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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1911
Page
10
The fragment lists the Boston paper issued February 9 1911 by Post Publishing Co. with office at 959 Washington Street Boston Mass.
Rates listed for DANNYY One year eight dollars. six months one dollar fifty. three months seventy five cents. one month twenty five cents. The Sunday Post one year three dollars. six months one fifty. three months seventy five cents. one month fifty cents. Canada deliveries ten cents per copy. All money at sender's risk. do not send cash. Make checks or money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Subscription notice for the Post warns all readers must pay in advance or lose service on expiration. E. A. Grozier serves as Editor and Publisher, with offices on Main and Nos. 1004-1005-7008.
The War Department announces 25000 dollars for aero planes as Lieutenant Foulois at Fort Sam Houston Texas is ordered to El Paso to scout along the Mexican border. The move signals a new era in warfare with aircraft used to track insurgents near Ciudad Juarez and test potential defense applications.
The Transcript notes Mr. Lodge’s attack on electing U S Senators by voters. It argues the plan does not reflect on the people’s integrity and intelligence and rejects revolutionary change in favor of a constitutional amendment through proper channels.
Benjamin Greene and John F. Gaynor, once headline fraudsters tied to harbor schemes with Captain Carter, were jailed after stealing from the U S government and fleeing to Canada. They face release soon, having paid fines and served time as a warning to others.
The article argues that certain men have salted away stolen gains and should be barred from taking oaths or arrested for perjury if they swear. It notes that such individuals may accept prison time to access crime proceeds later and urges decisive action to prevent this pattern.
President Taft makes a stark demand for a vote on the Canadian reciprocity agreement this session or an extra session will be called. House support and Senate delay tactics loom, as McCalls bill moves from Ways and Means toward action with the aim to bend Senate obstruction.
The Postal Savings Bank shows strong early results with 48 banks and about $60,000 deposited, averaging $1200 each. Analysts expect national deposits to reach about three quarters of a million dollars in a year as service expands. A notable share of depositors are foreign-born, previously sending savings abroad, signaling a boost for home industry.
Tele phone Company introduces a compromise rate plan for unlimited residence service in the suburban district. The scheme shifts subscribers from four to two party lines with divided ringing, aiming to balance convenience against higher annual costs. The Highway Commission notes it as an experimental plan subject to board revocation if found unfair, allowing testing by experience.
The Boston Gaelic School Society hosts a whist party and reunion at its hall 1161 Washington street with Gaelic League delegates from Ireland invited to speak. Proceeds benefit the language fund, with coordinators listed among members.
The passage where Othello recounts his life to Desdemona and Brabantio inspires Carl Becker to paint Othello Narrating His Adventures to Desdemona and Brabantio. The scene shows Brabantio's anger and Desdemona's listening gaze as Othello recalls battles, capture, and escape.
A humorous column on movietone culture and dime admission. The narrator recalls a reckless impulse to attend a showing, mocks open all day or all night cinemas, and humorously describes interactions with a police officer and fellow patrons during a chaotic theater visit.
The narrator buys a ticket and stumbles into a film show. A chase scene unfolds as a man outruns police, knocks over vendors, and flees through river and buildings, while a sympathetic woman and a flirtatious stranger surround the action. He escapes outside for air as the crowd claps and teases.
A fragment quotes a speaker urging restraint on alcohol as a burden to business. The remark frames liquor as an obstacle to economic effort and growth, suggesting moderation to avoid undue strain on commerce and work.
The b0th annual convention of the Boston South Baptist Sunday School Teachers Association was held at Bethany Baptist Church Roxbury. Principal speakers included Rev O P Gifford and Rev Alexander Blackburn. James Tobin of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union addressed Maverick Church Men's Club. The Dramatic Club of the Church of the Ascension presented Quits and A Blind Attachment. Frank Curtis the Good Cheer evangelist will speak at Union Congregational Medford next Sunday. Lincoln's Birthday pledges urged by the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society for all Sunday school connected youths and children. Rev C H Raubach of West Methodist Quincy seeks release from pastorate at New England conference in April.
A 1911 verse extols Helpful Hiram who scatters ashes on icy streets to aid the injured and weary. The speaker notes his poverty yet praises small acts that ease suffering, contrasting wealth with simple kindness in a brisk moral vignette.
Harvard professor of fine arts remarks that educational value hinges on subject selection for a series of Story Pictures. He notes careful choices can make the collection both interesting and valuable for learning.
The author argues that grand visual art in posters and medieval illustrations enhances education, recalling how pictures in stone wood and glass taught people in the Middle Ages. Visual impressions leave lasting memory, often more vivid than facts, and large formats have immediate powerful appeal.
The 11th annual ball of Branch 1 of the Workmen's Sick and Death Benefit Fund of America will be held tonight in Cyprus Hall Cambridge. Receipts go to increase the fund and tickets are expected to sell well. Paul Frohnert chairs the event with Walter Fuller as secretary of the organizing committee.
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