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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
14
Washington says Dr. Richard Creel of the United States Health Bureau will come to Boston as health commissioner if he can obtain a leave of absence. Mayor Curley pressed the matter, and Creel may quit government service if denied. The city seeks a suitable health official to fill the bill and restore dignity.
The Thaw jury trial for sanity in New York faces a decisive outcome with potential to end the long malodorous case. If Thaw wins, no further court action awaits unless another crime occurs. if he loses, further trials seem unlikely for years.
The piece argues that German and allied advocates claim American war materials mirror a moral breach, noting a Berlin statement estimating 100000 German deaths and 200000 wounded from American shells while acknowledging it as guesswork. It cites U S copper exports since the war began to support monition and cites trade with Italy and Scandinavian countries.
The Allies have not estimated Allied casualties from US war materiel reaching Germany, yet the fact undermines their complaint as illogical in principle.
The Supreme Court unanimously strikes down Oklahoma and Maryland grandfather clauses that barred Black voters on literacy or property tests, declaring them unconstitutional. The decision affirms Fifteenth Amendment protections and is hailed as a nationwide validation of Black citizenship.
A reflective piece urges patience and prudence as nations face a looming crisis. The speaker stresses peaceful aims while preparing for possible actions, hoping restraint can avert disaster. The tone mixes caution with a call for readiness and rational choice.
A quoted worker vent repeats a wish to quit if not for marriage and notes daily pulling of piffle. The line captures a tense mood and fatigue in an unnamed workplace setting.
A local note celebrates a bank cashier identified as Mr. G who reportedly served 488 years, a record claim compared to Methuselah and Rip Van Winkle. The piece humorously but reverently lauds his lengthy tenure and wishes him rest and happiness in retirement.
Eastern try-outs at Harvard Stadium next Saturday will select the team to represent at the Panama exposition games this summer. The event promises high caliber competition as the cream of eastern athletics competes, with New York entrants claiming strong hopes of success.
A Philadelphia divorce granted to Mrs. George B. Tower, wife of Charlemagne Tower Jr., drew attention to the secrecy of grounds cited in the decree. Critics question why the grounds were not made public and contrast this with Massachusetts public toleration of such matters.
New York June 22 The American Bar Association announced that its next meeting will be held August 17 18 and 19 in Salt Lake City Utah Justice J Willis Van Deventer of the United States Supreme Court will deliver the annual address.
A passerby recalls a muddy Boston street near a storefront after rain. She avoids a speeding touring car and notices a street sign across the way, hinting at the business name hinted by the moment. Her white attire underscores the scene as she observes the sign’s message.
In Newton Centre Massachusetts a humorous dialogue hinges on a shopkeeper named John Zero who deals in wood coal and ice. Josephine muses on the pun linking his surname to his trade and wonders why someone named Zero would handle ice.
Benjamin Hobard a lifelong Quincy resident died yesterday at his home 262 Franklin Street at age 86 He enjoyed good health until recently He is survived by three children Frank Hobart Miss Georgiana Hobart and Mrs Ellen Steg
Napoleon moved to the Tuileries on February 9 1800 and reviewed the consular guard as the French army passed. He greeted veterans by name and pride swelled among the crowd. To quell potential unrest he renamed the palace and placed busts of famous figures including Washington, ordering a 10 day black crepe display on republican standards.
The column surveys diverse Boston area items from permits for lottery busts to church jubilees and museum programs. It notes Watch and Ward Society wins in gambling crackdowns, a Roslindale jubilee tombola, and future light artillery plans, plus human interest tales of community elders and local quirks around hats, film sets, and a coast guard kitten.
A reader writes about a ten year troubled marriage with a nagging wife and two children. The columnist urges patience for the children's sake and suggests self change and better timing, proposing a calm approach and avoiding provocation until harmony returns.
A wartime era poem by Walt Mason extols earned income over inherited wealth. The speaker cherishes honest labor, valuing the rusty dime earned through overtime over vast yet effortless fortunes enjoyed by the idle rich. The verse contrasts toil, sweat, and pride in work with Fortune and Luck.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites a 284 day June peak of 94 above zero in 1894 and a low of 47 in 1877. Official Boston records list the June 23 temperatures from 1905 to 1914 showing varied conditions from warm and clear to cool and rainy.
Household hint recommends mixing two parts sifted coal ashes with two parts sand and one part wheat flour to create a hard mortar for patching plaster cracks. The recipe claims the material dries like stone and is inexpensive to apply. Northfield Vermont. Mrs Flora Cady.
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