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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
12
Tuskegee figures record 54 lynchings in the year just passed with 50 Negroes and four whites. Three women are included. The total shows a slight decrease from 1915 and is presented as hopeful evidence of a shrinking pattern of mob violence.
The Kaiser claimed victory in all theatres of war, yet the sea shows a different reality. Germany seems undefeated on land but unable to challenge British naval dominance. If Germany were truly victorious at sea, the war would end, but it does not.
A South Boston trench explosion killed a boy and damaged life safety. The plea demands definitive fixes to prevent repeats and accountability for aging gas mains and reported gas leaks noted by residents.
The phrase contemplates events that should not occur and cannot occur despite safeguards, highlighting limits of preventive measures and inherent risks in certain situations.
The piece notes the current Congress reassembled after a holiday recess and must complete vast work in less than nine weeks. It highlights crucial bills on department appropriations, railroad regulation, strikes, militia, oil leases, and extending veto power, with a special session likely if needed.
In a lively exchange, readers debate whether cranberry jelly can be made without actual berries. The writer praises housewives for practical, clever kitchen skills and mocks a male critic for underestimating domestic ingenuity.
The British regulation on wheat flour for bread prompts bakers to produce war bread. Regulation flour remains wheaten but less refined, with added nutrients. War bread differs slightly in color and costs less, seen as a domestic economy lesson despite less acute hunger than on the continent.
The Sixty fourth Congress faces action on Porto Rican citizenship and local self government. A House-passed bill recognizing island inhabitants as U.S. citizens and establishing territorial self rule awaits Senate consideration. The measure, approved by the House last May, is not seen as complex.
The Tunkhannock viaduct in Pennsylvania, the largest concrete bridge, spans 2375 feet and rises 240 feet above the river, forming part of a new 39 mile Lackawanna cutoff that cuts curves and saves 20 to 30 minutes for fast trains. The site includes a second large bridge at Martin's Creek, and both structures echo ancient Roman aqueduct design.
A morning note explains perihelion at 7 am marking Earth nearest the sun and the days begin lengthening though cold strengthens. It cites a superstition about drinking on certain dates and discusses probation issues in Suffolk County.
A collection of verse and observations covers social kindness and the comic downside of praise. It includes Walt Mason style doggerel on overpraising children and editor’s notes about local events, Mr Curley’s library paintings, Mary Pickford’s estate, and Bedford parish history.
Brondon dispatch notes Harry Lauder has done his bit for the country by serving in arms and, at great cost, sending his son to the front. Critics once called him frugal, yet he funded war bonds and toured England with pipers to spur enlistment. Now he endures a daughter's relentless trial of loss.
A reflective poem questions city knowledge of nature and beauty, contrasting urban sorrow with April dawns. It laments the city’s isolation from trees, grass, and vast skies, noting the lonely life of labor, barns, stables, and the toll of beauty on life.
Wakefield Selectmen Chairman John J. Rounds urges turning the section of Wakefield Main Street along Lake Quannapowitt over to the Metropolitan Park Commission. He notes 38000 dollars in state funds could be used to macadamize widen and straighten the roadway and add improvements. The marshy lake parkway project has been dropped.
The city of Gallup's Island earned a $150,000 federal payment for its interest in Gallup's Island quarantine station. The check, drawn on the local sub-treasury, bears the signature of Charles B. Strecker, head of the sub treasury.
Dr Branbridge frets over Marie and her cousin yet falls for nurses Jennie. When a sick boy needs a life saving serum, Jennie drives to town, retrieving it in time. The sunset scene crowns their regained hope and budding love.
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