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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1915
Page
10
Reichert attacks neutrality stance by Teutonic Sons of America
William Reichert of Chicago, second vice president of the Teutonic Sons of America, said at a national peace congress that the group would stay neutral in a Germany United States war. The speaker warned neutrality would be impossible, claiming many German Americans would oppose such a stance and call opponents foreign enemies.
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Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
Daily Post
United States
Mana
Aender
Post Publishing CO
William Reichert
Chicago
Teutonic Sons of America
National Peace Congress
Washington
Germany
Teutonic Sons
Herr Reichert
A Useful School at Thompson’s Island Seeks Donations
The Farm and Trades School on Thompson’s Island, celebrating 101 years, is funded mostly by private gifts and a few tuition fees. Its annual report shows strong achievements but an expected deficit around $10,000 for the year, prompting officers to appeal for donations to support its work in shaping capable young men.
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Thompson’s Island
Who Gets It A Look At Produce Markets
The New York Sun reports wholesale prices for vegetables are at multi year lows this season yet retail prices stay high. Potatoes wholesale about 1 per barrel versus 4.25 last year with retail 3.20 to 4 per bushel. Tomatoes wholesale 25 to 75 cents per crate. four for 10 cents at retail. Onions wholesale 25 cents per bushel vs 3 dollars last year. The piece notes a dispute over who earns the bulk of profits from farm to table.
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New York Sun
Distribution Challenge Marks Food Supply Woes
The text laments ongoing food pricing issues and profit-driven bottlenecks from grower to consumer. It calls for a distribution genius to fix the failing system and reduce middleman gains.
Walsh for a Third Term Seen as Duty Bound
The Massachusetts Governor David I Walsh is viewed as a proven, duty driven leader whose candidacy for a third Democratic term is urged despite initial doubt. Bipartisan respect is noted, with the GOP riven by internal strife and national administration approval boosting Walsh’s prospects.
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Walsh
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Republican Party
David I. Walsh
Commonwealth
War's Economics Reducing Pauper Rates in Britain
Official statements show England and Wales have the lowest pauper numbers in 40 years, 16 per 1000, with London at 26 per 1000. The drop follows labor demand due to troops at the front, yet unemployment has largely vanished. A Women's War Economy League forms to curb luxury spending, driven by patriotic sentiment.
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Great Britain
England
Wales
London
Trade With Russia Opens Avenues For Future Prosperity
The easing of the Russian embargo could yield modest gains for U S merchants. Direct trade may rise postwar as Archangel shipping declines and Germany's role as intermediary wanes, with potential markets in fertilizer seed hides and mineral oils via Vladivostok.
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United States
Archangel
Vladivostock
Russia
China
Japan
Germany
Fog Bound In Boston Harbor
A humorous Waltham Mass letter recounts eight freshwater sailors navigating fog near Boston after starting from Watertown. They tangle in eel grass, lash together a plan to steer by sight, and encounter the ship General Lincoln then reach safety. The writer, Newtonius, responds with satirical naval advice about fog navigation and jokes about bald pate questions.
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Watertown
Shoe City
Charles River
Shirley
Governor's Island
Apple Island
Boston
Bean Town
Lincoln
Newt
Waltham
Mass
Newtonius
Pates
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls August Weather Extremes in Boston
The veteran notes the August 8 record highs and lows in Boston, citing official figures: 95 above zero in 1872 and 58 in 1899. He lists the past decade’s August 8 conditions, including 1905 high 76 low 71 rain and 1914 76-64 part cloudy, with entries for years 1907 through 1913 showing varied skies.
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Mercury
Boston
Napoleon at Osterode and Friedland Power in Napoleonic Campaigns
The article details Napoleon Bonaparte's surge of power after Friedland, his forced provisioning of 300,000 rations daily, and his harsh control over Europe. It notes his stay at Osterode and Finkenstein, his banishment of Mme de Stael, and his vigilant oversight of Naples and Holland with brothers Joseph and Louis as kingly figures.
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Meissonier
Napoleon
Friedland
Russia
Charlemagne
Eylau
Osterode
Poland
Warsaw
Europe
Paris
Mme. de Stael
Naples
Holland
Joseph
Louis
Observant Citizen notes mixed in Boston offices and Cape Cod
An elderly woman mistakes a Lincoln likeness for Mr. Benton in City Hall. Secretary Reardon explains the misreading. Other items include a city cat known as Tammany honored with a silver collar, deer raiders on a farmer's land, swordfish cargo lessons, and notes on Boston connections to Warwick Castle and moving picture charity ideas.
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Benton
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Benton
Josiah H. Benton
Reardon
Henry Wheelwright Marsh
Warwick Castle
England
Boston
Agnes Power
Richard Power
The Deliverance and the Farm That Won't Die
John Curtis contemplates selling the family land after 125 years of Curtis farming as Fred returns with news of a new job overseeing Remiston Falls development. Fred proposes his family move to the nearby house and run the farm temporarily while his sons decide their future, ending with a plan to stay connected to the old home.
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Mary
John Curtis
Curtis
Grand'ther
Fred
Mr. Curtis
Mr. Manson
Remiston
Mr. Lyon
John, Jr
Bobby
They Drink and Fall in Later Life Said Walt Mason
A 1915 verse by Walt Mason warns that heavy drinking ruins youth’s joys and leads to ruin in old age. The poem recalls youth’s revelry, the fate of those who drank, and ends with a somber flourish about lives cut short and graves in Potter’s Field.
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Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
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