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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
12
The Boston Bost announces vacation mail service for the Daily Post and Sunday Post with rates for two weeks to U S and possessions and monthly options. Readers may change address freely. payments via checks or money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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The writer condemns German dirigible raids on the east coast of England noting nine women, four children and one non combatant man killed. He argues the attacks lack military value and fail to intimidate the British, suggesting they may spur recruitment as vengeance rather than terror.
The Chicago grand jury indicts six men linked to the Eastland disaster four company officials and two officers. The editor calls for accountability, noting clear evidence of carelessness and urging trials to punish the guilty and prevent further deaths.
The United States will publish the names of Americans brought home at the outbreak of the great war. Secretary McAdoo sets October 1 as the deadline for repayment or acknowledgement of debts. Most borrowers have repaid. remaining payers are urged to settle before names appear publicly.
The Long Island Railroad promotes safety at grade crossings with ads titled Life Saving Bulletins. One message urges motorists to slow or stop when approaching tracks, claiming accidents will be rare if drivers cooperate.
The piece argues Carranza lacks real authority and unity in Mexico while criticizing his stance toward the United States and Latin American allies. It notes Obregon’s stronger position, Villa’s influence, and that New York diplomats seek a note urging unity and a pathway to government, though success hinges on pressure or reforms.
A verse by Newton Newkirk expresses a desire for rubber clothing to stay dry at the beach. The speaker imagines rubber coats hats collars vests pants suits and accessories to keep wet weather from dampening their mood.
Napoleon and Alexander I forged a rapid accord at Tilsit changing Europe. The two monarchs agreed to carve up Prussia and made plans for future influence over Constantinople. The treaty foreshadowed Russia’s ambitions and Napoleon’s desire for repose after costly campaigns.
Attorney General Attwill backs applying the rule of reason to the Massachusetts flag law arguing strict enforcement would mock the statute and block common uses. He cites selling stamped flags and newspaper pictures as examples and says the law should be amended by the next Legislature. In the meantime enforcement should follow practical common sense.
The Highway Commission asks state police to use all efforts to find and arrest drivers responsible for three hit and run manslaughter cases. Authorities acknowledge current penalties are light but emphasize catching the criminals as the key to reform and public reassurance.
The Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company continues its charity by extending steamboat use for the Randidge fund excursions after the Monitor remains in repairs. General Manager Lane will keep a boat available for the children until the janitor is ready, despite the original 10 day limit having expired.
A Calais Maine correspondent details a fur farm attracting animals from as far as Florida with a girl weighing 15 pounds catching a fish nearly as long as herself. A Shelbourne Ontario society White Elephant party ends when eleven of nineteen guests bring husbands, provoking strong reaction. Other clippings note President Wilson visiting The Corner Cupboard in Ascutneyville and an explosion injury in Henniker New Hampshire.
The column recalls a 10 cent meal in a Boston restaurant near Suffolk County Court House, mentions new developments at old golf grounds, the Braves’ guard stand, and a Youth’s Companion building. It reports on state labor leader Edwin Mulready’s Toledo trip, veteran J. P. Hamlin’s Civil War medal, and wheat crop bets. notes Cambridge bathhouse progress and a blue hills rattle snake sighting. It also covers safes in Boston firms, a Spencer town dollar experiment, State Street height changes for a planned $1,000,000 building, and a mouse performing in a South End window display.
The record notes the hottest and coolest August 12 readings in Boston since 1906. It cites 1907 as 94 on the high, with 56 as the low in 1889 and 1918, and lists yearly maximums and minimums such as 195 hottest 86 coolest 78 rain for 1906 and 1907 94-68 for 1907 and similar figures through 1913 reflecting varied weather.
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