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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
10
Boston Post details the February 2, 1911 edition with city news, schedules, and notices from the Post Publishing Co. at 259 Washington Street.
The notice lists subscription prices for DAMT and SUNDAY POST including per year and partial terms with Canada copy price. It notes Second Class Matter status in Boston and warns against sending cash while directing checks and money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance or be discontinued at expiration. Readers without regular delivery should notify the office by mail. Be A. Grozier is editor and publisher.
The piece contrasts groundhog predictions with the Weather Bureau forecast of cloudiness. It emphasizes the groundhog as a more accurate predictor and notes ongoing expeditions to gauge nature's signs for the coming weather. The tone mirrors a rural paper's skepticism toward official forecasts.
The Union Pacific will spend 75 million dollars in five years to double track from the Missouri River to the ocean. The project signals strong faith in the continent’s future and broader American prosperity, a barometer of faith in our institutions.
A dynamite laden schooner exploded on the Jersey City waterfront injuring and killing many. Investigators say the blast could not be explained and blame carelessness in a grim act of Providence that shook lower New York and created panic across two cities.
Innocuous only by eternal vigilance and care, the need of which is solemnly enforced by such horrors as that of yesterday at Jersey City.
The House favors San Francisco as the Panama Canal exposition site and the Senate may agree. The city must prove it can mount a glittering fair despite drawbacks. SF is 2500 miles from population center, far from crowds, while New Orleans is closer and draws the Mississippi Valley and East. San Francisco pursues the project with energy and demands no government gifts.
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry dies, noted for leading a world circumnavigation of battleships with flawless command and his diplomatic speeches. He had planned to assist the State Department on translating the London declaration for prize court maritime law, and his loss is deeply mourned.
The piece notes the modern king sues for libel like a citizen while Mylius faces a year in jail for circulating a false story about a royal marriage. It contrasts today’s approach with past monarchs who would have faced harsher punishment, highlighting a shift toward court protection as a husband and father.
The British Parliament faces a historic session after the general election. Abolition of Lords veto power is the priority with potential packing of the upper house if needed. Aiming to limit hereditary influence and advance Irish autonomy amid pressure before the coronation.
Chicago February 1 The Southern Women's Club of Chicago announced two substantial subscriptions for a Mary Todd Lincoln memorial in Lexington Kentucky to honor the president’s wife. Dr J W Spencer president of Sayre College said the building would serve as a dormitory and disclosed no amounts yet.
Two French painters Millet and Breton shaped modern depictions of peasant life with starkly different visions. Breton favored lively outdoors scenes and healthy vitality, while Millet showed weary toil and somber endurance. Breton’s Return From the Fields earned honors in 1867, and the piece contrasts with Millet’s somber peasant world.
A terse aphorism from the column plays on moral judgment and reflexive attitudes. The line implies discomfort with stepping over someone in distress and invites reflection on fairness and empathy.
The Consolidated Post Hole Company and Square Egg Combine have not published annual reports as their business is not flourishing. Early excitement over ready made post holes drew heavy orders, but materials have been exhausted in this territory. The square egg venture has not fared well.
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