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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
14
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with prices for U S Canada and foreign delivery. It notes advance payment, risk by sender, and contact details including Edwin A Grozier as editor and publisher.
The piece notes Taft, Hughes, Roosevelt, Weeks, and Meighan are out or not, with Woodrow Wilson as the only seemingly viable alternative. It references a New York Herald opinion and a letter from Hughes to Slemp as proof of his withdrawal. It questions official word on Weeks and McCall and suggests none are definitively out yet.
A San Francisco federal grand jury indicted the German consul-general and vice-consul and the Turkish consul-general on charges of violating neutrality and anti trust laws. If guilty, prison sentences would serve notice to others that the United States intends to stop unfriendly acts against its industries.
The piece criticizes Count von Reventlow's demand for asylum for damaged Zeppelins as a German autocracy overreach. It argues war's destruction targets civilians beyond combat and condemns granting refuge to weapons in neutral harbors, contrasting Zeppelins with honest naval combat.
A historical query questions whether Germany can claim any legitimacy or compensation for a new armament program after outlaw actions. It asks if peaceful casualties could be excused or if offenders should face accountability.
The nation faces pressure from steel barons who threaten to raise armor plate prices if Congress funds a government plant. Senator Penrose cites a $200 per ton hike that would cost about $24 million for five years of warship armor. Senate action proceeds to fund the plant. Senator Tillman suggests seizing and operating the plants by eminent domain if needed.
General Nelson Miles argues against pacifist fears and asserts the United States possesses a capable navy fortifications mines and submarines. He says overseas expeditions are costly and risky and urges preparedness to enforce defense if needed.
The piece notes Colonel E. M. House has been abroad on a mission for President Wilson and remains silent under European scrutiny. It highlights how anti administration papers mock him as the Yankee sphinx while admitting his restraint would have drawn further derision if he spoke.
The piece rebuts Richard Harding Davis assertions that U S boots and shoes sold to France and Belgium are partly paper made, shoddy, and short lived. It states Massachusetts manufacturers produce quality, ship at fair prices, and offer good value unless proven otherwise.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes Feb 19 has produced many below zero readings in Boston history. Official figures show 5 below in 1875 and 4 below in 1880 among others, with 68 degrees listed for a warm day in 199. He recalls storms on Feb 10 in 1907 1909 and 1910.
A married man recounts a humorous shopping trip to find a shuttle for tatting. Language mix ups at a department store lead to wrong items, misheard requests, and a floor walker’s puzzled guidance. He finally returns home with no purchase due to wartime shortages.
Miss Farrar declines to comment on engagement saying she is not responsible. Leap Year humor lets Geraldine out. A shop window proclaims SHOES SHINED INSIDE in bold lettering near a downtown storefront.
A playful dialogue between Myrtle and Newt touches on weather and fashion as Myrtle asks a quirky question about an elevator while both recall past events and share light hearted chat about spring, a tango tea spill, and the Ballet Russe.
The article recounts rival monarchs Frederick II of Prussia and Joseph II of Austria meeting in Moravia after a first Silesian conference in 1769. Frederick feigned friendship, Kaunitz dominated discussions, and both considered arbitration between Russia and Turkey. Frederick secretly framed himself as guardian of smaller German states while plotting to curb Joseph's Bavarian ambitions and to shape a Prussia-led alliance.
A column of short items covers Governor McCall’s family visit, the Australian ship Gilgai docking at Constitution wharf, elderly judges living with sons, and Marshall Glazier’s birthday. Also mentions red dye for stamps, army horses at Fort Royal, student firearms knowledge, a boat sleigh Vigilant, Mrs. Harriet Maynard’s 95th birthday, and a Dorchester tunnel query. A British steamer Post cane marks a birthday, and Dr. O’Brien forecasts lung X-ray testing for schoolchildren. A pigeon intrudes court, and a gypsy moth specimen arrives from Frog Hill, Saugus.
Pa teaches the family a lesson as the Van Loon clan returns for more humorous misadventures in the next Sun day Post.
The passage describes preferred footwear and accessories with tailored tul silk waists, cream Leghorn hats with velvet crowns, and gold lace accents. It notes laced shoes over buttoned, wired ribbons on hats, and dresses partly or entirely in gold cloth for evening wear.
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