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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1917
Page
12
The Boston Post outlines subscription prices for cloth, Canada, and domestic zones with varying terms. It lists contact addresses at 250 Washington Street Boston MA and notes editor Edwin A Grozier. The page includes advertising and circulation instructions for readers and vendors.
The Boston Post asserts it owns the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, boasting unmatched reach among newspapers. The claim highlights the paper's prominence in the national press landscape and its influence on readers and advertisers.
The American armed passenger steamer St Louis completed its voyage to an English port, passing the danger zone in safety. It is unclear if the trip tested German intentions toward armed U S ships, as no U boat confronted her. If seen, a submarine commander may have chosen not to attack for unknown reasons.
Washington views afloat suggest two new civilian posts may be created by the incoming Congress a Secretary of Munitions and a Secretary of Transportation. Early rumored appointees include Edward R Stettinius General Goethals and Daniel Willard all praised for relevant expertise. The piece notes other nations have created such civilian posts and says the United States may need them too.
The piece discusses Congressman Mann’s stance on forming a bipartisan House leadership during national crisis. It notes Independents may back Speaker Clark’s re-election, potentially breaking the Democratic Republican deadlock. A pre-ballot adjustment could ease legislative delay and advance the extra session’s agenda.
In rebuttal to critics of General Leonard Wood's transfer from the Department of the East to the Department of the Southeast, the general states he is a soldier who takes his orders. The piece argues the army would not lose heart over the shift and notes New York will gain a capable replacement.
J Franklin Bell is described as one of the ablest officers with two distinguished records from West Point to the Philippines. If comparisons were made General Bell would not suffer by the comparison.
The United States will not reaffirm or extend the 1799 and 1828 treaties with Germany to aid German citizens leaving the country or protecting property. The State Department notes one party has violated pledges, while the War Department assures German subjects in the U S will be safe from internment and personal or property harm during war if they adhere to U S law.
The article contrasts the revolutionists' restraint of the Russian royal family with European dynastic uprisings. The former rulers are confined in palaces with comforts, not executed or exiled, and the Czar is depicted as tearful yet fortunate for being spared harsher fates, as the republic shows generous restraint.
The text questions David Starr Jordan's past claim that Germany would not start war with the United States and notes his European war prophecy before World War I. It argues the war did come and questions whether Jordan is wiser now.
The article notes how easily boys and others have been able to steal dynamite locally and urges the Governor to order a review of laws governing high explosives. It argues for strict enforcement by police or strengthening statutes to prevent dangerous material from falling into unscrupulous hands.
The vessel Lakeco, a former revenue cutter once famed as Woodbury, arrived from Provincetown and now serves as a tender to Lake Torpedo Boat Company submarines. Woodbury retired in August 1915 after 61 years in government service with stack and interior removed.
The Pittsfeld Eagle reports the Boston Post argues against amateur Sunday baseball in the Legislature. It cites noisy disturbances and argues that Sunday crowds would provoke bans similar to Sunday golf if it drew similar uproar from the public.
The fragment references a poem lamenting wartime outcomes and borders. It mentions New England and asks who will hold it, with lines about Kaiser, par, and freedom. Portland Maine is cited as the location. Edward W.
A reader recounts a letter proposing a noiseless ear pul l-awakening device using a pulley cord to pull the ear from an alarm clock. The scheme includes selling offices in Boston and a 70 30 profit split, prompting warnings against the daylight con.
A light exchange asks who drives the new motor car with the reply Nobody drives it. We coax it. The dialogue captures a humorous roadside moment reflecting attitudes toward automotives.
The article extols Charlotte Amalie as a picturesque Caribbean capital with white houses and red roofs, a blue harbor, and green hills. It notes a modern harbor, a large drydock, Danish fort, and a quarantine station, highlighting the labor of women coal handlers and the town’s quiet charm versus bustling activity.
The Observant Citizen reports Boston's evening education system marks 60 years. From nine elementary schools to two evening trade schools and nine evening high schools, the program now guides pupils toward targeted commercial careers. Ex Governor William S. Douglas offers his steel steam yacht to support Coast Guard prep, while Kaiser Wilhelm faces potential expulsion from the Atlantic Yacht Club. Other items note liquor policy shifts in Haverhill, local anecdotes, and comments from Senator Weeks on preparedness.
A reader asks about General Wood’s path to major general and is told he joined as an assistant surgeon, later leading the Rough Riders, with Roosevelt making him major general in 1903. The column also answers queries on immigration law, Maine’s 1851 prohibition, Squantum’s name origin, Mohammedans versus Christians, war munitions workers in England, and a child’s riddle about Bunker Hill Monument.
Walt Mason argues that a clean yard spurs neighbors to action. A neat lawn, trimmed trees, and bright flowers prompt others to follow, lifting community standards. The poem praises civic pride and personal effort as contagious, urging readers to lead by example.
A reader asks the cost to buy a locomotive. Cited prices: Atlantic passenger locomotive 184000 pounds priced at 16500 dollars and Mallet freight locomotive 600000 pounds priced at 37000 dollars.
The Boston elder recalls official records for this date noting the coldest ever at 21 above zero in 1894 and the next coldest at 2 in 1873 and 1896. He cites warmest as 66 degrees in 1908 and 64 in 1905. Snow or rain has fallen on this date in 1907 1910 1912 and 1914.
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