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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post daily issue from June 28 1911 reports at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass details on local events notices and advertisements typical of a daily paper of that era. It frames the issue as No 47 Vol 206 with office location in Boston.
The notice lists rates for Six months and One year subscriptions, with varied prices for different durations. It specifies Canada copy pricing, states postal handling as Second Class Matter in Boston, and warns that money sent is at sender’s risk with checks and money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Daily Post mail subscription rates are five cents per month for the Daily and six cents per month for the Sunday Post. Address changes may be made anytime. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will end at expiration without notice. Notify by postal to E. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
A suburban court ruling allows a butter dealer to label a five pound box as such while packing any amount inside, boosting potential fraud. The remark likens to London hot meat pies and criticizes compass to New York and U S interstate commerce. The piece urges higher review by the State Sealer.
Governor Foss appoints a capable commission to study lower Suffolk County courts. The group will tackle reforms in procedures and practices to relieve inequalities, aiding the poor and friendless who suffer most from faulty justice.
The piece argues shifting the wool tariff and farmers free list before reciprocity risks its fate this session. It notes Democrats and insurgent Republicans blocked the Finance Committee reports and urges senators to act with statesmanship, pass reciprocity without amendments, and then pursue tariff revisions.
The House refusal to accept the Senate amendment on direct election of U S Senators does not end reform. The Bristow federal supervision idea is nonessential. states acting through their legislatures can choose directly, and grandfather clauses are not a valid objection. The Senate is expected to accept the resolution granting states control.
The piece notes Britain will reduce aristocratic power after public celebration. Parliament aims to curb lords while preserving King George and Queen Mary. It argues democracy grows while monarchical prestige endures through conscientious, high minded royal leadership.
At a Yale alumni dinner on Wednesday President Taft voiced warm support for the recent Supreme Court decisions in the Standard Oil and American Tobacco cases. He praised the rulings and analyzed the statute with clarity, suggesting it aims to regulate big trusts.
The text debates how to define reasonable versus unreasonable under statutes and judiciary rules. Taft suggests equitable adjustment with commercial conditions, calling it largely a question of fact and conscience for business leaders. The President seems to trust business conscience over federal statutes and Supreme Court interpretations.
The piece warns that a $2,000,000 annual appropriation to buy land and create White Mountain and southern Appalachia national parks could be forfeited if the U S Geological Survey director George Otis Smith does not promptly approve the selection. It urges action by President Taft before June 30 to avoid losing the mountain paradise to lumber interests and waste of public funds.
Boston College sees its largest graduating class in history and notes it will be the last to depart from the James street building. The next commencement will occur at a new site overlooking the Chestnut Hill reservoir, under Rev. Thomas I. Gassen.
East Boston plans a new court house and police station on the old East Boston High School site. The former building will be released under an agreement between John C. Kiley, the mayor's real estate expert, and the school committee.
The piece recalls Lincoln’s April 1865 landing at The Rocketts Richmond and his trip to City Point by boat. It notes diaries from 1861 to 1865 and highlights vivid depictions of wartime hardship, currency collapse, and famine, citing Ja B Jones and Mary Chesnut as sources.
A husband and wife attend a ball game spending $8 for premium seats. A foul ball aimed at a man in front misses him but hits another, breaking his front teeth. The embarrassed man retreats, while his wife scolds him for not diving out of the rain.
The speaker rejects royal splendor and wealth, preferring humble work and skill. He imagines everyday life at baseball games, with friends greeting him as Bill Jones of U.6 Ai. The tone favors ordinary identity over royal titles and riches.
A Dorchester writer proposes buying an airplane to collect air holes above Boston and sell ground holes for doughnut use. U R E replies that holes are already sold to William Hepburn Russell for disposal by batsmen at Walpole street grounds, for suburban doughnut holes.
In Atchison Kansas Tillie McGowan a noted temperance advocate struck a man with a rock after he offered her a glass of beer. She scratched his face tore his clothes and returned with a gun firing at him the incident sparked by a beer offer.
Professor Morton Kilgallen of Balliol College today reveals the devil fish or ray as a creature of note and warns of its fearsome nature. He also promises remarks tomorrow on the dogfish described as a demon among fish.
The narrator mocks a sea creature dubbed the Devil-fish as a 20 foot long menace, boasting it would snap the ship binnacle and praising its devilish antics while dismissing its value as a pet.
Special to All Sorts from Our London Correspondent recalls a playful coronation scene. The King in State robes wears pink union underwear and loose stockings, then inspects a card with a measured, wary glance. After a calm moment he comments his heart is in the right place and wagers boldly.
Mrs. Hayrick remarks on her son's progress as a college second baseman sends a letter praising his performance. She attributes his success to a good voice and early confidence observed in him. The exchange highlights family pride and athletic achievement.
In a humorous verse dated 1911, Uncle Walt Mason laments buzzing flies tormenting him and orders his daughter Matilda to fetch a swatter. He reflects on changing views about killing insects and vows to strike when the pests bite.
An old man in a bar faces a mocking remark about his drinking. He counters with a wry line comparing the jab to another rivet in a Dreadnought, signaling he knows his limits.
A study notes that divorce appears simpler than entering marriage in Switzerland citing procedural steps and registration norms. Researchers highlight administrative requirements and lengthy processes as barriers to long term wedlock.
Ethel plans to travel hundreds of miles for her honeymoon while Gladys notes her fiance runs a merry go round making the journey convenient.
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