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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
16
The New York Times claims a rail executive could not yield to Interstate Commerce Commission regulation. Critics argue the public would not want railroad leaders as commissioners, noting the jobs differ despite applause from some papers.
Ex Governor Walsh is named vice president and director of the Boston National Base Ball Club. Colonel Edward Lilogan General Charles Piaff A Paul Keith ex Lieutenant-Governor Frothingham William Garcelon and Arthur Wise join the directorate. The move signals solid home control and confidence in major league baseball.
The measure bans interstate commerce of goods produced by under 14 year olds and restricts night work and daily hours. It underscores federal power to regulate conditions of employment in mills factories and workshops nationwide judged ready for Senate approval for protecting future citizens.
The remark notes that states showing laxity must bring their statutes into conformity with nationally established conditions, urging harmonization of legal frameworks across jurisdictions.
The piece questions use of Zeppelins and airplanes in strikes on cities killing noncombatants. It argues such tactics betray civilized warfare, calls for stronger air defenses rather than reprisal killings, and notes the public demand for retaliation against German frightfulness.
Historic verse and a local satire mix in a column. It contrasts Lieutenant Berg with a noble rescue of the Appam tale to Hampton Roads and then shifts to Maud Muller’s Leap Year courtship escapade with a courtroom scene and moral about marriage deception.
Dr. Edmund von Mach relays an account from a Philadelphia hospital about Herbert Arntz a boy who said a Boston City Hospital nurse threatened to cut out his tongue if he spoke up about being German. The discussion centers on the Bryce reports and the Post's handling of the matter.
Reports suggest the United States pressed for complete merchant vessel disarmament. A naval expert says Britain may refuse but could yield if pressed, leaving allies with reduced access to American ports for vital supplies.
The oldest resident recalls a 2 below zero record on February 4 1886 and 1 below in 1998. He notes the warmest temperature for the date at 56 degrees in 1914 and lists storms in 1907 1910 1911 and 1914 within the last decade.
A note points readers to memory improvement tips in How to Improve Your Memory by H Addington Bruce in the next Sunday Post Magazine. The advice aims to address worry overwork and other causes of forgetfulness.
The narrative recounts Frederick II of Prussia facing defeats at Hochkirch and Kunersdorf, describing casualties, battlefield scenes, and his personal despair. It notes his sisters death, his leadership under fire, and the eventual revival as allies delayed a decisive strike. Frederick previously triumphed at Rossbach Leuthen and Zorndorf before these reverses.
A short note cites Tomorrow's Picture of Frederick in the Wood at Parchwitz following the Battle of Leignitz, signaling a historical image or event linked to that engagement.
A mosaic of Boston society items includes Governor Walsh preparing to reside in Boston, zoo lions at the Round House moved to larger quarters, festival reminiscences, notable birthdays, lodge milestones, and a Red Cross nurse in France. Also, a 1763 Hampton deed surfaces in New Hampshire records, plus airport-like craft questions, a Brethren of Masons elder, and civic comments from Boston University.
Uncle Walt laments rheumatic feet in a humorously cryptic verse about winter snow. He notes cold winds burst pipes, snow benefits soil but hurts feet, and editors frown on certain words while the city endures a harsh, stylishly phrased snapshot of 1916 winter life.
The article describes evolving 1916 styles with sash like trains at the waist, high collars gaining favor, drapings and bustle effects, motor coat sleeves replaced by shoulder capes, straighter figures suiting fuller shapes, cartridge fluting for fuller skirts, peasant influences on young girls' dresses, higher but still stylish coiffures, short salts coats with raised waists, Paris lace usage, and upper shoulder capes echoing 1830s for slender figures.
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