Notable Daily and Sunday Circulation Gains in 1917
The Daily Post average rose to 365,681 and 367,423, while the Sunday Post average reached 540,703 and 541,553, with gains of 21,031 daily copies and 9,470 Sunday copies over June 1917. The paper claims the largest morning circulation in the United States and the largest Sunday circulation in New England.
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United States
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New England
Supreme Court ruling awards hotel $78000 smoke damages
The Massachusetts Supreme Court holds New York Central liable as lessee of the Boston and Albany railroad for $78000 in smoke damages to the Hotel Oxford on Huntington Avenue. It also covers cleaning the building wall. The decision establishes a citywide rule against destructive railroad smoke.
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New York Central
Boston & Albany
Oxford
Huntington Avenue
Massachusetts
New York to Paris in Five Days Through New European Port
A wartime forecast notes a five day link from New York to Paris via a French coastal naval base. An American naval officer credits future liners and a new Paris rail line as keys, with American enterprise already shaping France's postwar transit network.
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New York
Paris
L'Illustration
Europe
France
Design group votes to end wasteful cutting and baking
The National Association of Clothing Designers voted at convention to eliminate cutting and baking of men's and boys' clothing that could waste material, aligning taste with patriotic duty. This ruling targets wasteful practices while endorsing prudent production.
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National Association of Clothing Designers
Plain Men’s Coats Lose Dinky Decorations In Shift
The article argues against panel backs fancy plaited backs yokes and patches belts and similar embellishments on men coats. It says removing these decorations avoids waste and vanity and spares most men from looking foolish, praising the change as a welcome simplification.
World Shudders At New German War Atrocity
The article denounces the destruction of the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German submarine and the drowning of mercy workers. It links this to a pattern of brutal acts including the Lusitania, Belgium massacres, Paris church bombings, and aerial hospital attacks, arguing there is no honor left among Hunnish opponents. It warns against sending the hospital ship Comfort without convoy, questioning German notions of honor.
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Belgium
Paris
President veto defends longer workday rider issue
The president vetoed an appropriation bill due to a rider forcing certain Washington employees to work an extra hour without pay. Supporters argued it would hurt government efficiency, while the president noted he had urged private employers to refrain from such changes at war’s start. Congress upheld the veto, recognizing the logic.
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Washington
United States
Cantigny victory praised as a bold American assault
The report lauds the Monday night attack near Cantigny in France as a brilliant, decisive American action capturing Vaux and enemy positions west of Chateau Thierry. It highlights prisoner numbers, courage, precision, and energy. The piece asserts this Yankee style will shape later operations and boost allied confidence.
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Unanimous Americas Break with Germany in War
The article notes that across North and South America twenty two divisions with independent governments align against Germany. Fifteen have broken relations, eight have declared war, seven remain neutral, with four fifths of the Americas represented among those severing ties. The western hemisphere shows a united stance.
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Widow Renounces Germany Reverts to American Citizenship
Mrs. Ethel Clyde Vollmer widow of Major Ernest Gottfried Vollmer of the German army, killed in Picardy on September 9, 1916, reclaims American citizenship in New York and will be known henceforth as Mrs. Clyde with her two sons.
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Ernest Gottfried Vollmer
Picardy
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Col Thayers 50N Enlists in Marines
Duncan Thayer son of Colonel J. E. Thayer of this town and Boston has enlisted in the Marines. He captained Middlesex School football baseball and hockey last year and enrolled in Harvard ROTC when it shifted to the Marines seeking immediate active service.
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Pie loving thief trapped by bakery owner
In Oklahoma a man named William Brown is jailed on charges of breaking and entering and larceny after repeatedly stealing six pies from a bakery window. The baker hid in the shop and caught Brown in the act at about 1 am, ending his pie craving.
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The Observing Bachelor Says Hello From Pittsfield Muss
A letter from Pittsfield Massachusetts features an Observing Bachelor asking editor Newt about aging, respect, and a backward-writing ink formula. He jokes about poems on fish and notes a common habit of judging a girl by appearance.
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Pittsfield
Womans West Room Breakfast Dinner Ad Puzzle Debunked
A Boston area newspaper ad shows a businesswoman seeking an unfurnished west facing room with breakfast and dinner served at night. The writer dismisses puzzling aspects, noting the woman values efficiency and her own schedule, implying flexible dining times and personal furnishings.
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Night Before the Fourth Nostalgia and War News
Observant Citizen recalls music poetry about the Fourth while noting end of post prohibition era celebrations and new safety rules. The column also covers naval history, Thrift Stamps, ship crews earnings, and reflections on Samuel Gompers’s energetic letters.
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Cupid vs Censorship in a War Era Romance
Emily Stanton dumps a Knitting Circle and clashes with matchmakers over a planned farewell party for Phil Allen. Amid letters from the front, Phil's cold replies spark Emily to question patriotism and love, until a revealing note from a college friend hints at his return and real feelings.
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Phil Allen
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Sam
Charlie Stark
Charlie
General Wood urges universal arming of men 30 to 45
In an interview at Ann Arbor General Leonard Wood is quoted saying every man aged 30 to 45 should be carrying a gun. The piece notes the impracticality and potential disruption to the nation’s labor and industrial backbone if the demographic were drafted into military service.
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Reuben Cameron
Marguerite
William Ingraham
Leonard Wood
Ann Arbor
Mich
United States
Wood
Boston Weather Records Cited By Oldest Inhabitant
The Oldest Inhabitant notes Boston weather on July 3 with official highs of 102 degrees in 1911 and 99 in 1898 and a low of 52 in 1882. He cites rainfall on this date in 1915 1916 and 1917 within the past decade.
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War Garden Sass Uncle Walt Sings of Home Front Pease
Poet Walt Mason reflects on wartime gardening as a civic act. He celebrates homegrown beans corn and greens named after American symbols and urges readers to save money buy bonds and aid the war effort while voicing cheerful pride.
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Walt Mason
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Joan Leads French Northward Crusade Toward Paris
Joan of Arc inspires a bold French march from Compiegne with renewed resolve after Orleans. Charles the idle king negotiates a Burgundy truce, delaying northern campaigns and threatening Paris while Joan and Alencon press toward St Denis near Paris.
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Do Well the Thing You Can Do
Wartime guide urges citizens to apply their strongest skills to aid the war effort. The essay argues good shoemakers should keep making shoes, while others should avoid switching to less suited trades, citing efficiency and national service.
Questions from readers mix lore and language
The Post letters page collects readers queries on topics from a Green Army in Europe to trotting records and pronunciation. It lists inquiries about Anglo Saxon roots and pen-name real names, with brief answers or clarifications from editors.
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Austria
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