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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1916
Page
14
The Boston Post issue dated March 14 1916 from Boston Massachusetts presents the Independent Democratic Paper of New England at 259 Washington Street. This file notes edition number volume and office location for the newspaper.
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Editorial from Boston Transcript and New York Herald discuss possible Kaiser Wilhelm II delegates at the Chicago convention. Recent House GOP vote favored the Kaiser over the President, signaling more Hohenzollern delegates than at St Louis.
The Bowery merchants urge the Board of Aldermen to reject renaming their famous street Central Broadway. They argue the current name draws visitors and business, while a modernized label would erase the street’s distinctive character and history.
The piece reports Colonel Roosevelt declaring he does not seek the Republican nomination but would be the nation’s fit leader if needed. He accuses the administration of infamy for inaction and delaying war with Germany. The column suggests a Chicago third term candidate’s potential impact.
The sharp gasoline price surge harms not only car owners but also a key regional industry of small operators. Fishermen and loketermen, who run modest ventures, face financial strain as fuel costs climb within a single year.
The coastal fishing fleets rely on small power boats for rapid work across wide areas but with energy costs nearly doubling they must raise catch prices and many revert to sails. As boats get pricier lobsters and fish follow, making the public pay higher costs.
The United States and Mexico reaffirm a border bandit chase without ceding sovereignty. Carranza faces scrutiny of his willingness to govern. Funston leads pursuit of Villa, with confidence in his experience and timing to act, while Carranza risks fallout if he delays further. Villa remains the target and will be captured.
A brief note remarks that construction projects rarely advance beyond the planning phase, likening them to air castles and noting the frequent halt at the blue print stage.
The piece discusses Pisa Cathedral echoes, noting one note yields no echo while three notes return in harmony. It jokes the echo has a last word, reflecting on how it repeats what is given, with playful cautions about singing tones and the idea of polite or rude speech to an echo.
The piece recalls Colonel Roosevelt's 1912 primaries stance and his shift from appealing to rank and file voters to trusting the political caste at Chicago. It contrasts four years ago with current Roosevelt backing a Moose nomination and his disdain for primaries. The writer ends with a wry aside about coffee.
A reader letters page features N. N. P. debating the future of atheistic corrobustion, suggesting possible recovery unless relapse occurs. The writer asks for clarity and discourages further questions except in emergencies, playful warnings about headache powders.
The Observant Citizen profiles Gardner Longworth and Nick Longworth as birthday twins and sons in law to Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodora Roosevelt. Tennessee’s Dick Austin quips on Gardner’s arrival by brick. Also features 90 year old George A. Sampson, 88 year old Buckman, and Deputy Sheriff Strout repairing broken spectacles in court.
A collage of reader notes from Boston items covers humorous exchanges with a Dr Baldwin about freight logistics, a puzzle about a Warren bust, zoo sign projects, Berkshire game reports, winter islands scenes in Boston Harbor, and a rural poultry prize won by Nellie Healey of Attleboro with a $500 award and $181 profit.
The remark suggests that high profits in a field come from limited competition, implying merit or luck rather than effort. It frames honest men as advantaged by fewer rivals, highlighting market scarcity as a driver of success.
The Norwegian bark Silius was sunk off the French coast and may have been torpedoed without warning. Authorities stress need for absolute proof of such an act before drawing conclusions or altering negotiations with Germany. The ship was unarmed and neutral, complicating the incident.
Professor Carroll W. Doten urged State insurance against sickness and Secretary Ordway Tead urged labor exchanges as the next steps beyond free State employment offices before the Women’s City Club gathering at Pilgrim Hall yesterday afternoon.
The article recalls historical March 14 temperatures with records: coldest 12 above zero in 1896, coldest in 16 years 18 degrees in 1906, warmest 61 degrees in 1903, warmest in 10 years 60 degrees in 1918. It also lists storms in 1907 1908 1910 and 199%.
In February 1616 Shakespeare wed Judith, his younger daughter, as illness framed his will delays. He died April 28 1616 and was buried at Holy Trinity Church Stratford. His will omits his wife at first, then bequeaths her the “second best bed” amid disputes over dower and property.
The note titled The Cheerful Cherub references a checker board motif of nights and days and calls the design the needed wit for a world that accommodates it, hinting at a playful aesthetic shift in Rivecann.
Dancing frocks of white net with elaborate ruffles appear among spring styles. Black ensembles and black and white combos dominate, with peplums on jackets and coats flaring softly below the hips. Blouses grow more trimmed with buttons, hand work, and puffs while three piece suits persist.
In a verse by Walt Mason from 1916, Grand Duke Nicholas is criticized for failed leadership and poor-equipped forces, then praised for returning to lead a reformed unit to a victorious assault against the Turks, reflecting wartime morale.
A partial OCR fragment hints at an event involving the crown of a hat being thrown. No clear persons, locations, dates, or organizations are readable in the available text.
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