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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
10
The 1912 Boston Post details subscription terms and prices, travel to Canada and foreign copies, plus lists editorial and business offices at 1004 1005 7008 data unday. It notes prepaid subscriptions and discontinuation on expiration with contact to B A Grozier as editor and publisher.
The Boston Post proclaims its ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and claims the world’s largest press, a statement attributed to Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. The boast underscores the paper’s print capacity and industry leadership.
The piece condemns a foreign advertising campaign urging a sharp fall in American stocks and claiming the presidential election will be thrown to the House. It argues there is no real fear or expected disturbance from Wilson's election and labels such tactics as unpatriotic and flimsy.
The port revival advances as Holland America will deploy three 10 000 ton freighters on Boston Rotterdam service and United Fruit to move three new ships from New York to West Indies and Central America routes for passengers. Hamburg American lines confirms use of Commonwealth dock, making this a banner week for the port renaissance.
The New York launched yesterday joins the Texas as U S navy superdreadnoughts with 14 inch guns in a growing naval race abroad. The piece reflects on a future where nations build mightier ships while hoping the era of costly killing machines ends.
The piece questions Republican and pro-tariff rhetoric arguing that even with lower Payne Aldrich and Dingley rates than Wilson the era produced prosperity. It critiques the notion that tariff revisions cause or cure economic fates and mocks protectionist zeal.
In Boston the Interstate Commerce Commission hearings reveal that the freight service of the Boston and Maine railroad is inadequate. Railroad officials admit deficiencies, while denying extreme fault, yet the situation remains problematic for rail customers.
A New Haven official argues the Boston and Maine must invest about 50 million to modernize its line. In the meantime, he urges practical fixes to curb the freight delays that have frustrated New England merchants.
A political appeal argues voters who want lower living costs and tariff revisions should back Governor Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic Party. It lists projects from banking reform and anti trust measures to labor rights, rural credits, and a broader citizen rights policy, urging a Wilson victory.
The obituary discusses Vice President Sherman's death during a pivotal campaign and its implications for presidential succession. It notes his partisan vigor, humor, and reforming Senate leadership, and contemplates how his passing affects electors and potential successors amid a likely Wilson victory. The piece ends with a cartoonish aside urging patenting a rat trap and a humorous misquote attributed to Emerson.
A child narrator speaks of Holler Eve witches visiting the home at night. The father reassures safety with protection by fire and a gun. The vignette centers on fear of witches, the cat at the door, and relief after Holler Eve passes.
The Head Keeper guides a curious guest to a cell housing a calm inmate who is praised yet labeled crazy. The visitor questions sanity, and the keeper quips the man is “crazy as a loon” for refusing political contributions as a campaign candidate.
A homeowner laments rats stealing his store teeth. He recalls keeping his teeth in water on the mantel and bureau, but rats repeatedly attacked them, killing 20 during a raid while he chased intruders from his dwelling.
A playful verse by T. A. Daly portrays a suitor admiring a bakers maid behind a low counter. He seeks a kiss but notes the maid is fickle and the kiss turns out to be merely a bakery token rather than a true reward.
Simmons College in Fenway marked its tenth anniversary with afternoon exercises at Harvard Congregational Church Brookline attended by faculty alumnae and students. Addresses spoke by Henry Le favour president Joseph B Warner and Dean Sarah Louise Arnold.
Wakefield’s aging high school on the lakefront could be replaced after a town meeting in two weeks. A committee has studied site options and costs as enrollment nears 400 with strong commercial and college preparatory programs and a growing number of Wakefield students entering New England colleges.
A column recounts Springfield chemist Frank D. Bishop aiding Sir William Ramsey at Lowell Institute lectures and noting his gas analysis work. It covers new ship launches, library acquisitions, South Boston infrastructure, school newspapers, stamp clubs, math book publishing, missionary coins, and campaign poet Dr. Garland’s verses.
The Lynn mayor William F P Connery addressed the No-License League defending wet goods while joking about verbose talks. Rev O P Gifford of Brookline contrasted saloon hours with past romance and community leaders Eliot and Barry spoke on Cambridge history. The Gallaudets update their move to Bridgeport and the ex pastor Denison shows health progress as a retired sea captain recalls a 50 year old event.
Jon Wood and Tris Speaker photos offered at 10 cents each at Hayes Art Store 357 Wash. St. sale of framed pictures advertised in a compact local notice.
Some T wharf fishermen think mackerel will stay through late fall, challenging the old rule that the elusive denizens depart after October 1. In recent weeks several hauls of mackerel have been landed at the local fish.
A Laconia resident reports a 10 by 10 foot patch yielding 15 bushels of potatoes using only potato parings as seed. In South Boston, Rt. Rev. Mgr. O'Callaghan received two rubber plant specimens gifted to the parish school children, each nearly 15 feet tall, from Mrs. Mitchell of Dorchester.
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