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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post issue from April 11 1911 reports daily affairs served by Post Publishing Co. at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts with No 36 and volume 205 detailing local news and notices.
The notice lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with periods and rates in dollars, mentions two week and monthly options, notes Canada copy price, and warns all money sent at sender’s risk with checks and money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
From the Post editorial staff the notice states that subscriptions must be paid in advance or service will be discontinued after expiration. Readers are advised to contact the office if they cannot obtain the Post from dealers and to notify the publisher promptly.
A series of numbers presented in a dense OCR fragment includes daily totals, dollar sums, and large counts. The data lacks context, dates, or labels to define meaning or source.
The death of Link, Illinois Legislator and state witness in the Lorimer slush fund probe, is not stopping the Helm committee from resuming hearings on Thursday. Link’s record testimony remains, aided by a confidant’s confession, while Washington presses to renew investigation into the notorious matter. The prior Senate whitewash is deemed intolerably shameful and due for revision.
The Committee on Harbors and Public Lands voted to report a bill freeing 3 million dollars last year for East Boston Commonwealth lands development and dock construction. The measure aims to remove restrictive conditions and push immediate filling and building work for the port.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology marks its semi centennial with a brilliant opening. The celebration attracts leaders in industry and science who have advanced productive enterprise and natural resource exploitation through applied knowledge.
The text notes MIT’s role in transforming practical craft into precise science since its 1861 charter and Governor Andrew’s signature. It credits MIT with removing rough heuristics and elevating industrial art to a scientific standard, leading progress in the half century since it began operations.
Governor officials report reforms in state purchasing and labor practices. They urge a central purchasing board to cut costs, noting coal spending exceeds needs by forty thousand dollars annually. The piece calls for legislative action to improve efficiency across institutions.
The piece reviews William Jennings Bryan's reception among Democrats in Washington after his arrival. It notes enthusiasm for his figure but finds his influence in Senate leadership limited. Shively is defeated and Martin gains the plum, underscoring Bryan's enduring popularity but weak practical leadership.
A public dialogue explains that the income tax would be paid by U S citizens nationwide, not by Massachusetts as a state. Proponents say Massachusetts residents would show wealth and pride, while opponents argue organized wealth fights the burden.
The piece praises President Taft for denying a Sun story about a hidden Japan Mexico treaty. It argues Taft’s honesty is widely accepted and notes Japan learns the United States’ stance on any implied coquetting with Mexico, viewing his denial as a diplomatic measure.
The American battleship Delaware sailed today from Rio de Janeiro toward Boston amid disappointment in the American colony that President Monteca did not receive an invitation in time to visit the ship as the German battleship Von Der Tann did.
An account of the 1854 Balaclava charge highlights the Six Hundred riding into heavy artillery fire. It notes Lord Raglan's orders, Tennyson's verse, and Lady Butler's painting The Return From Balaclava, detailing 113 killed and 134 wounded among 475 horses, with 20 minutes of combat.
A humorous travelogue piece recounts rail ride misadventures with a cigar ash prank, hat rescue, and flirtatious banter. It then discusses a St Louis experiment with bootblacks and the social awkwardness of women shining men's shoes, ending with reflections on gentlemanly conduct.
An overheard scene on a crowded transit car features a man claiming to be a union member and a line of banter about wages and work. A passenger clings to space while a bloated fellow blocks the seat and a small talk veers into humor and miscommunications.
A historical snippet quotes a business maxim urging focus on customer needs. It presents a concise motto about aligning operations with client expectations, implying practical management wisdom from a past era.
College students shout for a new gym while the landlady jokes that they will get bone and sinew at every meal. The playful exchange highlights campus ambitions and resident humor in the housing house setting.
A fragmented OCR excerpt shows a terse exchange about marriage age and parental approval. The garbled text references a father’s concern and a youth’s acknowledgment, suggesting a discussion on age and consent.
A late nineteenth and early twentieth century verse reflectively contemplates time work and friendship as life nears its end. The speaker underlines toil toiled days and the longing for lost friends while warning against chasing wealth at the expense of life’s pleasures.
The piece notes fashionable dress on Tre mont street and green grass by Beacon street while snow covers the parade ground. It mentions a $75 000 Boston & Albany signal tower, railroad shifts, Soldiers Field activities in Cambridge with multiple sports, a Nantucketer tale about Bill Ray, Georgetown University Club reception for Judge John D. McLaughlin, progress on the Charles river Elevated bridge, a balloon trip planned by Dr Heber Bishop and associates, Judge Garland's baby birth and U S district attorney candidacy, and a Brookline gardener braving snow to tend tulips.
A Boston scene mixes odd street humor with daily life as a banker forgets his hat before a Boston-bound trolley ride and a man insults a passerby with a quip about rain on lunatics and clams. A canal excavation twist and railway visits add regional news flavor to a brisk Boston Chronicle snippet.
A colonial style recipe describes soaking dried apples, sugared filling with lemon juice and cinnamon, butter dots, and a two crust bake. It lists variations from Mrs Cole Worcester and Mrs Swain Providence with pastry flour lard and a quick wetting method. Also includes a gelatin fruit dessert from Miss Madelene I Gillette Hartford Vermont with oranges dates figs bananas walnuts and whipped cream.
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