Post Publishing Company announces June 10 1911 edition
Boston Post lists subscription rates and mailing details. It notes telephones for editorial and business offices, cautions prepaid subscriptions, and invites readers to notify if delivery fails. Editor and publisher FE A Grozier signs the notice.
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Post Publishing Co
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All Saints
Canada
Post Publishing
Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
WOS
Financial
Sporting Editors
FE. A. Grozier
Nothing But the Bill Taft Ultimatum to Senate
President Taft issues a stark ultimatum to Republican senators on the reciprocity pact. He rejects Lodge’s arguments and insists the root amendment aligns with his will and the Massachusetts voters.
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Lodge
Massachusetts
Electrification bill faces uncertain prospects in legislature
A writer argues the New Haven railroad will not block the electrification bill, noting the bill makes electrification mandatory but leaves timing and funding to the Railroad Commission. The opinion suggests there is little chance for this bill to pass soon.
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New Haven
Railroad Commission
Roller Coaster Dangers at Revere Beach Prompt Closures
A skeptical article notes older coasters remain safe while newer railway designs bring deadly thrills. It recalls three accidents this season including the death of Oscar F. Young yesterday and calls for license delays or closures to prevent further harm.
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Revere Beach
Oscar F. Young
Massachusetts Direct Voice in Nomination Reform
The Massachusetts Senate yesterday passed to engrossment a measure to give people a direct voice in nominating state office candidates. Amendments from the upper branch are expected to be approved by the House, with Governor's approval assured as the reform moves government closer to the people.
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House
Proposed nomination plan to curb factions and raise public service standards
The text argues that eliminating factions will curb faction power and end "packing a catotts." It predicts the nomination scheme will limit control and elevate qualifications as people recognize their responsibility in choosing and electing candidates.
Public transit lease debate tests long-term control policy
Lawmakers weigh extending Boston subway and West End Street Railway leases amid calls to reject long monopolistic terms. Governors past vetoes and 1901 precedent emphasize protecting public rights over generations, resisting 40 to 50 year franchise concessions.
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Committees On Metropolitan Affairs and Street Railways
Boston
West End Street
Boston Elevated
Crane
Washington Street
Commonwealth
National Conference of Charities and Corrections Meets in Boston
The National Conference of Charities and Corrections gathers in Boston with broad representation from states and territories. Opening addresses address social problems and potential solutions, signaling national significance and official approval from authorities.
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National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Boston
Massachusetts House backs Boston and Eastern railroad bill
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passes a bill to construct the Boston and Eastern electric railroad, granting a certificate of exigency over the railroad commissioners despite opposition. The Senate is expected to endorse the action, seen as decisive and fair.
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Boston & Eastern Electric Railroad
Senate
House
Central Vermont railroad shown capable of fast through traffic
The article notes a Massachusetts real estate party traveled from White River Junction to Montreal under Grand Trunk auspices in four hours, averaging over 47 miles per hour. The trip is presented as evidence that the Central Vermont line can handle fast through traffic, surpassing several rival routes.
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Canadian Metropolis
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Boston & Maine
New York
Central Vermont
Confederate Ironclads on James River in 1864
The article recounts how the three most powerful Civil War ironclads held the James River at Trent's Head in 1864 with a flotilla of smaller vessels. It covers Union attempts to sink obstructions, torpedo warfare, and the later Confederate evacuation and destruction of ships as their cause collapsed.
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Army of the Potomac
Butler
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McClellan
Barney
Commodore Jones
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Fredericksburg
Richmond
Virginia II
Virginia 1
Drewry
Virginia
Semmes
Alabama
Danville
N. C
Johnston
Boston Post
War Department
Secretary of War
Mars Protrusion Baffles Earthbound Skywatchers
A California astronomical observer glimpses a mysterious projection on Mars through a telescope. Other scientists seek to identify the feature amid guesses of a skyscraper wireless tower monument or fungus growth. The call goes out for a daring airship voyage to confirm the nature of the Mars projection and bid for scientific bragging rights.
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California
Mars
Tomorrow's Brady War Picture and Fashion Rhetoric
A mused critique blends military names Sheridan Forsyth Merritt Devin and Custer with fashion advice on waists shoulders and corsets. The essay favors Venus de Milo shoulders and argues pumpkin pie as a cure for neuralgia lumbago and morning-after ailments.
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Sheridan
Forsyth
Merritt
Devin
Custer
Cicena Rees 7 Listener Noted in Local Entry
A fragment mentions Cicena Rees aged 7 in a local listening entry. No other context or details are provided in readable text.
University professor predicts future athletic women may surpass men
A Chicago University professor argues that athletic college girls are developing smaller waists and broader shoulders. He predicts that if this trend continues the future woman could excel men in physical prowess, a view the writer finds troubling and questions as a social ideal.
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Venus de Milo
Venus
Chicago University
Cultivate Silence and Persistence in Life
A collection of aphorisms on silence, pay, and human behavior. It notes that noise hides real effort and that money rarely equals all value. It jokes about liver health in company and warns against overreliance on brain quantity, emphasizing mental guidance and persistent qualities.
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Tabilor
Pumpkin pie revival tale and city curiosities in 1900s dispatch
A Lima Ohio despatch reports Mrs. Schontz fainted at dinner, revived by eating a hot pumpkin pie, promoting pies as a home remedy. Other items note a farmer’s marriage sign on a wagon, judicial visits, park donkey questions, a luxury ambulance auto, Dorchester button campaigns, Taft-WH social hints, Wakefield’s old Winn house curiosities, and Everett’s pre 17th celebration notices.
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Lima
Brookline
The Healer by Walt Mason Poem on Work and Grief
A 1911 poem urges readers to cure grief and weariness through labor. It extols workers from statesman to tiller, condemns idleness, and claims work heals all ills with vigor, regardless of occupation. Copyright notice credits George Matthew Adams.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Monster bonfire staging near Charles river under construction
A staging area by the Charles river hosts a large pile of barrels and boxes as work proceeds toward finishing a massive bonfire to be lit by the official lighter.
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Charles River
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