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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post issue from April 12 1911 delivers daily coverage from Boston Massachusetts. It includes news from national events local notices and editorial content typical of the Independent Democratic Paper of New England.
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The passage laments the end of a heroic era marked by fratricide and suffering in the Union's salvation. It questions whether those sacrifices were in vain and appeals for lasting unity under one nation and one flag.
A report from the House payroll committee cites a $182,000 annual savings from eliminating sinecures. It notes long-continued salaries for a 13 year old clerk to the doorkeeper and other nonattendance payments, underscoring systemic graft as sweeping reforms begin.
A respected Cleveland leader, Tom Johnson's death moves many to grief. He valued helping the poor and battled special interests with generosity and large-scale public works. His legacy of popular government, generosity, and urban reform endures despite personal losses.
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts receives private funds to enrich its painting collection. The gift enables M. Jean Guiffrey from the Louvre to curate and select works. Boston's art institutions gain a leading role in civic education and aesthetic advancement through local public spirit.
The article recalls the start of the Civil War, noting the opening of fire on Fort Sumter and the ensuing Union mood. It reflects on how younger generations understand the conflict only through records and excerpts from 1861.
The Massachusetts House has approved a measure to submit a constitutional amendment for biennial elections to the people. Supporters argue public sentiment may have shifted since 1895, suggesting the Senate should pass it to a general vote in 1912. The editorial urges re submission so residents decide, noting the issue affects every Commonwealth resident.
The article celebrates the opening of baseball season highlighting the return from winter, the start of real games that count toward standings, and the joy in cities with major league teams. It praises honest play, sportsmanship, and the value of competition.
The House approved a bill 153 to 70 to revive party influence in Boston elections. Critics call the move a grave mistake by political bosses from both parties and urge the Senate to defeat it to protect the charter’s features. Governor Foss may veto if needed.
Dear Newt advises on idle hands in polite company. He suggests finger joining in a prayerful pose, using a mustache for distraction, and, if necessary, slapping the wrists to quiet hands. He cites Richard Earle in Jumping Jupiter as a comic example of misplaced hands.
The Observant Citizen recalls Chelsea three years after a major disaster, noting resurgence and prosperity. It also reports on a birth in Brookline, a Harvard student seen at Hollis Street Theatre, church renovations in Jamaica Plain, Ripley’s retirement and transfer, Lynn grade crossing efforts, Everett’s Blaney House demolition, the North Dakota harbor entry, Williams College alumni luncheon, and Everett juvenile probation considerations.
A Buchanan Michigan tale recalls Hudson Burton’s will hidden on a phonograph record. Heirs gather as the lawyer reveals the record but trips, breaking it into thousands of pieces. The gold is never found, and the jurist bears the blame in a humorous, tongue in cheek recounting.
Quincy marks the 50th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's troops call and the prompt response by Company H of the old Fourth Regiment. Mayor Shea will convene a Saturday meeting in the City Council chamber for impromptu addresses and to invite surviving company members. Francis Curtis may attend as captain. Flags will fly on public buildings and the First Church bell will toll again, with a fireworks display planned in the evening.
In Boston today Episcopal churches stage services led by several rectors and preachers including Trinity Church Rev Alexander Mann D D and Rev Reuben Kidner with Nash of Cambridge. Church of the Advent and St John the Evangelist schedule evening sermons and noon and 2 10 oclock services. Mechanics Building hosts The World in Boston exposition with scenery shipped from New York. St Pauls Tremont conducts Inter Brotherhood Week services each evening led by Rev Edmund S Rousmaniere D D. Winthrop Beach Union Congregational calls Rev Seelye Bryant of Olivet Springfield. Hillside Universalist pastor Pliny A Allen ponders a call to Rockland Me Universalist Church.
Bangor Me April 11 British Ambassador James Bryce is understood to spend the summer at Seal Harbor near Bar Harbor and has engaged a cottage for the season He previously summered at Northeast Harbor two years ago and visited the New Hampshire mountains last season
Charles J. Glidden, famed automobile and aeroplane enthusiast, will lecture at South Baptist Church in South Boston on April 19. He will discuss the world and its people as viewed from the motor car and explain the ABC of ballooning.
A dialogue snippet shows Brown and a guest clarifying a hidden passage in an unfurnished Brown family flat. The exchange reveals the space as a dining room and hints at a concealed architectural feature. No dates or external organizations are mentioned.
A feature on Queen Louise of Prussia, died a century ago, celebrated for justice, patriotism, and beauty. Gustav Richter’s 1879 portrait, in Cologne, inspires copies in Prussian homes. Napoleon's 1807 Tilsit meeting and Louise’s courage are recalled as her death becomes a national calamity. The piece cites Felicia Hermann’s poem praising her legacy.
A French baker must follow weight laws and price bread at a government set rate. He is also required to deposit a sum with municipal authorities as a surety of good behavior.
A girl and a young man discuss a gift that caused tension. She recalls a handmade present misinterpreted as a cushion, a tobacco pouch, and finally a pen wiper. The exchange ends with unresolved coolness between them.
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