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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
14
The Boston Post records its July 1 2016 edition issued by West Publishing Co. from 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts listing the newspaper’s office and publication details.
Rates list for Daily, Sunday, and combined subscriptions to the Daily Post and Sunday Post. Includes Canada prices, foreign rates, Boston district postage, and two week to one month mail options. Change of address allowed. payments by check or money order. no cash sent.
The fragment lists editorial offices and staff roles with address hints and a notice about subscription payments in advance. It references a postal notice for readers unable to obtain the Post regularly and provides an address at 1388 Main.
The Massachusetts anti suffragists doubt the Marion vote by women club delegates on ballot rights but acknowledge the result shows many supporters. The tally 203 in favor to 99 against is cited as evidence that many Massachusetts women favor the ballot.
A San Francisco charge claims U S soldiers and sailors are being lured to the British army by $10 bonuses, free Europe transport, and special pay. The piece calls for a rigorous investigation and warns that if Britain engaged in such tactics it must cease, stressing that the truth is essential.
The article rebuts Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, noting no shells from the United States reached France before June 21 and arguing Germany would not embargo munitions if it controlled the seas. It discusses accusations of bad faith over arms shipments and considers strategic motives.
The fraternity of sportsmen sends best wishes to Charles E Courtney the master of oarsmanship who lies dangerously injured in Ithaca hospital. The Cornell coach is praised for shaping crews of all calibres to victory and for his modesty and devotion to amateur sport. There is but one Courtney and likely never another.
Tomorrow in the Central Municipal Court a test case will challenge jitney status and rights in Boston. About six jitney drivers face charges of violating police rules by soliciting fares along streets without fixed stands designated by the superintendent of carriages. The case centers on whether pickups between a wharf and the new fish pier require an approved fixed stand and if the superintendent must designate T wharf as such.
The question remains whether he can force the jitneys to shut down by refusal. The issue drawn by this dispute carries interest and significance for all parties involved.
The Armenian torpedo incident prompts questions about the vessel’s status and the Americans aboard. If chartered to Britain it was a military transport and risk lay with those aboard. Regardless, the episode signals ruthless German tactics and unsettles U.S. stance on wartime attacks.
Official Washington state reports show the balance of trade in favor of the United States has reached 1.05 billion dollars since December 1, about six percent above the previous 12 month record. The surplus helps reduce debts to Europe and could place the U S as a creditor nation as prosperity grows.
The Boston Post averaged 510 486 copies daily in June 1915, up 67 975 from June 1914, the largest daily circulation for any morning paper in the United States. The Boston Sunday Post averaged 338 906 copies, up 27 756 from June 1914, with readers praised as the paper’s real makers and supporters.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls a 1872 July first high of 98 and a low of 51, noting 96 plus readings on this date since records began. Records for 1905 to 1914 list July first highs from 67 to 96 and lows from 56 to 71 with varying cloud cover.
A nostalgic memoir fragment recalls a frosty dawn birth in Boston. Dr Bill confirms a girl born as family celebrates with a kiss to the mother’s hair and a devout sense of life’s divine spark. The narrator hints at a departed mother and a Paradise thought beyond earthly limits.
Local columnist known as Soap Box Sam delivers a playful monologue mocking cautious rhetoric. He jokes about forcing a stubborn figure to listen, highlighting streetwise humor and community chatter.
Old Town journal notes William Mottram caught a seven foot long pickerel near Pea Cove, Maine. The writer admits his own 6 ft 11 in fish fell short by 1 1/4 in and jokes about honesty preventing exaggeration.
Short notes from New Hampshire locals with animal quirks and village snippets. Roxie the bulldog endured quills after meeting a porcupine in Brookline. A colt with odd hoof growth in Weare. wood storage at O B Sargent’s in Canaan. a rundown auto hauled by a horse through Lebanon.
The piece recounts Marengo and Moreau’s triumph at Hohenlinden driving Austria toward peace, contrasts Napoleons rise with England Austria Prussia and Russia, praises his liberal ideals against monarchical privilege, and notes rivals lihat Alexander I as most capable but wary monarchs fear of revolution.
A column notes summer leisure in Boston and Middlesex areas with markets, prices, and local scenes. Ex Mayor Thomas N. Hart, age 85, plans a Royalston visit for its 150th anniversary, while Mayor Haines of Medford idles with a formal motto over his office. The Fourth of July safety, firemen’s schedule, and a Newburyport tree discovery complete the snapshot of regional life.
A column recounts curious local observations including birds nesting in winter, peach tree pests in Boston suburbs, and a 98 year old Matilda Sherman known as Grandma Sherman. It also covers garden space at a Women’s City Club, debates on military training, a tale of a rescue pigeon by sailors, a Malden Civil War family, and potato price trends with local mayoral cat gifts for a battleship.
A quirky vignette from a transit car notes a girl carefully hiding hair pins after entering, a man who shaves every morning attracting his wife's curiosity, and a caution about fearless women. The piece ends with a sly remark on fear of a woman unafraid of a mouse.
A 1915 Walt Mason verse extols the pleasures of dining and its happy mood. The narrator revels in a full stomach from sirloin and other fare, claiming joy, generosity, and better skies, while hitting at sour critics who cannot eat.
Mildred Champagne answers a letter about a 16 year old boy who loves a 22 year old working girl. She says true love can exist across differences but advises the couple’s obstacles and recommends college for the boy, with parental guidance and time to mature.
A Providence reader Fred Taylor thanks the Post for publishing the Pol Ivanna stories and Sir Galahad, and for the new series on our national defences. He praises the newspaper as the best he has seen. Dated June 30.
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