This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1911
Page
10
Administrative details of the Boston Post daily edition including subscription rates and office contact information. It lists prices for the Daily Post and Sunday Post, payment instructions, postal notices, and editorial office contacts. No event or news item is given in this fragment.
The Boston News Bureau argues jail depends on lawfulness. It states business men should not go to jail if they comply with statutes, and notes liability only if they criminally violate United States law. The piece stresses legal clarity and simple answer.
In New York a judge sentences a man to three and a half to seven years for having a bomb. The report condemns the weapon as a tool for murder and violence, urging a harsh penalty for such cowardly acts and calling for long imprisonment.
Mr Wickersham keeps his plan vague claiming competition must be unfettered James C McReynolds calls the plan a plain subterfuge deserving expeditious disposal The outcome now hinges on the United States Court review and whether the judiciary will reject the scheme
Olive Fremstad, famed opera singer, reveals she was secretly divorced in New York City about three months ago. The case adds to public outcry over perceived unequal favors granted to the wealthy or well connected, contrasting with treatment of poorer petitioners in Manhattan divorce proceedings.
The text notes promoter Henry Havemeyer profited from a merger of sugar concerns into the Sugar Refining Company, siphoning about 10 million dollars as he supervised the deal. The narrative implies substantial personal gain during the consolidation.
In New Jersey a sale or stock dispute surfaces as President Post of the National Company testifies to watered sugar stock. Havemeyer's $10,000,000 common stock is challenged by preferred stockholders seeking cancellation. The fault is attributed to other capitalists who allowed the practice.
Governor Foss selects General Hugh Bancroft 32 as chairman of the new port board. Bancroft's career spans militia, law, and business, with a track record in the Greater Boston movement. He would serve at a $15 000 salary, surrounded by capable advisers to advance Boston as a major maritime trading city.
Yesterday Governor Foss sent a large batch of appointments to the council. Warren F. Spalding is named prison commissioner for his prison work and penology reputation. Garrett Droppers of Williams College is chosen for the Railroad Commission with strong economic and policy credentials. Dr. L. Vernon Briggs joins the State Board of Insanity as a humanitarian reformer. Dr. Henry P. Walcott is reappointed to the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board for long public service.
Congress adjournment highlights urgent Central American deals with Honduras and Nicaragua awaiting Senate consent. The administration proposes limited US supervision of revenue collection to improve trade in a neighborly agreement, aligning with Santo Domingo precedents and avoiding intervention.
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo was elected chairman of the Democratic State committee today. The election was unanimous and confirms Mack's leadership through the party's statewide organization in New York.
The narrator laments four months of idle home life at Resthurst and plans a change. After toying with world travel and dismissing Europe and polar trips as commonplace or impractical, he resolves to return home to see family and neighbors, hinting at a continuation tomorrow.
The Boston Post resumes its Dore Bible Pictures series beginning Aug 1. Reprints of the full set will form an instructive and engaging portfolio. Back numbers are available from the Circulating Department, with remittances by stamps or postal money order, at regular prices.
A column recalls daily scenes from crowds and travel including a woman with an umbrella causing mishaps, delays from steamers whistles, weather dampened days, a journey spanning 4000 miles in a week, and local figures such as Mt Monadhock climber a 14 month old and 75 year old companion. It also mentions Brookline residents visiting Philadelphia for baseball and other Boston personalities including Jimmie Chase and Rt. Rev. Denis O Callaghan's health.
Renowned soprano Miss Mary Garden plans a concert in Sym. The event highlights her long career and appeal as a leading opera star. Tickets and venue details were to be announced by the concert organizers.
The soprano arrives in Boston after Maine festival triumphs at Bangor and Portland. She will be joined by tenor Paul Morenzo and pianist Herbert Sachs-Hirsch for the Sunday evening performance.
Pianist Vladimir de Pachmann discusses his art in a recent interview ahead of his first Jordan Hall recital scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. He says he presents the same self on stage as in private and emphasizes authenticity in performance.
An artist declares total openness to audiences, offering his inner life as the shared experience of four decades of performance. He promises no secrets, inviting all listeners to read the joys, sorrows, sunlit highs, and shadowed lows reflected in his music.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.