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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
8
The Boston Post issue from March 9 1911 presents daily news briefs and notices. It covers local events, society notices, and public announcements as printed from the Post Publishing Co in Boston Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts Civil War veterans urge a general reunion in Boston on April 19. The event would honor the revolution's start and mark nearly 50 years since Fort Sumter’s fall with a statewide turnout and celebratory campfire.
Constitutional lawyers in Washington weigh whether Bailey remains a U S senator after his quick withdrawal from resignation. Some precedents say ipso facto he is out. reinstatement would need another Texas Legislature election. The issue may not be tested as Bailey withdraws to avoid further scrutiny.
Congressman McCall expresses confidence that a Democratic House and a largely Democratic Senate will pass a meaningful election reform bill. He plans a measure requiring public disclosure of receipts and expenditures by national and congressional campaign committees before elections. He expects quick passage to strengthen the campaign publicity law.
Executors of the wills of Marshall Field and Marshall Field Jr strive to keep the Field fortune American. Their mother, who married an Englishman, hopes to expatriate the boys and remove their wealth from the United States. The elder Field urged grandsons be Americans bred, born in this country, and raised here. England has benefited from Yankee dollars via heiresses and nobility, but American boys and fortunes should remain in America.
In a Columbia University lecture Professor Brander Matthews argued that English lags as a world language due to its old fashioned spelling. He claimed English is becoming more universal and nearing domination by other languages as spelling evolves.
The piece argues against adopting the Simplified Spelling Board. It favors allowing personal spelling choices as more natural for language growth. It notes Professor Matthews endorsing flexible spelling as aiding wider acceptance, a stance considered rational and unexpected.
The piece argues the United States massing of troops on the Mexican border is not a simple drill but a response to unrest in Mexico. It asserts congressional backing was lacking, notes equipment and mobilization signals, and links the action to European interests and the Monroe Doctrine. It warns that Mexican turmoil and a potential coup could invite intervention to protect foreign subjects.
A Suffolk County clerk report shows over 1500 divorce applications pending at year start with 881 new cases in the year, 749 heard and 594 divorces granted. Desertion dominates, with mistreatment and intoxication cited. officials warn against Boston becoming a divorce propagator.
The incoming Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher braces for a stern battle over national resources and public lands. He vows to fight grafters land grabbers syndicates and corrupt politicians allied with them to defend public properties against the Ballinger faction.
Walter McEwen portrays the Salem panic of 1692 and the mass executions that followed. The piece notes how fear, hysteria, and accusations spread through Salem and neighboring towns, later quelled by reason and protest. The article references Mary Bradbury and broader New England context, including earlier executions in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
A column questions Professor Thomas Carver of Harvard who claimed the economic value of a baby is under $20. It argues no fixed standard for a baby's value and estimates initial costs, noting a newborn could cost parents hundreds to thousands of dollars as a sinking fund.
Paragraph points out bead and French knot designs on blouses, silk and cotton fabrics, and new skirt and coat adornments. It notes flat pump bows of Irish lace, pleated linen wings, black velvet or satin jabots, and eyelet embroidered marquis settés for children featuring a white crown and colorful embroidery.
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