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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
16
A Boston store declares it will remain in the city, boasting strong performance and noting it is on lease for the site. The item emphasizes local business commitment and continued operation in Boston.
Provicetown. The Atlantic fleet off Cape Cod faced a fog bound night of war games with submarines nearly struck by the Yankton despatch boat as two subs ran surface near its bows. Exercises continued with battleship divisions testing torpedo craft and subs at Gloucester and Barnstable shores.
A large rock shower from dynamiting near the New York and New Haven line shattered windows and caused George Sullivan of Freeman Street Dorchester to suffer a severe nervous shock and be hospitalized after sleeping when stones crashed through his bedroom window.
Nathan Mathews argues in the Boston Transcript that rejecting the act risks loss of Tremont street subway leases and the Elevated, forecloses a stable 7 percent return, invites city officials and competitors, and could endanger future dividends and city revenue under the 1897 and 1902 provisions.
John Templeman Coolidge Jr. of the Art Commission rejected reports of trimming Webster's Reply to Hayne by 18 inches and moving the frame 16 inches. He said the canvas would stay intact while the left frame is shifted to fit between pilasters, and the top lowered slightly to better harmonize the work with the wall.
Morning promotion runs until 12 o'clock noon at Wolf's My Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets offering double legal stamps with every purchase.
The White Star liner Arabic arrived in Boston from Queenstown, joining the city’s transatlantic fleet. Built in 1902 and measuring about 12,500 tons, she sails Boston to Liverpool with 16 knot speed and twin screws. The ship has alternated between New York Liverpool and Boston services and is slated to operate on the Boston Liverpool run.
The Sun day Post announces a seven page colored comic section described as the largest yet. Readers are invited to look for it next Sunday.
Governor A O Eberhart of Minnesota told a Post reporter in this city that Minnesota will go strongly for President Taft next year. He added the entire Northwest shares Taft’s popularity citing reciprocity and the peace treaty with England and France as key issues winning supporters.
Governor Eberhard toured Boston with the St Paul advertising delegation and Pilgrim Publicity Association men. He lauded the city and Commonwealth avenue, met Acting Mayor Collins at the State House, and attended a clambake at Point of Pines while promoting Minnesota advertising interests.
A blaze at Robertson Sutherland Co. on Essex Street near Lawrence damaged the four story dry goods building. Origin believed from defective wiring. Estimated loss $25 000 with smoke and water damage. Several firemen injured but none seriously.
Richmond August 3 Lawyers for the prosecution in the Henry Beattie Jr murder case disclose evidence that the slain wife fought for life before a shotgun blast. The elder Beattie supports his son despite past clashes over Beattie money and home. The state plans immediate trial as new witnesses and a likely grand jury indictment loom.
The Sunday Post Magazine reveals two entries in its $10,000 short story contest in the upcoming Sunday issue. Molly Elliott Seawell and Wm. Bullock are named as contributors, highlighting the competition's distinguished authors.
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