Boston Post announces June 8 1916 publication details
The Boston Post issues at Boston Mass with subscription rates for daily weekly and Sunday editions. It lists prices for various terms and destinations including Canada and foreign copies, plus postal and office details and editor Edwin A. Grozier as publisher.
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Maas
Canada
Sunday Post
Roeton
Pontefier
Ftttartal Panam
Koorting Feitor
Sundae Fattor
Trnaveral
Pirstnace
Edwin A. Grozier
A Difference of Opinion on Wilson as War Mediator
Dr Gustave Stress man a National Liberal leader in the Reichstag condemns President Wilson as mediator noting his threats and power usage. He questions how that view aligns with an American politician's claim that Wilson acts as a Kaiser viceroy in the war.
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Gustave Stressman
Reichstag
Wilsor
Wilson
Perkins backs Carranza on U S duplicity
George W. Perkins urges the Progressives in Chicago to stop alleged duplicity by Carranza and restore the nation's good name in the eyes of the world. He favors Carranza’s judgment over the U S president, describing it as intensely American.
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George W. Perkins
Carranza
United States
Chicago
Perkins
Poor Politics in Chicago Convention Voting
The piece questions GOP papers urging early votes for favorite sons in Chicago with intent to switch to Hughes later. It warns that sacrificing early support for a local favorite could destroy Hughes’s chances and warn of dangerous political risk.
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Justice Hughes
Chicago
Hughes
Better Look Out at Naval Academy Alumni Dinner
At the Annapolis alumni dinner Rear Admiral Benson declared that Secretary Daniels creed of 100 per cent efficiency for men and ships was achieved. He added the operations bureau has enabled a long step toward that goal and that all American merchant ships are now registered for naval use in wartime.
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Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Benson
Daniels
Operations Bureau
Mobilization Plan and Naval Criticism Circulate in Department
A mobilization program for the entire fleet in case of war has been devised and approved within the department. The admiral faces caution from associates who warn he may be cut if he acts improperly. Public sentiment shows a decline in favorable remarks toward Secretary Daniels and the navy.
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Daniels
Navy
Summary of 1916 Legislature's outcomes and tax shifts
The 1916 Legislature ended with a concise, businesslike session enacting notable measures including a constitutional convention call an inquiry into the Elevated Railway Company needs a liberalized workmen compensation law preparedness steps a daily payment allowance for prisoners and a referendum on restoring party enrolment. The era saw the new income tax law praised though overall Republican promises were largely unmet. State tax fell by 1.75 million due to inheritance and underestimation adjustments while annual appropriations rose near 1 million.
Sea Fight Off Skaggerack Reveals German Victory Claims
The article argues Germans won a major sea battle off Skaggerack on Wednesday night with British losses in tonnage ships and lives, noting British damage claims fall short of admiralty admissions. It contemplates strategic implications and potential German push for decisive sea action.
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Skaggerack
Admiralty
Great Britain
Plattsburg Camp Trip Fund Net Hit By Aid Society
The Special Aid Society meeting at the Opera House raised 2100 to send 24 men to the Plattsburg camp on June 5 and to fund civilians naval training cruises on August 15. Hingham society plans two cadets for the cruise and Mrs James J Storrow offers a Bourne dam farm as a July Girl Scout captain training camp.
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Special Aid Society
Plattsburg
Hingham Special Aid Society
James J. Storrow
Bournedale
Kappa Gamma Psi Elects Officers at New England Conservatory
The Kappa Gamma Psi fraternity at the New England Conservatory of Music elected officers for 1916 17. George Shaw was named president and William Pontin first vice president. Other posts include Harold Stewart second vice president Gustav Swanstrom recording secretary George Hathaway assistant secretary Frederick Goodrich corresponding secretary William Bailey treasurer Dean Stewart chaplain Frank Asper sergeant at arms and William Card historian and reporter. Senior class exams are set for June 10 with applications due to the dean by June 7.
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New England Conservatory of Music
George Shaw
William Pontin
Harold Stewart
Gustav Swanstrom
George Hathaway
Frederick Goodrich
William Bailey
Dean Stewart
Frank Asper
William Card
Boston Weather Record Mentions Heat and Rain on Date
Historical notes show the hottest June 3 in Boston reached 92 degrees in 1262 while the 10 year high occurred in 1909. The coldest on this date was 41 in 1881 and 11h. Rain on this date is recorded in 1906 and 1909.
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Boston
Gentle Advice on Managing Husbands From a Silly Letter
A humorous column offers mock guidance to a wife seeking expert help on controlling her husband. It jokes about courtship excess, vows, and the shift to domestic life, urging flattery and passive control to keep him agreeable.
Observant Citizen Recaps Memorial Day Vibe and Notables
The columnist reflects on Memorial Day observances across New England, noting national preparedness themes, public appeals for charity, and civic tributes. Highlights include Adjutant-General Charles H. Cole addressing Springfield Elks, a Vermont diamond wedding tale, Horace A. Keith’s political maneuvering, and honors for Francis Chickering in Ashland. Also mentioned is a rowdy Portuguese bull feast rhyming duel in Lowell, Father Scanlan’s California charity conference talk, Harry Atwood’s aviation comeback in Williamsport, and Squantum’s planned summer revival as an aviation hub.
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New England
Charles H. Cole
the Elks
Springfield
Prize speaking at Boston Latin School honors winners
Frederick Clifton Packard won first prize at the annual prize speaking contest at the Boston Latin School yesterday. Mortimer Bloom took second place and Morgan T. Ryan was third. prizes went to Rudolph P. Berle and Walter H. Bieringer, centered in Cambridge and local communities.
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Frederick Clifton Packard
Mortimer (. Bloom
Morgan T. Ryan
Precin
Rudolph P. Berle
A. A .Berle
Cambridge
Walter Dh. Bieringer
Massachusetts to Probe Telegraphers Union Dispute
Massachusetts orders a formal investigation into the conflict between the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America and employers over firings and reinstatement demands. Commissioner Edwin Mulready, head of Labor and Industries, to lead the probe as union meetings unfold in New York. Strike plans are deferred until after the presidential conventions.
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Massachusetts
Samuel 47
Beatrice and Benedick hear love confessions in orchard plot
In a mirrored Garden scene Hero and Ursula flatter Beatrice while a warn’d Beatrice overhears Beatrice learns she loves Benedick as Hero warns against telling her. Benedick grows sober as Don Pedro and Claudio push romantic schemes and Don John sows doubt about Hero.
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Fishing Time and the Perils of Spring Angling
A humorous verse recounts the yearly urge to fish despite bruises, mud, sunburn, and insects. The speaker vows to chase trout, eel, or even a shark in the brook, accepting fate’s lure and inevitable mess. Walt Mason’s lighthearted ode from 1916 highlights springtime ritual.
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Jay
Apollo
Jing
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Washingtons last words and early American questions
A collection of letters to the editor discussing George Washington's supposed final word, King Charles' farewell, and the phrase remember. It notes U S action against French vessels in 1798, the Constellation's 1799 victory over Insurgente, Harvard Yale boat history, and 1910 census figures on foreign-born residents with Germany and Russia leading.
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Sir
United States
France
United States Congress
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Constellation
Harvard
Yale
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Russia
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