Stirs Up Refusal to Rent Hall to Mrs Pankhurst
A dispute erupts as professors and students rally over a decision to deny Mrs Pankhurst use of a hall. The incident highlights tensions between authorities and activists in the campus community.
30 Nov 1911
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
1
A dispute erupts as professors and students rally over a decision to deny Mrs Pankhurst use of a hall. The incident highlights tensions between authorities and activists in the campus community.
The refusal of Harvard University to permit Emmeline Pankhurst to speak in a college building has caused a major stir in the college world. Students, professors, overseers, and staff divide into pro and anti camps as discussions spread across classrooms, the yard, and the Harvard Union.
An undergraduate protest grows after a simple refusal, drawing strong alumni opposition and petitions from graduates and undergraduates urging the corporation to reverse its decision. Boston suffragists weigh in as preparations begin for student circulation of a petition on Friday.
Postmaster General Herbert L. Samuel announces U K to U S parcel rates will drop on December 1. Rates now set at 3 cents for up to three pounds, 6 and 84 cents for up to seven pounds, 78 cents for up to nine pounds, and 1.02 dollars for up to 11 pounds. existing rates were 36, 6 84 cents and 1.08 dollars.
Cardinal O Connell expresses gratitude for religious liberty and national blessings. He prays God’s guidance for President and rulers and joins Americans in celebrating divine gifts to the nation. The Te Deum reference mentions Rome with a pledge of unity.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that workers may strike to protest unfair work systems including cross hand work in a Lynn finishing shop. The ruling reverses a Superior Court injunction against the Lasters Union and cites the need to assess the workers' justification for striking aimed at change rather than coercion.
Minas Minasian, a skilled taster, held a labor contract with Randall Adams Company and, with the company’s consent, had then employed his father as a.
The president of the Common Sense Gum Company predicts Listerated Pepsin Gum will be a sure winner, calling it a popular choice after Thanksgiving dinners.
Harry Rouff aged 13 and John Rouff aged 9 were fatally struck by a small auto truck on the Cambridge Esplanade as they dragged a wood cart home with their father watching. Driver George Chabot 21 was arrested on a manslaughter charge after rushing the injured boys to Relief Hospital where they died.
Yesterday's temperatures recorded at Thompson's Spa show a day with early morning lows around 38 to 46 and afternoon highs near 55, with the average temperature about 45. The record references times and figures for 8 am to 9 pm readings and notes the average for yesterday and a comparison to last year.
Yesterday's developments in the New Bedford vote buying investigation are summarized with notes directing readers to Page 2 of today's Post for full details and context.
A fierce assault at Tripoli sees Arabs and Italians involved in heavy fighting. Reports describe intense ground combat with significant casualties as Allied forces push to secure the area.
The entry notes a 6:52 rise and 4:13 sunset with moonrise at 12 16 am. It records Day 9 with 21 minutes and references the year’s dots and ion terms. Lamps are lit at 4:43 in the morning as daylight decreases to a sixty seventh day of autumn.
Notable anniversaries include the 1835 birth of Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain and the 1859 birth of actor Jefferson De Angelis. A preliminary peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War known as the Paris 1762 accord is noted.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair skies and cooler conditions Thursday then fair weather Friday with rising temperatures and moderate westerly winds across New England.
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