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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
12
The piece defends government investigator Charles E. Hughes amid public complaints that he is silent. It asserts he works steadily and will publish a real report on aircraft production, stressing that loud reformers are not always the most effective.
The 1915 scheme by George Sylvester Viereck to fund 30 major American newspapers with 50 million dollars to aid German interests is dismissed as ineffective. Analysts note the plan would have exposed German influence and failed to alter the course of history, with critics calling hired organs useless.
At midnight the government assumed control of the telegraph and telephone system to run wartime communications under federal supervision. President Theodore N. Vail pledges that the wire service will be kept intact and operated efficiently amid the transition. The change affects substantial New England investments across the involved companies.
President Vail states that seized properties will be returned to their owners in as good condition as received and that stockholders will be paid fairly for their use. He asserts minimal risk to operations, emphasizing that Uncle Sam will ensure proper execution.
Ex Governor David I Walsh announces he will seek the Democratic nomination for United States Senator from Massachusetts. The Boston Post endorses him as the best standard bearer for Wilson’s war effort, citing Walsh’s honesty experience and campaigning strength.
A retrospective editorial marks August 1, 1914 as the war’s start and four years of conflict. It places blame on Kaiser Wilhelm, praises Allied Humanity led by President Wilson, notes Germany’s hopes and retreats, and argues the war will be won on the western front with strong American involvement and moral resolve to defeat the Kaiser and his allies.
An All Sorts reader, formerly in Portland, Maine, now in Allentown, Pennsylvania, writes of heat in the Lehigh Valley and his attempt to subscribe to the Boston Post. He notes the Post’s high circulation and the shrinking presence of New York and Philadelphia papers. The missive includes a humorous poem about Kaiser Bill and Uncle Sam and ends with a nod to “What the Sphinx Says.”
A line argues that focusing on self leads to deprioritizing others, warning that a person centered on self is dedicating life to someone of no significance. The remark reflects a moral stance on humility and public duty.
A reader nicknamed Rodney seeks advice to go West for success but the columnist urges self inventory and warns against endless wandering. He recalls the fable Stick to Your Bush about Berry picking and argues lasting progress comes from sticking with one place, not chasing change.
Four years after the world war began the column muses on calendar lore and autumn months. It also notes a raccoon family at Franklin Park Zoo growing due to city gifts and describes local scenes from West Newbury to Cambridge including Uncle Sam's Postal Scouts and an electric Peabody car with a maple on its bumper.
Edna Clayton turns hardship into thrift selling old jewelry to buy War Savings Stamps for June while her sister Alice faces frugal days. A Red Cross wristwatch gift connects Edna to Fred Morse, wounded sailor returned from Camp Upland, who plans a canoe date and a deeper romance as he vows a future with Edna.
The note recalls Maximilian III born August 1 1527 and Maximilian II born August 1 or 31 July 1627. It notes Ferdinand I on his deathbed divided the German Habsburg inheritance among his three sons and that Maximilian II received Austria while Austria remained tributary to the Ottoman Empire during much of his reign, ending with his death in 1576.
Boston's warmest first of August was 98 degrees in 1917 and 93 in 1880 as official figures. The coldest on this date was 14 above in 1891. Rain fell on this date in 1912 and 1914 within the past decade.
Mass bar members and Episcopal churchmen attended the funeral of Captain Huntington Saville in Christ Church Cambridge yesterday afternoon. Services were led by Rev. Prescott Evarts with Bishop Lawrence and Suffragan Bishop Babcock assisting. Six sergeants of the 12th Regiment Massachusetts State Guard served as pallbearers and a firing volley honored the grave at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Letters ask about the source of a Shakespeare phrase and pronunciation rules for kaiser and lieu tenant. They compare military usage in Britain and the US and inquire if an 1874 $3 gold piece has special value, noting 1873 and 1875 dates. The piece also asks for the real names of Maude Adams Eva Tanguay Mabel Taliaferro and who is older Mary Pickford or Marguerite Clark.
Dramatic account of Joan of Arc’s recantation and forced re dress as she faces execution. Cauchon uses the opportunity to press for confession but she defies him just before the fire. She dies praying with a final cry of Jesus and forgiveness for Rouen.
A dated poem by Walt Mason envisions peace soon after World War I ending. The speaker cites the stars and predicts peace by June 12 next year, promising plenty and relaxed social norms, with satirical notes on wartime shortages and morale, reflecting 1918 sentiment.
Maude Kiskadden Mrs John W Ford Mrs Thomas W Corrigan Mary Pickford born 1893 in Toronto Marguerite Clark 1887 Cincinnati Old Ironsides ceased active fleet in 1835 Mediterranean voyage from New York March 1835 Pronunciation questions pollu pwa LU Boche bosh pronunciation poem inquiry and reader queries continued
The text discusses the hymn Come Ye Disconsolate and its lines about heaven healing sorrow. It explains that Pershing is not the highest ranking officer, noting the President as commander in chief. It defines Hobson's choice as taking what you are forced to, from Tobias Hobson's horses.
Geo Clothing has always been worth more than the difference between its price and the price of inferior garments, suggesting quality justifies cost and offers better value to shoppers.
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