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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
10
Daily issue information shows Post Publishing Co produced a September 18 1912 edition number 15 volume 814 with office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
Rates listed for Daily and Sunday editions including one year six months and three months plans. Notices cover Canada and foreign postage, payment methods, and renewal requirements. Editor FE A Grozier urges advance payment and notification for delivery changes.
The Boston Post highlights its status with a claim of owning the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, attributed to Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co.
The article argues hazing should be punished under existing law across the Commonwealth. It notes UNC presidents seek new legislation after a student's death but asserts hazing already constitutes personal assault. It urges college authorities to prosecute hazers consistently to end the abuse.
In Philadelphia on September 15 militant straw hat defectors were rounded up by plain clothes officers. About 35 were arrested, some jailed on $200 bail, others fined $7.50 after a night in custody. The episode is praised as curbing interference with personal dress choice.
The reader argues that limiting lifeboat and raft equipment to only 60 percent of passenger capacity on passenger steamers during summer is ill advised. Storms are less likely in summer, yet most disasters come from foggy collisions, raising the risk during peak travel periods.
The railway mail service reorganizes with promotions for about 13,000 clerks and raises for the remaining 3,700. The plan is expected to add over $1,000,000 to annual expenses, defended as money well spent for improved recognition and efficiency.
The new system moves from vacancy based promotions to merit based efficiency. Pay will reward faithful service rather than car space occupied. The aim is to cut red tape and streamline the post office hierarchy.
The piece argues Governor Woodrow Wilson has resisted party bosses since his New Jersey governorship. It frames Beveridge’s fear of boss influence as unfounded, noting Wilson’s consistent, independent political conduct and his history of opposing boss control, from state leadership to national nomination.
The piece argues some British readers fear U.S. designs on colonial possessions in the hemisphere. It cites the London Post noting Jamaica's view that reciprocity with the United States is favored, and warns West Indians still expect annexation rhetoric despite no U.S. sentiment.
A Boston editorial urges hotel workers leaders to avoid threats that would disrupt the International Congress of Chambers of Commerce. It argues public sympathy supports hotel employees and city interests, calling for a suspension of labor hostilities during the five day event and urging hospitality for the international guests.
B Wilson a former teller at the old Prust Company of Stam pleaded guilty in Criminal Court to embezzling $16,000 of the company s money He was sentenced to not less than two nor more than seven years in state prison.
Poem questions Whit’s absence and mocked delays in delivering verses. The speaker pleads for a timely poetic contribution, wondering if Genlug’s selections slow Whit’s output and promising to await a cheerful, rhythmic lunch of verse.
Comic duo Willie T and Theodore deSires perform a vaudeville style skit with rapid gags on trains, elephants, and politics. The routine includes word play about Willie's elephant, a Goats with initials, and jests about Standard Oil, Archbold, and Cortelyou. The banter escalates to a mock song as the audience is teased with punchlines.
A long column of brief items follows daily life in Malden and nearby areas. Observations include sunflowers for canaries, a gray seagull at the Franklin Park Zoo, travel notes on Dr Thomas F Leen, and local remarks on leaders, portraits, and public works.
A fragmentary political spoof urges prosperity through bold promises. The speaker calls for helping the working man and bashing the rich while promising to steer the state safely. The text title hints at the satire “Human-issumz” and “The Grin.”
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century note shows May informing Joe of Jack Brown’s marriage proposal and May’s acceptance. Joe replies with a light remark about the clumsy proposer, signaling a cordial, humorous exchange between former lovers.
The revenue cutter Rush, built in 1874 and rebuilt in 1885, a 700 ton wooden ship patrolling the Bering Sea for years, was ordered retired today and will be offered for sale within weeks.
In Hawaii a scene of water taro fields beside tall cocoanut palms stands as a famed landscape. Taro, cultivated since Captain Cook’s 1778 visit, yields poi and other products. water taro requires irrigation and remains vital to island agriculture. The coconut palm, native to the islands, was long managed by native chiefs and only recently found capital investment, with profits delayed by long maturity.
Maverick Church Men's Club of East Boston supports a waterfront playground and recreation pier for East Boston. The Rev. W E Jones and club members call it an absolute necessity and are not pledged to a specific site. The piece notes related church events and community notices from Dorchester to Melrose and Augusta Me.
A letter to the editor criticizes the New York Anti-Suffrage Association for condemning a newspaper woman’s request to recruit girls to sell The Woman's Journal during suffrage week. The writer argues against the term exploitation and notes counterpoints raised during suffrage debates.
The text notes abundant cocoanut palms on the islands and copra as a longtime main export of the South Seas. By products like cocoanut oil butter meal and husk fiber are profitable, with taro land and sea nearby enabling locals to be content and unambitious for wealth or power.
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