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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1911
Page
8
Daily newspaper item from Boston Dost with office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass dated March 1 1911 and issue number 1 in volume 205.
The Post Publishing Company lists rates for domestic and Canada subscriptions. Daily One SMB by Cusia at $8.00 yearly and $1.50 for six months. monthly 25 cents. Sunday Post at $8.00 yearly, $1.50 for six months, 75 cents for three months, 50 cents for one month. Canada 10 cents per copy. Second class matter at Boston Post. Payment by check, draft, or money order to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Public notice states all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration. Readers are urged to notify the office if the Post is not received regularly. E. A. Groziebr, Editor and Publisher.
Boston opens five conferences on civic progress rural development agricultural education home economics and family life. The sessions begin tomorrow and focus on practical issues affecting people's daily lives rather than abstract topics.
The famous patronage letter linked Taft to promising offices to insurgents for peace, drawing Senate critique from Bourne of Oregon. Critics say the Beverly letter was improper and injudicious, but the Post noted no criminal intent. Supporters defend Taft as upright and morally clean despite the controversy.
A Washington Senate vote on a constitutional amendment for electing senators by popular vote failed to reach two thirds, with 54 in favor and 38 against. The piece notes upcoming senators and predicts changes as new voices in the next Congress may still back reform.
The reform remains alive despite a setback and has only experienced a delay rather than a final defeat. Stakeholders indicate momentum could resume if opposition softens.
The piece argues for harsh penalties for smugglers and undervaluers, criticizing moderate fines as inadequate. It notes the government’s stance amid a perceived dangerous mood and cites the Duveen Brothers offering to settle civil claims for about 1 million dollars while seeking only a civil fine if convicted criminally. The author insists the criminal case proceed to enforce respect for customs laws.
Australia plans immediate action to curb or ban operations of the American meat trust. Sir R. W. Bent announces government measures with Attorney General to apply existing laws and seek new legislation to prevent monopolistic practices and protect national interests.
The piece mocks the council deadlock over selecting a president and questions the dignity of the body. It notes Councillor Smith’s offer to secure a four-vote majority on two ballots and suggests a decisive toss of a cent as a fair settlement.
Mr. Riley told the legislative committee on federal relations that the issue is not the merits of a tax on incomes but whether Congress has constitutional power to levy it if needed. The amendment before the Legislature seeks to remove the exception and align the United States with other nations in possessing revenue authority.
Newark N J Feb 28 Vice Chancellor Howell filed a court decision upholding a 20 million dollar surplus fund division among deferred dividend policy holders. The ruling also assigns 2 59 million to Prudential stockholders as contingency surplus, allowing a 125 percent dividend on the 2 million total capital stock.
After a nine day drive the city collected 104225.05 dollars for the Women s College of Connecticut to be founded in New London. A ten day campaign aimed at 100000 pounds was to end tomorrow with the total announced this afternoon. The moment was marked by whistles and explosion of giant fireworks.
The piece recounts Francesca da Rimini and Paolo’s tale from Dante and Phillips in Stephen Phillips' Paolo and Francesca, noting Giovanni Malatesta’s murder, the lovers’ death, and Cabanel’s painting of the scene. It adds that Cabanel, born 1823, lived to 1889, and that his Luxembourg Gallery purchase boosted his popularity.
John Devine presents a playful column with poems and word puns asking readers for the strongest English word and inviting submissions. He comments on a Massachusetts bachelor tax bill, noting support contingent on an amendment.
A humorous proposal suggests replacing a fixed bachelor tax with female assessors to gauge each bachelor’s wealth and determine a yearly payment. The plan imagines hefty levies on wealthy bachelors and minimal fees on shy ones, claiming it could spur marriages or ease tax burdens.
An All Sorts contest invites entries naming the strongest word in English with no entry fee beyond postage. Participants of any age may submit a single word, with the option to replace it if a stronger term is found, while profanity and swears are excluded.
Sie Heng notes a saying about leadership and success, highlighting the idea that those who master small tasks lay the groundwork for major achievements. The quote emphasizes discipline, steady work, and reliability as pathways to bigger accomplishments.
A two story block at Wyman and Washington streets center of Stoughton burned early today. Loss estimated at $20,000. The building, owned by Walter Swan, housed the district court and five stores. Fire suspected to originate from an overheated boiler. Brockton aid helped confine blaze to the original structure.
Observances across multiple Boston churches mark Ash Wednesday with morning and afternoon services at Church of the Advent Immanuel St Luke St Paul St Stephen and Trinity. The Rev Chauncey Hawkins of Central Congregational Jamaica Plain will speak next Sunday on Jane Addams.
The former Gloucester fishing schooner Admiral Dewey lacked nationality after sale to Newfoundland parties. She was not American nor British until Simeon Merrill Tibbo of Grand Bank, Newfoundland, had her registered in the British list yesterday after arriving here.
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