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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post issue announces daily and Sunday subscription rates and payment terms. It lists contact offices in Boston, names editors, and notes advance payment and delivery notices for subscribers.
The Boston Journal notes Hisgen backs Foss and questions the motive for his primary bid. It cites over 5000 Democrats preferring Hisgen to Foss and more than 47000 Republicans supporting Frothingham, raising implications about party dynamics and the strength of Foss’s opposition.
The bull movement in coffee aims to push prices by gamblers buying and selling fictitious contracts. In New York on Wednesday nearly a quarter of a million bags changed hands, lifting prices 42 to 55 points. Most participants will never take delivery, ending with a sham market that calls for strict legal action to end it.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra marks 30 years since Major Higginson founded the group now famed as a world class band. The article lauds Higginson’s faith and generosity and credits the orchestra with bringing Boston to the forefront of musical cities and inspiring broader musical development.
Senator Cummins of Iowa told Chicago friends that Taft will fail to win renomination by the Republican convention next summer. He warned the party faces a hard time and many may desert Taft to save the party, questioning whether any candidate can save it.
An early report asserts that woman suffrage has been adopted in California and will become part of the state Constitution. The note hints at theoretical debates and arguments surrounding the change.
The article notes that California’s victory on women’s suffrage sets a strong example, with five states now granting full equal voting rights to women and others expanding powers or restrictions. It predicts more legislatures will submit full suffrage amendments to male voters in coming years.
A Boston era editorial mocks tariff battles with a contrast between a protective axe and a lifting-jack. It argues that only Payne-Aldrich style revision used a lifting-jack, while Democratic or insurgent Republicans fail to craft a satisfactory schedule. It questions public willingness to accept a perpetual lifting-jack tariff.
The article weighs the unlikely prospect of a republic in China after a rebellion. It notes potential election of a top military leader as president, questions compatibility with oriental governance, and observes cautious, persuasive tactics by revolutionaries amid rioting suppression. It hints a possible Yellow Republic miracle.
The Board of Appraisers ruled that leather bound books are dutiable as leather manufactures at 40 percent rather than as books at 25 percent. Critics say this undervalues written works while supporters frame it as protection, claiming American literature is eminently safeguarded by tariff policy.
Mayor Fitzgerald met with President Shuman of the City Hospital to discuss enlarging the south department. The mayor showed keen interest and will seek City Council approval for the necessary appropriation.
Ex councilman Charles A. Spencer was found dead in his sign shop in Lowell. Initial reports suggested suicide but investigation showed he was asphyxiated by gas escaping from a pipe with a gap beaten, indicating accidental death.
A humor column features verses on crowded cars and unkind bystanders. It lampoons World Series fever with satirical sketches about Wellesley and Vassar, plus domestic anecdotes about expenses and family life. The spoof pieces mix light verse with a town newspaper tone.
A Boston Post illustration highlights Cedars of Lebanon being cut for Solomon’s temple. It notes the temple’s seven year completion, Jerusalem as religious center, Tyrian crafts, Phoenician motifs, and Solomon’s palace builds. Back numbers of the Dore Bible pictures available via the Circulation Department.
Neighbors recall the “unkissed baby” from years past now performing as a comedian in an imported musical. He must kiss 12 chorus girls twice each night as part of the show’s plot, six evenings and two matinees weekly.
Thomas M. Ryan money order clerk at the Essex street station died at his home in South Weymouth after a brief illness. He aided Chinatown residents, spoke Chinese, and helped many send money home. Survived by wife and three children. He served twenty years in the postal service.
Fire started in a basement storeroom caused smoke and water damage to the New Hampshire State Capitol in Concord at noon. The Soldiers' Memorial room known as the Hall of the Heroes suffered the greatest loss.
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