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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1916
Page
12
The Boston Post daily issue details city publication from January 24 1916 with office address and issue number VOT 352 No 20. The front page lists Post Publishing Co Boston Mass.
The notice lists rates for Daily and Sunday subscriptions to the Post Publishing Office Boston. Prices cover daily, Sunday, and combined plans with durations from one month to one year and include Canada and foreign options. Postage adds one cent per copy within the Boston Postal District. payments by check or money order only.
The text lists telephone numbers for various Post offices and editors including Edwin A. Grozier as Editor and Publisher at 1383 Main. It notes prepaid advertisements and discontinuation for nonpayment and asks readers to notify if delivered by a newsboy or dealer is unavailable.
The Boston Post asserts its status as the United States' largest daily morning newspaper, highlighting its leading circulation figure as a key credential in the Fourth Estate.
The Tremont Theatre in Boston sustained a damaging fire affecting a premier venue known for high class entertainment under owner John B. Schoeffel. The fire ends a long era and may lead to a rebuilding that preserves the theatre’s respected status.
A New York paper notes faint applause quickly damped by cat calls and hisses as a picture of President Wilson was shown at a Frolic dinner for 350 Wall Street brokers. The piece questions the brokers motives and suggests the crowd may have a grievance or may not have acted at all.
The Progressive National Committee in New York has ruled out Justice Hughes as a unifier for the Republicans. That leaves only the Colonel as a potential candidate, though doubts remain about his stance on key issues in three months.
The State Department recalls Consul Higgins at Stuttgart for anti-German remarks and previously Consul Gaffney at Munich faced action for being pro-German. The note argues the score is even and emphasizes the diplomat’s need to subordinate personal feeling and act on the great realities of war.
An official Vienna proclamation denies Austrian submarine involvement in the Persia sinking, echoed by Germany. The piece weighs unreported submarines and stray mines as possible causes, noting the mystery may endure and offering cautious relief that blame may not rest on the suspected nations.
A harsh catalog of wilful outrages tarnishing war history centers on the Lusitania atrocity as the defining example. The reference frames the event as a pivotal moral turning point and a rallying point in wartime sentiment.
A prominent English financier and a French banker syndicate have used American stocks and bonds to settle debts with the United States. Britons and French alike borrowed large sums since the war and repaid by selling US securities abroad. The practice lowers Europe’s interest outlays, supports stock markets, and reduces America's debt burden while reinvesting profits domestically.
Yuan Shi Kai remains at the helm as China stays republic in fact after Pekin officials announce the imperial ceremony is postponed indefinitely. The plan to crown him emperor is off for now, pending suppression of a South China uprising, with six months as the rough time frame officials cite.
John W. Cloud sends a cable to the New York Herald urging American entry into the war to defend civilized principles. He cites Washington and Lincoln and warns free land against intrigue, quoting Washington on foreign entanglements and urging action before necessity forces a change.
The text recalls Boston’s coldest day on record January 24 1882 with official readings at 18 degrees below zero. It notes other frigid dates 6 degrees below in 1888 and 7 below in 1997, and a warm 56 above for a 1894 date, then hints at storms through early 1900s.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a puzzling line about ghie on gerieddle cakes with a casual note on usefulness and staying power. The text shows playful phrasing and unclear references.
A fragment quotes a historical saying about wit and flattery. The line implies skepticism toward beauty aiding discernment between truth and flattery, suggesting that appearances do not guarantee judgment.
A reflective musing on enemies as unavoidable in worthy endeavor. It argues that harboring hate poisons the fighter and that facing foes strengthens character, urging persistence, purity of purpose, and embracing opposition as a path to growth.
The Fel ena Montana Independent notes a cow in milk for sale along with three tons of hay a wheelbarrow a grindstone two stoves a scythe and a democrat wagon. This item lists multiple farm items available for purchase in one notice.
Readers discuss railway safety with ideas on removing ends of cars and riding near the engine. A lost left front wheel notice from Bill of Lynn, Mass prompts guidance on checking nuts and bolts on autos and safe operation after an auto trip.
After Katte’s death Frederick secluded at Custrin then moved to Rheinsberg where he faced an arranged marriage to Elisabeth Christina. He found happiness away from court life, enjoyed Voltaire’s writings, fostered a small court, and nurtured a bold youthful spirit before his rise to the throne.
A splendid illustrated series on Shakspeare to honor the tercentenary of the dramatist's death will follow the short series upon Frederick the Great.
The text discusses removing a front wheel to improve symmetry and mentions a vehicle with wheels in front and behind. It presumes the front wheel removal won’t hinder the car, and argues for a two front wheels configuration for balance.
A reader asks if a two year courtship is worth continuing when a poor suitor neglects small attentions. The columnist argues affection matters most, notes gifts are not required, and many women value consistent thoughtfulness over wealth. A romance analyzed as a balance of care and sentiment.
The gray haired man about 58 years old was found off Pier 48 by harbor police and taken to the North Grove Street morgue. He stood five feet seven inches tall and weighed 150 pounds, wearing brown checkered overalls and jumper with black trousers and vest and a black striped shirt.
A bustling scene at Salisbury Beach features plans for a mammoth ocean pier rivaling the North Shore. The Denny M Carter schooner wreck remains undisturbed, while a flood of local characters, from stockyard cowboys to pensioned officers, populate a patchwork of news notes and anecdotes across town.
A humorous 1916-era piece mocks Jim Jimpson for stuttering and mispronunciations while claiming he seeks praise for speeches. Hoh Hoskin is ridiculed for dropped school lessons and mangled grammar as he proclaims himself a witty orator.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a boy and phrases about pride and scoring but lacks coherent detail or identifiable persons, dates, or places to form a verifiable news item.
Jacinto Hermandes, secretary to delegates at the Pan American conference, visited Lina Bir Delmonte as guests explored a hobby room. A tale of a $200 stake and an original “Big idea” arose around a claimed diamond set in teeth, amid talk of a relic from New England days near Tufts College and a water bucket on Boston and Maine track.
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