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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post issues dated December 17 1914 from Post Publishing Co page detail offices at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. Includes typical daily news briefs notices and local items characteristic of the period.
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The article notes semi-official word that President Wilson dislikes the literacy test tied to an immigration bill. It says he believes the test does not measure quality and questions whether he would veto the measure if left unchanged, comparing to President Taft who blocked a similar proposal.
A letter criticizes sensational headlines about cold weather, scoffs at calls for relief from a 16 degree low, and defends the season as mild and legitimate old winter weather. The writer ridicules panic over discomfort and jokes about urban life and baked beans.
Officials at Massachusetts General Hospital show public duty by agreeing to install fire sprinklers in Prov ince court buildings. They avoided technical lease hurdles and will move ahead without delay. Province court needs safeguards against fire. better late than never before a blaze in Boston’s inflammable district.
A Post correspondent argues that Boston Elevated trains can be controlled from the second or third car when the first car is crippled. The system uses an automatic block to prevent collisions and a seasoned guard ensures safe operation, though the Post believes a dedicated man is essential in such cases.
A brief remark notes that even with safety devices in place accidents can occur on a track now and then. The line underscores vigilance near the first car and the front window area.
The first foreign bombardment of English towns on home soil since the War, described as a demonstration by the British admiralty, may rouse Britain to higher alertness and enlistment. The author notes potential strategic implications for naval plans and morale, stressing the event's historic and psychological impact.
An editorial critiques a bill reducing congressional travel pay from 20 cents to five cents a mile. It notes lawmakers have toyed with similar reductions for years, predicting rejection in either chamber, and questions why nickel mileage could not suffice for travel costs while decrying it as a gratuity from the people to favored travelers.
A motivational line urging pursuit of goals, embracing action over passivity and rewarding effort with success. The quote contrasts acceptance of circumstances with actively striving to achieve desired outcomes, underscoring perseverance.
The piece lauds Governor Blease for freeing 1430 criminals in three years and plans to release 50 more on Christmas Day. It questions whether wholesale pardons aid state economy but warns of impacted law and order if successors fail to match the discipline. The tone is critical of lax pardoning and defends Palmetto State stability.
The Church Peace Union asks all American churches to mark the treaty Ghent centenary on Sunday February 14. The event commemorates the centenary of the ratification of the treaty ending the War of 1812.
The Rev. William Grainger, pastor of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Canton, has accepted a pastorate at Christ Church in Quincy Massachusetts and will preach his farewell sermon here next Sunday.
A reader notes she saves pin money daily to buy her husband a Christmas present. She jokes that the best gift for her husband on Christmas morning may be a cheerful Be Joyful card or a bargain counter necktie from a shop.
Sapulpa Oklahoma hears of a repeated false alarm scheme by Alice the sweetheart of Edwin Dunbar the fire engine driver. She admits to triggering alarms to glimpse Edwin in his fire uniform. The chief forgives her while Edwin endures teasing from comrades and faces possible resignation amid town speculation.
A humorous exchange reveals a reader named Baldy chiding Newt for vanity about hair. The letter mocks bragging, notes differences between male and female hair pride, and includes playful critique of Newt's achievements and ego.
The column notes Chester J. LaRoche winning a Phillips scholarship and hints he may enter Harvard. It mentions a Delavan comet sighting, Clover Club presidency by Tames J. Phelan, a cat returning home, an ice breaking tug in Charles River, and a Newburyport March-Hale house moving. It also recalls a Maine cat tale and clock repair debates in Amesbury with Whittier reference.
An elderly Bostonian recalls the coldest and warmest temperatures for this date. He notes 4 below zero in 1876 as the coldest, and 59 above zero in 1888 as the warmest, reflecting dramatic historical weather swings.
In a pivotal clash described as a unity of France and Germany under Charles Martel, Franco German forces halted the Saracen advance at Tours. The famed Frankish cavalry turned back the Muslim army after a week of stalemate, preserving Western Christendom from conquest.
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