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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
14
Boston newspaper item dated December 14 1915 from the Boston Post issued at 259 Washington Street. It lists edition details No 12, Vol 851 and presents the daily paper format typical of a metropolitan press.
Rates listed for Daily and Sunday editions, Canada and foreign copies. Dates, prices, and postage rules outlined. Payment via checks or money orders only. cash not accepted. Post Published Co notes second class entry and sender risk.
Announcement from the Post's editorial staff listing departments and contact addresses. Subscription policy requires advance payment and discontinuation without further notice if unpaid. Contact Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher.
The Boston Post touts itself as possessing the largest daily morning circulation in the United States according to The Fourth Estate. The boast reflects the paper’s asserted market dominance and reach among readers nationwide.
Voters urged to support Attridge Collins Kenny and Storrow for another term. The notice stresses their proven service and asks residents to vote for them today.
The piece notes mixed signals from Republican leaders about next year's national convention. It compares party tactics to a card game as the Democrats might wait to see the GOP’s move before exposing a counterplay.
Citizens call for voting the Citizens' ticket led by Storrow to oversee next year's 25 million tax money. The campaign urges voters to veto the plan by supporting reform and fiscal accountability.
The piece endorses Ambassador von Bernstorff's denial that Germany ordered Captain Franz von Rintelen to violate US law. It notes a large corruption fund used to spark strikes in munitions plants, but claims Von Rintelen failed to do lasting damage and is now imprisoned in the Tower of London. Germany states no involvement in his actions.
Citizens are urged to go to the polls to decide on the license issue and several other matters on the ballot, registering their convictions as these questions come before them for a decision.
The Boston Finance Commission releases a report criticizing municipal car costs and "livery system" practices. It urges a vigorous, continuous reform agenda and proposes studying New York's despatcher supervised fleet to curb extravagant taxpayer expenditure.
The mayor approves the suggestion and orders a specialist examination of the livery system. The unusual agreement suggests municipal joy riding may become a properly lost art.
The Boston Post urges all eligible citizens to vote in today’s municipal election. Four City Council seats and a School Board member are on the ballot, with major issues on license oversight and a referendum affecting Park Tremont and Boylston streets. The paper warns that charter government and unified mayor council power are at stake, urging a high turnout to confront these fundamental questions.
The charter was designed to establish a nonpartisan government in Boston and has functioned thus far. Voters are urged to oppose the Curley Democratic ticket and reject moves toward a bossed, old style city control.
Yuan Shi Kai moves to crown himself emperor after decades as leader of the republic. He faced only a small dissent from delegates at a recent convention, and plans a formal coronation to solidify his authority.
Citizens are urged to go to the polls and vote in today’s city election. The notice emphasizes the duty to express opinions on all questions and encourages turnout for those who can physically vote.
Eight members including S. S. McClure Governor Hanne John D. Barry and Judge Ben Lindsey refuse to back resolutions against national defense expenditures criticizing the Oscar II peace voyage debate. The dispute sparks views that influential men will not render the country defenseless against foreign aggression.
A reflective piece argues beauty is fleeting while character lasts. It cites proverbs and Shakespeare to suggest appearances deceive, praising inner goodness over looks and noting modern skepticism of beauty’s primacy.
A Cambridge advertiser offers furnace repairs, gardening, window cleaning, and housekeeping tasks with upfront pricing. The card notes Brattle Street area service, 6 dollar monthly furnace care, and 8 cent window cleaning, promising honesty, low prices, and references from nearby families.
Queenie of Boston writes to All Sorts about painting sock patches on her husband John using water color and camel hair brushes. The letter playfully praises an artistic wife who masks sock holes with color to spare her husband from holey footwear.
A Newport Maine writer asks two questions about popcorn. First he notes popcorn does not burst into bits because adhesivity holds atoms together more than explosive disintegration. Second he claims several men working night and day could not eat enough popcorn to hurt a person.
Alexander resumes conquest marching northeast from central Greece to Philippopolis and the Shipka Pass. He repels mountain tribes using a shield siege tactic against cart avalanches, crosses the Danube with 1500 cavalry and 4000 infantry in improvised craft, earns island-wide tribute, and learns of uprisings in southern states as he nears Lake Ohrid.
The column notes later sunsets and warmer days as Boston records historic cold limits. It highlights a Coast Artillery drill at the South State Armory with Major G Morgan King and Chief Musician William A Cushing, plus profiles of Frederick Ayer nearing 98 and nurse Pamelia S. Ouellette recalling France service. It mentions Easter timing, pigeons at Malden, pickerel catches in Worcester, the Mansfield church bell anniversary, and plans for jitney buses in Winthrop with winter snows.
The piece highlights butterfly combs velour hats long sleeves feather fans lace mid season dresses and a striped wool alpaca fabric noted as promising for spring style. It reflects a period tone emphasizing accessories textiles and fabric patterns.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites Boston weather data for December 14 with a zero degree cold record in 1893 and 1898 and a 66 degree warm record in 1881 and 1918. He notes four stormy days on this date in 1901 1907 1909 and 1914.
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