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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1914
Page
6
Ten Minute Stories by Algernon Blackwood Review
A critical appraisal extols Algernon Blackwood's Ten Minute Stories for ushering readers into the unseen with plausible, concise tales. It highlights You May Telephone From Here and Wind Pines and The Winter Alps as standout pieces while praising the collection for blending wonder with earthly quietude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unseen
Blackwood
Alps
Ten Minute Stories by Algernon Black
A catalog note for the collection Ten Minute Stories by Algernon Black, published in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. This entry lists the author and publisher details for the literary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon Blackfeed
New York
E. P. Dutton & Go
Florence on a Certain Night by Joe Dawson reviewed
A review notes Dawson blends Petrarchan atmosphere with modern verse in Florence on a Certain Night. The opening poem echoes Browning while other pieces recall Vaughan and Vaughan-like mysticism. The critic highlights religious imagery, Florentine settings, and a shift from prose to verse in Dawson’s romance chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coningsby
Dawson
Vale of the Arno
Laura
Petrarch
Keats
Newport
Skowhegan
Venice
Florence
Robert Browning
Browning
Andrea del Sarto
Leonardo da Vinci
Pippa
Vaughan
Joe Dawson
New York
Henry Holt
From an Island Outpost by Mary E. B. Waller
A review of Mary E. B. Waller's From an Island Outpost from Nantucket. The book blends autobiography and impressionistic nature writing, linking sea moods, dunes, and island life to universal poetry and a conscience awakening in readers. It notes evocative passages and references to Wagner, MacDowell, and Alpine imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ympus
Mary E. Waller
Little, Brown & Co
Simplon
MacDowell
Vaughan's Poetical Works in Shilling Bohn Series
The 54th Vaughan's Poetical Works in the Shilling Bohn series is opened by a memoir by Rev. H. F. Lyte. Vaughan's verse blends thoughtful depth with soaring passages and includes Departed Friends. Aimed at completeness in British verse, the set costs 25 cents from Macmillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughan
H. F. Lyte
Bobn
New York
the Macmillan Company
Henry of Navarre Ohio A Humorous Summer Read
A review of Henry of Navarre Ohio by Holworthy Hall praises the brisk humor and light satire. The hero Henry Chalmers, a naive big youth from Navarre Ohio, navigates love with several contrasting women while delivering sharp, witty observations on Harvard society and Boston hauteur. The novella is deemed an easy, enjoyable listen for summer hammock reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry of Navarre
Ohio
Holworthy Hall
Century Company
Holwathy Hall
Harold H. Porter
Harvard
Coningsby Dawson
Oxford
Eng
Henry Chalmers
Henry
Hack Bay
Boston
Navarre
Attica
Toto
Pierian Sodality
Harv. Univ
Dorothy
Back Bay
Henry of
Harold E. Porter
New York
the Century Company
Young Man Falls Into Harvard Gridiron Swirl
A playful verse recalls a youth at Harvard facing female friends and a stuttering maid who says s stop. Wit and college lore abound in this lighthearted clipping with a nod to Holworthy Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Twofold romance guides Vernon Lee tale in Pisa
A titled Englishwoman Lady Venetia Hammond searches for the real Louis Norbert in Pisa 1654 inscriptions. Her romance with a young archaeologist unfolds through letters and manuscripts revealing Italy’s Renaissance era and England’s ancestral ties. The narrative contrasts feminine intuition with masculine proof, weaving past and present. John Lane Company publishes the Vernon Lee novel priced at $1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Norbert
Vernon Lee
John Lane Company
Venetia Hammond
Pisa
England
Venetia
Italy
The Woodneys An American Family review
Ellis portrays a separated couple drawn back together by a Missouri family named Woodneys. The tale touts mutual love and forbearance as life’s highest goal and critiques romantic Gothic excess. The review notes gaps between sentiment and realism in this Victorian moral tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Breckenridge
Ellis
Woodneys
Missouri
The People's Law by William Jennings Bryan review
A neatly produced edition of Bryans speech delivered at the Constitutional Convention in Columbus Ohio on March 12 1912. It covers initiative taxation primaries education government by injunction and other key constitutional questions with sound well expressed remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Law
William Jennings Bryan
Columbus
Ohio
Sound Sense From The Nation on Sex in Novels
The Nation article by Edmund Lester Pearson argues against overemphasis on sex in modern fiction. It says many writers rush to depict immorality as art and warns that persistent focus on one theme betrays authorship, favoring genuine masters from Fielding to Helen Potts over pornographic zealots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Lester Pearson
the Nation
Arthur Conan Doyle
Fielding
Helen Phillpotts
The Thresher's Wife poem review
The article discusses Harry Kemp's poem The Thresher's Wife from Boni and critiques its metrical form and theme. It notes the plot of the thresher Charley discovering his wife Jane's infidelity and labels the work as crime envisaged with a haunting view of society's judgment of fallen women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kemp
Albert
Charles Boni
Kipling
Oscar Wilde
Coleridge
Charley
Jane
Garden Warming: A Practical Guide to Clericulture
Lee Cleveland Corbett’s Garden Warming surveys horticulture through soil, planting principles, cold storage, and the uses of vegetables. It covers onions, celery, cucumbers, artichokes, beets, cabbage, kale, okra, spinach, rhubarb, watermelons and more with readable analysis and abundant illustrations. The work aims at farm and garden libraries with a useful index and a clear treatment of market gardening factors.
Peters Will Not Run Again In Eleventh District
Congressman Peters announced he will not seek re election in the eleventh district. While some urged reconsideration his definite decision ends any bid for the Democratic nomination. He is discussed as a possible assistant Secretary of the Treasury to replace Charles S Hamlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
Congress men race lines in Massachusetts primaries scene
Several candidates for the Democratic nomination are named including ex-Representative Fay and Senator Horgan. Ex-Governor Guild may be a Republican candidate and Senator Tinkham will run if Guild does not. Peter’s absence shifts district chances as Republicans plan to narrow Democratic votes. Arthur W. Glines will lead the Progressive State committee, while James P. Magenis may seek the lieutenant governor nomination. Councillor Charles W. Guy fights a nomination bid in the second district and asserts a duty to serve with Governor Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
Maine
Thomas J. Fay
Francis J. Horgan
Guild
George H. Tinkham
Sherwin Ll. Cook
Daniel W. Lane
Cook
Peterse
Clarence Barnes
Mansfield
Samuel W. McCall
McCall
John J. Martin
Martin
Arthur W. Glines
Somerville
Progressive State Committee
Matthew Hale
Dublin
N. H
Glines
James P. Magenis
Alvan Fuller
Malden
Charles W. Guy
Quincy
Guy
Isaac Simon
Ward 21
Boston
The
Commonwealth
Donahue
Walsh
Executive Chamber
Guy Ham
Frederick H. Bishop
Freight Handlers Vote on Strike Amid Rail Talks
Freight handlers at Boston terminals plan a strike vote if no deal is reached today with New Haven and Boston & Albany railroad chiefs. Talks resume this afternoon as Boston and Maine faces possible board consideration on Thursday. Uncertainty remains whether action will be postponed beyond Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New Haven and
Boston & Albany
MacDonald
Boston & Maine
Board of Directors
Boston & Mailne
Truden
Fire damages Cherry & Webb building in Fall River
A blaze tonight caused a loss of 25000 dollars in Fall River. The fire burned the upper floor of the Cherry and Webb building on South Main Street while the street level garment store suffered water damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Cherry & Webb
South Main Street
Committee to disclose fund expenditures for burned city relief
Salem officials announce the general relief committee will publish an itemized financial statement of all expenditures from the rehabilitation fund created after the city’s fire. The move aims to quell disputes over how money has been spent since the fund’s inception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
General Relief Committee
Ex-Mayor Leads Push for Publicity on Relief Funds
Ex Mayor David M. Little says he trusts no wrongdoing but prefers publicity over secrecy in relief fund handling. The relief committee seeks a fireproof Salem and invites architects to submit plans for fireproof homes costing 3000 dollars for single and 5000 dollars for double houses with a 250 dollar prize in each class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Little
Executive Committee
Walsh
Salem
Two Steamer Vessels Break Through Fog Off St John’s
The Allan Line steamers Pomeranian and Alsatian, stalled by thick fog off the Newfoundland coast for days, finally pushed through. The Pomeranian reached St John’s, while the Alsatian was reported to be passing Cape. The Alsatian carries members of the Dominions' Peace mission touring Britain’s overseas possessions and is due Rimouski, Quebec, tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John's
N. F
Alan Line
Cape
Dominions
Pee Mission
Great Britain
Rimouski
Typhoid Cases Reported in Vigo Spain
In Vigo Spain on July 24 officials report typhoid illnesses and deaths linked to impure water. Residents blame the Mayor for water contamination while the government moves to address the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigo
Spain
Gideons Hold 15th Annual Convention in Tremont Temple
Enthusiasm marked sessions as the Gideons meet at Tremont Temple for their 15th annual convention. Announcement says most Boston hotels will place Gideon Bibles in guest rooms and provide lobby or parlor services next Sunday. Nationwide totals show 237000 Bibles placed with only 20 hotels objecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideons
Tremont Temple
J. ‘W.W. Tremayne
St. Louis
Aaron B. Gates
Detroit, Mich
F. J. Fecke
Chicago
Women's Auxilliary
The
Gideon Society
Boston
Frank G. Kellogg
United States
America
A. B.T. Moore
Allan C. Emery
Massachusetts Gideons
Merrimac
Union Rescue
Shawmut
Church Rescue
George B. Gallup
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Smith
Daniel “Dorchester Memorial
Francis E. Marston
Massachusetts Bible Society
Jesse S. Wiley
Boston Y. M. C. A
Myron P. Peffers
Sunday School Superintendents’ Union
C. A. Haines
New England M. C
T. A
Frank B
Kellogg
Moore
Gideons Add 1600 Bibles to Boston Hotels
The Gideons plan to place 1600 more Bibles in Boston hostelries, bringing the total to 9600 across eight thousand rooms. Boston hotels largely welcome the effort, with only three under one management declining full Bible placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideons
Christian Commercial Travellers’ Association of America
Boston
Copley-Plaza
Post
Gideon
City Officials Forecast Higher Tax Rate Ahead
Boston officials predict a sharp tax rate rise for 1914 with the rate likely near 17.70 per thousand. They say valuation officials expect this year’s levy to exceed last year’s 17.20 by about 50 cents per thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Faces Heavier Taxes from Dodging Wealthy Citizens
City officials warn Boston will pay more this year due to wealthier residents leaving town before April 1 and shifting property into non taxable forms. Assessments show increases in state and metropolitan levies, with city expenditures rising beyond last year and tax revenue to fund departments and debt charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Murderer Found Guilty Over Impulse To Kill in Tombstone
W W Wermeen argued an irresistible impulse to kill any man lying down. He was convicted of murdering J F Harrell of Bisbee a former bank clerk from Los Angeles and Oklahoma. Sentenced to be hanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombstone
Ariz
W. W. Wwermeen
J. F. ‘Harrell
Bisbee
Los Aigelesi
Oklahoma
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Singing
Algernon Blackwood
E. P. Dutton & Co
Shuttlecock
Christ
the Post
McClure’s
A Great Magazine
Scribner Fiction
Edith Wharton
James B. Connolly
Katharine Fullerton Gerould
Albert Bigelow
Paine Gordon Arthur Smith
Helen Sterling Winslow
Theodore Roosevelt
A. Hunt
Bentited
Mary Eb.’ Waller
Old Corner Book Store, Inc
Bromfield Street
Rah
the Century Co
Touls Norbert
the People's Law
Funk @ Wagnalls Co
Allert
Lee Cleveland Corbett
Ginn& Co
NAL
Salem Relief Committee
Gratis
Spanish City
Dodgers
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