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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
8
The Boston Post issue dated August 11, 1911 is catalogued with publication details. The page likely contains local notices and brief news items typical of early 20th century metropolitan papers.
The Fort and The Sunday Post publish subscription prices: one year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, one month eighty cents. Canada deliveries at per copy rate. Payments via checks drafts or money orders to Post Publishing Company.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 80 cents per month. Subscribers may change addresses as desired.
Announcement lists editorial and editorial rooms at 1004 1005 7008 Main with Sunday financial and sporting editors and business office at 1539 Main. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. readers should notify the paper by mail if unavailable from vendors.
Senator Burnham of New Hampshire introduces a belated bill to erect a statue in Washington honoring Major Robert Anderson. The defender of Fort Sumter is praised for uniting the North and spurring resolve to save the Union, a legacy seen as greater than mere bravery. The note calls for recognition after 50 years.
Fryeburg Maine bids farewell to its long running horse drawn street car lining the railroad spur to town. The village defeats New York by a hair in dropping the quaint conveyance as Gotham prepares to retire its own equine haulers.
Under the plan New York State would grow to 43 Congressmen from 37 with six new metro districts. The city currently elects 17 of the 37, mostly Democrats, and a 23 member delegation would form a majority in Congress. New York would hold about 90 votes at the Democratic National Convention.
The text sketches a fierce struggle over the next presidential candidate and the threat to Tammany Hall. It hints that under stern conditions the party’s sanctification or obliteration becomes a matter of grave consequence and urgency.
The British House of Lords passed a bill removing their veto on Commons measures after pressure from threatened peer creation. The move is lauded as a major step toward democracy and highlights Prime Minister Asquith’s leadership and likely pursuit of Ireland home rule.
The article notes Arizona and New Mexico near statehood while President Taft may veto Arizona’s recall provision. It argues a veto delays, not denies, statehood since Arizonans could amend their constitution after admission to include recall. The piece suggests persistence by proponents regardless of executive action.
The article notes General Charles H. Taylor offers a $10,000 prize for a Squantum aero meet with an aerial journey from Squantum to Nashua Worcester and Providence about 160 miles. It compares the current contest to a prior Boston to Boston flight by Grahame-White.
The piece argues that powerful individuals like John Jacob Astor face legitimate scrutiny despite wealth. It notes noblesse oblige exists and calls for responsibility and decency from those in high society, while acknowledging Astor’s prominence and proposed actions.
Solicitor McCabe of the Agricultural Department admits under cross examination that he edits judicial decisions. He altered a Missouri pure food ruling to remove benzoate of soda from the decree, a move critics call censorship of court rulings.
A satirical piece by Kenneth L. Roberts extols a vacation lifestyle with vivid complaints about mosquitos heat and poor meals. It contrasts a Philadelphia centenarian’s claimed longevity with the death of Thomas Gallagher of St Paul Minnesota at age 99.
A group urges an end to interference as a couple presses ahead with marriage plans. They argue no outside pressure will alter the couple’s decision. The call is for observers to allow the wedding to proceed without disruption.
In a special meeting last night the club considered candidates and unanimously elected Dr. G. L. True of Cambridge. The action followed a discussion about the candidate, with a seven minute cheer after the vote.
Postoffice Department adds four final h letters to Pittsburg in a publicized spelling tweak. Critics ask if the change matters, and officials respond that the difference is minor.
Professor Morton Kilgallen describes mating rituals among fish species in a humorous aquarium lecture. He notes flounders face deadly courting contests as lobsters act as derricks dropping stones on courting males, while cunner, butterfish, cod and haddock have their own trial acts.
Wimpy Weems and Gaston Petrol plunge from Beeryo into the Mediterranean as Katherine kToory watches. Weems disables Petrol, uses his own life saver to reach safety, and swims toward Africa with Petrol sinking. Part of a serialized adventure.
A Boston Post core picture feature explains Abraham's readiness to sacrifice Isaac on Moriah. It covers the ram provided by God, the angel’s stop, and the promised progeny through Isaac, plus the repeated deceptions about Sarah with kings.
The body of United States Senator William P. Frye will lie in state at Pine Street Congregational Church tomorrow from 12 30 to 1 30 p m The private service at his residence will be held at 11 o clock instead of 1 p m as originally planned The public service in the church will occur at 2 p m
A man who came into a fortune is now reportedly settling into busy work. Neighbors note he is keeping occupied to address widespread debts and settle affairs from his sudden wealth.
The Congregational Baptist and Methodist churches in West Roxbury schedule union services on Aug 18 20 at the Congregational Church and Aug 27 and Sept 3 at the Baptist Church. The Swedish Congregational Church Maplewood building permit delays and aldermen vacation delay progress. Regular Allston class meetings resume Sept 10.
Paragraph Points on Facts and Fashions notes basques gaining ground across costumes with lilac crowns on hats and side bunches. It highlights stripes dominating styles from hats to boots, lingerie gowns trimmed in eyelet embroidery and lace, and black velvet fruit trims as a popular mid season accessory choice.
Gray horses are the longest lived while creams are usually delicate and affected by warm weather. The Baltic Sea has the greatest wreck record of any body of water, averaging one wreck daily year round.
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