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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
10
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The text questions Congress members view of the American Woolen Company as a monopoly, noting the firm’s small share of capital and output. It argues that several genuine monopolies exist and deserve lawful action, while Congress and the justice department should focus on real cases rather than tangents.
Boston and Eastern rail issues dominate a native committee meeting as Railroad Commissioner White defers to the Legislature on granting an exigency certificate. The Legislature has sided with and against the Boston and Eastern in past votes, while White suggests the Boston and Maine could handle traffic with a proposed four track plan.
A speculative account questions the burglary of Jerusalem’s sacred Islamic and Jewish artifacts. It ponders the Ark of the Covenant, Tablets of the Law, and the Candlestick bearing on ancient history, noting their uncertain fate and the role of various powers. The piece ends doubting the tale and urging skepticism.
A rail way mail clerk confesses stealing 3000 from funds he believed sufficient for household needs. The piece warns that even small thefts carry deterrent penalties and risk of government recovery in a fragile case.
The passage describes a theft where the offender acted from impulse or after long planning, rationalizing that little would be missed. It portrays the incident as a pitiful example of compromised character and duty.
The Commonwealth pier improvements in South Boston promise a major commercial and transatlantic travel boost. Mellen urges state funding to build superstructures and equipment, noting unity of major railroad interests and potential public ownership benefits. Legislature consideration urged to advance the project.
A court ruling upholds that exposing a turtle on its back does not constitute cruelty to animals. The piece argues turtles enjoy such rest while on board, contrasting with the more agitated gill fish and praising humane practice before the animal becomes food.
The so called black hand letters to Judge Richardson of the Superior Court threaten him with injury. They are weak and deserve harsh punishment if meant seriously. Intimidating the courts is a grave civic offense and un-American. Massachusetts judiciary deserves respect even when decisions are controversial.
State Insurance Commissioner Putnam visiting Bangor after the great fire estimates total losses at about 3 million dollars. Relief subscriptions exceed 42 thousand dollars while insurance coverage stands near 1.5 million. Relief work proceeds with satisfactory progress and active aid to sufferers continues.
Paris Maycil Morgan presented the Louvre with an enamel of St Demetrius one of the 100 Byzantine enamels he recently acquired from the Svenigorodskoi collection. The Louvre curator sought an early draft era piece and Morgan offered the gift after learning of the guest.
A Brady collection photo shows the Intrepid balloon at Gaines Hill Virginia in June 1862 with aeronaut Thaddeus Lowe often joined by General Fitz John Porter or Colonel Auchmuty. The article notes the Union balloon’s wartime utility and Confederate attempts to replicate the notion, hindered by silk shortages and lack of gas generators.
An odd verse about an innocent city maid who misreads a creature and regrets her pat. The burlesque ends with a playful, cautionary punch line about buried clothes.
A reader asks about the term hydraulic ram which is not an animal but a device. The correspondent explains the confusion and a professor’s teasing reply. The hydraulic ram is described as a mechanism used for water lifting.
A quirky natural history piece describes a nonnative “hydraulic ram” from Hydraulia in South Africa. The narrator recounts raising a ramlet, its horned growth, and a mischievous butt that ended in mutton. It defends Webster’s definitions while mixing humor and observation for study guidance.
Local notes mention rowing on the Public Garden pond and water sport variety. Figures include Fidith Gilmore touring Boston, Patrick Gilmore’s Peace Jubilee legacy, and visitors Trene Sharpe Elsie McQuirr ie and Miss Elsie Waterbrook. Also reported are a near miss for Perkins blind boys, ship Cymric, Deputy Marshal Ruhl, Inspector Jennings in a mail theft case, aviation interest at Squantum, Bishop Lawrence on fire exits, and updates on Felix McGettrick Everett Munro Ambrose Roche and Gallagher leadership. Engagement news for Mark Abraham and Rose Miller.
A reader thanks the Tennessee Post for its April 11 editorial on treatment of Negro soldiers in Texas. He laments rising prejudice and questions American fairness and the square deal, expressing hope for patriotism and future opportunities.
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