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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1911
Page
10
The April 18 1911 Boston Post presents local reporting from Boston Mass with the paper issued daily by Post Publishing Co. at 259 Washington Street. It lists issue number 42 in volume 205.
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The report shows a daily average of 1,209,525 and a Sunday average of 302,381 across a four day period. Exact entities include Sunday Posts and daily values.
A historical note recalls Thomas Stothard’s illustration of John Gilpin’s tumultuous London to Edmonton ride. The tale follows Mrs Gilpin’s anniversary dinner at the Bell tavern, the unruly horse, hat and wig losses, and the comic chase through villages ending with London. Stothard, born 1755, became famed for Pioneer works and Shakspeare illustrations, dying in 1834.
Governor Fosg selects Harvard economist Charles J Bullock to conduct a thorough review of Massachusetts taxation. The aim is to unravel evils in the system and reduce tax dodging by reforming laws in a sane businesslike manner.
Boston brokers celebrate the opening of a new Stock Exchange facility praised for its beauty size and convenience. The editorial notes the market's essential role in urban finance and defends the exchange from criticism while praising its careful orderly floor methods.
The House Ways and Means Committee is set to deliver a report on Schedule K of the Republican tariff law with a Canadian reciprocity ratification expected imminently. Wool and woolen rates will follow as the Democratic House backs the President’s tariff aims.
In a heated exchange Aldrich bill passes and Taft denounces Schedule K as indefensible while praising the tariff act as the best of its kind. A looming partisan rift risks Senate obstruction to derail the president, with adjournment threats and December reconvening questions.
A disturbance has shown clearly its vigor, marking a notable event in the record. The description emphasizes the force and impact observed, with attention to the dynamics involved.
The House yesterday affirmed ratification of the income tax amendment by a strong vote near two thirds, setting Massachusetts on course for broader tax reform. Supporters urge debate to strengthen public opinion and expect the Senate to follow the precedent.
Federal troops clash with Mexican insurgents in a daylong engagement at Agua Prieta. The fighting exposes insurgent resolve and leadership, while rail and mining operations suffer as bridges are destroyed and transportation collapses. The piece warns that failure to curb violence could trigger a broader international crisis and urges stronger peace efforts from President Diaz.
A reader proposes a peculiar plan to prevent injury from explosions by creating a vacuum between two sticks of dynamite and stepping into it. The writer, John E. Woodbury of Haverhill Mass, offers to demonstrate the idea without requiring capital.
The Finance Commission replies to the Mayor on non payment of taxes by the Copley Square Trust for the old Art Museum property from 1903 to 1909. Tax on the $1,500,000 paid in installments was upheld in 1909 but overturned by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1911. The text notes the paradox of ownership and payment of funds and ends with a call for explanation.
An advertisement from A. Cuppell reads Woman wants washing and cleaning. Write to E-241 Standard Office, appearing in a contemporary paper.
A man questions the feasibility of procuring two large sticks of dynamite and triggering a massive explosion to observe the vacuum created, joking that he will comply only when he has time, predicting a likely delay until about 1978.
Axell Londell of 461 Sumner Street East Boston is at Whidden Hospital Everett with concussion and possible internal injuries after being struck by an outbound surface car on Broadway Everett yesterday. He reportedly tried to cross as two cars approached and was unconscious until late afternoon.
In South Ryegate Vermont on April 1, Allen Graham a blasting expert set off a charge in the Osgood quarry warning coworkers to flee but perished in the blast. His body was found by fellow workers who returned to the scene.
Fred T. Redmond gave four dollars to a total stranger needing bus fare and a future job. He later received a certified check for 1004 dollars, covering the original loan and interest. The tale urges not to scorn unknown borrowers, noting gratitude can come back in odd ways. Dear Newt asks about fatal explosions.
A concise line urges steady ambition with a metaphorical throttle hold. The quote emphasizes control and perseverance in pursuing goals.
London April 17. Brewers sent a fifth of Cheltenham's population on a weekend holiday to avoid census figures that would boost liquor licenses by about $5000 a year. The tactic covered all expenses. success unknown.
A column notes an address by Professor David S. Muzzey at the Lexington Historical Society on patriotism and politics, plus a schedule for Senator Lafay ette Young’s talk at the City Club. It also covers transit chatter, a church pastor change, canoeing weather on the Charles, social events, and a gas lamp fire scare near Bowdoin Street.
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