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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1917
Page
14
The International Committee of the Red Cross protests to the German government over the torpedoing of English hospital ships. The piece questions Germany's willingness to honor humanitarian conventions it previously undertook to respect.
In Boston Benjamin Joy cashier of the National Shawmut Bank resigns to enter active service. In New York John J. Carty chief engineer of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company quits to become a major in the signal corps at a salary about equal to his present day. These examples show pride in American citizenship.
The arrival of the French war commission led by General Joffre and Minister Viviani is hailed as an omen of national and international satisfaction. America welcomes these figures with emotion, noting shared democratic aims and the importance of their experience for the war effort.
In a Post letter Major Henry T Higginson asks if citizens should salute the flag as it passes. The writer praises the habit, notes its rise in recent years, and urges universal hat tips to the Stars and Stripes.
The article notes Turkey breaking diplomatic relations with the United States under German influence. It considers the impact on Americans in Turkey, mainly missionaries and college staff, and questions how they will be treated as tensions rise. It expresses hope for continued respectful conduct and safe treatment for all Americans in the region.
A statement warns that the sultan's government faces a heavy reckoning if the exile of the leadership continues. The remark frames the political crisis as a moral and security issue with potential regional impact.
The piece argues for compulsory military service as the quickest path to a strong army, citing Major-General Bridges of Britain who says war now requires universal service. It contrasts democratic volunteerism with conscription and warns against ignoring hard lessons from Britain in the great European war.
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Oregon Federal Court decree barring Southern Pacific from disposing of timber and minerals on lands granted to the railroad. The case hinged on oil not being a mineral, with the people asserting ownership of their property after decades of litigation. The assessed value was $30,000,000, but the actual worth is over $1,000,000,000.
Bishop Lawrence announced a pension plan seeking 35000000 for aged or disabled ministers. At an Episcopalian Club meeting he reported over 7500000 raised, with every dollar aiding disabled clergy widows or orphans, and the wider communal impact celebrated.
The article notes Japan's parliamentary contest and Count Franchi's strong showing. It highlights the prime minister’s alliance with powers opposing Prussian autocracy and hints at a friendly postponement of unsettled U S issues. The text suggests a test of diplomacy as war clouds clear.
A reader named Newton Newkirk laments tangled algebra and memory lapses as he wrestles with a professor's wordy lectures. The piece captures frustration, late-night study, and the universal wish to finish math quickly.
The narrator describes a chaotic family night with children, pets, and a mistaken kidnapping scare involving Pete Shambo and search parties. William Taft, the second newborn, is teased for appetite and temperament while the father jokes about schooling and a surgeon’s care for a cut appendix.
A pretentious exchange riffs on the gender of a dumb waiter and restaurant service. The speaker mocks a misfired order described as a numb dumb waiter, imagining a reunion of the “white numb dumb family” if all members gathered.
A 1917 poem verse depicts life signs of seasons with light love and travel. It frames spring as a ship of warmth and color casting chains toward April shores and distant bliss. The lyric notes bluebirds red birds and mocking birds amid cedar trees and southern bowers.
본문은 보스턴의 특정 날짜에 대한 과거 기온 기록을 기술한다. 1892년 최저 27도와 1909년 4도, 1897년 최고 81도와 1907년 70도, 그리고 1208년과 1909년을 포함한 최근 18년간 강수 이력 등을 나열한다.
The Grand Central terminal in New York stands as the costliest railroad station with a total near 180 million dollars including excavation and multiple buildings. It features low track levels, elevated cross streets, and ramps instead of stairways to improve traffic, with separate concourses for local and through service.
A reader shares observations from a city away from Boston describing a policeman warning about a gardening Sabbath, a joy ride, and golf with a city official. The piece notes Franklin Park plowing for gardens under H C Darling and praises Taft’s speech at a City Club banquet, plus profiles Henry Ballou’s 90th birthday and evolving milk bottle production. References to Mothers Day, Amherst College plots, and Taft insurance anecdotes follow.
A husband suspects his wife of infidelity as a telephone and tea rumors spark jealousy. Mrs. Seagrave pursues social visits while the husband ponders Bob and a late night whist party, ending with a tense confrontation at home.
In a World War I era verse by Walt Mason, the speaker urges readers to curb their complaints by contemplating Kaiser Bill. The poem casts the German leader as the source of all sorrow and frames personal grief as trivial in comparison to his dominion of misery.
A newlywed couple confront jealousy as Mae reveals no mistress and Roberta, Eddie’s twin sister, appears from a closet. Mae forgives him after his awkward confrontation, and the scene ends with affectionate reconciliation in a domestic mock tragedy tone.
Copies of President Wilson's joint session address delivered April 2 will be available at the Lawyers' Preparedness Committee office. The pamphlet cost six dollars and is obtainable upon application, with delivery in 1921 expected.
A 19 year old writes in with deep love for a man three years older who alternates between devotion and coldness. Advice urges self respect, not fawning, and suggests the man is likelier to pursue if she maintains value and shows it would be a favor, not condescension, to win him.
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