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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
16
The Boston Post dated May 23 1913 reports daily news from Boston and surrounding area. The issue lists the paper’s address at 259 Washington Street and notes its publication details as No 20 in volume 320.
The notice lists pricing for Daily One year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months fifteen cents, four months twenty five cents and The Sunday Post One year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months five cents, two months sixty cents, one month thirty cents. Canada one cent per copy. Foreign sixteen cents. Postage extra in Boston district. Payments by check or money order only. cash not advised.
Subscriptions to the Post must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. If delivery fails, inform us by postal mail. E. A. Grozier serves as Editor and Publisher with editorial offices at 1004 1005 7008 Main and 1539 Main.
Quote from Robert Hoe boasts the Boston Post owns the biggest newspaper printing plant in New England and houses the largest press in the world. The claim highlights the paper's expansive manufacturing capacity and prominence in the industry.
Big European bankers warned China faced ruin without a government loan. The recent bond issue was heavily oversubscribed, indicating strong public confidence in the new Chinese government and challenging the bankers' dire predictions.
Citizens of Boston celebrate former President Taft calling him ex Secretary taft or Yale instructor. They praise his warmth and philosophy and express hope he visits Boston again from New Haven to display the same good cheer and lack of bitterness noted on this trip.
Up to date four tuberculous patients inoculated with the Friedmann turtle serum have died. Some were in bad straits, the latest victim from Gloversville New York had less than a year of illness and was in early stage at inoculation. The result proves little and a year of evidence is needed. If it cures any cases it may be worthwhile.
The Post Office Department requests a $600,000 emergency appropriation from Congress to offset deficiencies from parcel post operations. The thrust argues spreading costs across the entire population, shifting the burden from shippers to the general public as the department learns to run a larger service efficiently.
The Senate committee on education and labor favors the Kern resolution to investigate conditions in West Virginia bituminous coal regions with focus on alleged invasion of constitutional miner rights by military authorities. The measure is urged for prompt adoption, aiming to define the scope as a legal inquiry rather than a general labor trouble investigation.
The text argues that constitutional rights are violated by West Virginia authorities through drum head court-martials in peace, suspension of habeas corpus, and jailing citizens by governor order without trial, urging Congress to seek answers and accountability.
A Tokyo warning dismisses Japan's push for U S naturalization rights, arguing the United States cannot repeal the old naturalization law or grant Japanese citizens automatic status. The piece cautions against expectations of a favorable decision and urges cooler diplomacy to avoid a diplomatic crisis.
The piece argues against a bill giving the state tax commissioner power to appoint and control local assessors, condemning the move as a break from home rule. It warns it would concentrate authority in Beacon Hill, removing voters' direct role in assessing taxes and citing local remedies as preferable.
A call to award bronze medals to all Gettysburg survivors on the battle's semi centennial anniversary. The piece argues bravery transcends Union or Confederacy, with former foes clasping hands and honoring shared valor. It urges the nation to commemorate the Union's solidification and recognizes both sides' courage.
In a comic chase scene Aquamarine clings to Stealthy Steve who declares he cannot wed due to marriage to another. Bud the counterfeiter teases, but Steve intervenes and Bud pursues Aquamarine as Steve fires his six shooter in a cliffhanger ending.
A poem by T. A. Daly describes moving into a new house and waking to morning sun. The sunny start brings cheer, bright mornings, eager energy at breakfast, and a reflected contrast to grim jail walls, suggesting environment shapes behavior and vice.
A dramatic retelling shows a rescuer saved by nature when a gusting wind drowned out a marriage proposal. The dialogue features Batch and Friend debating how the wind altered the moment and the rescue dynamic.
Stephen B. Elkins, dead two years, helped shape the Millionaires' Club in U.S. politics with a wealth around 50 million from West Virginia mines, railroads, and banks. He rose from humble origins, gained power through land claims, and married Henry Gassaway Davis’s daughter boosting influence. His Mountaineer residence and hospitality marked a era, leaving five children and a lasting legacy in West Virginia and Washington society.
Observant Citizen John C. Watson travels to Germany in his mid seventies, famed for Lake Superior mining insight and East Boston ties. Theodore N. Vail, J. Clement Murphy, and Henry F. Varney appear in local talk with farming plans, civic developments, and golden wedding milestones. Porpoise lore, milk care rules, tulip beds, gypsy moth nests, and Westward business trips weave through a busy week in the hub.
A humorous verse recounts Walt Mason lamenting weight gain while tending a mower. He jokes with a doctor about fat and urges hard labor to harden the brawn, ending with the line about the stubborn green mower and growing whiskers on the lawn.
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