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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
4
In Baltimore on September 17, the annual report to President G Perkins shows about 25 percent of the nations 100000 cigarmakers are women. The convention will decide on women’s representation in the national union.
A historic ad-style notice promotes Cooper’s New Discovery as a rapid remedy for debility stomach trouble and low spirits. It claims quick relief from tiredness and sleep issues with restoration of digestion and energy, promising a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The pitch urges immediate purchase at druggists.
Admiral Andrews announced the revised list of 127 vessels forming the great fleet to be reviewed by President Taft on October 15 in New York harbor. The lineup, the largest naval force seen in American waters, totals 741 590 tons.
A Pekin despatch to the Chicago Daily News reports five hundred Chinese soldiers were burned to death in a forest fire set by retreating Mongol forces in China.
A census by The Automobile shows 252,560 cars built in the year ending July 1 1912 while state registrations reach 859,988. The report notes a rising industry with strong production and growing public interest in motor vehicles.
The fleet totals include 32 battleships and 491,508 tons plus four armored cruisers and 58,000 tons, along with four protected cruisers and 15,663 tons. It lists 21 special type ships, 61,993 tons, six naval militia vessels 4,581 tons, eight fuel ships 88,385 tons, two destroyers 18,431 tons, 16 torpedo boats 9,029 tons, and 10 submarines with no rated displacement. The German imperial fleet yesterday comprised four Ostfriesland class battleships, four Nassau, nine Deutschland dreadnoughts, three dreadnought cruisers, and other vessels not meeting modern requirements.
Washington Sept 17 Midshipmen at the Naval Academy will be taught many shipboard subjects before graduation due to a Congressional change granting ensign rank on graduation instead of after sea duty. The curriculum overhaul, prepared after last session action, likely takes effect next session.
Generals Hsih and Tzao trek north from Tonanfu with 6000 men and clash with Mongols at Chiat setuan. The Mongols are defeated and flee north as Chinese forces pursue. In a forest near Tabchiachu a fire is lit to hold the line. Five hundred Chinese troops perish before escape.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hear a complaint filed by Sweeney Lynes & Co. alleging the Boston & Maine Railroad grants H Harris & Co. priority for fruit at Warren Bridge auction. The firm seeks IC C order allowing them to nominate their own auctioneer. A prior similar complaint failed to move action before railroad commissioners.
Next Sunday's Post showcases the homes page with ideas for furniture from odd materials artistic wall space treatment and tips to make dish washing easier while improving children's manners.
New York leads with 92 407 registered cars and revenue of 941 347.25. California climbs to second with 31 80. Ohio and Connecticut trail with multi state gains. Massachusetts drops to eighth as Illinois rises with 47 104 registrations. Maine posts 67.5 percent rise. Commercial vehicles total 31 574 by July 1912.
Cartoonish verse warns that foolish acts and moral slips accrue a debt to be paid in time. The poem by Walt Mason from 1912 cautions about cheating, vanity, and idleness, urging readers that eventual consequences await every action.
The White Star liner Arabic is expected to arrive from Liverpool this afternoon with a large list of passengers including prominent Boston and New England figures. A wireless update placed the ship 463 miles east of the light and on pace for its fastest recent voyage. Passengers include MIT President Richard C. Maclaurin and his wife and son, along with Harvard professors B O Pierce Edwin H Hall J W Tuomey and others.
Mrs Tuomey and James W Tuomey Jr Rev Felix McCarthy Mise Schenck Paul Thorndike and Sherman Thorndike Alice L McDuffee Mrs Louis P McDuffee J Grafton Minot and Mrs Minot W Appleton Lawrence and Mrs Lawrence appear in a local social or funerary notice naming multiple residents and their spouses.
The new primary and grammar school in Germantown West Roxbury will open Monday morning replacing the old Henry Vane School building. The former frame structure had served for over 50 years but was deemed inadequate by the School Board two years ago.
E Hogan of Greenville Illinois sends two dollars to Mrs Annie Ferguson of Ashmont after reading her story in the Sunday Post. He requests a note confirming receipt and the contribution has been forwarded.
A vintage advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a gentle remedy for children's stomachs and bowels. It warns against castor oil and calomel and claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without cramping. The ad stresses safety for all ages and urges asking for the full name.
A fragment promotes a nervous condition remedy called Nervous aephela from the famous Acerinal family. The ad claims quick correction and reliable action. The message suggests tonight’s use to secure a happier tomorrow through this tonically marketed preparation.
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