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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1914
Page
6
A critical notice of Maria by the Baroness von Hutten praising its romance and character depth while noting episodes of mild hysteria. It contrasts its charm with broader literary aims and observes its conduct of a young heroine and a throne-bound plot.
A Scot minister Ian Macrae abandons Calvinist creed after reading philosophy and science. He pursues medicine, finds love, and gains a broader faith through a transforming experience. Characters include Macrae’s stern household, his uncle the major, and Mrs Caird.
A Maine farm summer tale follows Max a bored cousin who joins a wholesome youth party. The book shows influence among characters and quietly teaches morals while maintaining a natural atmosphere.
Review notes the book follows a young man at a pine lumber camp near Lake Superior. It highlights the author’s depiction of the rugged country and the minister’s growing influence on local rough men leading to a sense of charity.
A Toledo critic mocks Dr. Slocum and his book The Great Fictions Which Are Ruining Mankind. The piece defends novels and English usage, cites Don Quixote and Tom Sawyer, and calls the work a joke book kept for laughs during gloom.
The critic surveys Mr. J. Spooner Smith’s travel writings from Scotland to the Pacific. The piece notes the author’s earnest, poetic glimpses of living beauty and his occasional overemphasis on historical data, with a reflective appraisal of his restrained, ungainly phrasing.
Bondage themes explored by Sama Colelew with contributions from Edwin Markham Ben B Lindsey and George Creel. Published in New York by Hearst's International Library Company at a price of $1.50.
Lightweight world champion Freddy Welsh reveals in a letter a new interest in literature. He praises George Bernard Shaw for keeping readers on their toes with satire and sharp wit, suggesting a literary bout may follow his prize ring fame.
The speaker recalls Shaw’s Cashel Byron story provoking thought on a writer of merit. praises Maeterlinck’s influence while criticizing audience for overlooking serious essays. He also comments on Browning and Shakespeare and ranks W J Locke above Edgar Saltus in style.
A review of Professor Jer ome Dowd’s The Negro Races Volume 2 focusing on East and South African peoples. It praises breadth of treatment, systematic tribal zoning by agriculture, and erudition comparable to Sumner’s Folkways while noting strong linguistic coverage and reliance on extensive anthropological sources.
The Bookman July issue lists leading novels nationwide with titles such as The Fortunate Youth by Locke What Will People Say by Hughes Pollyanna by Porter Penrod by Tarkington Diane of the Green Wan by Dalrymple and The Sala d by Johnson.
The article profiles Oliver Onions, noting his real name and early life in design and art studies in Midlands and Paris. It traces his route to fiction through bohemian circles, poster design, and war-artist work, praising his slow rise and current standing among English fiction writers alongside Wells, Bennett, Walpole, and Galsworthy.
This New York review discusses the book Orthodoxy in the South by Thomas Nae ee t, praising its earnest Southern perspective on race and science. It notes the term representativeness of races and criticizes some repetitions while highlighting Bailey and Smith as references.
The Forum praises Albert IL Whittaker's portrait of Rudolph Eucken as a champion of spiritual reality. It describes Eucken's program as hard soul labor, not mere dreams, and likens Kipling to a man hammering daily to infuse life into lifeless work.
In The Nation dated July 16 a long essay by Sir Henry Lucy surveys Tennyson with intimate notes on the poet’s art and character. The piece promises further quotes from The Nation’s July issue.
Former Port Directors chair Hugh Bancroft submitted a memorandum to Governor Walsh and the council defending the Boston harbor dry dock and Pier 1 plan. He argues sufficient funds exist, cites prior unanimous board actions, and outlines cost projections and available appropriations to complete the project over three years.
Peter J. McNally a former circus man and longtime writer is named assistant curator of Franklin Park Zoo Curator Arthur Baker returns to Washington to take charge of the zoo with Benson acting as adviser The move follows Baker’s reported dissatisfaction with conditions and atmosphere at the zoo
Fire and dynamite destroyed tipples and head houses at two Mammoth Vein Coal Mining Company mines in Prairie Creek Arkansas. The incidents are linked to a months long miners strike with shootings in Frogtown and interrupted wire service. No fatalities confirmed and business in the district suspended.
A 10:20 mass at St Marys Endicott Street will honor St Vincent de Paul conference members. A novena to St Ignatius Loyola starts next Thursday with prayers at 8:15 each morning. Parish field days for St Johns Quincy and St Charles Woburn are planned, with committees reporting encouraging progress.
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Officials of Salem and the relief committee report a sharp fall in subscriptions to the Massachusetts Red Cross fund led by Gardiner Lane. Daily receipts only rose slightly to about $4000, raising concerns the total may not reach the million-dollar goal despite state appropriation and continued church giving.
An elderly Englishman, Robert Powis, is detained at Long Wharf immigration due to a shorter left leg preventing entry. He says his sister in New Bedford is dying and he must reach her bedside after 25 years apart. Officials await clearance from Washington to decide on entry.
Mrs Adolphus Busch of St Louis has offered an additional 66000 to Harvard to ensure full carry out of her late husband s plans for the Germanic Museum at Harvard Professor Kuno Francke who is vacationing in Gilbertsville New York has been informed of the gift Busch was the museum s largest donor during his life supporting the funds that built it
Washington July 11 President Wilson improved today from indigestion and took an automobile ride in the afternoon. Despite a quiet day prescribed by his physician he went to the executive offices to sign papers and later appeared in his usual health, planning a full day Monday.
Isaac Bond was found guilty of murdering Miss Ida G. Leegson, an art student and sculptress, who was slain and robbed last October near Argo, Illinois after being lured by a nurse advertisement. The jury sentenced Bond to life imprisonment.
James K. Howes of Syracuse New York was arraigned in Police Court in Springfield after registering a bet and fined twenty five dollars under local gambling ordinances.
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