Boston Post May 1 1911 subscription rates
The Boston Post announces subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions. Rates cover one year six months three months and one month for domestic and Canada copies and note payments by check draft or money order payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
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Sunday Post
Canada
Post Publishing Company
Editorial Roome Nos 1004 1005 7008 Main Sunday
Notice from E A Grozier publisher of the Post states all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be cut off on expiration. It instructs readers to notify if the Post is not available from dealers and newsboys.
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Financial
Sporting
E. A. Grozier
Smoking Automobiles Prompt Health Board Action in New York
The New York Board of Health pursues action against smoking automobiles under an amended sanitary code. Specialists warn inhaled car exhaust is poisonous, especially to those with weak lungs or throat trouble. City exposure has declined but reform is needed, and state law remains vague yet enforceable with firmness.
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New York
Board of Health
Insurgent Republicans Hold Position in Senate Committees
The Senate named standing committees with no major revolt by insurgent Republicans. LaFollette notes progressives comprise over a quarter of Senate Republicans and are now a settled political fact, yet regulars control key committees, prompting possible alliance with Democrats.
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Senate of the
United States
LaFollette
Senate
Marking Time in Mexico as Armistice Extends
Desultory fighting continues in Mexico during a short extended armistice. Insurgents demand the retirement of President Diaz as a condition for peace, while leaders contend that Diaz’s removal is central to any settlement. Authorities on both sides remain quiescent as negotiations loom.
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Mexico
Diaz
Francisco Madero
Young
Court Street
A Touch of Summer Brightens the Land
The article notes an unseasonably warm spell bringing early green to lawns and budding trees. It describes a pleasant rise in temperatures, a sense of summer awakening, and streets showing color as the season seems to approach, though the warmth may not last.
Straw hat heralds the arrival of the season
Men at the ball grounds shed heavy coats and gloves though warmth remains uncertain. The straw hat is the sign that the season is truly arriving, with full certification not until it blooms.
Farmers' Free List Bill Moves Ahead in House
The House of Representatives sets aside the discharge calendar to advance the farmers free list tariff bill. The majority aims to hasten revision of tariff schedules affecting living costs while pledging daily hearings until a vote is reached. Leader Underwood claims the measure would lower taxes for about 92 million people.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Underwood
Boston & Eastern Seeks Charter Certificate For Utilities
A Boston Chamber of Commerce sub committee urges the Legislature to grant a certificate of exigency and a charter to the Boston & Eastern electric railway. It argues the promoters have spent heavily on engineering and legal work and deserve consideration, citing past regulator actions and public use.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston & Eastern’ Electric Railway
Boston & Eastern
Railroad Commission
Canada and the Negroes Discrimination in Immigration Policy
The Dominion of Canada may bar immigrants of any race it deems unsuited to its climate including negroes, a policy questioned as a flimsy justification. The writer notes black Americans endure harsher climates and cites Peary’s Arctic crew to argue potential test cases in Canadian courts.
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United States
Canada
Great Northwest
New England
Peary
Fads and Fashions: Transparent Waists and Matching Accessories
Fancy plaitings and rib bon weavings for transparent waist finishes. Parasol, aumoniere, and handbag silk to match gowns. Corset skirts use chiffon blouses in skirt tint, while lining shows through. Princess petticoat shapes evening wear. white buckskin shoes feature pearl buttons and crystal bead designs. White satin sunshades with marquisette bands and net embroidery trend. Cross stitch on pongee, quaint old fashioned patterns favored. brides favor Duchesse satin and Charmeuse with chiffon draping and silk floss embroidery. Braiding in soutache and rat tail appears in flat or shaped embroidery.
Culpeper Court House in the Civil War Heat and Quiet
Brady's photograph captures Culpeper Court House in August 1862 as a sleepy Virginia town drawn into the Civil War. From 1862 to 1864 its streets saw blue and gray massed armies, with Pope's headquarters, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Grant's 1864 campaign shaping a town that rose to fame then faded back to insignificance.
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Culpeper Court House
Culpeper
Stonewall” Jackson
Mechanicsville
Gordonsville
Grant
Appomattox
Richmond
Anderson
Sheridan
Review of Reviews Co
Rivalry of Portland Express and Narrow Gauge Train
Rivalry between the Portland express arriving Boston at 3 15 and the West Lynn Narrow Gauge train at nearly the same time is described as a merry race over the Lynn marshes. The piece mentions the World in Boston horn invention by Mrs. Mary O Smith of Auburn Maine and notes local civic improvements and social events in Boston area.
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Boston
West Lynn
Portland
Portland Express
Lynn Marshes
Cotten
London
Exhibition Hall
Mary O. Smith
Auburn
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
A fragmented passage shows Newton Newkirk with a bald line about Mary Mary and a garden scene. The speaker complains about hens scratching the garden and curses rise, reflecting comic or rustic dialogue.
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Newton Newkirk
Getting Rich Quick And Other Odds And Ends
A humorous column recalls a lowly clerical worker earning $9 a week and hoping for more, jokes about gold fish with gold scales worth money, and ends with a courtroom miscommunication as William Gatz is pressed by Judge Harris in Trenton for excessive intoxication.
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Daniel
Bill Gatz Freed After Drinking Episode Ends in Warning
William Gatz, after a night out with convivial companions, was repeatedly urged to “Say when” while being served. Deaf to the command, he consumed too much and was pinched by the Down and Out Club. Judge Harris released him without a fine, warning him to avoid wine when it moves in the cup and not to get stung again.
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Bill
William
Knights Attend Mass in St Josephs Church
Members of Mt Benedict and Somerville councils of the Knights of Columbus attended mass at St Josephs Church at 7 30 yesterday morning about 250 in attendance Rev C T McGrath celebrated the mass and after it the councils shared breakfast in Social Hall
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Somerville
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph's Church
C. T. MecGrath
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