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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
8
Boston Post issue from June 5, 1911, printed at 259 Washington Street. Provides news briefs and local notices typical of daily papers of the era.
The notice lists rates for Mariet subscriptions at one year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75 and one month 0.25. The Sunday Post yearly 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75 and one month 0.80. Canada copies 0.10. Mail terms note sender’s risk and non cash payments.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery across the United States and possessions for 25 cents single issue and 20 cents monthly. Subscribers may change the address as often as desired.
Editorial and business notices list telephone numbers and instruct that all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. Readers are asked to notify the paper by mail if they cannot obtain the Post regularly from dealers. E. A. Gropier is editor and publisher.
Will Irwin criticizes Boston press for padding yet defends reporting on the Boston Opera House. He argues the opera is a credit to the city and a source of pleasure and education, while editors’ padding remains a matter of opinion.
Chancellor Day of Syracuse University brands the Rockefeller aggregation a grinding monopoly and lawless in methods. He questions if increasing trade volume justifies destroying competitors. The Supreme Court and Day clash, though he has little room for appeal.
Reports describe earthquakes across the Antilles with Jamaica still recovering and St George struck injuring residents. No damage reported in U S possessions. Porto Rico spared. Earlier hurricane damage to crops noted as historical context.
Recent readings suggest our holdings in Porto Rico are measurably outside the disturbance zone despite broader upheaval. The report emphasizes stability in these assets and urges continued monitoring.
The Havana harbor effort to raise the Maine progresses as pumps begin and the conning structure is tested. Crowds await what the hulk reveals and rites are planned for fallen sailors while questions about the disaster’s cause persist amid rising international tensions.
Experiments by the Postal Department show moving magazines by fast freight could cut costs from about nine cents to half a cent per pound, despite some delay. Magazines favor the plan as they don’t require speed and would adjust schedules to fit the freight service to avoid higher advertising page rates. The author argues the idea should end the proposed higher rates.
The Stanley committee in Washington holds an inquisition into the Steel Trust. Testimony from Judge Gary, John W. Gates, and Senator Root shows discrepancies in historic recollections. Theodore Roosevelt may add further detail and, in New York, J. P. Morgan could be summoned if reachable.
The piece argues that the proposed reciprocity amendments are a political knife to the measure. It cites President Taft and Senator Lodge discussing pressuring tactics and future votes. The author urges Taft's optimism and hopes the resolution will be reported and passed in the Senate early this week.
The article recalls Richmond's fall in April 1865 with scenes of the arsenal burning, bridges aflame, and explosions as Union troops advanced. It notes Lincoln's visit, emancipation joy, postwar hardships, shortages, and social upheaval, including rioting and vice amid devastation.
A Brockton Mass column features wry letters and exchanges including a humorous debate about Lot’s wife, plus small ads for rooms, horses, and work. It reports a romance between Stanley G. Dyer and Mabel Cummings and mocks the notion that romance ends with marriage, urging continued courtship.
Indications point to a summer session extending through the season as the Senate delays action and the House pursues reform schemes. If the schedule is set, there may be momentum for legislative action next winter.
The Poppleton Post editor argues over a successor as proprietor notes a vacancy. The editor praises Jones as a promising recruit. Jones had previously found the broken rail that caused the Smalham railway disaster, filing his report just before the press deadline.
Those who missed Miss Lillian Phelps temperance lecture at the A. O. U. W. hall last Sunday noon lost a rare treat. Phelps delivered a clear voice and rare eloquence.
The Observant Citizen recalls a Boston ball game moment where a little girl loudly revealed her mother's bet, no arrest follows. The column also highlights Dorchester Day preparations led by Mrs Fitzgerald and daughters, a marathon gift to Clarence DeMar, and civic scenes on Northampton and Tremont streets with locals like Walter Collins and Martin Halloran observed amid city life.
The Atlantic near the Virgin Islands has a bottom about four and a half miles deep while near the Ladrone Islands in the Pacific depth reaches about five miles.
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