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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post issue dated February 25 1911 from Boston Massachusetts reports daily news and notices. Includes local events and advertisements typical of early 20th century urban paper.
Daily One year price list shows six months 1.50, three months 1.25, one month 25c. The Sunday Post offers one year 3.00 ail months 1.50 and other short terms. Canada rate 10c per copy. All money at sender’s risk. Do not send cash.
Notices warn subscribers that post payments must be in advance or service will stop on expiration. Readers urged to obtain the Post regularly from a newsdealer and notify the postal service if not received. E A Grozier, editor and publisher.
Elihu Root denounces the state legislature stalemate over U S Senate elections and introduces a congressional bill to elect Senators by popular vote. He argues the proper path is public choice, not further legislative deadlock or scandals. He urges a better approach than the joint assembly plan.
The Senate in Washington quickly ratified the new treaty with Japan, signaling potential smoother handling of other major measures. Observers note pushback from a factional minority aims to block Canada reciprocity, while the McCall finance bill advances without recommendation inviting amendments and possible delays until a special session of Congress next week.
The article recounts Nicholas Longworth of Ohio restraining a Wyomin g congressman during a Thursday melee in the House. It compares Longworth's action to his famous father-in-law and to Theodore Roosevelt, framing it as a practical example of strenuous crisis handling.
The Asquith bill would not abolish the Lords nor fully strip its veto. Money bills would be Commons supreme, while other acts may be blocked temporarily. If Commons passes a bill three times in three sessions, it becomes law despite Lords' opposition. This could affect Ireland home rule after veto changes.
A fragmentary passage argues that without Liberal influence the House of Lords would need reorganization into a chamber based on popular selection rather than hereditary status, outlining a constitutional transformation proposal.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce board endorses a tentative plan for a metropolitan council. It envisions a future where advisory bodies evolve into real power, creating a Boston that appears metropolitan in scope and population.
Wall Street shows a downbeat mood with railroad shares tumbling from one to seven dollars amid a $200 million theoretical loss. Despite the decline, boosters argue the assets remain sound, rates unchanged, and the I C C decision may prove a blessing by forcing railroads to seek self salvation and capital gains returning to investors.
Louis D. Brandeis of Boston earns lasting praise as the defender of shippers before the Interstate Commerce Commission. He fought against railroad power with patience and brilliance and secured a notable win for the people. His work for reform continues with unwavering commitment and no demagogic pose.
The article recalls the perilous early Plymouth days and the Boughton painting Puritans Going to Worship. It describes settlers marching to services through snow with guards, Indian raids, scarce provisions, and a miraculous survival despite 44 deaths among 101 in Plymouth by early years.
A fragment from a column by Newton Newkirk features a humorous quip about choosing between a goat and a tem per, suggesting a lighthearted take on daily curiosities and odd statements.
A lighthearted syndicated column recalls a near fight in Congress between Alaska's Delegate James Wickersham and Wyoming's Frank Mondell. The piece mocks statements of truth, laments egg market prices, and advocates replacing the eagle with the hen as national bird in a tongue in cheek critique of cold storage speculators.
Dartmouth statistics show over half of students work in summer and during the year. About 43 percent of undergraduates self-support with many earning above two hundred dollars yearly. Twenty students study without outside aid, reflecting a democracy that values effort over wealth.
Report notes a yard and a half long line of hens in cold storage with thousands of eggs bought above current market price. The scene evokes humor as observers joke about the situation while prices fall.
A reader asks Newt to print a George Washington eulogy from All Sorts February 22 that was left out by a printer. The exchange reveals Newt’s stubborn stance and playful banter about posterity and publication. The note also satirically reports the Pittsburgh Telephone Company's ban on saying Hello and suggests alternative salutations.
Deputy Bancroft designated by President Taft to extradite Isaac Stone from Canada, with Bailiff James Tighe to Montreal. Pigeons linger at ruins of the Art Museum in Copley Square as reports of weather, records, robins, and social scenes fill a day in Boston.
Tomasso Ferrari, Italian scholar and former attache, was awarded 700 in his 20 000 suit against Luigi and Alphonso Squilicciotti of the North End. He claimed false arrest malicious prosecution and slander based on assurances from the defendants. Ferrari had been arrested with others and indicted for attempted blackmail but acquitted by a jury.
John Craig of the Castle Square Theatre presented the John Craig prize to Florence Agnes Lincoln of Radcliffe College in the Agassiz House Auditorium yesterday.
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