The Boston Post January 9 1911 issue Note
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Straus Retires as U S Ambassador to Turkey
Oscar S. Straus ends his tenure as United States ambassador to Turkey amid calm, fruitful relations. He previously served in Constantinople during delicate and forceful negotiations under Abdul Hamid. His public career is described as honorable and a credit to his adopted country.
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Oscar S. Straus
United States
Turkey
Straus
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
StreAss
Savings Bank Clerks Bad Manner Described by Press
The New York Times reports widespread complaints from savings bank depositors about rude behavior by bank officials. Similar grievances have appeared in Boston, suggesting irascibility among tellers behind bank windows, with courtesy deemed the depositors’ lawful right.
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Street Railways in Massachusetts Show Net Deficit
The Massachusetts Railroad Commission reports nine months of street railway data with total income of 25.33 million dollars and total expenditures of 25.50 million, producing a net deficit of 166,940 dollars. The gap mainly arises in rural lines as urban systems remained solvent amid overbuilt rural networks.
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Massachusetts
New England
Transportation systems improve efficiency and durability
These systems of transportation are better established and built to avoid quick depreciation. As in other business areas, efficiency methods replace older, slipshod street railway practices.
Tomorrow's election urged for Boston citizens
The editorial calls Boston voters to the polls tomorrow, urging active citizenship despite a lack of partisan contests. It endorses Citizens' Municipal League candidates for School Committee and City Council, highlighting Dr. Thomas F. Leen, Michael H. Corcoran, Daniel J. McDonald, Joseph A. Sheehan, and Earnest R. Smith as worthy choices. It stresses the duty to vote and to seek the best government.
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Citizens’ Municipal League
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Thomas F. Leen
Michael H. Corcoran
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Leen
Corcoran
Municipal League
Daniel J. McDonald
Joseph A. Sheehan
Earnest R. Smith
No Gerrymander Promised In State Redistricting
Speaker Walker vows no gerrymandering as redistricting proceeds with a fair process. He controls much of the committee and seeks even party distribution and pledges of fair play. Ten years ago the panel favored Republicans. current reforms aim for impartial drawing and decent politics.
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Lorimer Faces Senate Clash Over Seating of Illinois Senator
The Lorimer seating fight heats up as Beveridge drafts a minority report opposing his seating. Senator Owen plans to address the Senate and call for examination under oath amid calls for a thorough, conclusive truth, with many resisting the committee’s vindication.
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Lorimer
Ilinois
United States
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Beveridge
Illinois
Owen
The Flea Killing Guide From Uncle Sam
A humorous critique of Federal Public Health Service flea killing advice. The piece parodies a government guide and offers a satirical method using a steel lined box to trap and kill fleas by repeated jumps, ending with a poke at an imaginary Professor Mutt guide.
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Federal Public Health Service
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Stripes Fail To Catch On In Spring Fashion
The piece argues stripes remain unpopular among men and unlikely to be worn next spring. It notes gentlemen favor quiet, unobtrusive clothing and resists pressure to adopt stripes, despite fashion chatter.
Evening party quip stirs chatter over music
A gentleman at a lively gathering whispered a quip about heating the room without interrupting the music. The friend answered with a witty line about stirring the fire between the bars.
The Wedding Day Ends Two Lovers Fatefully
Miles Standish dies from a poisoned arrow after a burning village raid. John Alden, freed from captivity, declares unity with Priscilla as they rush to reunite in a forest tryst, ending their separate paths in a shared fate.
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Miles Standish
Priscilla
John Alden
Sandwich Board of Trade Formed as Canal Brings Promise
The Cape Cod Canal's progress spurs Sandwich merchants to form a Board of Trade with Rob ert Brady as secretary. A Boston restaurant menu proclaims price reductions, a sign of hopeful times.
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Cape Cod Canal
Sandwich
Board of Trade
Robert T. Brady
Boston
Lyman Named Vermont Rhodes Scholar From Small Field
From seven candidates Elias Lyman Jr of the University of Vermont is chosen as Vermont’s next Rhodes scholar. Lyman, a 1911 graduate, has been noted in football and dramatics and serves as editor in chief of the college paper. He will graduate next June.
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Elias Lyman Jr
University of Vermont
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