Boston West The Independent Democratic Paper of New England
The Boston West issue from January 21, 1911 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday papers, office addresses, and payment terms. It notes advance payment requirements and contact details for the Post Publishing Company including editors and business office locations.
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Independent Democratic Paper
New England
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Publishing Company
Meddling Montana Assembly Demands Investigation
The Montana Assembly denounces two Massachusetts Democrats for voting for Henry Cabot Lodge in the U S Senate race. It calls for a rigid inquiry to punish the guilty, then urges Montana to clean its own dirty politics before castigating Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Assembly of Montana
Montana
United States Senate
Montana Assembly
New Maine Hull Raising Fund Requires 350 000
The Maine hull raising from Havana harbor needs 350000 more after 300000 already allocated which will run out by February 15. The War Secretary asks Senator Male to expedite approval without delay to complete the long delayed reparation for the dead.
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Maine
Havana Harbor
Secretary of War
Senator Male
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Underwood Named Chair of House Ways and Means
The article highlights Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama as the future power in the House, chosen as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. It notes his influence will extend to tariff revision and the leadership of other standing committees, with a long tenure and a reputation for steady, people‑focused service.
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Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
House
Underwood
Ways and Means
OUR ART TREASURE HOUSE AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
The mayor report notes admissions rose by about 45 000 year over year with free admissions rising from 218 025 to 243 935. Subscriptions for the year reached the largest in museum history, about 20 000 more than 1909, and donors are urged to increase giving to sustain services.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Political tensions over Jewish entry to Russia
A fragment condemns Russian barriers blocking Jewish entry even with U S passports amid indignation among Jewish citizens. The text criticizes official policies and highlights international concern about treatment of Jews.
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Russia
State Department
Consid
Russia Violates 1832 Treaty Over Jewish Citizens
The speaker condemns Russia for denying Jewish American citizens the right to reside freely, arguing the 1832 treaty guarantees liberty and protection for all citizens. The breach, the text says, dishonors American passports and mocks the treaty’s core guarantees.
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Russia
Carnegie Adds Another 10 Million to His Institution
The Carnegie Institution receives a further 10 million dollar gift from Andrew Carnegie, boosting its endowment to 25 million. Critics debate his methods, but supporters say such generosity, if echoed by other wealthy individuals, would improve the world.
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Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Carnegie
Seven Seas
Mt. Wilson
Paul Morton a career of power with mixed public service
The obituary portrays Paul Morton as a versatile but controversial figure who rose from a Burlington railroad clerk earning 16 a month to vice president of the Santa Fe system and leader at Equitable Life. It notes a short Navy tenure, a belated reform stance, and a view of him as personally honest yet corporately cautious and aligned with Wall Street interests.
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Paul Morton
Burlington Railroad
Santa Fe
Navy
Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Wall Street
Funeral of Mrs. Sara Chapman Bull in Cambridge
The funeral for Mrs. Sara Chapman Bull widow of Ole Bull was held at 3 pm at 168 Brattle Street Cambridge. Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Crothers led services with Vedas readings as Charles M. Loeffler performed Ole Bull works with A. W. Snow at organ. Cremation private. ashes to Norway for interment beside Ole Bull.
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Sara Chapman Bull
Ole Bull
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Samuel M. Crothers
First Parish
Charles M. Loeffler
A. W. Snow
Church of the Advent
Saetergrentens Sondag
Norway
Sangforeningen Bjorgvin
Chicago
Ole Bull Komite
Bergen
Edmund M. Parker
Ralph S. Bartlett
Francis Bigelow
Dr. C. Hanford Henderson
Free Ballot Remedy in Naming Senators
North End letter argues for direct election of U.S. Senators by the people to remove deadlocks and political bargaining. The writer, Max Henry Neavman of Boston, urges a free ballot as the solution for a healthier representative government.
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United States
Max Henry Neavman
Boston
Jan
Why nature makes woman called the fair sex
Dear Newt, Bonehead argues nature made woman fair while men lack a distinguishing feature. The reply quips that whiskers, a lion’s mane, or moose antlers would be cumbersome and jokes about beards, mustaches, and vanity.
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Newt
Boston
Bonehead
Nick
Man Refused Marriage License for Intoxication in Paterson NJ
A Paterson New Jersey license clerk refused a marriage license to a man so drunk he could hardly spell his name. The writer backs the decision, arguing a sober applicant protects the prospective wife’s interests and that intoxication implies poor temperament for marriage.
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Paterson
N. J
Observant Citizen Captain Bartlett Training in Gunnery
Captain Charles A. Bartlett of the Cedric engages in gunnery training as required by his English Naval Reserve role. Bartlett is remembered in Boston for his Mediterranean service and long association with the port. Skating on the Charles River improves with nightly parties in Waltham and Newton and stretches of unobstructed ice. Captain Isaac C. Jenks of the 34th Infantry, U S A, who inspected the First Corps of Cadets, wins praise for rapid checks and later entertained Company B at the Hotel Oxford with songs and piano. Adrian B. Smith of the South Boston Court notes a remarkable encounter.
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Charles A. Bartlett
Cedric
Bartlett
Boston
Bebe
Charles
Waltham
Newton
Isaac C. Jenks
34Th Infantry
Company B
Oxford
All's Well and the Sea's Hardier Sailor
A Copley Print features Homer Winslow's sea painter laureate legacy. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts houses the painting All's Well, depicting a weathered sailor at work on a liner deck. The image resonates with ocean travelers and echoes the hardy creed of those who go down to the sea in ships.
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Winslow -Homer
Maine
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Winslow Homer A Singular American Painter
The 1906 reminiscence highlights Winslow Homer as a quintessential American artist born in Boston who chose to study nature over Paris. It notes his isolation at Prout’s Neck Maine during his peak, his blunt fidelity to sea life, and his lasting influence despite sometimes stark or harsh works.
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Paris
Qosler
Winslow Homer
Prout’s Neck
Maine
The South Boston clerk and a Boston portrait talker
A report recalls Mr. Smith ending his 21st year as clerk of the South Boston temple of justice alongside his earlier role as assistant to Clerk Tuttle of Dorchester. The piece also notes a Boston art lover’s view of Stuart's Washington portrait and a humorous take on Boer exiles in Bermuda avoiding the oath to King George.
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South Boston
Bermuda
George
South Africa
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