as joyful as promises seen in New York. The lines imply public celebration may follow progressive aims.
The column argues Colonel Roosevelt’s Massachusetts delegates should vote for Taft at the Chicago convention, honoring the preference ballot. It says the colonel’s directive makes obedience to voters’ will clear, and extends the logic to district contests and Massachusetts Democrats under Clark instructions.
The Titanic disaster prompts talk of government supervision or control of wireless telegraphy. The Senate already passed a bill requiring large steamers at American ports to employ at least two wireless operators, one on duty at all times, reflecting public demand for safer sea communications.
The piece blends light humor about being bald with a long memory of a schoolmate named Jethro. It recalls college goals for 1919, mischievous youth adventures like stealing eggs, and a digressive reflection on spring fishing. The narrator worries about memory, time, and aging.
A humorous reading of a letter prose style notes a woman recalling youth, a hat line about a woman's crown glory, and a chance meeting in Meriden New Hampshire with mentions of Boston and old tricks from school days. The tone blends social wit with reminiscence and regional color.
A spoof verse by Walt Mason extols Granny’s sassafras tea while mocking scientists who deem it a fake remedy. The narrator vows to drink twenty five gallons of the brew despite claims of its ineffectiveness or danger. Copyright 1912.
The excerpt presents Porter Taylor Woodin’s playful, surreal images of infants, pasture bars, stars, and tender water blisters. It reads as a fragmentary poem or personal lyric with dreamlike, humorous tone and disconnected scenes.
Fashion notes describe sailor hats in white and black straw with velvet bands and brimmed white straw styles with a plume. Coats show diagonal buttoning, belts at the natural waist return, and long sleeves and coats mark the latest models.
A rapid service locomotive consumes between 25 and 50 gallons of water for each mile traveled. Separate note states Uncle Sam exported 31 million dollars worth of agricultural implements in the previous year. Another snippet mentions the snuff habit beginning in England in 1702.
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