Boston Post issue February 27 1917 highlights
The Boston Post issue from February 27 1917 reports daily news from Boston Massachusetts. The paper provides updates on local events and editorial perspectives typical of the Independent Democratic Paper of New England.
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Boston Post boasts nation’s largest daily morning circulation
The Boston Post is asserted to hold the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, claimed as an indisputable authority by the Fourth Estate.
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The Laconia sinking and American casualties
The piece questions whether the Cunard liner Laconia’s sinking constitutes hostile action against the United States and notes that no torpedo strike or American deaths have been proven yet, urging Americans to withhold judgment until all details are clear.
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Germany
New Smoke Defense Tested On Lakonia Freighter
The Lakonia of Glasgow, docked in Baltimore, demonstrated a new smoke device designed by British chemists to conceal ships from submarines for hours. A crewman says it creates enough smoke in minutes, offering an alternative to light-gun anti submarine tactics, though detecting submarine approach remains a challenge.
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Daylight Saving Bill Sparks Little Public Interest
The piece notes anxiety among a few newspaper friends that Congress may not pass the daylight saving bill before adjournment. It argues the public lacks strong interest and that individuals or employers can adjust schedules without federal action, urging Congress to focus on real business.
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Cunard and United Fruit award over 13 million in ships
Wilmington reports Cunard Line and United Fruit Co have awarded contracts totaling more than 13 million dollars to American shipyards. Cunard will build 15,000 ton freighters while United Fruit designs ships for both passenger and freight service for tropical and South American trade.
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Cunard Order May Not Be the Last of Its Kind
The remark suggests the Cunard order could be followed by further actions, indicating ongoing steps by the company and implying broader implications for its operations and strategy.
President Wilson seeks Congress authority on shipping protection
The president appeared before Congress to obtain authorization to use necessary measures to protect American merchant ships and lives on the high seas. He emphasized the issue is primarily commercial, with broader principles at stake, and urged a credit for government insurance to support shipping against present war risks. War hinges on others' deliberate acts, he warned.
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United States
What the sphinx says about a fly in a street car
Newton Newkirk explains a reader question about a fly inside a moving street car. The fly moves with the car unless it chooses to fly faster and leave the car, while resting does not stop the car’s motion. The note notes the physics terms involved in a playful tone.
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Baptiste Friier Urges Fast Payment for Flashlight Name
Letter from Maosburg Falls resident Baptiste Frenier complains of a Boston dentist Ed Barns and Walter Fleps in Enosburg area over a proposed flashlight name. Frenier demands two dollars if not paid promptly and hints at returning to work at Fleps sawmill if not satisfied.
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Ed. Barnes
Enosburg
Boston
Walter Phelps
Fleps
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Tt. F. Kimball
Enosburg Falls
Mr. Newkitt
Barns
Walter Fleps
Cole
Scamp Letter Demands Postage Refund and Print
A garbled postal reply notice from Boston shows a missive demanding four cents postage refund, two cents contribution, and two cents freight on a letter, signed mysteriously as Li i. with a tease of a Boston mark. The fragment hints at personal quarrel or satire in mid urban correspondence.
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Western train robber captured by posse released after killings
A letter from West Somerville, Mass questions a posse’s decision to release a western train robber they captured after he killed five people. The note ponders whether the executioners failed due to neck head size matching, hinting at a thesis for a Western crime study.
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Newt
Which Is Nearer From St Johnsbury to Boston
Letter to Newt from St Johnsbury Vermont asks which direction is shorter for travel to Boston, noting a Boston resident claims Boston to St Johnsbury is shorter. The writer requests frank, accurate guidance and hints at route choice via Albany or El Paso as humorous context.
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Bartlett duet at Pine Street Congregational next Sunday
Dr Bartlett and his son Richard sing a duet at Pine Street Congregational. Service at 7 p m Sunday night advertised in a Maine newspaper.
Aerial bridges and transporter bridges around the world
The article explores the Niagara aerial bridge and compares it with international transporter and aerial ferry bridges. It notes the Widnes Runcorn English transporter bridge as the largest, with a 1000 foot span and capacity over 2000 persons per hour, and mentions examples in France Ireland Wales Spain Germany and a 1906 Duluth US bridge.
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India
South America
Niagara Enterprise
France
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Rochefort
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Nantes
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Manchester Ship Canal
Ireland
Wales
Spain
Germany
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Duluth
Niagara
Various small items from the city news page
Reports range from a liner Kron Prinzess coal needs and boiler use to a Suffolk Superior Court trial remark on student fainting. Notes on Cuba sugar crops, Dudley Street house demolition, Taft in New Haven, a postal mix up, shipbuilding in Maine, harbor ice, Arnold Arboretum birds, Trebrew Free Loan Society, and Judge Dubuque enforcing hat etiquette in court.
Dorothy and Jack Move Toward Love After Car Ride
Dorothy chides vain Jack during a door to door car trip. She rebukes his vanity and his bragging, then quietly notes his charm and resolve to reform him. By week’s end he vows to win her, and three weeks later he succeeds in winning her.
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Convalescence and Health as Wealth in Watt Mason Tale
Watt Mason reflects on illness and recovery praising health over wealth. He recalls convalescent pain and relief from treatment, noting the folly of chasing money while health is priceless. The piece ends with a moral about valuing well being above material gain.
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Longfellow’s Life and Legacy Highlighted in Bio Briefs
Birthday feature recalls Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born February 27 1807 in Portland Maine. He taught modern literature at Bowdoin at 19 and wrote Hiawatha and Evangeline to wide acclaim. His Dante translation and family tragedy at Craigie House shaped his later years until his death in 1882.
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Bowdoin
Divinia Comedia
Craigie
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Cambridge
Frances Elizabeth Appleton
Mildred Champagne Advises on Love and Heartache
A 19 year old writes in about a serious but distant romance with a man three years older who now writes only as a friend. The advice urges letting go, trusting time, and pursuing new social ties to heal and shift attention from the unreciprocated affection.
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Miss Champagne
Fashion Notes Describe Spring Turbans and New Styles
The column lists spring fashion trends with soft high crowned turbans, white mousseline vests, cartridge tubing belts, waistline carving on coats, and stitched spring suits. It highlights triangular peplums on blouses and box plaited skirts as the season’s novelties.
Boston Weather Notes From The Oldest Inhabitant
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston cold and warm records for February 27. He cites 4 below zero in 1900s and 4 above in 1885 as coldest, with 61 degrees in 1880 and 58 in 1910 as warmest. He notes rain or snow on this date in 1998 1909 1912 1918 and 1916.
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Morris Goldberg Company Jewelry Loan Desk Ad
A terse advertisement announces paying cash for jewelry and diamonds. It lists Morris Goldberg & Co at 5 Bromfield Street Room 38 Baston Massachusetts as the buying source for loan tickets and precious stones.
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Delaware
Senate
Dover
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Niagara Falls
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the Post
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Uphai's Corner
Taft
New Haven
Joseph A. Maynard
Phippsburg
Brazil
James Williams
Mast Boston
Arnold Arboretum
Maine
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Nathan Pinanski
Trebrew Free Loan Society
Mr. Pinanski
Helen M. Washburn
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Mildred Champagne
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