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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1916
Page
12
The chancellor asserted Germany faced no hunger and food supplies were ample while justifying submarine warfare as necessary to prevent starvation. Critics question how with surplus goods there is a need to defend against starvation and war aims.
General Leonard Wood has been giving clear, logical talks on national preparedness at civic events and colleges. He avoids criticism when within military bounds, unlike a secret political gathering attended by his commander in chief where plans arose to undermine the President.
A coalition in Roosevelt and Hughes states backs Elihu Root for president. Forty prominent Republicans including Butler Bliss Choate Cutting Pritchett Seligman Wadsworth and Depew sign a public letter praising Root. Twenty signers are Chicago delegates. Robert Bacon joins the effort.
The passage notes sentiment but no signature of a manifesto and reports Warren G. Harding chosen as keynote chairman. It labels Harding an avowed Roosevelt foe and ultra conservative while calling the Old Guard not as dead as the Bull Moose, signaling a split within the party.
A Boston gathering of governors mayors bankers and business leaders forms a permanent body to advertise and develop New England strengths. The effort aims to remind younger generations that the region remains the best place to play work and live in the United States.
The Metropolitan Opera Company returns to Boston with its second week at the Boston Opera House presenting a grand, varied program including two operas new to the city. Strong singing is noted as the company’s hallmark amid a recovering American opera scene and renewed public support.
The president of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad notes autos supplement rather than supplant rail traffic. With 4000 plus licensed autos in Albany and Troy, each covering about 25 miles daily and three passengers, autos would match rail business if they carried similar volumes. Freight handling benefits from auto trucks and jitneys at stations. parallel service between distant points remains noncompetitive. The steam locomotive and gasoline auto can co exist without crowding each other.
A thief entered a New Haven dentist's office and stole rubber gum plate gold fillings and a display set of false teeth. He later sent the teeth back by parcel post with a note claiming they were a poor fit and would avoid that dentist in the future while keeping the other stolen items valued over $100.
In a playful exchange, readers discuss the origin of the hole in doughnuts. The note traces early doughnut forms from spherical and nutlike shapes to the invention of the hole by Captain Gregory, with humorous asides about pioneers and doughnut use in frontier life.
In a Boston journal column the writer recounts a proposed aging man and steak avoidance, a 107-year-old Brockton resident, library game for kids in Quincy, a cane giver and a theatre stroll, a Boston councilman’s faith anecdote, Dr Francis Clark’s return from Asia, a Cape district fire warden who favors a rake, women in dry goods stores in the 1840s, tulip plantings in Public Garden, leather trade tips, and photographers around old court-house pillars near Mollie Waddy and Tony’s zoo site.
In a moonless scene at Macbeth's castle the murder of Duncan unfolds amid fear and strange visions. Banquo notes the heavens mourn, Macbeth wrestles with guilt as Lady Macbeth pressures him, and a knelling bell signals the deed. Macduff discovers the crime and suspicion shifts, setting the throne’s precarious grip. Tomorrow's Picture shows Macbeth confronted by Banquo's ghost.
A 21 year old seeking advice about whether to nod and smile at a daily train companion who has shown interest for three years. The column counsels cautious approach, noting gradual introduction, mutual shyness, and evaluating character before deeper friendship.
A Springfield reader confirms Massachusetts is the only New England state electing a one year governor term. All others vote for two year terms this year, with elections held alongside the presidential vote except Maine where the governor is chosen on the second Monday in September.
Local patrons spar over current events and free speech as Rickshaw the bore disrupts talks at the store. The crowd responds by tossing him out the door with their toes, praising open debate while urging pauses for others.
A reader explains making a cold frame from an old box with a storm window placed over the open top to protect seedlings. The letter asks about railroad train speeds, noting the Eckley Wray train at 98.7 mph and the Lehigh Valley Black Diamond express at 80 mph.
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