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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1915
Page
8
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Mayor Curley seeks a health department head as Dr. Richard M. Creel delays decision after weeks of rest. The city questions the ongoing drama and suggests selecting another acceptable candidate if Creel cannot commit now.
Rome reports Roumania refuses Germany's demand to allow munitions transit, branding the move as neutral. Roumania maintains a 500000 strong ready army and would defend its integrity against any German breach, avoiding provoking an eastern front clash or new foe for Hungary or the Dardanelles.
Berlin reports the German Derby will run next Sunday in Hamburg despite wartime tensions. American jockey George Archibald will ride Masher, the second favorite, reflecting sport’s common neutrality even amid national strain.
The article describes an east wind that arrived early lifting the community’s mood. It notes the wind’s historically hostile, uneasy influence on summer climate and air conditions, while highlighting its revitalizing effect on daily duties and pleasures.
The text portrays the east wind as a blessing easing the mood of solar violence. It contrasts ignorance of the wind with the pity owed to those unfamiliar with its relief. It frames summer wind as a now valued advantage in a land famed for its summer resort privileges.
The piece argues that Austria inflames a dispute over U S arms exports as Germany signals no change in neutrality policy. It asserts U S munitions makers sell to any belligerent and that neutrality prohibits denying allies. It cites The Hague Convention and notes Germany lacks clean hands. The author says the reply to Austria is straightforward and aimed at the American public.
Spectators witnessed two world records as Norman Taber and Meanix achieved standout times. Taber surpassed John Paul Jones’s mile mark with 4:123-5, edging George’s 4:123-4 under a new track measuring method. Meanix clocked 54.3 seconds in the 440-yard hurdles, beating Anderson by 2.5 seconds and his own best by 3.5. New England lauds the feats and expects more at the Panama games.
The Wisconsin, Missouri, and Ohio completed a leisurely transit from the Atlantic to the Pacific via the Panama Canal. The trio, described as a practice squadron, anchored at Gatun Lake and were saluted with 21 guns, signaling a historic junction of the two oceans and illustrating the navy's growing reach across the continent.
The 11th of July records show varied highs and lows in Boston from 1905 to 1914. Temperatures range from a July high near 90 and cool lows around 60s, with conditions described as cloudy or showery in most years. The memory cites a 1900 9 percent above zero cold spell and a 1892 54 above zero cold point.
In this humorous verse from Saugus Mass a self styled pote laureet boasts a poem titled Pity the Fishes. A waitress scene erupts in a swell supper room with a wink and flirtation then a crash and public embarrassment ending with the waitress losing her job. The poet signs off as Your old pard, Poy.
A playful line from a sentimental newspaper item features a repeated refrain about daily pulls and a character inviting others to visit. The quote “Run in to see me anytime you know I’m always glad to see you” suggests a friendly, inviting tone.
A State House mirror shipment tale spurs a broad joke about a senator who packed a six by three foot wall mirror with books for home. The superintendent opened the box, seized the mirror, and ordered all mirrors stored away for safety.
The coronation procession from the Tuileries to Notre Dame unfolds under guard of 80,000 soldiers. Napoleon and Josephine ride in a gilded carriage as murmurs of loyalty echo and Josephine’s role prompts court intrigue. Napoleon’s self-assurance and symbolic acts mark a defining moment.
A column mixes war naming debates and civic anecdotes from Boston. It notes talk of votes for women with Anna Howard Shaw in town, court questions on divorce testimony, a patriotic factory worker, census city sizes, and a Worcester drummer boy relic, all set against local life and prices like Sweet corn at 10 cents.
In a sunlit yard two sisters Ruth and Grace envy their friends and worry over not getting new dresses. Their mother and sister Alice quietly rearrange plans, then surprise Grace with a blue silk dress. Ruth and Grace welcome the change, end with happiness at the party.
A satirical poem by Walt Mason contrasts farming toil with warlike conflicts. It laments wet seasons, failed crops, and the endless hardships faced by farmers, calling farming a constant gamble and a test of endurance stronger than battlefield stress.
The Boston Post under Edwin A. Grozier has surpassed half a million in daily circulation. The Springfield Republican notes Grozier’s editorial independence and leadership while critiquing the low price per copy versus production costs.
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