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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1911
Page
8
Front page information lists publication date February 27 1911 issue number 49 volume 204 for Boston Post. No main event details provided in readable text.
Daily rates list one year for six dollars six months for one dollar fifty and three months for one quarter five cents one month twenty five cents. Sunday Post rates show one year three dollars six months one dollar fifty three months seventy five cents one month eighty cents. Canada deliveries ten cents per copy. Mail payments to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY Boston. Do not send cash.
Postal subscription reminders from the Port newspaper urge advance payment to avoid discontinuation. contact editor R. A. Grozier at 1539 Main for delivery issues.
The Sixty-first Congress nears its end with six days left, awaiting a final push on serious business and routine duties. The piece stresses no factional obstruction and urges an honest effort to complete pending work before the new Congress convenes in April.
The House approves a 3 million dollar sundry civil appropriation for canal fortification, with a bipartisan vote and broad belief in the strategic value. Senate sentiment favors a two to one majority. Experts warn total completion costs may reach four times the initial sum, with ongoing maintenance required. A protected canal is seen as a peacekeeping asset for the United States.
A writer in the New York Sun argues magazines greatly aid the postal system’s revenue through multiple classes of mail. He lists examples from advertisers to publishers, readers responses to ads, subscriptions, and premiums, urging against punitive discriminatory taxes on successful publications.
Captain Evelyn Briggs Baldwin announces a next year Arctic voyage to repeat a polar drift attempt, aiming to reach the Pole by drifting with the pack. The mission seeks scientific aims including a magnetic survey under Carnegie Foundation, plus biological and meteorological data.
The text discusses broad terrestrial phenomena and life’s future development while noting explorer resources have grown. It states Captain Baldwin intends to use aeroplanes on his expedition.
The Public Franchise League urges state legislation to force the West End Street Railway to be absorbed by the Elevated on a seven percent preferred stock basis, not the current eight. West End stockholders resist, claiming higher returns are owed. the piece argues against gifting $125,000 annually and urges the Legislature to reject the proposed terms.
Connecticut moves to regulate aeroplane over private land with licenses. Governors and judges back a bill requiring operator fitness tests and visible registry numbers. Property damage rules assign responsibility to both owner and pilot if craft flies low. The measure aims to set a nationwide standard.
The Sphinx reminds readers no excuse for stealing an umbrella when money is saved for a rainy day. The column reflects on thrift and personal responsibility with a wry tone.
A Boston Post note recalls a Brockton letter sent without proper addressing, using a clipped Sphinx image on the envelope. The writer warns against sending money or puzzles through the mails and urges correct recipient details to avoid misdelivery and postal headaches.
The bill now before the President ends the cash only rule for government charges. Certified checks from national and state banks and trust companies will be receivable for customs internal revenue and other payments. The change aligns with modern business practices and should speed merchant transactions without harming government receipts.
The Christian Endeavor building fund drive reports $31,571 raised, with Boston contributing $31,571 and national interest growing. Cities including Minneapolis, St Paul, Colorado, Concord and Reno pledge additional support as daily reports flow in.
A train one mile long stops at A with its rear aligned to the door. A man boards the rear, walks the full length to the front, then exits as the train reaches B ten miles away at the front car door. He rides the full ten miles and walks one mile along the platform.
A letter from Boston recounts a humorous exchange where a guest is mistaken for a foreign nobleman due to a chandelier reflection on his head. The sender chides the critic Darby for mocking his name and clarifies personal boundaries and pride in heritage.
The Tate Gallery in London houses Willow Terry as Lady Macbeth, praised as a prime Sargent portrait. The piece links her stage fame to Ellen Terry, illustrating Lady Macbeth’s ambition and manipulation while showcasing Sargent’s skill in capturing character in paint.
A Boston columnist argues for immediate Riverbank subway construction to relieve overcrowded electric cars along Boylston Street. He notes workers lose hours yearly to congestion and jerky rides and calls rapid Railreef to ease commuting and restore rest.
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