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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post issue published April 19 1911 from 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. No. 43 volume 205.
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Subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly from your newsdealer please notify us by postal at once. E A Grozier editor and publisher.
The Arkansas Senate reconsidered its adverse vote and approved the income tax amendment. Florida House passed a favoring resolution and its Senate is expected to follow. Thirty states are aligned, Minnesota is expected to support, and Massachusetts faces a pivotal choice on tax equity as spring sessions approach.
At a hearing before railroad and metropolitan affairs committees, William H. Coolidge for Boston & Maine argued that buying the Narrow Gauge line could offer service equal to current levels, but a tunnel and charter for Boston & Eastern would reduce service. Boston & Eastern pledged to deliver top service whether or not B A Maine wins and notes its prior legislative battles. They urge allowing construction of their line to proceed.
Edward A. Moseley, long secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission, died in Washington. Known as Ned Moseley to Massachusetts friends, he earned praise as a diligent official and authority on many subjects the commission studied. He helped shape labor laws and advocated se safe sevency protections within his broad career.
A lamentary line notes a pacifier and arbiter of many disputes whose life was well spent and honored by Massachusetts, reflecting pride in his contributions and the esteem in which he was held.
Editorial argues against intervention or war with Mexico over attacks on Americans in Douglas Arizona. It warns against fear driven forbearance and urges strong measures short of invasion to protect American citizens while avoiding full war. It stresses that Mexico would be an unequal foe and calls for methods other than war to enforce respect for the U S flag.
An editorial urges modern patriots to emulate Lexington and Concord heroes who resisted British power. It argues that steadfast action against money power, party domination, apathy, and pessimism drives national reform and glory.
A New York coroner's jury finds the Triangle Company proprietors criminally negligent for the Asch building fire. They face indictment for manslaughter over locked exits and internal mismanagement. The verdict cites 500 workers on eight to ten floors with 80 percent female and 235 on the ninth floor where most deaths occurred. The panel urges exemplary punishment.
A humorous exchange features Mr Barely stating he pays as he goes while Miss Dill chides him to pay faster to avoid bills, revealing a light conversational moment about financial habits.
A fragment shows dialogue on love and war with a jab about a henpecked husband who marries a brunette, suggesting satirical exchanges in a comic or literary page. The brief line contrasts proverbs with humor.
A critical note on Emile Adan 1839 Paris painter praising The End of Day for its serene depiction of trees fields and a laborer returning home. The comparison to Alexander Hume and Thomas Gray highlights a poetic sense of dusk and quiet as the French artist’s Italy travels influenced his shift to sympathetic peasant scenes and honors like the Legion of Honor.
The article contrasts Jules Breton and Millet with Emile Adan and Jules Bastien-Lepage. It notes Millet’s peasants with dumb terror in Bastien-Lepage's The Haymakers and Breton’s sunshine and happiness in Adan’s work, highlighting nature’s beauty and healthy toil.
A Dorchester reader from Worcester, Mass contends with a puzzling phrase about who sits in the End-Seat Hog and if someone steals seats. FRENZIED FLOSSIE notes a wordplay example with Queen Victoria and chickens to illustrate misplacement.
The California Board of Health votes to require egg dealers to stamp egg age for sale. Protests claim fresh eggs are misrepresented as relics from the hens past. Restaurants may list egg age on menus with satirical labels such as scrambled aged five days and omelette vintage of 1910.
A reader asks what other chicken products Queen Victoria might have eaten besides eggs from White Dorking fowl. He wonders if chickens could produce milk or other edible goods, inspired by a streetcar advertisement.
A playful exchange recounts a sighting in the Public Garden on Easter Sunday. Hortense praises a man’s outfit including suede trousers and a Helen pink necktie while the writer admits misidentifying himself and jokes about lavender contrasts and wartime lines.
A battered quotation hints at a justice story, suggesting a man seeks what he believes is his due but faces unforeseen consequences behind the scenes. No further details available in the readable text.
Memorial Day festival at the Arena on St Botolph Street near Massachusetts Avenue under the Ladies Aid Society patronage to aid the Home for Destitute Catholic Children which serves over 200 destitute children daily.
A preacher shares a comic Oz tale about a man whose cows and hogs died and boils covered him. He endures misery with calm patience, using flaxseed and oils, never cursing or groaning while misfortune rains down. The story ends noting the man was lucky for never using a fountain pen.
The Observant Citizen recalls the April 18 1875 centennial observance of a historic fight amid north winds and snow squalls. The piece notes Hancock street signs for Charles Sumner and seasonal preparations for summer lodging, plus D A R activity and Washington news on national leadership. It mentions Captain John Mathias moving to Laurentic duties, a Malden wedding change for Emily Morris and William Henry Winship, and a late night at a Young Men’s Congregational Club event with a quip about shortening. It highlights Charles Newett’s return to Boston school committee duties after illness and praises Police Chief Kerr of Melrose for courtesy and story tips.
South America bought 85.38 million dollars of goods from the United States last year, up 16.0 million. Argentina and Brazil accounted for much of the gain, with 6.6 and 5.0 million respectively, Chile 4.0 million, Ecuador about 0.4 million, while Peru declined 0.12 million. A German biologist argues man erred by becoming biped, saying the spine was meant for horizontal posture and health problems follow the shift.
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