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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1911
Page
8
The Boston Bost issue dated July 17, 1011 announces edition number 14 from the Post Publishing Co at 258 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. It presents a historic newspaper front page style with publication details and masthead.
The Sunday Post and Daily Post subscription rates are listed for six months, one year, and quarterly terms. Canadian and international mail options are noted, with prices per copy and per month. Mail handling details warn that funds are at sender's risk and checks should be payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Subscriptions must be paid in advance or service will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly, notify us by postal mail at once. Editor and Publisher BE. A. Grozier signs off.
Congress, after over three months in session, approves sending the reciprocity bill from the House to a final vote on Saturday without amendments. The swift trade tide with Canada is expected before Congress convenes its first regular session on December 11.
Opinion argues reform to stop jailing innocent witnesses who witness crime but cannot afford bail. Cites Springfield case where Giuseppi Ferreri and two Galetto brothers faced months in jail for failing to post $1000 bail, separating them from families and leaving redress unattainable. Public sentiment may push for alternative safeguards while preserving witness testimony.
The Ways and Means Committee is expected to back a 9 million dollar dock bill for Boston. At Saturday hearings Henry Long argued the 3 million dollar dock cost would return profits quickly, noting vast Northwest production and Montreal dock capacity. He urged swift passage without amendments.
News dispatches say a White House conference resolved the Alabama Republican leadership dispute. The arrangement is about federal patronage, not party strength, as Alabama’s GOP is minor and Democratic margins are large. National convention delegates and patronage influence shape appointments under party interest.
The piece notes rivalry for a state office and praises President Taft for a delicate political adjustment. It asserts Alabama will not cast its 11 electoral college votes for Taft but will deliver 22 votes for him in the Republican nominating convention, signaling strong party support.
The Metropolitan Park Commission considers a general men’s dressing room at Revere beach and Nantasket a promising experiment. Advocates say reduced fees and expanded bathing facilities are needed to meet summer demands, aiming to aid the poor while improving healthful access.
The Fifth Avenue Coach Company challenged a Manhattan street advertising ban. The New York Court of Appeals ruled the ad signs on stages violated the ordinance, a decision upheld by the highest court. The ruling affirms city power to prevent unsightly street conditions beyond safety concerns.
Dr Tanner once drew crowds with fasting shows arguing against eating. Now Signor Lucci in London repeats the claim, but five years of abstaining from solid food leave him hungry for attention and money. He laments dwindling interest as food costs rise and fasting loses appeal.
Paragraphs describe season trends with voile fabric,ど bodices, fuller skirts for fall, and the long cord bag as a current favorite. Parasol borders include pongee silks and satins, with foulards paired to plain silks, and silk dresses shown as remnants. Girls at resorts wear turbans with ribbon bows. hats feature short brims and exposed foreheads. Evening gowns favor gray tones under artificial light, with stone gray less preferred except when combined with cerise and silver embroidery.
A detailed Confederate and Union account of Chickamauga Creek battle actions on September 18 19 and 21 1863. Rosecrans misjudges a line gap allowing Longstreet to strike the Union right. Bragg’s forces push the Federal lines to Chattanooga with heavy casualties and large prisoner losses.
A cryptic letter to the editor questions those who seek the subject’s downfall and references poison and benzoate. The writer asks if the Boston Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs in all games would that matter, signing as Me God in a clipped, unsettled plea.
A humorous clipping lampoons Crane and Wait livery owner Charles V Crane and Mr Wait, noting benign boils and swelling as the “suffering” of the hot weather era, then wanders into speculations about comets and solar energy. The fragment includes verse from Rosalie Dorothy England and a vivid memory of a large 10,000,000 mile airship race at Franklin Park.
A fragmentary verse warns Tom about bear and trout legalities, suggesting prudence in fishing without a gun and critiquing law and appetite for protected prey. It parodies legal fussing while noting poetic license. Three statements from Edwin Fairfax Navity appear amid the collage.
In Boston on Schoolmaster's Hill Mayor issues a 10 million mile flying challenge with prizes including cash neckties and hosiery. Wimpy Weems then descends from a crashing white winged biplane, proclaims his identity, and ignites the crowd with his claim to take on the feat in a soprano voice.
Dear Miss Champagne I have worried about a question for two years. I met a young lady from Hingham and visited weekly. I gave her a bracelet and theatre outings and we fell in love until a night she grew distant. A postcard to her from friends upset her and now she only says hello in the mornings.
A 1911 verse recalls Sara Bernhardt once divine on stage while comparing her decline to Jeffries Johnson and Bat Nelson. Walt Mason laments the fading era, noting shrill tones and dwindling crowd cheers as the relic limps forth with noble drama.
A Boston tailor seeks guidance on whether to confront a woman about her changed treatment after a year and a half of acquaintance. The writer notes potential meddling friends and urges direct, honest talk to clear up the issue, recalling sayings about taking chances in love.
An aching heart seeks guidance on choosing between two suitors. One dances and socializes at dances. the other avoids dancing, claims respectability, and abstains from smoking drinking or chewing. The writer asks which path leads to a steady fiancé, noting outings to theatres and overall suitability.
The author argues the merit of dancing when done by honest, sober youths and distinguishes between wholesome dances and improper dance halls. He notes that dancing is harmless and healthful but warns that offensive venues attract improper behavior, urging decent people to stay away rather than condone vice.
Water from a monotype machine started a short circuit in the automatic fire alarm wires at the F. H. Simons factory on 2987 Congress street yesterday morning. Firemen said the damage from the water was as serious as any fire could have caused.
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