The Post Publishing Company Boston Daily July 26 1911
The Boston Bost issue lists subscription rates and office details for the Post Publishing Company. It notes prices for daily and Sunday papers, Canada copies, and vacation mail options. It also provides contact numbers for editorial and business offices and urges advance payment and notification of delivery changes.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Ea Ececa Es Peco
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
Not So Very Little Grand Trunk Rival Strong
An editorial discusses the Grand Trunk Railway, noting it runs nearly 5000 miles of track with over 800 locomotives and 30,000 cars. It earns more than 30 million dollars annually and is poised to be a formidable competitor as it expands, challenging perceptions of its size and strength.
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Little Grand Trunk
New England
Grand Trunk
Law Enforcement League influence in Brookline liquor case noted
The Law Enforcement League may be out of it on illegal liquor charges against Brookline Country Club, yet police accusers and the league’s witnesses have prompted action. The league’s evidence retains value and could be used by other means if further action is pursued.
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Law Enforcement League
Brookline Country Club
League
The Automatic Gun Curse
An editorial argues that the automatic pistol caused multiple murders on a North Adams car. It asserts the weapon enables rapid fire, likening it to a gatling gun, and calls for prohibition to curb lawlessness and protect the public and officers.
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North Adams
Oiher
Toward the Light on United Shoe Machineryprobe
The piece argues the Governor is right to avoid duty to discover crimes while the Attorney General shifts to enforcement and gathers evidence against United Shoe Machinery. It urges a legislative committee of investigation to uncover all facts about the corporation's impact on Massachusetts boot and shoe industry for the next General Court.
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United Shoe Machinery Company
Shoe Machinery Trust
Legislative Committee of Investigation
Massachusetts
General Court
Luther Burbank and cactus clash with Department policy
Santa Rosa horticulturist Luther Burbank long celebrated for agricultural prowess finds himself at odds with the U S Department of Agriculture. Reported efforts involve transforming a thorny plains cactus into a farm edible for cattle while the department claims to have developed a different process.
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Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Cal
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Wr. Burbank
Department Ofriculture
Burbank Contends Over Role of Offcial Determination
Secretary Wilson and Luther Burbank clash over who should decide agricultural methods. The debate centers on Burbank’s claimed vegetable and fruit innovations, including stoneless prunes and new potato and fruit varieties. Public concern focuses on whether increased production preserves flavor, with critics noting poorer oranges today.
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Wilson
Burbank
Luther Burbank
Department of Agriculture
The Moroccan Cloud Threat to France and German Demands
The piece argues the Moroccan dispute could spark war or fade peacefully. It notes German navy presence off Agadir demanding a Congo carveout including Libreville, pressuring France. It cites British opposition and the fading Triple Alliance, suggesting a return to diplomatic mediation like Algeciras.
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France
Kaiser
Agadir
Morocco
Germany
French Congo
Libreville
West African
Great Britain
Austria
Italy
United States
Algeciras
Schedule for Congress recess and work plan proposed
Senator Newlands of Nevada proposes a congressional recess once the current programme ends and reassembly on the first Monday in November. A committee drafted work schedule could advance legislation, avoiding current system awkwardness and speeding action before the regular session opens.
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Newlands
Nevada
Congress
MORE CONGRESSMEN APPORTIONMENT DISCUSSION IN SENATE
The Senate at Washington agrees to immediate consideration of the reapportionment bill based on the new census. The measure would increase House membership by over 40, though critics say the larger size offers no essential disparity. Redistricting before the 1912 elections is deemed desirable if passed in time for state legislatures. The Senate likely defers to the House's plan, a course not wholly inadvisable.
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Senate
Washington
House
Congress
St Catherine’s Lawn Party Scheduled at Spring Hill
The St Catharine’s parish lawn party will be held Saturday on the Little Sisters of the Poor grounds Highland Avenue Somerville. A parish team faces an out of town church nine in an afternoon baseball game and the young girls contribute to the event with a mantle of fun and a blueberry contest.
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St. Catherine’s Parish
Spring Hill
Somerville
Little Sisters of the Poor
Highland Avenue
Youth and Age Exchange Harsh Warns in Street Encounter
An elderly man scolds a boy for smoking and threatens legal action while the boy retorts about growing up. The exchange highlights tension between generations over smoking and behavior in a street setting.
Richmond Aftermath and Valor Hold Onto Lost Cause
The piece recalls Richmond after April 1865, describing the rain of the canal scene, depopulation, and a Confederate editor insisting the cause remains strong. It contrasts 1861 confidence with 1885 sorrow, notes Davis’s wary optimism, and highlights wartime life from weddings and gaiety to privation, church scenes, and poignant family losses.
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Brady
Richmond
Virginia
Lee
Jefferson
Sallie Putnam
Grant
Mars
Pegram
Hatcher's Run
Chesnut
Jefferson Davis
Weather Woes Prompt Turners Public Spirit Note
A Somerville correspondent relays a humorous aside about terrible weather and heat from the street seeping into faces, reflecting local wit in Turner’s Public Spirit. The poem fragment mocks censoring thoughts that risked cut lines, framing daily life as a long, loud cuss at things trimmed out.
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Somerville
Turner
The Hypothetical Heroics Of Private Wally Topp
A satirical 1911 tale recounts Private Wally Topp volunteering to blow a bridge with imaginary dynamite to halt an imagined Blues advance on Boston. He dies of a purely mental explosion, leaving readers to ponder the cost and bravado of wartime bravura.
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Boston
Jimpson Jukes
Ump
Wally Topp
Topp
Beacon Street
Pridge
Blues
For Sale Saddle Horse Heavy Driver in Newport VT
Fine saddle horse weighing about 1100 pounds offered for sale in Newport Vermont. Ideal for heavy driving work or carriage use. Contact for details.
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Newport
Express
Stan
Roe
Our Proxy Taft and Archie Butt In The Rain
A wry note recalls Taft and Butt golfing in rain then riding into town on an evening train. The writer braids humor with a jab about local graft coverage and a perturbed reaction to the morning paper. The piece ends by lamenting its own seeming emptiness and referencing the Leps in a tossed aside aside.
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Taft
Archie Butt
Snowy Sunday in Fort Wayne Prompting Inquiry
A snowswept Fort Wayne, Indiana, prompts readers to contact Cap. Sweeney for more details about the weather event and its implications.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Cap. Sweeney
House of Lords Trouble Sparks Unclear Political Tensions
A brief note describes mounting trouble in the House of Lords with little clarity on causes or outcomes. The remark suggests widespread confusion or lack of knowledge about current disputes among observers.
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House of Lords
We Have Not Spoke Of Lawrence Through It All
A terse remark notes that amid ongoing events no mention has been made of Lawrence. The line signals deliberate silence on the topic while other matters proceed.
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Lawrence
Aviator Wimpy Weems and Michel Brianne Narrowly Survive Drop
The two men ride a perilous descent in what appears to be a controlled fall, reporting smiles and calm as they near 750 feet. Michel remarks in Italian that the drop is dramatic while Wimpy Weems remains composed, suggesting the fall will not cause a disaster.
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Wimpy Weems
Aia
Michel Brianne
Uhmnl
Michel
Weems
Wimpine Plan Fails As Glass Eye Explodes On Ground
Wimpy Weems and Michel Brianne escape a collapsing biplane using an air cushion created by the exploding glass eye filled with Wimpine. They land, recover, and flee toward a drug store in Winsted Connecticut, pursued by John Charles Jolsom, a detective in Gaston Petrol’s pay. The tale ends with a cliffhanger.
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Wimpy Weems
Michel Brianne
Michel
Winsted
Conn
Gaston
Sunshine Society Picnic Held by Massachusetts Division
Fifty members of the Massachusetts Division International Sunshine Society gathered at Franklin Park for their annual field day. They enjoyed a basket picnic then held a meeting reporting progress in various city sections and noting work completed and ongoing.
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Massachusetts
International Sunshine Society
Franklin Park
United States Takes One Fourth of Nitrated Chill Output
The United States accounts for nearly a quarter of the nitrated production of Chill, reflecting its major role in the global output. This share underscores industrial capacity and economic dynamics within the sector during the period.
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The
United States
Weathered Verse on Rain and Growing Season by Walt Mason
A 1911 verse in rustic dialect laments drought and seeks rain to save crops. The farmer frets as heat scorches the plains, wishing Jupiter and the heavens would favor his garden, peas, beans, greens, and pumpkins with timely moisture.
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Jupiter
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Fads and Fashions Highlighted in Lace and Velvet Trends
Paragraph notes butterfly bows of lace on hats and sashes, chiffon veils, new jabots with lace trim, and white serge suits with a subtle twill. Parasols rise dome like due to aeroplane craze. broderie anglaise returns as a favorite. Velvet remains a strong trim across colors, especially black, to temper vivid tones.
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Paris
Broderie Anglaise
Dryest year in New England weather history
The weather bureau reports this year as the driest on record with 15.74 inches of rainfall since January. Deficiency stands at 8.294 inches, hitting farming areas hardest as crops suffer from the prolonged drought across the New England district.
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Weather Bureau
Smith
New England
Consul Denies Hair Theft From Dead Chinamen Claim
An American consul in China refutes the report that hair is taken from dead Chinese people for sale. The article notes that artificial lace, a French cellulose development, wears better and offers other advantages over real hair.
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China
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