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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1911

Page

8

The Boston Post Publication and Subscription Rates

The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday edition pricing with annual and short-term options. Subscriptions include local and Canada access, with payment guidance and mail handling notes.

The Post in Vacation Time

The Daily Post offers mail delivery in the United States and possessions for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 20 cents monthly. Subscribers may change addresses anytime. Submit subscriptions in advance. notices of discontinuation require no further notice. Editor E. A. Grozer invites readers to notify by mail if copies are not available from dealers.

Daily Post United States Sunday Post E. A. Grozer IC Sam Review of Reviews United States War Department Boston Post

Senator Lodge Protests Boston Immigration Station Plans

The text notes Senator Lodge protesting the Treasury Department choice to let Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor draft plans for a new Boston immigration station. It argues Boston architects should compete, citing home rule as the guiding principle.

Senator Lodge Treasury Department Boston James Knox Taylor Taylor

Brookline critic hurls stock claims at Governor Foss

The Brookline speaker Mr White launches another tirade against Governor Foss calling his policies stock speculations. The piece suggests the rhetoric may mask political aims and notes a previous surge in Foss support after Theodore Roosevelt’s similar critique last fall.

Foss White Brookline Norman E. White Theodore Roosevelt

Rumor says Senator Gallinger may retire after bereavement

The New Hampshire senator, long a steady presence in the Senate, endures heavy personal losses including death in quick succession of two sons, a wife, and a daughter. The piece notes his fine character, usefulness, and sympathy, suggesting continued public life might aid his recovery.

Gallinger New Hampshire Senate

Death of Mrs. Vaughan End of Protracted Will Case

West Lebanon Maine records the death of Mrs Olea Bull Vaughan on the day a court ruled in her long dispute over her mother’s will. Officials cite tuberculosis but the article frames it as heartbreak from the litigation and public fascination with the late violinist's fortune.

West Lebanon Olea Bull Vaughan

Senate proposes open campaign spending limits and publicity

The bill would cap expenditures at ten thousand dollars for Senate campaigns and five thousand for House races, require disclosure of campaign costs and pledges of jobs or favors, and extend publicity to all primary and convention expenses. Observers doubt full compliance but see value in such reform, noting current Massachusetts practice lags.

United States Senate Congress Lorimer Senate House Massachusetts

The Greatest Port Contested by Boston and New York Plans

The Massachusetts Legislature debates Cullen bills funding port expansion. New York could receive 73 million from pier revenues to build superior harbor facilities, while Boston proposes nine million for a similar upgrade. Advocates urge seizing the opportunity to create the greatest port, with local enterprise needed to realize the plan.

Albany New York Dock Commission Boston Massachusetts

Obedience Demanded by Federal Enactment Force

The text argues that with federal enactment behind them, the people will insist on sincere obedience and compel compliance.

Call for Special Panel to Probe United Shoe Machinery Monopoly

The governor urges the Massachusetts Legislature to scrutinize the United Shoe Machinery Company's control of shoe production. He recommends appointing a special committee with authority to conduct a thorough investigation and report to the next General Court, noting the monopoly warrants careful review.

United Shoe Machinery Company Massachusetts Commonsense Shoe Machinery Company

Wiley or Wilson in cabinet shakeup debated

The piece argues President Taft should demand a stance from Secretary Wilson or support Dr. Wiley. It criticizes Wilson as weak and complains of ignored scandals in the Department of Agriculture, notably cotton reports. It hints at disciplinary action against Wiley’s enemies and references Ballinger and Taft.

Wiley Wilson Department of Agriculture Doctor Wiley Dr. Wiley Wickersham Mr. Taft

Presbyterians Organize New Church in Mattapan

A Presbyterian church was organized yesterday in Mattapan by a Presbytery of Boston committee. Elders were installed, including Rev. Dr. Kneff and Rev. Lester M. Conrow among others. Also noted were Rev. S N Elvin’s planned Oct 1 departure and St Andrews Presbyterian Church hiring Rev Dr Clarke from Liverpool during Rev McKinnon’s absence. A lawn party for the Hyde Park Union Church is set for July 27 at the corner of West River and Readville Streets.

Mattapan Bostoux M. D. Kne Lester M. Conrow Samuel M. Forsyth N. J. Sproul A. D. Mckkinnon St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Dr. Clarke Liverpool England Melkkinnon Regina Saskatchewan Canada Burst Union Church of Hyde Park West River and Readville Streets

Desperate Confederate Attack On Fort Stedman Fails

March 25 1865 Confederate assault from Fort Mahone on Fort Stedman near Petersburg Virginia captures two batteries but loses Fort Stedman to Union counterattack restored by Willcox and Parke. Heavy Confederate losses and about 2000 prisoners. Gordon's plan hampered by train breakdown delaying Longstreet's troops.

Fort Mahone Petersburg Fort Stedman Brady Mahone Stedman Richmond Lee Gordon Parke Willcox Grant Longstreet Virginia Boston Post War Department Secretary of War

The Small Town Name Lingers Through Fame

Poem reflecting on how a small town’s name clings to a person despite fame and fortune. It contrasts glittering success with enduring local perception and the sharp pride of community identity. The speaker notes that small-town eyes never lose sight of the origin or the truth the name carries.

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Bonham City Council Limits Peanut Sales to Amputees

The Bonham Texas city council passed an odd ordinance forbidding street peanut sales unless the seller has suffered amputation of both legs. The text suggests the rule as a satirical or mistaken proposal highlighting a whimsy or controversial local measure.

Bonham Tex

Wimpy Weems Prepares for 16,000,000 Mile Flight Incident

Wimpy Weems awakens eager for the great aviation contest as he dines, unaware Gaston Petrol in disguise plots to thwart him. A dramatic confrontation ends with the ceiling collapsing, a staged peril in a risky caper.

Wimpy Weems Ralph Martha’s Vineyard Boston Post Cheltenham Weems Gaston Petrol Wimpy

The Sleepless Flye and the Barrel of Babies

A satirical piece questions Wilbur Glen Voliva as Dowie’s successor, recounting a bizarre scene of kissing 286 babies and followers pouring $27,000 into a barrel. The letter also parodies marriage issues, offering an absurd method for “hooking up” a woman’s dress ending in a comic, unsafe instruction.

Wilbur Glen Voliva John Alexander Dowie Waban

Boston Pride and travel woe amid 1900s urban notes

Florence Luscomb praises Boston as unmatched for beauty cleanliness and food while residents protest Hyde Square car terminus delays and a Nahant boat cancellation angers travelers. Everett teen Theodore Shaw’s trek from Philadelphia mocks New Jersey citing bulldog encounters and police capture.

The Preacher's Snap by Walt Mason

A light verse sketch follows a preacher whose day blends sermon writing, consoling a grieving woman, wedding bells, a dying neighbor, and a visiting donation party. The piece ends with a choir leader shaming the minister for lacking fire as the poet jokes about small-town life.

Quackenbush Walt Mason

Waterfront plans and transit changes pace in Cape Cod region

The article notes rapid canal work with a large steam shovel installed between Buzzards Bay and Sandwich and two more dredges expected later. It reports Mattapan residents winning a through route via Columbia road to Matta pan and urges homeowners to notify police of summer empties to reduce burglary risk.

Cape Cod Canal Buzzard's Bay Sandwich Buzzard’s Bay

Boston barber union leader Chris Mallen praised

Chris Mallen, president of the Boston Barbers' Union, is described as a highly known barber in the city and perhaps the state. For years he has run the basement shop on School street opposite City Hall with a wide circle of regular political and public figure clients. He travels extensively as union president and is popular with all.

Boston Florence Luscomb Allston Europe Chris Mallen Boston Barbers’ Union School Street City Hall Barbers’ Union

Gallinger’s Friends Deny He Has Quit

In Concord New Hampshire July 18 close friends of Senator Gallinger deny reports of his planned resignation. They say he will not return to Washington for the current session but will resume his seat in the next winter term, insisting he has no intention of quitting office.

Concord N. H Washington Gallinger

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