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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1912
Page
12
The Boston Post issue from May 20 1912 reports daily news items and notices. It lists publication details at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass and identifies the paper as issued by Post Publishing Co.
Rates listed for Daily and Sunday editions, including one year $3.00, six months $1.50, eight months 75c, one month 25c. Sunday Post same terms plus three months, two months 60c, one month 80c. Canada per copy, foreign 16c, and Boston district postage. Mail payments by check or money order to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. cash not accepted.
Editorial rooms and sections listed with phone numbers and addresses. Notice that subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. Publisher FE A. Grozier signs as editor and publisher.
The Boston Post announces its acquisition overview highlighting the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and including a claim of the world's largest press as stated by Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. The note underscores a major expansion in capacity and industry standing.
In Ohio a plain man pressed Colonel Roosevelt on a third term. He retorted by quoting Taft's father on the third term, implying Roosevelt's ambition. If Roosevelt secures the Chicago nomination, the issue will demand a clearer, stronger answer.
The German fleet from Kiel plans summer visits to Hampton Roads New York and possibly Boston. The writer calls for a welcome to our honorable trade rivals, noting shared interests and cultural exchange. A Boston stop is not confirmed but urged as beneficial for both nations.
The miners convention in Wilkes Barre ratified a tentative agreement 323 to 64 securing four years of peace in the anthracite regions. The settlement includes wage increases above contract rates, reflecting a living scale demand. Public relief follows as mining resumes and prices adjust after the disruption.
Authorities warn prices will remain high for a while as coal operators say it will take at least ten days before enough coal reaches the market to ease the shortage.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is expected to decide soon on Boston’s port differential case. The Boston Chamber of Commerce argues for equal freight rates with Baltimore from interior cities and to Western territory, countering Baltimore claims of higher costs and mileage-based pricing. Boston supporters credit D O Ives and Charles S Hamlin for presenting the case.
European edition reports the League for the Protection of Horses in Paris will test a tobacco cure for cruelty by cabbies. It issues red and gold caballos cigars with a horse head, bearing Be kind to animals. A notice promises a horse head pipe after collecting ten bands, prompting speculation on cigar quality and potential reactions.
The draft constitution for the new Chinese republic sets six year presidential and vice presidential terms. It bars consecutive terms but allows alternate terms, echoing Roosevelt’s unwritten law. Li, the drafter born in Honolulu and educated in Hawaii, is noted as American in influence.
The Ohio Republican primary results will likely determine the nominee chosen at Chicago next month. Taft trails Roosevelt in the battle where neither has secured a convention majority. A Roosevelt victory could spark a broader late race surge as the bitter feud between the ex president and the current president intensifies.
William Dean Howells refused a New York promoter's offer to name him president of a mining company. He objected that he knew nothing of mining or finance and insisted his good name should be protected, not used for profit.
A historic image depicts the region between Amundsen’s winter camp and the South Pole. The scene shows King Edward VII Land foothills and the great ice barrier with peaks rising to 12 000 feet. It recalls James Clark Ross’s 1841 Antarctic voyage and the barrier that opened exploration to Scott Shackleton and Amundsen.
A playful sonnet extols a boiled corned beef dish overheated on a platter. The speaker praises its grand, nutritious presence as winds blow and outdoor labor ends, imagining feasting delights and craving sustenance. The poem likens the dish to a sun and notes companions like parsnips, carrots, and potatoes.
A humorous anecdote on streetcar manners contrasts a passenger’s gripe about courtesy with a stranger’s talk of city sanitation and the price of expectorating in public transport. The narrator muses that polite behavior and uniform charges across cities reflect on social standing.
A feature on the fountain pen as a refined writing instrument in 1912, highlighting its craftsmanship, materials, and growing popularity among readers and correspondents of the era. The piece notes brand names and makers contributing to the pen’s status.
A man held a beautiful watch in his large hand and frowned, asking where the chain that goes with it is. The moment captures a puzzled reaction over an accessory’s absence.
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