Boston Post May 30 1912 post publishing company notice
The Boston Post publishes May 30 1912 issue information with subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, postal charges, and payment instructions. This notice lists prices for various terms, contact details, and editor and publisher credits.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
Mass
Sunday Post
Canada
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Post Publishing Company
Boston Post Boasts Largest Press Plant in New England
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Company proclaims the Boston Post now owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world, highlighting industrial scale and prestige.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
The Smoking Automobile Nuisance in the City
The piece notes the nuisance of smoky cars and their fetid odor, urging enforcement of a weak state law. It laments the lack of police action to curb offending chauffeurs and calls for better application of existing regulations.
Government faces setback on coffee receivership appeal
The U S circuit court in New York denied a temporary receivership for 950000 bags of Brazilian coffee in Brooklyn amid a conspiracy suit to dissolve the pool. Secretary Knox urges dropping the action for a diplomatic settlement, but the article argues law must curb restraint of trade by American coffee bankers.
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New York
Brooklyn
Knox
Titanic inquiry praised for swift factual report
English newspapers praised Senator William Alden Smith and the Titanic committee report for its vigorous, factual conclusions. They credited the document with clear safety recommendations and thanked Smith for revealing the truths.
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William Alden Smith
Senate
Senator Smith
The Same Old Fox Rockefeller in Pierce Waters Hearing
The public has not seen John D. Rockefeller’s business mind in years yet he faces Samuel Untermeyer in a New York probe into Pierce Waters Oil. Two hours pass with no direct answers as Rockefeller’s dexterity blocks disclosures.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
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Samuel Untermeyer
New York
Pierce-Waters Oil Company
Rockefeller
Pierce-Waters
Abolition of War and European Arbitration Proposal
The article discusses a proposed congress of European powers to settle the Turco Italian war through arbitration rather than force. It notes the Sultan favors diplomacy, cites the U S ethical stake, and argues abolition of war as essential to true democracy, with civilians bearing the costs of conflict.
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United States
War Abolition as Path to Millennial Conditions
A philosophical statement argues that ending war and adopting universal arbitration will yield the world closer to millennial harmony, with labor gains and business profits contributing to a peaceful future.
Day of Remembering Honors Veterans in Tradition Bearing Parade
The piece questions whether Decoration Day or Memorial Day suits May 30 and urges honoring soldiers of the Civil War. It praises veterans marching through streets, with sons and grandsons expected to carry on the duty of remembrance. Hats off to old soldiers as they pass.
For Safer Building and Stronger City Oversight
Protests over disasters from new and altered buildings push Boston to curb lax construction. A bill by the Boston Finance Commission and Corporation Counsel Corbett would let the City Council set qualifications for those in charge of building work and regulate permits. Even with rules, ongoing vigilance by a strengthened inspection department is urged to oversee all construction.
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Corporation
Corbett
Roosevelt Prospect Shapes New Jersey Implications for 1912
The New Jersey result unsettles Taft and Roosevelt forces under a strict corruption law with a simple ballot. Roosevelt’s win signals a potential party stampede and prompts Democratic readiness for a decisive Baltimore convention.
Ambassador Curtis Guild Meets Taft on Russian Affairs
Curtis Guild American ambassador to Russia conferred with President Taft on diplomacy in Russia the Orient and the near East. Talks reportedly did not cover elections though Guild hinted he might run if Massachusetts Republicans urged him to unite the party. Senator W Murray Crane is not seeking re election.
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Fix and Lassesen Among Amundsen's Notable Antarctic Dogs
The article recalls Fix and Lassesen, Amundsen's favored dogs, among 11 survivors of a 52-dog pack that started for the pole. It contrasts Amundsen's success with Shackleton and Scott using ponies, notes dog endurance on glaciers, and notes the fates of ponies and dogs alike.
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Puzzle column riffs and political quips from a 1912 page
A string of humorous verse and mock political dialogue lampoons a professor and a president bylines. The dialogue references the Penn and B&O railroads and jokes about tariff revision while the Palace Buggerino laments readers overloading with arithmetic problems.
Army June Field School on Merrimac
About 500 officers and men of the Eastern division of the United States army will go into camp for the June field school on the Merrimac this week. The encampment plans have been prepared by Brigadier General P. Frank Packard, retired, and Captain Jackson Caldwell of the Fifth Infantry.
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Merrimac
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Fifth Infantry
Observant Citizen News Notes and Local Echoes
A truncated column of local items covers military letters on deer on harbor islands, G. A. R. events, civic mentions, and campus plans. Notes include Fort Andrews versus Fort Andrew legends, a gold belt presentation, Dr. John W. Coughlin’s trades and career switch, Wellesley College step singing plans, a bird cage protection project, and travel notes on judges and ships, plus light city anecdotes.
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