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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1911
Page
8
The Boston Post reports daily news from March 18, 1911 with local events, editorials, and notices. Read about city affairs, events, and society items as compiled for Boston readers.
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Subscription notices warn readers that all Post subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued upon expiration. Readers lacking regular delivery should notify the post at once. Editor and Publisher A Grozier signs the notice.
Judge Saymond muses that if a husband used pre marriage tactics to win his wife after marriage he would likely succeed. The divorce case centers on desertion, questioning fault and the waning ardor of affection, suggesting marital pressure fuels court caseloads.
Longstanding Boston harbor school on Thompson’s Island trains boys in trades and civic duty. Managers appeal for about $10,000 yearly to cover rising fixed charges and sustain its influential program.
The Supreme Court ruled for the government in the Hipolite case, upholding that adulterated eggs shipped in interstate commerce can be seized even when stored, strengthening the reach of the Pure Food Law and federal power over interstate commerce.
The piece notes record lobster prices paid to wholesalers in Portland driven by rough weather. It questions whether harvesters gain from the high quotes or if consumers overpay through middlemen. It discusses tariffs, protections, and the 1908 ballot as factors shaping profits along the supply chain.
A consumer foresees an era where producers sell directly to users, eliminating overhead and making pricey middlemen obsolete. The author argues future lobster costs could drop from a Portland to Boston trip and a 20-cent lobster would not inflate profits by 500 percent.
The State Department and Ambassador Bryce push a wide arbi tration treaty, seeking a convention covering all disputes. Sir Edward Grey supports a comprehensive peace pact, though critics call it utopian. The aim is to deter war and show nations will prefer regulated international cooperation.
A Chicago federal grand jury indicted nine men of law railroading and finance on conspiring to defraud the United States of 10 000 acres of Alaska coal lands worth 10 000 000. Seven more were indicted at Detroit. The charges allege unlawful locations fraudulent entries and preferential rights used to benefit the conspirators. The piece questions what is wrong in Alaska and calls for truth.
The Chinese government agrees to Russian consulates in desired locations and to restrain monopolies in Mongolia. Russian subjects gain freedom to trade in Mongolian goods, signaling a shift from force to commerce amid threats of invasion. Further talks point toward broader free trade concepts replacing isolationism.
The incident on Hale street, whether tied to the Black Hands or not, shows criminals attempting violence in Boston. The attack signals a rise in lawless acts and calls for energetic police work to hunt down and neutralize the perpetrators. The paper urges swift action to restore order.
The excerpt recalls the Plymouth voyage of 1620, listing numbers aboard the Mayflower, the harsh frontier, and the Massasoit treaty. It notes the 46 graves on the colonists’ site and 55 survivors who sailed away, with Alfred Walter Bayes’s painting depicting the departure and the sermon of freedom to worship God.
Four months after the Mayflower sighted Provincetown in 1621 the charter expired and Captain Jones prepared to sail for England. In mid March the weather was cold and blustery and Plymouth had no fortifications to guard against Indian raids. Provisions ran low and any extra expense meant greater privation for the next winter, yet the decision was made to keep the vessel for a month.
A reader quips about quizzes and rapid answers while the Albion Times advertises a fine cow for sale with milk, hay, chickens, and a mowing machine. The piece blends humor notes with a local listing.
A humorous letter mocks a claim that an ideal cow could produce hay hens and clothing. It also reports a Boston resident’s complaint about being struck by a woman’s coat tail weights in a blustery Tremont Street wind and jokes about banning concealed weapons and wearing protective gear.
Horace Noyes gathered a band for a spring concert at his West Newbury home. Claude Fisher of Boston played hard tunes unbeaten locally. Tschetchulinx’s finale nearly broke three violin strings while Mirko Belinski impressed as a rapid performer. The cello reportedly endured intense bow friction as the performance sped along.
The writer notes louder players, faster pace, and encores at a Newburyport Herald concert. Mr Belinski recently married, with his bride in attendance last evening.
A 1911 Mason verse contrasts political ranting with simple labor. The speaker praises calm daily work sawing wood, baling hay, and earning pay, while decrying noisy politics and unnecessary grievances as he finds contentment at home.
Clergy reshuffles include Rev Benjamin C Seaboyer resigning Parkman Street Dorchester pastorate to lead Asbury Temple Waltham in April Rev D Harold Hickey resigning Linden Malden to take Broadway Lynn pastorate Rev Allan A Stockdale returning from West Rev Henry J Winston D D visiting Pennsylvania Evacuation Day dinner held at Good Cheer Shawmut to 5 pm Leyden Congregational Brookline to dedicate tomorrow Episcopal clergy retreat at St John the Evangelist Bowdoin Street.
St Patrick’s Day ceremonies included a double wedding at the immigration bureau. Two immigrant brides from the ship Ivernia were Eliza beth McCarthy and Elizabeth Carter. McCarthy wed John Nelson of Rochester New York and wore shamrocks. Carter married Thomas Barnes a cook at the United States Hotel.
William H. Hart leaves 20000 to the Home for Aged Men and 20000 to the Home for Aged Women from his estate. All personal property goes to widow Martha B Hart with 25000 cash. Bequests to homes take effect after the widow’s death. Income supports the widow during life. After widow’s death trustees pay 50000 to Raymond Tucker and remainder to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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