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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
14
The city council urges Mayor Curley to disclose detailed use of municipal automobiles arguing that outsiders use town cars after hours for pleasure. Officials question the waste of gasoline and wear on vehicles, urging Councillor Lehy to curb the practice.
A plea from The Post Santa Claus asks readers to increase charity this year as costs rise. Children in need await his visits on Christmas Eve and hope he will not pass their homes by, urging readers to fund Joy’s gift drive.
An obituary notes the death of John D Archbold at an advanced age, highlighting his role as president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. It credits him as Rockefeller’s longtime associate, outlines his rise from a poor farmer’s son to a leading industrial figure, and mentions his trusteeships at Syracuse University and charitable involvements in New York.
President Wilson issued a forceful message to Congress stressing the need for rapid arbitration and conciliation to curb railroad strikes. He argues against blanket restrictions and warns against letting organized labor halt industrial processes without public investigation to inform national judgment. He predicts a hard fight but expects congressional action.
From Copenhagen reports show popular support in Denmark for keeping the Danish West Indies, despite strong island sentiment favoring association with the United States. The sale price has surged to five times the level of a decade ago, with unclear reasons for Denmark’s hesitation and questions about potential further gains.
Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts purchased the Washington home of Charles Evans Hughes, built in 1911 after his Supreme Court appointment. Hughes learned of his presidential nomination in this house, and Weeks plans to move in at the start of the next Congress, likely December. He will not occupy it until then and had considered living in a local hotel during the current three months' session.
City Councillor Daniel J. McDonald, longtime business agent and secretary treasurer of the Allied Printing Trades Council since 1896, was unanimously renominated for his 20th consecutive term. Other nominees included John Mc Guire of the Boston Globe for president and Miss Mary Sheehan of the Bookbinders' Union for vice-president.
Henry Abrahams won the Ward 10 Democratic Club endorsement for the Boston School committee at a meeting in South Boston 493 Broadway presided by ex Representative Edward F. McGrady. A campaign committee was appointed for the ward.
Paul Waitt writes in the next Sunday Post about Billy Sunday completing his late mother’s wish. The piece frames a personal moment as a broader portrait of family duty and faith.
The piece repeats a parable-like voice urging generosity over wealth. It cites Croesus as a dying reminder that hoarding wealth brings little joy while giving brightens lives, especially at Christmas through the Boston Post Santa Claus program. It frames avarice as a disease and champions acts of charity to tenement children.
A reflective note on social inequality contrasts the rich who lack appetite with the poor who lack food. It critiques the uneven distribution of resources and hints at systemic imbalances shaping daily life and survival.
A humorous reader asks Joe in St Johnspury Vic for the best method to catch a chicken. The column pokes fun at confusing stamp references in the letter, noting inconsistencies and the writer’s plea for clarity before giving an answer. The exchange centers on whether the chicken is barnyard or another variety and uses mock formalities.
Philadelphia records a high of 64 degrees on December 5 breaking the previous 60 degree mark set in 1877. The unseasonable warmth shatters all prior Dec 5 records in the city today.
The article describes the Hell Gate bridge in New York as the largest steel arch bridge and part of a 10 mile railroad link between New Haven and Pennsylvania railroads. It notes its 1000 foot central span, seven arches, and total length near three miles with a $30 million cost.
Middlesex county to organize a farm bureau with headquarters in Concord. Mrs. James J. Storrow is temporary secretary, preparing for a county meeting to gauge local opinion on the movement. The piece notes Boxboro’s famed apple orchards and Middlesex’s market gardens as national highlights.
A reader signs as Heartbroken asks Miss Champagne whether a young man who kisses her and visits her home truly cares. She worries he will take another girl to dances and wonders if she should push him away or invite him to see her, fearing public humiliation.
A humorous poem by George Matthew Adams imagines a would be great man boasting of talents from geese herding to playwriting and the stage. The speaker abandons geese for theater dreaming of fame as the Hamlet of his era while the crowd showers praise and plans to buy last year’s hen fruit.
A letter warns a woman about a flirtatious man known to kiss and dance, urging her to value honesty and commitment over vanity. It counsels not to rival another girl, avoid accepting insincere devotion, and demand clear engagement and financial reliability before marriage.
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