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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1917
Page
12
The War Department confirms it has instructed commandants of regular regiments on the Mexican border to submit 60 names from their ranks to be commissioned as officers if a large temporary army becomes necessary. An estimated 5000 to 6000 officers could be chosen. The move is framed as prudent preparation rather than an imminent war scare.
A vivid line depicts the sun answering the summons to play ball as spring arrives. All green things of field, garden, and forest awaken, signaling renewal and outdoor life returning with the season.
The notice from the United States states it will arm its merchant ships to protect lives and vessels in response to Germany's January 31 1917 threat to sink neutral and allied ships without warning. The State Department calls it a precaution, not a declaration of war, with full responsibility resting on Germany’s submarine actions.
The calendar marks spring in a week while a recent blizzard relief calms the town. The forecast expresses confidence with no hostile signs and notes the official baseball season opening date is less than a month away, seen as the clearest sign of spring.
Chairman Cole of the Waterways Commission toured Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange urging a new fruit and vegetable freight terminal. He said leasing land for 40 to 60 years at 3 to 4 percent and private construction of two to three story storage and auction buildings could slash distribution costs and help lower prices. The state would later assume ownership of the buildings at no cost.
Reports from Amsterdam via London quote Dr. Michaelis on growing distress in German industrial centers. A socialist leader blames the ruling party for impending famine and shortages. An Ambassador Gerard associate cites many deaths from starvation as stockpiles thin toward midsummer, warning of great suffering across Europe.
A witty clipping from a New Hampshire newspaper lampoons a want ad for a tall oil burning piano lamp shade. The writer, Gabe, muses that the ad hints at fanciful street pianos or electric jokes, wondering what role a lamp shade could play with a piano and joking about modern tech.
The capture of Bagdad marks a spectacular finish to a swift campaign. General Maude emerges as a new hero while the British gain military and moral victory, restoring prestige in the east after Kut-el-Amara. The blow to Turkish power unsettles Berlin’s hopes for a Kaiser railroad to Haroun-al-Rashid.
Edwin V. Morgan the American ambassador to Brazil told a Boston Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Young's Hotel yesterday that U S businessmen should expand trade with Brazil by sending agents who speak the native language and by avoiding sending substitute materials in fulfilling orders.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures stating the coldest on this date was percent above zero in 1885 and the next coldest 10 above in 1874. Warmest readings were 66 and 65 above zero in 1898 1902 and 1899, with rain or snow noted in several years including 1902 1907 1908 1904 1912 1906.
A Manchester Leader snippet ponders what makes a gentleman remarkable and cites a seeker's note for a room near City Hall. The piece uses humorous musings on individuality, whiskers, squash pie, and an imagined ad copy.
Home fashions report belt buckles measure five inches long and Empire sleeves appear on many afternoon dresses. Exclusive dresses are being made of white crepe de chine.
A magazine style survey of monumental natural features highlights the Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado at 14 000 feet, noteworthy domes and faces in New Hampshire and Utahs large natural bridges. It notes Moran paintings and a Marion Muir poem, along with multiple facts about spans and heights of bridges and formations.
A feature on an ambitious school project described as the world's largest elementary school proposal. It highlights planners and sponsors and sketches the envisioned campus layout, student count, and educational goals for a bold urban project.
A Boston based Observant Citizen column shares eclectic items from spring arrivals to stray anecdotes. It notes sunrise shifts in Boston versus London and laments the fate of dime museums while recounting local calls for colonial cookery, flag altitude debates in Vermont towns, a two bodied eight leg goat in Boston, town meeting honors in Canton, and tributes to Professor Hart with a Moose life membership.
A weary single mother, Mrs. Smith, struggles to raise her daughter Sarah after her husband’s death. A chance ride with her doctor leads to a proposal and plans for marriage, promising Sarah a new father as the family faces their modest future together.
A strong man condemns cripples as he passes them, later succumbing to illness yet choosing to endure. The poem follows his decline from splendor to suffering, contrasting despair with stubborn hope and a refusal to self terminate. Narration echoes Walt Mason with 1917 copyright by George Matthew Adams.
A 26 year old man writes about loving an 18 year old girl. After a quarrel they reconciled but can only meet twice weekly. She wants him to quit night work, yet he tolerates it as a cure for insomnia. The columnist argues self sacrifice and shared future, noting her concern over his habit.
Reader queries compare birthright citizenship under the U.S. Constitution with foreign parents claiming citizenship for a child born here. A second letter asks the relative tide times at Newport and Boston and a comparison of Berlin and Tokio populations at war outbreak. The column also answers nursing trainee ages, high school requirements, and postal money order costs.
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