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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
18
The Boston Post issue announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday papers, with pricing by the year and shorter periods. It includes Canadian and foreign copy charges, postage notes for the Boston district, and payment instructions.
The notice lists editorial rooms and phone numbers for editors and offices. It states all subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice unless renewed via mail to B. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The Boston Post touts owning the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, a boast from Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. indicating a major investment in scale and capability.
A Pennsylvania sleeping car killing shows the danger of carrying a revolver. A daughter mistook her mother for a robber, then killed her over jewels. The incident underscores that personal firearms pose a constant menace to the carrier and others.
Salvation Army volunteers in city streets urge public support for Thanksgiving. The charity plans to provide 3000 poor children with a day of happiness and meals, financed by donations from local residents who are the funders of the effort.
The piece questions Mr Bryan’s proposal to arrange ex presidents lives and activities and give former presidents floor rights in Congress. It warns such a plan could cause embarrassment if a former president dominates debate and disrupts current congressional flow.
Massachusetts retains the right to purchase stock control of the Boston and Maine railroad under the Holding Bill. Developments in rail monopolies support Governor Foss' proposed public utilities board with strong oversight. The outcome of the Grand Trunk episode remains uncertain.
The piece argues a Monday adjournment would cool tempers and allow party leaders to seek a sensible vote of confidence on the government and its home rule bill. It notes the current uproar and potential for further disorder.
The passage criticizes Wednesday's House ending as un-English and noisy obstruction. It argues the Unionists fail to defend home rule by noise, says the Asquith majority remains solid, and asserts home rule will prevail beyond disorder by next Monday's session.
The Presidents tolls for ships using the Panama Canal are announced as fair and economical. Officials expect initial losses but foresee the canal becoming self supporting within a decade, contributing to global trade and prosperity as a United States gift to humanity.
Diplomacy shifts focus to Bulgaria and Turkey as mediation terms surface for an armistice at Tchatalja. The Porte rejects any peace that allows Bulgarian entry into Constantinople, while Austria Russia and Germany weigh their positions amid broader European tensions.
A poem sketches a stingy man who hoarded wealth and anticipated a rainy day. His death ends his chase for money, while his kin discover softened life without the cash. The piece reflects on thrift and its fading value as fortunes fade.
A 19th century note argues subscribers save time by saying Hello rather than all the formal phrases used in England. It humorously contrasts greetings and suggests that Hello is crisp, snappy, and helpful for quick action on numbers.
The piece urges shoppers to buy gifts early for Christmas to avoid late season strain. It cites the Boston Chamber of Commerce call to shop early and notes the impulse to delay despite practical advice.
At the Massachusetts Highway Association banquet in Quincy, M. Jean De Pulligny, engineering chief of France's public works, outlined the origins of the good roads movement in France. He traced its beginnings to the Revolution and described its development up to the present.
Judge Beeman of Sterling presided over a case involving a handsome pickpocket when his wife, acting as a present, spoke in defense of the prisoner. The judge commanded silence and rebuked the interruption in a tense courtroom scene.
In a small scene a bashful boy enters a grocery store and asks the grocer for an empty half barrel of flour to make a nest for his new puppy. The grocer responds with a question, prompting the child’s polite request.
A playful verse about Mary and her lamb known as Nearly who was “all but” a troublemaker. The rhymed tale treats a stubborn lamb with humor and whimsy.
The article argues that the Balkan conflicts against Turkey center on St Sophia, a symbol of Christian history and Ottoman power. It describes the church’s transformation into a mosque after 1453, its historical grandeur, and the implication that peace hinges on erasing the crescent’s dominance across the Bosphorus.
A courtroom scene ends with Mrs Beeman defying the judge who fines her ten dollars for contempt, then raises the penalty to twenty five dollars and threatens jail if she continues. She exits angrily. The column jokes about bets on the judge’s hotel stay and payment method.
A 1912 verse by T A Daly laments wealth and debt while craving independence and simple living. The speaker jokes about owing a cent yet imagining a hundred thousand would fund freedom without toil. He envisions a life as his own landlord and disdain for relentless riches.
Miss Margaret Garrad Stone daughter of Mr and Mrs William E Stone of 156 Hawthorne Street Cambridge wed Austin Yappan Wright of Cambridge in Christ Church Cambridge. The ceremony in the church was performed yesterday afternoon by Reverend Prescott Evarts D D rector.
A reader cites Elizabeth Fisher of Wellesley College asserting Jamaica Plain once lay on an Atlantic coast. The column lists curios from Dr J I Willis, a 300 ton glacial balanced rock find in Maine, Simmons College dormitory needs, a Readling circus family member planning winter HQ in Homer, NY, and Harvard professor Baker studying Berlin theatres with nephew Samuel Eliot.
Readers hear ongoing protests against selling or destroying the historic frigate Wabash at Charlestown navy yard. A naval officer argues for preserving old vessels as visible symbols of naval glory, suggesting placement in shallow water to keep them in view. A Lynn sign proclaims "A Needleman Ladies' Tailoring" in the town's retail mix.
Harold Labree topped the Boys and Girls Agricultural Club contest by growing 428 pounds of corn on one twentieth of an acre, equal to 122 bushels per acre. Stanley Ross claimed second with 403 pounds. The Norman JI steamer, built in Wiscasset and used near Boothbay harbor, travels to Florida, bypassing Cape Hatteras via the Dismal Swamp, to operate this winter Miami to Soldier Key.
George Peabody Gardner Jr plans to wed Miss Rose P Grosvenor soon. In college he earned varsity letters in baseball hockey and track and captained the tennis team, excelling across most sports at Harvard. He traveled during the period.
A satirical verse attacks Prohibition era laws for harsh penalties and inconsistent rules. The poem cites crackdowns on gambling and smoking while praising gun violence and lax weapon access, noting absurdities in enforcement and authority.
The alumni association plans a Boston employment bureau to help university alumni secure jobs in and around Boston. A Maine bureau already operates in New York, and the Boston branch will be one of several planned by the association.
More than 15,000 attendees are expected from across the United States and Canada, with additional participants from the Philippines, converging in Boston for the annual Supreme Council of the Knights event.
District Attorney Pelle tier told Pere Marquette Council members at a banquet that the Supreme Council voted unanimously to hold its next annual convention in Bogeton. The organization has a membership of nearly 300 008.
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