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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
12
Containing local notices and advertisements from Boston workers and businesses. The issue features news briefs and listings from the Boston Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street.
Subscription rates listed for Daily One year six months and one month with prices in dollars and cents. Foreign and Canada rates noted with per copy charges. Postage and payment instructions specify money orders checks drafts or cash handling and no cash sent. Editor and publisher contact details and office address provided.
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England and the largest press in the world, credited to Robert Hoe and his company R Hoe & Co. The boast highlights the paper's growing production capacity and industry stature.
The United States government should not allow Mexican troops to pass through to quell dissenting factions. It warns that sending U S forces could lead to serious consequences and possible war, noting war is easy to start but hard to end.
Cambridge confirms a new bridge to the Stadium funded by Mr. Larz Anderson will be finished by November. The project completes the long effort to replace the swaying medieval crossing over the Charles and continues Harvard Square area improvements including a new subway and Massachusetts Avenue repaving.
Herbert Knox Smith has left the post of commissioner of corporations to join the Roosevelt camp in Connecticut. Robert G. Valentine resigns as commissioner of affairs to devote energy to Bull Moose interests in Massachusetts. The exodus is likened to fleeing creatures from a sinking vessel as the chosen refuge proves unseaworthy amid the gale.
The piece notes that Britain's defense burden and costly diplomacy aim to deter invasion. France handles the Mediterranean naval care while Russia controls the Baltic, with Britain guarding the North Sea. Despite quieting plans, war between Britons and Germans remains undesired as masses favor peace amid drift toward democracy.
A faint spark of mobilization glows as leaders urge action, aiming to rally communities and bolster resolve. The mood among residents is cautious yet hopeful, with calls for unity and preparedness echoing through town discussions and public meetings.
The Roosevelt camp follows the Democratic lead in publishing campaign contributions for the Bull Moose fund, highlighting two donors of 15000 each. The piece questions overall spending to secure Roosevelt’s nomination, primaries, Chicago convention, a subsequent own convention, and the broader political costs of splitting the Republican party and securing minority support for the Third Term bid.
The piece notes Republican factions coalescing into rival camps with Progressives in Maine aligning for a political split. Roosevelt signals support after the election and Taft congratulates Maine’s governor-elect as a notable victory. Idaho women consider a separate ticket reflecting party discontent.
Nearly six years after a street railway settlement Chicago considers a $131 million plan from the Chicago Harbor and Subway Commission to build a municipally owned subway system with four main trunk lines. The move follows Walter L. Fisher’s earlier role in resolving the traction dispute. Chicago aims to modernize its transit despite broad streets and existing light congestion.
Hawaii sees pineapple become a leading grower alongside sugar bananas and coconuts. The industry expands across Oahu Maui Hawaii and Kauai with large fields and new canneries. pineapple shipments spur rail lines and new freight activity.
A Washington man facing a non support charge shows he bought two cars and a motorcycle on a $15 weekly salary. He argues his frugal methods merit praise and could benefit the public, despite his wife and children lacking food.
A humorous exchange unfolds at a cheap restaurant where a stout woman and her thin husband discuss eating. The husband calmly refutes the woman's belief she eats enough to keep a bird alive, noting a bird cannot eat two and a half times its weight in a day.
Cartagin slips past guards with a secret passage then arrests Pry de Probe by donning his clothes. He confronts Old Pry in the private office and gains control, planning a conference with the King before the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
A wry aphorism notes that evidence lies not in eating but in the stomach ache that follows proving a point. The quip plays on taste as a measure of truth and invites skeptical scrutiny of claims.
A Buffalo dialect tale describes a barber trade rivalry. The narrator hides displeasure and keeps a polite smile as rival bootblacks circle Meester Smeeth and his shine trade. The ruse works as Smeeth grows ashamed and the rival reappears to regain customers.
Emperor William and his imperial suite dined with a company of privates at noon during maneuvers in Dresden. He enjoyed the bean soup and other rations served to the men amid the German camp scene.
Jack Vincent proposes to Ruth Lawrence after Firefly wins the race, confronting Ruth's father Mr. Lawrence who grants permission. Ruth expresses devotion, and Jack proves worthy, winning Ruth and her hand in marriage through the victory.
A terse, garbled item notes people offering advice they themselves do not understand. The fragment hints at communication challenges and the futility of unsolicited guidance. No clear names, dates, or places are readable in the legible portions.
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