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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1912
Page
8
In Concord New Hampshire 130 workers at the New Hampshire spinning mills in Penacook walked off at noon to demand a 55 hour workweek while receiving pay for 60 hours.
A Boston man at 143 Moreland Street touts Tona Vita as the best medicine, reporting rapid improvement in appetite strength and energy after a week. The ad claims broad availability in leading drug stores, European success, and that the tonic remedies debility and malnutrition without a costly sanitarium stay.
A Boston widow writes about her happy marriage, a beloved eight month old daughter, and warns a childless reader that regret may come in old age. She contrasts personal fulfillment with others who choose not to have children and recalls a son who joined the navy.
A personal letter celebrates marriage and family ideals, praising a devoted husband and affectionate father. The writer expresses pride in their own child and hopes for a match who will share household duties and love for babies, closing with a cheerful "HAPPY 24."
A reader criticizes a mother for not teaching children to respect others, urges mothers to stay home with young ones, and contrasts with a writer who claimed to move often without roofing issues. The letter ends with the writer asserting her own parenting approach and intent to own a home.
A reader named Just a Girl argues against having children, saying she would rather remain childless to avoid dependence, and foresees a future of homeless children to adopt if she changes her mind. She questions who will care for aging parents and urges readers to consider the consequences of small or no families.
A reader argues against mothers who defend striking a child. She recalls her 11 year old son breaking a cherished mirror and describes receiving a conscience voice warning against harsh punishment. She notes the child’s temper may be inherited from his father’s side.
A wife laments her husband’s frequent absences and secrecy about his whereabouts. She bears the burden with their two children, seeking change and support while reflecting on resilience and hardship. She signs the plea for their sake.
A woman describes caring for a nine year old boy whose biological father neglects him. The stepmother’s family supports him, though he faces hardship and lack of gifts from his father. She cherishes him as her own and hopes for his happiness, noting he is kind and resilient. BENISON.
Patrick F. Sheehan sues John P. Manning and James W. Dunphy officials of the Home for Destitute Catholic Children for $20,000 claiming his two children Pauline M. and James M. Sheehan were illegally kept from him. He testified they were in Massachusetts but were later in South Portland Maine where adopted by John H. and Mary Parker. The girl is 15 and the boy 12. A Christmas postcard shows she disavowed him as father.
President Taft’s speech tour across northern Ohio river towns draws large crowds and cordial welcomes with steamboat and factory whistles blaring. Towns declare half holidays as Taft avoids harsh attacks on Roosevelt seen earlier in the week.
President Taft spoke in Alliance with a large crowd in the public square, declaring opposition to Roosevelt and praising McKinley. A woman pressed on his stance on women’s rights, and he joked about being a prejudiced witness in the race. Police hunted a fleeing accomplice after a late-night hotel robbery, with officers and civilians pursuing through Dorchester and into St Augustine Cemetery.
Early returns from Nevada indicate Champ Clark leads the Democratic presidential preference vote. Counties including Reno Clark Storey Elko and Humboldt show heavy majorities for Clark.
Early today 40 citizens and patrolmen guarded all exits to St Augustine cemetery on Dorchester Street South Boston while Sergeant Dennis Murphy and officers searched the inclosure for a bandit tied to last night’s cash drawer robbery at Hotel Stebbins. The thief is believed to be one of a rural post office bandit gang and is said to be willing to shoot to resist capture.
A new bill empowers the Grand Trunk to enter Boston and build a main line through Dunstable with a two year route filing and one year to start construction. The plan allows bonds up to twice paid in stock and permits acquisitions of terminal stocks and operating steamship lines while permitting consolidation with Grand Trunk subsidiaries in Rhode Island New Hampshire and Vermont.
The act to extend corporate powers for the Southern New England railroad corporation, a Grand Trunk company, authorizes acquisition of terminals and non competing steamship lines. It grants eminent domain rights to take land or rights from other railroads and reflects Grand Trunk support.
The Senate defeated the measure to grant towns power to control trolley freight franchises without Railroad Commission recourse, by 18 to 19. The result blocks local control over trolley freight terms.
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