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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1911

Page

8

Boston Post Subscription Rates and Postal Notice

The Boston Post dated March 20 1911 lists subscription rates and terms. It notes prices for various periods and regions including Canada, with payment details and mailing instructions.

Subscriptions Notice From The Post Publisher

AG subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly please notify us at once. RF A Grozier Editor and Publisher.

Badltorial Roome I Cuigg Edvence Newsway Posisi RF. A. Grozier

Censoring Postal Cards and Government Action

The piece notes courts find dunning or threatening postal cards actionable and reports government moves to bar their use of the mails. It argues creditors should not publicize debtors, cites immodest and indecent cards, and states the post office must refuse licentious content.

United States Post Office

Horse Aid Society Aims to Shelter Poor Men Horses

New York women form the Horse Aid Society to provide affordable ventilated stables with clean fodder and free veterinary care. The plan includes temporary care for unfit country horses and loaned sound horses to owners while their animals recover, stressing humane treatment as true charity.

New York The Horse Aid Society

Sir Edward Grey Explains Arbitration Treaty Aim

Sir Edward Grey clarifies Britain's proposed arbitration pact with the United States. He says including any alliance clause would hinder its purpose and mislead other nations. Public opinion favors general arbitration to curb armament spending and promote peaceful dispute settlement.

Sir Edward Grey Great Britain United States England Sir Edward

Wealth and the income tax debate across states

The article argues that opposition in Massachusetts and New York claims the income tax unfairly targets their states. It asserts wealthier individuals move to New York, exaggerating gains from the tax, citing Rockefeller Carnegie and others to illustrate how wealth concentrates in one city.

Massachusetts New York Rockefeller Middle West Senator Clark Montana Andrew Carnegie Pittsburg New Shall

Tax amendment links tax to wealth not population

The passage argues that the income tax amendment should levy taxes based on wealth rather than population, asserting the justice of this approach as indisputable.

New York

Objection to Arizona statehood linked to initiative recall

The piece argues that Arizona should gain statehood despite its constitutional provisions for initiative referendum and recall. It compares to California and Utah, noting no moral issue with popular sovereignty tools. It concludes that if practical problems arise, the people will remedy them.

Arizona California Utah

Insurrectos Press for Democratic Reforms in Mexico

The article notes Madero’s terms for peace in Mexico call for a single term presidency, prohibition of re election, state governors elected, mayors chosen by residents, and land reform to broaden property distribution. It argues Diaz should accept these reforms to end hostilities and move toward a real republic.

Limantour Diaz Madero Mexico

Harem skirts mocked by NY showboaters at City Hall

A Broadway booster parade, with two chorus girls in harem skirts, tried to gain access to Mayor Gaynor to question propriety. The executive secretary allowed them to leave without meeting the mayor, disrupting the stunt and leaving the public moment remarking on the unfashionable display.

New York Gaynor the Chronicle

William J. Bryan Birthday Dinner in Lincoln

William J. Bryan, age 61, will attend a birthday dollar dinner in Lincoln tomorrow night. About 900 seats have been booked with prominent Democrats to attend including Senators Owen and Kern and Speaker-to-be Champ Clark. Also slated are Governor Shafroth and Nebraska police officials among other Nebraska Democrats.

Lincoln Neb William J. Bryan Lincoln Mary Owen Oklahoma Kern Indiana Champ Clark Shafroth Colorado Toassist Police Nebraska Leadbraska

Last Days of Herculaneum Pompeii and Stabiae Recall Aug 23 79

The Aug 23 79 eruption of Vesuvius transformed Herculaneum Pompeii and Stabiae from thriving coastal cities to sites buried under mud and ash. The piece notes flashes of chariots, crowds, then sudden disaster with earthquakes and falling roofs, and mentions Le Roux’s depiction and Bulwer Lytton’s novel. It cites Le Roux born 1829 Verdun died 1900 and the Johnson collection Philadelphia housing an Herculaneum painting.

Herculaneum Pompeii Stabiae Campanian Roman Empire Lfe Bulwer Lytton Louis Hector le Roux Vesuvius Nydia Ione Glaucus Arbaces Diomed le Roux Naples Verdun France Angers Johnson Philadelphia

All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Spring Poems Batch

A column presents a batch of spring poems from the 1911 All Sorts by Newton Newkirk collection. The verses celebrate spring’s mischief and renewal, with playful tones about frogs, bonfires, clear skies, and the brewery reference, set in Melrose.

Newton Newkirk

Poem Submissions Sought for Temple of Fame

A plea invites spring poets from distant precincts to send verses for print submission. The note promises immortality in a Temple of Fame, framing verse as a cure for fatigue and urging fresh contributors to share their lines promptly.

Temple of Fame

Can’t Write a Poem on Spring

A speaker laments failing to craft an original spring verse as every image from birds and meadows to blossoms and brooks seems borrowed from prior writings. He resigns to defeat, declaring aloud the parodied line I CAN'T WRITE A POEM ON SPRING and questions the cost of genuine creation.

Spring arrives with weather woes and home remedies

A quaint collection of verses from towns like Hopkinton New Hampshire Winthrop and Boston laments springtime discomforts. The pieces joke about muddy roads sore throats and a bedless home as signs caution against rough springs and coughing fits.

Spring Returns with Ball Game Echoes in Boston

In Charlestown Boston poet Dave notes spring with slush fading as the umpire calls play ball. Fred A Robson echoes the season’s arrival with poem lines celebrating baseball amid lingering winter chill.

Boston Dave Fred A. Robson

Fragmentary Verse Snippet with Refrain and garbled lines

A damaged poem fragment titled Boston by J. J. Stearns references spring and nature imagery. The readable lines mention sun near the equator, regal state, a glade, and a maiden glow with gratitude, along with disjointed repetitions of spring and love.

Equator Boston J. J. Stearns

Spring in Dorchester bed springs noted by T. R.

A playful verse from Dorchester Massachusetts signed by T. R. extols spring as the bed spring and source of rest, with lines about morning, movement, and a celebratory tone.

Dorchester Mass

Candy habits of American women and a moving picture piano mishap

Miss Florence White cites that U S women spend 420000000 annually on candy gum ice cream sodas and hats. A Boston moving picture piano attracted a mouse which built a nest from keyboard canvas and felt, hampering its action. Boating on the Charles river basin marks the first of the season as naphtha launches are seen. Telegraphing from Sherbrooke requests an expert report for a Boston Sherbrooke match.

Florence White United States Bingham Charles River Basin Sherbrooke Quebec Boston Mass J. EK. Smith

Shooting the Poets for Singing of Spring

A polemic poem by Walt Mason demands punishing poets for celebrating spring. The speaker urges violent action against verse about streams, blossoms, birds, and nature, proposing instead crude farming images and domestic nuisances as acceptable topics. Copyright 1911 by George Matthew Adams.

George Matthew Adams

Tramphints and spring signs in Boston notes

A well dressed man lends 15 cents to a tramp who claims to be a Coney Island barker. Dedham ladies tote pussy willows to Back Bay hospitals as spring returns. Perkins Institution youths roller skate on hospital verandas. Edward A. Regan, born in Dorchester, becomes assistant U S district attorney for California and was a star Worcester football player.

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