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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post announces vacation mail service for two weeks and outlines daily and Sunday subscription rates for U S and Canada. It lists prices for daily, Sunday, and foreign copies, with postage and address-change policies.
The Connecticut case of Mrs. Wakefield ends with life imprisonment for alleged complicity in her husband’s murder. The editorial argues capital punishment for a woman would have shocked public sentiment, favoring a lesser degree of murder and sparing the spectacle of execution.
The Charlestown State prison warden General Bridges draws a warm testimonial for his long service on the eve of retirement. His administration eased conditions for his successor as the prison system shows signs of strain amid lingering demands and public regard.
The article notes dogs of war remain in leash in Europe with limited Danube activity while diplomats seek peace. It cautions against overconfidence amid rising Slavic and Teutonic tensions, race and commercial rivalries fueling Servian unrest, and awaited Austro Russian talks.
The president offers a White House conference today between engineers and firemen and railroad executives to avert a national strike on Western railroads. Mediation by the federal board has failed and the leaders of the two sides will meet to seek industrial peace affecting ninety eight lines.
The extended transportation system west of Chicago includes 140000 miles of railway 55000 engineers and firemen and about twice that many other workers. A unanimous strike would be as destructive as war. Mr Wilson has acknowledged the crisis and convened the parties to seek a peaceful solution.
Prompt action by Congress is urged to avert a collapse of American trade as European war disrupts shipping. The piece argues for extending U S registry to foreign built vessels, enabling United States ships to carry transatlantic cargo under the Stars and Stripes. A temporary or permanent registry change is proposed to revive the U S merchant marine.
Secretary Bryan replies to Colonel Roosevelt on the Colombia treaty saying the present agreement stands on today’s facts and not past disputes. He rejects the notion that U S action in 1903 justified seizure and stresses Colombia deserves compensation for damages. An international theft claim is dismissed as improper.
The article argues that amid continental turmoil Britain seeks a parliamentary truce in the Irish home rule conflict. It says no unavoidable conflict exists and anticipates a peaceful, detailed settlement with the government’s progress toward justice for Ireland.
A reader asks about the fate of the end seat hog in rain. The writer cites Mr. E. B. H. as the politest man who, when weather turns wet, moves to mid way of the cross seat and yields the end seat to any seeker in the rain, selfish behavior reversed.
A Indiana man on a farm celebrated his 104th birthday proving spry by jumping and offering to wrestle his 83 year old son John who declined. He credits longevity to rum each morning tobacco use and never soap a habit he claims since youth though modern hygiene would argue otherwise.
A reader asks Newt to settle a bet on the correct adjective from hole. The letter explains socks with holes and prefers calling them open-work hose over holey or tholely while noting personal fashion choices.
In Manchester New Hampshire thirty Bull Moose leaders chose State Representative Henry D Allison of Dublin as the Progressive candidate for governor. Allison chairs the Progressive representatives committee in the New Hampshire Legislature.
Sandy MacPherson builds an outhouse from inside the wall with bricks. his son Jock arrives for dinner and jokes about the missing door. Sandy praises his son's clever head and proclaims an architectural future.
Percy seeks truth about his wife Gwendoline through a spirit medium. The medium teases a jealous husband with a sequence of intimate scenarios, each refuted by Percy yet followed by an incongruous twist. The exchange ends on a sly cue about a dog wagging its tail.
The article recalls Scituate’s shaded roads and cliffed sandy shore, noting summer residents and historic houses. It traces settlement in 1628, Indian attacks, Revolution service, War of 1812 privation, the Bulwark incident, the 1898 Portland wreck, and a smashed sea wall altering local shoreline paths.
Observant Citizen notes Boston has about 60 notable towers including Trinity Church and Bowdoin Square Church. He describes New Old South Church tower’s three foot lean toward the Public Library, views from Fenway, and mentions Civil War veteran Benjamin P. Rogers. Also covers a Hampton Beach sea creature, a family reunion in Amesbury, a Shanghai captain's trip, a cat sparrow scene, and local sidewalk leveling for subway work.
On the House floor Rep Fowler and Rep Quin attacked motor vehicles for officials, criticizing costly cars. The clash followed news Public Printer Ford bought an electric car with appropriated funds, prompting a Republican quip about Ford’s fleet of small Fords.
A verse by Walt Mason from 1914 critiques trusts and scarcity faced by the poor. It contrasts the idle old mother Hubbard with industrious women who bake and stock the larder, depicting reform as needed to curb excesses.
A reader aged 18 writes to Miss Champagne about kissing a boy under a dare, feelings of degradation, and a plea for advice. The columnist says the act was not life or death, urges self control, and reassures the young woman that her lover’s opinion may remain unchanged.
A wife quips about a newspaper report as her husband reads the paper. The exchange hints at a sensational story in the headlines, suggesting intrigue around a possible bigamy tale without confirming details.
The Hamburg American liner Cincinnati under Captain Schaar Schmidt left Southampton for New York with a small passenger list amid European tensions. Among those aboard was Cardinal O Connell with Father Coppinger and Judge Fallon among Boston notables. The Cincinnati is expected to reach port by August and may not sail again on August 16 due to the European situation.
Captain William Fitzhugh Randolph, once with Stonewall Jackson when he received his fatal wound, died in Warrenton Virginia at age 83. He served as an aide to the famed Confederate general and was present at Jackson’s deathbed.
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