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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1917
Page
14
The piece notes the Burnett immigration bill with a literacy test and other flaws will take effect as law or later. It urges caution on outcomes and rejects claims of a Southern triumph, pointing to Senate votes showing Northern and Southern splits and the veto override dynamics.
The article argues Pershing’s expedition has ended without capturing Villa and notes public criticism has softened. It credits President Wilson with prudent timing to avoid a costly wider war and questions calls for renewed confrontation. Delicate diplomacy and strategic restraint are highlighted as wise choices.
Delegations of women suffragists have stood outside the White House gates with banners calling on the President to act on woman suffrage. The gesture aims to demand attention, but critics question whether it shows proper respect given U S delicate international duties.
Congressman Tinkham protests delays in preparing Charlestown yard for battleship construction as promised. Senator Weeks backs Tinkham and Boston Chamber of Commerce, urging a board to Boston to plan expansion and ensure yard capacity in line with national needs.
The column presents a wry aphorism about horse trading from Newton Newkirk in What the Sphinx Says, noting that a man stung in a horse swap tends to view himself as a notable jackass.
In All Sorts an appeal asks readers to donate toward a dollar by sending coins and oddments. Contributions include a Buffalo nickel, a Lincoln penny, and even a gnawed edge penny. The notice teases a rumored new $13 banknote and lists quirky donors from Malden and Medford with humorous signoffs.
The President proclaims a national emergency under the shipping act to prevent transfer of vessels to foreign registries. Officials cite insufficient U S tonnage to move farm forest and mineral products and to support naval reserves amid war, noting British yards lack capacity and ships are turning to American builders. Sweden Norway and South America seek U S orders as British production falls behind.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that office furnishings in a Newton man's Boston office are personal property and subject to city taxes. The decision establishes a firm tax precedent for nonresidents doing business in Boston and is described as unimpeachable law.
The Boston City Council elected James J. Storrow as president, praising his leadership, clear thinking, and judicial temperament. He is expected to provide firm and fair chairmanship throughout the coming year.
Poem urges courage against darkness and sorrow. It speaks of soldiers facing care with brave deeds, enduring tears, and marching toward a brighter morrow filled with song. The verse calls for strength to rise above gloom and echo earth’s heart-cry with morning music.
The article ranks universities by 1913 14 size and notes Paris with 17512 students as the largest. It details faculties at Paris, compares with Berlin Moscow Cairo Petrograd New York University and others, and cites Harvard Yale Columbia and Tokyo as notable references.
The column ties a weather superstition to a leap year, shares reader letters on cribbage scores including a 29 point claim, and notes a Cape Cod naval recruiting drive. It also mentions anniversaries, twin clams in Ipswich, star brightness and coin critiques, plus profiles of Eunice Caldwell and lawyer Jennie Loitman.
Mrs. Austin discovers a doll bearing a stranger child in her building. The girl explains she lives there with her father who told stories of a princess named Grace. Mutual affection grows, and Mrs. Austin bids the child farewell with a kiss, realizing kindness can soften long held rules.
A lyrical piece contrasts Buffalo Bill with modern icons like boxers and football stars, noting how the frontier era fades as autos and flights rise. A second narrative follows Mary, a child saved by Mrs. Austin, who later rekindles a past romance between Grace and Ned, revealing lasting bonds and new family ties.
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