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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
16
The Boston Post announces subscription rates and publication details for September 17 1913. It lists daily and Sunday pricing, geographic postage notes, and payment instructions. Editor and publisher is E B Grozier with office in Boston Massachusetts.
Edison after his rare vacation was described as exhausted and overworked. His daughter recalls he never slowed, pushing 300 miles in a day, refusing sleep, and probing every sight until fatigue followed him home. This challenges the idea that rest heals constant work.
Dr Aureliano Urrutia, until recently Mexican minister of the interior, resigns admitting the post required qualities he did not possess. He notes politicians rarely admit lack of ability and suggests better use of common sense could benefit Mexico.
The Boston Opera Company reveals plans for the coming season with a robust roster of singers including new arrivals and visiting finest artists. The schedule is broad and includes novelties, aiming to sustain public support and keep the company in the first rank through value and excellence.
Friends of the late Timothy D. Sullivan complain that the Fordham morgue kept his body unrecognized for days. Three clear clues on the body could have identified him, highlighting neglect of unknown poor dead and potential misplacement to potter's field.
A New York reception of Argentine Republic beef shows roundabout imports with sides quoted from 7.1 cents in Argentine ports to 9.6 cents landed after transshipment and duties. Freight and 1 percent duty raise price near 12 to 14 cents per pound carcass, making pampas beef competitive with domestic. It may reduce cost of living if duties fall and shipping rates drop.
The piece argues that the Democratic tariff will significantly influence market conditions once in force. It notes that direct imports at New York have cleared health checks, implying the tariff’s potential as a controlling factor in the domestic market.
The piece argues that despite criticism the Wilson administration will expand American commercial interests in China without favoring any single firm. It cites Olney’s 1896 guidance to Denby and parallels to current instructions to Reinsch, urging evenhanded bids and contracts while promoting U.S. trade diplomacy.
The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth declares under the workmen's compensation act that a widow's children are not entitled to payment. The ruling reverses a Superior Court decision that granted Mrs. Stuart McNicol and her daughter 7.50 weekly for 300 weeks. The 1911 statute limits dependents to minor or incapacitated children living with the deceased parent. The Court notes potential hardship but affirms the law and calls for legislative remedy if desired.
The article recalls Arminius Vambery as a leading anthropologist who left Hungary to pursue a global theory. It credits him with mastering Oriental languages and gathering evidence on Magyar origins in Central Asia, framing his work as key to understanding earth habitation and civilization progress.
The secretary demands cost production data to justify bids from the three major steel companies. He argues the bids show collusive patterns and calls for breaking the conspiracy to reduce competition. A government armor plate factory would ensure lower prices with no profit motive, earning public support.
A fragmentary verse item titled All Sorts by Newton Newkirk presents a mock heroic line about a speaker in the world’s broad field of battle and a bivouac of life, portraying him as an ignoramus who would try to eat peas with a knife.
The vaudeville duo Pank and Bunk perform a lively stage bit titled Ruan After the Wagon The Ice Has Merited with crooning quips and banter about wives and a passing policeman. The exchange mixes jokes on marriage and miscommunication with playful insults and crowd-pleasing patter.
Observant Citizen recalls Boston's 17 years shy of 300 and tracks the town's birth as Trimontaine with Shawmut, Beacon Hill, and modern mileage. Anecdotes cover John Winthrop era, street counts, and civic pride.
A collage of fashion notes and local curios spans striped jackets and satin skirts with bow brilliants, fall colors, hats and marabou collars. It also reports on Parisian walking sticks, a singing snake claim in Lincoln County, grape harvest notes, youth labor quirks, Paris subway habits, police and prison updates, tree removals, destroyer fleet plans, library book lists for youths, and sheriff improvements.
Bankers gather in Richmond Virginia for the opening of the American Insurance convention. The event starts today with sessions and discussions on industry issues.
A vivid account describes Sunday bullfights in Mexican cities with crowds of varying wealth watching horsemen, capeadors, picadores, banderilleros, and a matador amid brutal spectacle. The piece notes Mexico’s unrest, and recalls early charges against Madero for limiting bullfights.
The earliest English needle making dates to 164 and is said to have been brought by a Moor. A Swiss hydro electric plant uses a fall of 541 feet, claimed as the world’s largest harnessed waterfall.
Moscow financier M Spiridinoff prepares for his golden wedding with twenty guests invited. Each invitation card, weighing 2 grams, is crafted in pure gold with enamel work by a Moscow goldsmith. The total gold used amounts to about nine pounds, and the cards are valued at about 30 dollars each.
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