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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1917
Page
12
The Boston Post retail and subscription rates are listed for daily and Sunday papers with Canada and foreign editions. It notes postal charges, advance payments, and editorial contacts, including Edwin A. Grotzier as editor and publisher.
The Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, asserting undisputed leadership in readership and reach as quoted by the Fourth Estate.
Mr. Roland E. Boy den of the Massachusetts Committee of Public Safety notes the big coast defence guns at the Watertown arsenal are so massive that only three flat cars in the U S can carry them and no bridge can bear their weight. The piece suggests alternate routes via lighters and locks to reach the sea.
Harvard international law expert Professor George G. Wilson argues the United States is not at war with Germany despite outrages, citing the 1907 Hague Convention Article I. He questions Germany's respect for treaties and warns she might strike first, calling past pledges scraps of paper.
Hallan C. Pierson, Keyes’ secretary, sends the New Hampshire House journal showing the governor’s defense appropriation message contains no quoted line attributed by the Post. He regrets the misquote and affirms Keyes’ stated patriotism and good sense.
Washington has called for National Guard mobilization across states and about 60,000 have volunteered. One third are in New England and along the Atlantic seaboard with strong responses from interior and western states. In 28 states enlistment is enthusiastic, showing broad readiness and ample resources for possible demands.
To meet land defence fears, Massachusetts urges able-bodied young men to enlist in the National Guard now, showcasing competency and patriotic devotion in response to concerns about fighting strength.
The Interstate Commerce Commission began valuing railroad properties to set a rate base but has completed few lines and faced challenges. The piece argues railroads must earn enough revenue to pay fair returns and fund expansion, noting 265000 miles of track with 1800 billion capital and a 5.5 percent average earning power, urging private ownership but adequate profits to attract capital.
The court sustains injunctions ousting Utah hydro electric power companies from federal forest reservations and upholding federal regulation of public lands. It enforces conservation policies by Agriculture and Interior Depts and requires removal unless federal permits are secured. The decision confirms Congress authority over all public lands and authorizes compensation for land use.
Readers ask if the State flag may share a staff with the Stars and Stripes with the flag above. Naval practice only allows the church pennant above. Also asked: value of old three cent pieces dated 1855 to 1873 if uncirculated. Jerusalem population around 60,000 in 1905, with Jews about 40,000. Greater New York Jews about 976,000 and Boston about ___,000 in 1915-16 Year Book.
The home of Newton Newkirk was entered by a burglar last Tuesday night and valuables worth about 200 dollars were taken. A newspaper item quotes letters and a playful, taunting exchange about the alleged crime, mentioning a character named Whit and suspicious footprints, with no definitive suspect named.
A Wollaston woman faced a board of health order reducing her goat flock to one. The Quincy board concluded she may keep only a single goat, denying the neighbor’s demand for elimination of all goats. The writer notes the decision raises broader questions about personal goat ownership and fairness.
The article praises St Thomas for its beauty and commerce as a frequent port of call for steamers. It notes regular European and Caribbean routes, winter travel from New York and Europe, and the charm of Charlotte Amalie as the first sight of Uncle Sam’s new lands. Columbus and Blackbeard are recalled as historical contrasts to the modern voyage.
Cavalier items recount long held questions answered in print, special deputies sworn in Weymouth, a cross to rise over Shawmut, and spry New England elders. Globe-like notes on veterans, flower shows, and a jobbing lookout over Fore River yards highlight civic life amid a national crisis.
Poem fragment notes a futile effort and dark hour followed by hopeful release. Lines praise love as savior, angels, tears, and lifting from shadow. Ends with call to sing fears away.
Mrs. Palmer, neighbor to Mrs. Lewis, endures a feud with Mrs. Kent over misbehaving boys until a feud ends with new houses and shared future plans. Dicky Palmer’s lasso incident nearly harms Walter Kent, sparking forgiveness. Palmer moves, Kent family becomes new neighbors, and Mrs. Palmer quips that fate decreed the outcome.
The passage notes Boston’s coldest on this date 16 above zero in 1873 and 17 above in 1880s, with warmest 14 degrees in 1914 and 70 degrees in 1908, and mentions snow or rain has fallen on this date in years such as 1906 1900 1911 and 1918.
A rule from street etiquette says a man should lift his hat with the off hand when saluting a woman. The practice stems from an old military habit where the farther hand held the face clear to show respect to an officer.
A reflective verse depicts ordinary workers dreaming of wealth yet finding deeper value in village life. The speaker contrasts bankers and merchants with local doctors, noting wealth brings worry, while small-town duties offer subtler rewards and quiet contentment.
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