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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1915
Page
12
The Boston Post issue dated April 17 1915 from Boston Massachusetts documents the daily publication at 259 Washington Street. No specific news event is provided in the fragment.
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Notices list editorial rooms and staff contacts including Main Street numbers 1004 1005 7008 for the TELEPHONES office. Edwin A Grozier is editor and publisher at 1883 Main with separate financial editors and the business office.
The writer protests Philadelphia City Council's decision to send the Liberty Bell to the Panama fair. They argue the bell belongs to Philadelphia in a moral sense and caution against the risk of damage from transport, urging reconsideration and a more sensible course.
The former Mexican dictator Victoriano Huerta tours New York enjoying sights and Manhattan cocktails while noting favorable treatment in America. Analysts warn any alleged plots against a nonrecognized Mexico would complicate State Department actions.
The piece argues that Baron Hengelmuller cites Roosevelt era Panama seizure to justify Germany over Belgium. It notes Roosevelt took the strip in 1903 despite a Colombia treaty, justified by necessity, and that a treaty for compensation has been prepared by Secretary Bryan awaiting Senate ratification. It insists Germany’s Belgium actions remain wicked and calls the US to set right.
Harbingers of spring like shad once filled New England waters as they sought spawning beds. dams and lack of fishways block passage. pollution and netting near river mouths push shad toward commercial extinction on the Atlantic coast, with Hudson River shad now the common supply.
The passage foresees a decline of the tasteful shad as days pass, predicting it will become a memory and tradition with no adequate substitute available.
E B Thomas, head of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, writes President Wilson praising the administration after a misinterpreted remark about railroad prosperity. He stresses an undistorted reading of his statement and notes his company will soon award contracts totaling nearly 1 million dollars, signaling improved business conditions.
Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island, long a dominant force in the Senate and a tariff expert, dies. A pillar of the Old Guard, he shaped finance and currency reform but declined re election signaling the end of Republican rule in the chamber.
The Weymouth police chief was killed by a half drunk motorist while resisting a lights law violation. Critics argue a prior three month suspended sentence for speeding aided the tragedy. The case raises questions about license suspensions and the Highway Safety League's charges of leniency.
An editor thanks Mr and Mrs Maple of Meredith New Hampshire for six maple sugar cakes praised as high quality. A jokey offer follows to evaluate any edible item gratis. A letter about a strange preserved zoological specimen arrives from Boston with playful misidentification attempts and a mock scientific reckoning.
The piece reports a new harbor seal at the Aquarium at City Point in Gloucester, noting rough introductions with resident seals and sea lions. It covers tree planting in Marine Park by William Long, Maine ice conditions, Burgess-Dunne aircraft tests, deep tunnel shield work in Dorchester, and a forecast of an unusually clear March with Mt Monadnock and Mt Wachusett visibility.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather with figures from 1905 to 1914 showing April 17 lows from 26 to highs from 62 and a record cold 26 in 1908 and a warm 72 in 1898, noting ten years of mixed readings.
All sorts by Newton Newkirk by Leander Leghorn celebrates soil as the life force of civilization. It ends with a vow to guard its value and its role in feeding people, noting a world without soil would lack crops, beer, and poetry. Lon Voy adds a note on the plow and toil.
An odd remark notes a daily piddle about a cherished antique table allegedly from the Mayflower era. The speaker ties the table to the Myles Standish family and emphasizes its longstanding value and provenance.
The article extols Yellowstone as a premier scenic region rivaling Switzerland with 62 by 54 miles, 11 155 feet Electric Peak, and Grand Teton at 13 691 feet. It notes 165 named streams, 36 lakes, 25 major waterfalls, vast forests, abundant wildflowers, and diverse wildlife including bears, bison, elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, mountain lions, and coyotes, comparing its wildlife to major Zoos and praising its accessibility for study in a natural habitat.
A speaker warns that the spelling fad could force English to standardize on new forms. He cites institutions like Boston City Club, Harvard University, and Faneuil Hall and urges restraint to prevent widespread mis-spellings in courts and schools.
Fashions emphasize self material belts and silver embroidered frocks. The trend leans to princess styles with adjustable vests and a normal waistline. Coats feature long self sash elements and creamy homespun sports suits. many silk petticoats show four flounces. Parasols appear in many shapes and children's coats favor low waistlines.
In many localities yellow sweet corn named Golden Bantam has replaced white varieties because of its extreme sweetness. It may be harvested from late July until frost with plantings every two weeks. Early plantings can occur before white corn is safe to sow. Plant a few hills now. frost may cause some loss but not heavy.
A reader letter endorses the Post editorial The Negro's Advance and defends D W Griffiths film The Birth of a Nation. The writer argues the play shows both sides, highlights progress since reconstruction, and notes support from Dr W Alexander Cox and Philip J All.
Springtime celebrates birds, farmers planting, and brisk good cheer. The text lampoons winter gripes and praises warm months, with playful lines by Walt Mason dated 1915.
A 1915 letter from Henry MacMahon defending Birth of a Nation argues the film presents a historical romance rather than a slur on African Americans. Harold Prince of a California university reportedly supports the showing. The writer invites critics to view the Southern story with a historic lens and claims no libel is intended.
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