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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post publishing notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, terms, and mailing details. Editorial contact E A Grozier is named as editor and publisher.
In sharp satire the writer mocks Governor Foss and Democratic spending in a presidential campaign, arguing voters would choose the Republican spenders. The piece warns against trivializing the money issue and questions the value of heavy campaign outlays.
A reader urged renaming Lime Rock Light in Newport Harbor to Ida Lewis Light in tribute to the heroine. The Post forwards the suggestion, noting the lighthouse will always be linked to Ida Lewis’s life of heroism and service.
The New England Historic Society plans a move from its unsafe 18 Somerset street building to a state area and seeks 33 000 to clear debt and secure the new quarters. Its vast library is the nation’s premier genealogy collection, and its loss would be a public calamity, warranting donor support and long term benefits to posterity.
The Governor's Council plans a broad public hearing to consider the executive's recent nominations. Witnesses may oppose Droppers and Spalding while supporters plead for Clinton White and Pron. The echoing call for equal opportunity suggests a genuinely open process and fair play for all sides.
Governor Baldwin of Connecticut warns the Sherman anti trust act needs plain wording as lawyers struggle to define what constitutes reasonable restraint of trade. He notes plans to reorganize the tobacco trust require court review, highlighting the act’s lack of clarity and urging repeal or rewrite for business certainty.
The duty facing the coming session of Congress should not be neglected or evaded. the text emphasizes the need for timely action and accountability by lawmakers.
The message urges independent Republicans who backed Eugene N. Foss last year to remain loyal to Democratic reform on Tuesday next. It argues the same old Republican bosses and tariff betrayal persist and that progressives should not return to the old machine.
The report describes China's surrender of imperial rule after the National Assembly calls for a constitutional government. The proposed framework ends royal taxation and martial control, recalls exiles, and places treaty making and budget power in Parliament with a responsible cabinet. The Manchu dynasty appears finished as China moves toward constitutional reform.
The article notes President Taft’s offhand jokes during a prolonged absence provoke disapproval among officials and supporters. In Michigan he told a booster he was no prophet and in Utah he quipped about being a better Republican than prophet. The piece argues such levity harms public confidence in his leadership and re election prospects.
Timothy Hennessey of this city faces arraignment in the Superior Criminal Court on larceny and conspiracy to steal two autos from Justin Townsend and Alfred L. Gladwin. He recently completed a State prison term. Prosecution alleges further indictments linked to the December 17, 1908 incident.
The narrator details a sea voyage from Kingston to Colon aboard the Santa Marta and Swept, noting a landless horizon and a humorous struggle to stay awake. Passengers include Secretary of War Stimson, Brigadier General Edwards, and Colonel Gorgas, whose presence amuses and unsettles the narrator. A running gag about sleep, a dining-room mishap, and a romance foiled by a sleeping Harold punctuate the voyage with light, anecdotal humor.
Feather fans reappear and ribbon hat trimmings rise in fashion. One sided neckwear remains common while blue dominates young girls school suits. Mannish raincoats, one sided effects, and pale rose debutante color mark the season. Frills lace and brocaded velvet wraps accent outfits as ratine velour and high crowned hats with large bows trend. Gold lace brightens white blouses for matinees amid vivid color touches.
The Boston Post previews a Doré illustration of Isaiah brooding over immorality in ancient Judah and the Assyrian and Babylonian empires. It notes Isaiah’s fiery denunciations of rich oppression, warns of Nineveh and Babylon’s grandeur, and contrasts ancient luxury with poverty, linking past and present urban life.
The elm before T B Aldrich’s Mt Vernon street home was cut down leaving a bare spot. A new sapling with a trunk only an inch or two thick was planted to fill the gap. Nearby news notes mention Miss Geraldine Bowman’s postcard shower, a 1848 Cochituate water badge exhibit, and Boston Common’s new bandstand pillars.
Walt Mason ponders the Mona Lisa smile with curiosity and whimsy. The piece questions why the renowned portrait bears such a beguiling expression and muses on the allure of happiness across centuries.
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