Boston Post Dees Daily October 1 1912 subscription rates
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions including rates for one year six months and monthly plans. It notes postage charges for Canada and foreign copies and warns against sending cash with mail orders.
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Dees
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Ceeseeeeenee
Canada
Postoffice
Post Publishing Company
Denial by Fall and Smith on Mexico probe
The article notes the denial of Senator Fall from the special committee to study conditions in Mexico and their hesitation to recommend intervention. It trusts committee good sense to avoid actions likely to trigger international conflict, at least before a formal report is issued.
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Fall
Mexico
Smith
Boss-ridden Wilson backs Bosses in New York race
The piece argues Governor Wilson is subservient to party bosses including Tammany Hall’s Murphy. It says he demands the Democratic Governor nominee be the delegates choice free from boss control and questions what the Moose will do for him if he continues bowing to bosses.
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Wilson
New York
Boss Murphy
Tammany Hall
Dix
Woodrow Wilson
Fire Prevention Day Proclaimed by Governor Dix
Governor Dix designates October 9 as Fire Prevention Day urging New Yorkers to clear inflammable material and inspect furnaces and stoves. Students will learn fire precautions. the piece notes national and international fire waste totals and argues prevention is as vital as firefighting.
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Dix
New York
United States
Europe
Germany
Redmond Arrival Sparks Irish Freedom Talk in Boston
William Redmond receives a warm welcome on arriving in Boston as he plans to speak at Tremont Temple on Irish freedom. It has been seven years since his last visit, during which home rule gained progress in the House of Commons and may become law within three years with continued American support.
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William Redmond
Friends of Irish Freedom
Tremont Temple
Redmond
Boston
House of Commona
House of ‘Terds
Willam Redmond
Brown
University Hall
Massachusetts
Lexington and Concord
Newport
Little College
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
New England College
Tropical Growth Report for Porto Rico Shows Strong Prosperity
Governor Colton’s annual report highlights tropical growth in Porto Rico with stronger external trade and a favorable balance of about seven million dollars. Sugar shipments reached 376,000 tons and cigar output rose by 10,000,000 over last year while coffee yields set a historic high. Property values rose nine percent and insular government income increased ten percent amid improved sanitary service.
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Colton
Porto Rico
United States
Sanitary Service
Island holds up as model of tropical development
The report notes that during the bubonic plague era and amid invasion pressures the educational system public works buildings and roads faced strain yet the island possession in the Antilles is rapidly becoming a model of tropical development with progress cited across sectors.
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Antilles
Taft Criticizes Wilson as a Hazard in Phrase Picking
Taft labels Wilson a hazard while defending his own record and contrasting Wilson’s New Jersey leadership with Taft’s national presidency. The piece argues Wilson’s governance shows greater progress for the average citizen and predicts Wilson will best Taft, hinted with a golfing metaphor.
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Taft
Wilson
United States
Colonel Bogey
Secret Campaign Contributions Debate From Bliss Letter
A Senate committee reading Cornelius Bliss's resignation letter reveals his stance on keeping donor identities and amounts confidential. The piece critiques past secrecy in party finance, contrasts old norms with evolving public sentiment, and questions the sanctity of the secret ballot versus donor anonymity.
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Senate Committee of Investigation
Cornelius M. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Bliss
Great Corporation
New York States 54 hour work week law takes effect
The new statute limits work to six days of nine hours or five days of ten with a four hour Saturday. It affects mills workshops and all manufacturing establishments with workers. About 31 000 factories employ 1 250 000 people. average female wage around five dollars weekly. impact on output and wages uncertain.
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New York State
Triangle
The Daly Ditty Poem Celebrates Morning Joys and Work
A 1912 verse by T. A. Daly extols frosty mornings and the vigor of labor. It lauds sunrise and the cheerful march toward town and home, ending with a chorus of joy in shared work and life.
Now She Knows Mia Jax Between Kleptomaniac Robber
A dialogue hints that kleptomania marks a mental compulsion while ordinary theft is theft for profit. Jax counters that the distinction lies mainly in the price of their lawyers in legal outcomes.
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Mia
Jax
Speech Excerpt From Political Handbooks
A front door political pamphlet contains a speech urging voters to resist wealth oppression and defend suffrage. The speaker extols ballot power, mocks rival candidate Blank, touts personal integrity, and asks readers to choose between Blank and himself as the vote.
Heels Worth Ten Thousand Dollars Litigate in Springfield
Miss Angelica Lovejoy of Springfield Illinois sues the street car company for ten thousand dollars claiming a heel injury from disembarking a street car. The columnist humorously extols the value of heels and laments overvaluation of misfortune.
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Angelica Lovejoy
Springfield
Ill
Eli
Recipe for a Swiss Cheese Sandwich Card
A playful instructive note outlines making a Swiss cheese sandwich with rectangular cheese slices 4x5 inches and halves of an oysterette glued to the centers of each slice. The piece jokes about catching limburger cheese and cautions about its bite before settling on Swiss cheese as the chosen ingredient.
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Gwendolyn
Gwen
Gwen Avelyn
Brown University and Its Ancient Campus Heritage
The photograph shows Brown’s Old Brick Row with Hope College 1822 Manning Hall 1834 University Hall 1770 and newer Slater Rhode Island halls. Brown opens its 149th year with about 1000 students and strong regional reach, reflecting its colonial roots, Revolution era trials, and enduring liberal traditions.
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Brown
Hope College
Manning Hall
University Hall
Slater
Rhode Island
John Hay Memorial
Brown University
Thesg
Providence
University
College Hill
Observant Citizen notes on city life and figures
A dispersed column surveys local topics from Ashmont elm removals and football coaching by Percy Haughton to oddities like an old horse in Fairfield and a parade guard incident. It also mentions St Pauls Church, squirrels gathering stores, eels in a water meter in Arlington, naval officer cruises, tides as power, and civic reports from Ramdell, Liverpool street tracks, and juror duties.
Short Story Competition Rules Mentioned by Sun NY Post
The Sun ny Post editorial page outlines guidelines for a short story contest. It notes submission requirements and judging criteria for entrants.
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The
Sunny Post
I Shall Be Engaged Tonight Then Our Cozy Snowbound Talk
A man Ralph confesses his near engagement on the last night of freedom to Claire a woman he has pursued with many proposals. In a firelit room they recall past sled rides, flowers, and jealous moments while a hidden photo and a playful ruse expose Claire as Ralph’s true love.
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Claire
Tom Slater
Ralph
Ralphy
Pecateey
His One Ambish Mad Motorist
A humorous exchange features a mad motorist declaring a single goal to speed west 1208 miles per hour and beat the sun, while a friend questions the aim in a brisk, playful dialogue.
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Boston Post
Independent Democratic Paper of
New England
EB. A. Grozier
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Daly
T. A. Daly
Newton Newkirk
Mr Blank
Ma Blank
Blank
Angelica
Highway Commission
Dent
Rath Bay
Pennant Hope
Yan
Colonies
William Mills & Son
Ashmont Street
Ashmont
Percy Haughton
Haughton
Technical World Magazine
K. T. Bigelow
Fairfield
Waterville
Malden
National Lancers
Witegerald
Dd. L
St. Paul's Church
Remont Street
Park Street
St. Paul's
Pecs
Oaks
Post
Belmont
John Lyons
Arlington
the Water Department
Navy Department
Panama
David James McGrath
West Roxbury
St. John
George H. A. Ramsdell
Boston Elevated Company
Meridian Street
Liverpool Street
Adolphus M. Burroughs
Crowley
George Fp, Hamlin
Metropolitan Coal Company
Hamlin
Memorial Halls
Bowdoin College
Josephine S. Brooks
Traders Lane
Nantucket, Mass
New
Peters
Old Colony
Rogers Bros
Stowell’s
Willis Miniature Banjo
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