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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
10
Boston Post details subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, Canadian rates, and mailing instructions. Names the editor E A Grozier and lists editorial and business offices in Boston.
The announcement of a vast modern Filenes store at the northeast corner of Washington and Summer streets signals healthy progress in Boston's retail core. Optimism centers on practical merchants whose success backs ambitious plans, promising a durable contribution to the city and New England.
The Franconia, largest vessel yet to reach Boston Light, debuts a new era in transatlantic passenger service at Cunard docks. The ship promises luxury and speed, with Boston residents now able to voyage to Europe without going via New York, marking a social and maritime milestone.
Governor Foss signed the hour jury trial in injunctions bill, changing state practice. A defendant accused of violating an injunction can demand a jury trial on the facts, removing automatic fines or detentions by judges. The measure faced opposition from a large portion of the bar, with predictions of adverse outcomes. The public will see how the new rule functions in practice.
The Voice of New York declares support for direct popular election of U S Senators by all voters. It urges New York's Senators and Congressmen to back the resolution before Congress, framing it as pledged by the Democratic party and in line with extended popular government.
A description of the arrest of William J. Burns and three lawyers for kidnapping Secretary McNamara of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. The piece stresses that legal due process and interstate forms protect a prisoner, regardless of charges or evidence.
The statement decries lawless contempt of citizen prerogatives and calls for court determination of Burns and others guilt. It suggests McNamara may need extradition to Indiana in a manner that withstands scrutiny, stressing that the law of arrest and the law against crime must both be respected.
The Massachusetts Senate faces a close vote on ratifying the federal income tax amendment while the House passed it by a large majority. The editorial urges Senators to act from progressive, civic duty and fears a failed ratification would let other states advance the reform.
Representative Meaney’s order mirrors the Legislature’s wish that the Grand Trunk railroad extend to Boston. The sympathy resolution signals public support for railroad competition and progress toward Boston Harbor, though it grants no rights of way. The call urges a welcoming stance to a vital enterprise.
The Senate committee on committees removed insurgents La Follette Bristow and Cummins from their preferred panels interstate commerce foreign relations and finance. The piece argues this move risks Republican unity and predicts further penalties for the insurgents as party bosses chase discipline after the recent elections.
The piece argues armistice in Mexico could yield concessions from Diaz's government and insurgents toward lasting peace. It praises potential democracy beyond a dictatorship of over 30 years and notes the U S Army's swift mobilization as a lesson from past conflicts.
Open golf champion Chick Evans visited the White House to try for a match with President Taft on Chevy Chase. Taft, hurrying to catch a train to New York, greeted Evans briefly and said he could not play due to the trip.
The Libby Prison escape story recalls the 1865 tunnel route used by 115 prisoners to reach freedom as Union guns shelling Richmond ended the war. Led by Rose and Straight, the plan used a chimney cookroom tunnel 65 feet long with careful concealment and slow progress amid guards and a recovering hinterland.
A writer proposes a grand venture to Newt to partner in a new fly screen factory funded entirely by the writer. The plan promises an unprecedented product and emphasizes the writer will supply all capital while Newt provides the brains. The note hints at a coming factory and a fresh take on screen manufacturing.
A letter outlines a plan to fund and operate a copper fly screen factory. The proposer would supply capital and management while the partner handles production, paying $1.50 a day or 10 cents per thousand holes. A counteroffer suggests using an abandoned post hole factory to produce superior holes at 25 cents per gross FOB.
Notice from Bass Point Nahant stating no loften ore will be kept at the station and that the area is a water room only for cars. Signed U. M. G.
Stewart Anderson publicity agent for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance spoke on life insurance before the Boston Life Underwriters Association at a Parker House smoker yesterday. Special guest Henry J. Powell, president of the National Association of Life Underwriters, arrived from Henderson Kentucky to attend.
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