Boston Post issue highlights and notices
Boston Post daily edition dated March 3 1911 publishes local notices and brief items from the city. Included are community notices and short summaries typical of the era with names and places of local interest.
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Boston
Mass
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Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Post Newspaper Notices and Subscription Policy
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KEEP THEM COVERED Health edict targets street meat exposure
The Boston health department urges keeping meats fruits and foods covered to prevent flies dust and filth. Market district stalls spill out onto sidewalks with meats near gutters and dust in summer, risking contamination and misleading shoppers.
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Health Department
City of
Boston
Direct nominations and the public will for reform
Massachusetts readers debate direct nominations for state offices. A contrast between motives and effects is drawn as supporters push for reform and critics attack the reformer’s tactics. The piece defends public choice and questions political strategy.
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Massachusetts
House
Commonwealth
Developing Porto Rico as a Winter Resort
The piece notes Porto Rico lacks adequate hotels by continental standards, diminishing its appeal to luxury travelers. It mentions an ongoing effort to build a modern American hotel near Morro Bay on the east coast, gathered from earlier discussions.
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Porto Rico
America
Morro
Island Climate and Scenery Attract Visitors
Island offers year round tropical climate and picturesque scenery with varied fruits, good roads, and a gentle hospitable population.
Inquiring Into Boston Real Estate Assessments
The piece argues that widespread public concern over Boston real estate assessments warrants a careful unbiased inquiry. It questions potential discrimination and calls for expert judgment and possible improvements in the assessing board to benefit taxpayers and the city treasury.
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Boston
United Improvement Association
Supreme Court Warns Automobiles Must Be Registered
The Commonwealth Supreme Court warns automobile owners to register their cars or risk losing coverage for injuries in a collision with a railroad train at unprotected crossings. The ruling defines an unregistered vehicle as unlawful in every aspect of operation and stresses the owner’s disobedience leads to injury liability. It notes uncertainty about license plate or operator license violations but urges avoiding the risk.
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Supreme Court of the Commonwealth
Portugal’s Provisional Government Delay Draws Uproar
The United States delays official recognition of Portugal as a new republic. The State Department notes Henry S. Boutell remains in a provisional role, prompting calls in Congress for a formal inquiry into the slow recognition compared with France Spain and Panama.
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Republic of
Portugal
United States
State Department
Henry S. Boutell
Panama
No Tariff Board Debated as Senate Reaches Impasse
The Republicans in the United States Senate abandoned the tariff board bill amid nearing session end. Democrats leveraged limited hours to push appropriation bills, arguing funds for departments are essential. The piece suggests the President should pursue the tariff board in a future extra session rather than now.
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United States Senate
United States
Skipper Who Spotted Crippen In Command
Allan line steamer Wakefield Erie arriving Halifax from Glasgow disembarks 107 cabin and steerage passengers. Captain James Carey ill in England. Captain H G Kendall presiding. Kendall previously commanded Montrose and helped expose Crippen case aiding Canada escapee Ha Belle Elmore murder inquiry.
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Ethel Leneve
Montrose
Canada
Belle
Elmore
The strongest word in English according to readers
A collection of brief reader opinions from Boston and surrounding towns naming words they consider strongest or most meaningful. Choices range from no and never to gratitude and faith with quirky attributions and playful nicknames.
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Cambridge
Boston
Finance
Jack
Johnson
Roxbury
Melrose
Chocolates
Dolly Dimples
East
Halo compliments at a ball sparkled by vanity
A playful exchange in Salem features a narrator praising a gleaming halo described as a long faithful accessory. The Wise One thanks Newt for the praise and explains the halo was polished with scourine and worn straight for best appearance.
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Newt
Salem
Block Repair After Fire on Robbins Street
Mrs. Miller’s Robbins Street block burned on February 5 and carpenters expect occupancy by June after repairs. The owner supervises the work though is not performing it herself.
Mary Stuart and Rizzio in Neal's 1876 Portrait
The article profiles David Neal's painting "Mary Stuart and Rizzio" and recounts Mary Queen of Scots romance, her marriages to Francis, Darnley, and Bothwell, her foes and lovers, and the murder of Rizzio. It notes Neal's Lowell birth, Munich life, and the painting's display across major cities.
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Gruff John Knox
Mary Stuart
David Rizzio
Neal
Chastelard
Rizzio
Darnley
Denmark
Sweden
Queen Elizabeth
Robert Dudley
Earl of Leicester
Don Carlos
Philip II
Spain
Ferrara
Savoy
Italy
Arran
Duke of Norfolk
Don John of Austria
Mary
Elizabeth
England
Francis
France
Lord Darnley
Earl of Bothwell
Holyrood Castle
Rizzie
Countess of Argyle
Robert Stuart
Rothwell
Darniey
David Neal
Lowell
Munich
Germany
Royal Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
London
Boston
Chicago
D. O. Mills
New York
Love Never Falleth Rescues Editor and Virginia
Vincent Dorrance, editor of a short story magazine, reconciles with Virginia after a tale submission and old romance. He admits his ambitions harmed their past. she forgives and they marry, living happily ever after as the romance ends with love never falleth.
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Vincent Dorrance
Morning Mail
Virginia
Johnson
Vivennia
Celoone
Bay
Virginia A
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