Boston Post May 81 1912 subscription notice
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with prices for different terms. Foreign and Canadian copy fees apply. Subscriptions must be prepaid. notices of discontinuation occur on expiration. Editor and publisher E A Grozier oversees operations.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
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Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Poast
Post Publishing Company
Financial
E. A. Grozier
Boston Post Largest Newspaper Plant in New England
Rousing claim from Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co praising the Boston Post for owning the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the biggest press in the world, underscoring industry scale and technological edge.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Which has changed Roosevelt or McHarg in 1910
The passage questions which public figure has altered in value Roosevelt or Colonel Ormsby McHarg, noting McHarg’s conviction on November 6, 1910, as a feared Roosevelt movement insider and warning that his election could keep him in the White House, prompting reflection on motive and change.
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Ormsby McHarg
Roosevelt
America
White House
McHarg
Illiteracy test debate over immigration
A Boston Post critique of illiteracy tests for immigrants contrasts with calls for the Lodge immigration bill. The Waltham Free Press argues foreign born IWW leaders would pass such tests, implying the test would not have blocked anarchist influence.
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Boston Post
Lodge
Waltham Free Press
Steel magnates fed by tariff in Stevenson testimony
John Stevenson Jr mocked a formula for steel success on the witness stand but blamed Republican high tariffs for protecting the steel industry. The piece argues tariffs enabled the growth of wealthy steel magnates and cites the government case led by Attorney Colton.
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John Stevenson, Jr
Colton
Mr. Stevenson
Opening Alaska Bill Aims for Commission and Rail Link
A Democratic Congressman Sulzer introduced an administration bill to open Alaska and its coal fields. The plan creates an Alaska commission and envisions surveying a Cape Resurrection Bay to Tanana Yukon railroad tapping Matanuska coal. It proposes using Panama Canal equipment to reduce costs and curb coal brigands.
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Sulzer
Alaska
Alaskan
Cape Resurrection Bay
Tanana
Yukon
Matanuska
Panama Canal
Uncle Sam
Scrimmage Over Delegates Roils Taft Roosevelt Rift
As Taft and Roosevelt clash over delegate seats, five Roosevelt aligned national committeemen press for immediate recognition. The national committee meets next Thursday to review 222 convention seat contests, 181 of them Roosevelt entries, a split outcome could shift power in the committee.
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Chicago
National Committee
Roosevelt
Promising Outlook As Duty Is Emphasized
The remarks stress duty and promise, highlighting a sense of responsibility and earnest intent for future actions and endeavors. The speaker points to constructive potential and a hopeful path forward.
La Follette Forced Clear Answer On Prohibition Question
At an Asbury Park meeting Senator La Follette refused to dodge a prohibition question. He stated it was not an issue in the campaign and said he would answer plainly for himself. He challenged Roosevelt and Taft to respond similarly, asserting his own words would be understood and firm.
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Senator la Follette
Asbury Park
N. J
la Follette
Roosevelt
Taft
John B. Gough
Antarctic
Alps
Andes
Amundsen
Scott
Ross Sea
Conqueror of the Air Wilbur Wright remembered as pioneer
An obituary tribute to Wilbur Wright praising his genius in pioneering aerial flight and opening a new domain for humanity. It notes his experiments made steered flight practical, forecasts future marvels, and honors his lasting contribution though he has passed away.
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Wilbur Wright
Wright Brothers
Precautions for Decency at Budapest Parliament Session
Cable reports say Hungarian Lower House security trimmed desks of missiles and a fracas over voting as opposition was driven from the chamber. The piece condemns US Republican leaders Taft and Roosevelt for verbal smut and urges decency or a Budapest style free fight to settle supremacy.
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Budapest
Republican Party
Mr. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Inquiry on Coal Prices Sparks Congressional Question
Congressman Diferndorfer urges a resolution of inquiry into how the anthracite coal combine can set prices at will. He notes a $5 million rise for miners under the compromise while consumers bear about $15 million extra, asking who benefits from the rest.
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East
Diferndorfer
Department of Commerce and Labor
Amundsen reaches 84 degrees south in bold pole bid
Historical overview of Amundsen's South Pole expedition progress on November 13 as depots are established at 84 and 85 degrees south, detailing the barrier the explorers crossed and the logistical choices that favored their advance toward the pole.
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Httle
Framhelm
South Pole
Shackleton
Scott
Nor
Pole
Lawa
Barrier
Coast Range
All Sorts Readers Debate A Troubled Sonnet
Neponset Massachusetts poet Bertie Pertram fumes over a mangled 14 line sonnet blamed on a printer. He accuses John Devine Inflater and critics while defending his work and the printer’s role in the error.
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John Devine
John
Newton
Newt
Devine
Bertie Pertram
Bertie
Turkey trot advice sparks editor clash of views
A reader asks Edward W Bok about a young woman dancing the turkey trot. Bok replies he opposes the dance and recounts firing 14 female staffers for turkey trotting, urging preservation of womanly dignity.
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Edward W. Bok
Ladies‘ Home Journal
Mr. Bok
Dottie
Miss Dimples
Mddle Woman's Home Journal Bok
Eddie
Immaterial Vanity Motif Spurs Unseen Improvement
A playful remark highlights how a person, not impressed with current appeal, seizes every chance to enhance appearances. The line suggests relentless self-improvement driven by ambition rather than contentment.
Silent La Follette and the unseen candidate in newspaper chatter
The poem notes La Follette and Taft as central figures while Harmon and Woodrow Wilson are discussed by Democrats. It hints at a quiet, unnamed man unseen in interviews who may shape the November vote, credited as TOM W. JACKSON in N. Presbly.
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la Follette
Taft
Teddy
Harmon
Wood Wilson
New Jersey
Tom W. Jackson
N. ¥. Presbly
Elaine at the summer tableaux and Romeo and Elaine play
Helen Vernon performs in a tableaux at a friend's summer residence with Ralph Marshall cast as the old boatman after rumor of changing roles. A balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet closes the program and the audience applauds the Lily Maid of Astolat tableau.
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Helen Vernon
Blaine
Ralph
Romeo
Elaine
Helen
Ralph Marshall
Mrs. Marshall
A Butcher and Poet Trade Barbs in Verse and Trade
Uncle Walt Mason recites a playful feud with a butcher over meat and verses. The back and forth includes sharp witticisms about bones mildewed beef and stalwart rhymes, ending with the promise of future verses and playful local-merchant satire.
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Jones
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Helen and Ralph Entangle in Forbidden Courtship Scene
In a charged moment Helen meets Ralph’s gaze as they drift toward a private pact. He asks to steer her life, she leans in with a kiss and a whispered test of consent then challenges him with a playful race down the corridor.
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Ralph
Helen
Miss Vernon
Elaine
Opera house acoustics delight high Society
Life notes that guests in the family circle could hear every word spoken in their box at the new opera house, praising the acoustics as unusually clear and resonant.
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Seco
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