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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1912
Page
10
Boston Post issue from February 29 1912 presents a compact notice from the Post Publishing Co listing office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts with no further context or events readable.
Daily and Sunday post prices for rates and terms are listed with year and term amounts. Notices include Canadian and foreign copy prices, postage surcharges in Boston, and where to send payments and inquiries. Contact information for editorial rooms and various departments is provided.
A Boston Post voice criticizes George E. Roosevelt for attacking Senator Murray Crane in Massachusetts. The piece rebukes claims that Crane is more despicable than a convicted murderer, urging readers to rely on known public opinion rather than sensational rhetoric.
Federal public health service investigates sanitary conditions of domestic steamboat lines. Officers report drinking tanks on a class of boats are often filled from the river they ply, with over 20 typhoid cases traced to this practice. Reform urged and criminal action questioned.
The State Supreme Court abolishes 3000 saloons and a new ordinance reestablishes them amid public excitement. The piece warns on the dangerous power granted to the Mayor to issue licenses to friends and withhold them from enemies, favoring a better licensing system.
The Tariff Publicity League attacks Governor Wilson and the Democrats by claiming tariffs cut wages in 1893 and 1898. It argues Cleveland’s 1892 victory and the 1893 and 1898 wage drops prove cause, but McKinley and the Dingley tariff were in effect in 1898, making the causal claim flawed and risky.
The Bureau of Railway Economics reports August net operating revenue at 96,402,972 dollars for 220,405 miles, the highest August and surpassed only by October in history. The figures indicate strong railway profitability contributing to overall prosperity estimates.
The report notes an average operating revenue per mile of $437.39 for the month, $43.83 above August 1911. It cites daily per mile revenue of $14.11 in August 1912 versus $12.70 in August 1911, explaining gross income after deductions covers taxes, interest, and dividends amid rising traffic.
The Democratic party enters the last week of the 1912 campaign confident in victory. It unites behind Woodrow Wilson with a program of government, social and tariff reforms and promises to end Payne-Aldrich abuses. The article argues Republicans are split and Wilson will win if Democrats stay united and vote next Tuesday.
A year into the school savings act, 87 schools participate. deposits from Nov 16 1911 to June 30 1912 total 8694.59 by 2712 pupils, led by the High School of Commerce and English High School. The program promotes personal economy and prudent finance among students.
The fragmentary text reads as stray verse or aphorism about mingling with the wealthy and the value of a smile, with odd spellings and punctuation. No identifiable people, places, organizations, dates, or concrete events are present.
A satirical piece likens the donkey and elephant as political actors in a race toward the White House. It mocks Vox Popull and predicts a Donkey victory, while joking about goats lost from the zoo and possible mischief by Oakeywilson. Names include B. Moosevelt and L. Ephantaft.
A humorous blast about laundry abuse of collars and the rise of the gum collar. The narrator vows not to submit to meekness, recalling past collars from porcelain to gum and the perils of fabric care and social outings.
The Roxbury Latin School, not under the Boston teachers but offering free tuition to many in Roxbury and West Roxbury, is highlighted as the oldest continuously existing endowed school in the United States. Notable trustees include Joseph Dudley and Paul Dudley, with Joseph Warren as a notable early teacher. The school, a prep school for college with a science track sending students to MIT, celebrated historic milestones and praised headmaster emeritus William Callar for his long leadership.
A slice of old time chat covers gum collar care urging self laundress habits and long lasting wear. It notes Maine’s big game season with high moose and deer harvests and highlights Miss L H Wheeler of Bangor as the first moose bringer for several years.
Ground broken near the bird cage in Franklin Park for an artificial duck pond to be completed in spring. Authorities plan to place ducks there after winter quarters, freeing bird cage space for incoming shipments of foreign birds due next April.
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