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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post publishes its March 4 1911 daily edition from 259 Washington Street Boston Mass detailing local news and notices of the era.
The notice lists rates for Daily and Sunday Post subscriptions including one year six months and three months options with prices in dollars and cents. It notes Canadian per copy charges, postal classifications, and that money should be sent at sender's risk with checks drafts and money orders payable to Post Publishing Company.
Editorial room and financial section details printed for the Post with office lines and subscription instructions. The notice directs advance payment for subscriptions and discontinuation on expiration. Publisher E A Grozier signs the notice.
Senator Treadway urges passage of a pending apportionment bill to gain more House seats for Massachusetts. He is quoted as promising a Republican tilt on the redistricting committee if the bill passes. Speaker Walker opposes that plan and proposes a nonpartisan, equal party split for a fair redistricting.
The Legislature faces a choice on the $3,000,000 dock development appropriation. Proponents urge building and improving docks first to attract tenants and steamship companies, arguing the current lease condition delays progress and harms the state's commercial standing. Critics warn against delaying funding and creating a farcical, dangerous situation.
The Sacrifice by Frederick Converse debuted on stage following Victor Herbert Natoma at Philadelphia. A national school of opera in English is debated as music circles hope the vernacular style gains life and influence for the art.
Report notes last night’s show as the most significant operatic test since February 10 1896 when Walter Damrosch’s Scarlet Letter failed to win global favor. It suggests the current performance may meet a different outcome and garner broader approval.
The Chamber of Commerce urges immediate action to reform explosive handling at the port. A committee warns that mooring, transfer from scows, and cross city transport are unsafe and could trigger a deadly, citywide disaster if not addressed promptly.
The Hungarian statesman Count Albert Apponyi travels the United States promoting peaceful methods in international relations. He speaks as an apostle of peace, asserting progress and broad support among diverse nations and leaders. He notes world peace requires time and the rise of democracy to advance to its ultimate triumph.
Agitation over loaf weights grows at the State House with a bill to require bread not to weigh less than 28 ounces. Inspectors note enforcement is weak under current law, urging a simple statute declaring all breads must be sold by weight to ensure fair pricing and accurate returns.
The National Baseball Commission will work to prevent gambling organizations from running future books on major league games. Baseball remains a clean sport, though individual bets persist. The piece calls for keeping baseball free of gambling’s demoralizing influence and avoiding false stimulants that could ruin the sport.
Joseph Pottinger paymaster for a masonry firm was robbed on the East Side as he walked to the company offices. Three men fled with a suitcase containing $2009, then dropped it after a chase and the case was recovered intact.
A reader poll lists opinions on the strongest word in English. Entries favor words such as sit if if money indeed rum and Prudential with imagined uses and personal stakes across Boston Dorchester Waltham East Boston and Old Demon Rum as undefeated champ references.
A writer urges Newt to repay a $3 loan from six years ago after offering lunch, an I O U, and repeated pleas. The note hints at interest and jokes, mentions shoveling snow, and comments on the Post newspaper’s quality while avoiding further conversation.
A whimsical letter from Old Saybrook, Connecticut, recounts Bill Spooner the cat’s rough outdoor duel with a brindle foe and Cleopatra the horse’s stubborn quirks. The writer laments mounting costs, mentions clams buried in snow, and jokes about selling Cleopatra and setting a hen, signing off with a note on accepting stamps for $3.
On Thursday March 2 98 percent of the 512 regular weekday trains in and out of Boston on the New York New Haven Hartford line were on time. All suburban trains were on time. The road serves upwards of 87000 passengers daily in Boston.
Emma Lyon known as Lady Hamilton charmed Nelson and the Neapolitan court while Romney painted her in many celebrated canvases. The article outlines her rise from obscurity to consort of Sir William Hamilton and her later decline, as well as Romney’s life with Mary Abbott and his artistic success in London and Kendal. The portraits and affairs define a vivid, scandal‑tinged chapter of eighteenth‑century art and society.
A long column recalls a gas explosion at Washington and Boylston Streets 14 years past with shop window displays and a prostrate drunkard in Court Square. It notes Tremont Street holes, a stage career shift for Jack Daniels, a doll generosity scene, grosbeaks seen at Leominster, and a Boston train passenger discussing Red Sox hopes. It also mentions John Daniels engagement and a steamship christening misprint causing Bermuda-bound baggage to go to New York.
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