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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
14
The Boston Post announces its vacation mailing option with per month rates for U S and foreign addresses. It lists subscription costs for various terms and notes that all subscriptions must be prepaid and will end on expiration without notice.
Trustees of the bath facility faced community input on whether to keep the baths free or impose a 5-cent entry charge. Trustee Car suggested any public desire for free access will prevail, indicating the vote may settle the issue.
The legislation tightens weapon access while defending private citizens. Officers emphasize licensing for exceptional cases but warn against universal armed self defense. The measure aims to balance safety with individual rights amid ongoing legal questions.
An incomplete text discusses the Mexican insurgents and Maderist forces along the northern border. It notes that losses to Americans and Mexican interests have occurred and cautions that such damage does not justify recognition by the international community. The fragment hints at a broader debate on legitimacy and possible government actions.
The speaker proposes treating insurgents as belligerents rather than rebels and releasing the Diaz regime from indemnity obligations. The aim is to preserve peace under the current system, hoping for a future Diaz victory or a workable compromise. Recognition of Madero as a belligerent is deemed not warranted at this stage.
An editorial argues that the Park Commission rule forcing motor vehicles to use the left driveway on Commonwealth Avenue creates a dangerous crossing of east and west bound traffic. It urges immediate rescission and criticizes the chairman for not recalling why adopted, warning against waiting for a catastrophe to force change.
A critique of leave to print and held for revision marks in the Congressional Record. The piece notes decorative interjections such as loud applause and prolonged laughter, recounting a farmers free list debate where eight members remained to the peroration. It argues this fake documentation misleads constituents and worsens postal deficits.
The failed bid to tinker with Boston's city charter died in the Senate, ending a raid by Republican and Democratic machines united against the nonpartisan principle. The veto signals the current system's protection and warns allied bosses that their influence is not law, urging raiders to heed public sentiment next time.
Brady’s photo recalls the Christian Commission’s Washington office and its pivotal Civil War role. Beginning with New York plans in 1861, it grew to a central body aiding soldiers with supplies, Bibles, hymnbooks, and letters, delivering millions of items and spending about $2.5 million over four years. Boston spearheaded New England efforts, raising tens of thousands at postwar fundraising events.
Madame Ambrosvitz, niece of Louis Kossuth, was introduced to President Taft by Representative McCall in Washington. Her life included a jail term at age five and many years of exile from Hungary.
The naval authorities at Reval prepare for the visit of the second division of the United States Atlantic fleet. Battleships will be in port from June 41 to June 18. Reval was abandoned as a naval port two years ago.
In Boston news notes, Civil War era fortifications on Marietta Street Atlanta are described alongside street dust issues on Beacon Hill sparking housewife complaints. The White Star liner Cretic carried many passengers to Mediterranean ports after a New York start. Fraulein Stahl arrives in Boston to lecture this summer, and Theodore Bauer sails May 20 for Italy with Mrs Bauer and Ruth Whitfield. Immigrant officials demonstrate at a World Missionary night in Boston and veterans discuss relocating Chelsea Soldiers' Monument.
Captain Jim West reported a massive sea serpent near Campechy Banks while anchored off Galveston. He claimed an 85 foot body with a 20 foot tail, hair tuft, a head like a barrel, and wings, then winked before vanishing beneath waves. No crewmen corroborated the sighting.
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