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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1914

Page

18

What Is She Afraid Of In Bulgaria News Quip

The item notes Bulgaria remarks that Queen Eleanor postpones her visit to the United States due to current events. It questions what fear influences the decision and jokes about European views on danger from conflict near New York.

Bulgaria America Eleanora United States New York Mexico Broadway Floretta Vining Washington Prince George Hotel Ada Barker Weston Cuba

A Wise Decision by Dartmouth Trustees on M D Degrees

In the United States only three medical schools predate Dartmouth. Trustees vote to end the M D degree this year as the school shifts to a two year program focused on laboratory work. Clinical instruction is limited in Hanover and will be sought elsewhere as specialization grows.

United States Dartmouth Hanover

Two Parties to It A Cambridge cleanup and paint up week reflection

The editorial outlines two sides of a city cleanup campaign the private citizen and the municipal authorities. It argues citizens should not simply move waste for wind dispersal and cites Cambridge Massachusetts as an example where rubbish dumps contaminate the Charles River Basin Parkways.

Cambridge Massachusetts Avenue Cottage Farm Bridge Charles River Basin Parkway

Prohibition and Woman Suffrage Debated in Congress

A favorable Hobson resolution for national prohibition and Mendel resolution for woman suffrage test a federal push. The House faces a required two thirds vote and Senate and presidential approval, with likely state rejections. Local option and suffrage at state level gain interest amid uncertain outcome.

He Hobson Mendel Womat Frage House Senate Ios

Be forbidden the vote on national questions they shall be full fledged citizens

The fragment asserts that those barred from voting on national questions should nonetheless be regarded as full fledged citizens. It conveys a debate on political rights and civic status without broader context or specifics.

Not Yet Settled on Expanding Boston City Council

The Massachusetts Senate has moved a bill to enlarge Boston’s City Council from nine to 17 members to a third reading. The piece notes House resistance and Governor Walsh’s potential veto, arguing public sentiment should guide municipal governance and oppose charter changes favoring politicians.

Massachusetts Senate Boston Senate House of Representatives Walsh the Post

Budget Proposals Stir Mixed Reactions In Britain

Lloyd George presents a deficit budget with a revised graduated income tax. Critics argue the wealthy bear the burden while grants aid local taxation, health, education, and roads. The Telegraph notes benefits for some at the expense of others, yet the plan aims to improve overall conditions.

Lloyd George House of Commons Treasury George London Daily Telegraph

The Old South Church Arcading Proposal dispute

The Old South Church, honored as a Revolutionary era memorial, receives municipal aid and tax exemptions while public admission supports it. It would consider city passage rights for arcading to ease a crowded corner, but a $60,000 minimum fee is deemed exorbitant and Mayor Curley rejects such expenditure.

Curley

Miss Blackwell Praises Suffrage Parade Editorial

Alic Stone Blackwell writes to The Post praising an editorial on the suffrage parade. She notes opposition from Anti-Suffrage Association and urges readers to recognize success of equal suffrage in the West.

Post Boston Anti-Suffrage Association Antts West Alic Stone Blackwell

Clean-up-paint-up Week Encourages Townwide Makeover

The verse urges Newton Newkirk to lead a mass cleanliness drive with paint, soap, mop, and broom. It calls for attic and house cleaning from top to bottom, bonfires for rubbish, and residents swatting flies as elsewise. It promotes painting fences, scrubbing, and everyone bathing in the aftermath.

Kissing a Miss in the Dark Phrase

A reflective line explores the risk of kissing in darkness and the chance of missing both the target and the moment, noting how uncertainty can affect romantic attempt and success.

Dear Newt Say A Fish Wished by a Quiet Romance

A reader letters mockingly critique Mr Pike for a three year courtship spent mostly in parlor talk. He recalls a moonlit walk along streetcar tracks ending with the girl sighing she wished she were a fish. The correspondent chides Pike for rash theatrics and lampoons his manners and restraint.

Newt I. M. A. Pike Mr. Pike

When Poverty Enters Skid Doo Cupid Honeymoon Troubles

A playful social note hints at marital strain as a honeymoon nears its end. The skit suggests romance and comic trouble amid waning bliss, with characters navigating relationship tensions and teased misadventures.

Sarcasm and the hollow boast of wit in old notes

A terse critique of sarcasm as a poor ethics guide. It mocks a self styled expert who brags of keen sarcasm, yet finds no lasting value in it. The piece warns that sarcasm damages kindness and fosters cynicism and estrangement.

Gazabo Gilad

Forbes Speaks at Milton Educational Society

The Hon. Cameron Forbes former Governor of the Philippine Islands will speak tonight at the Educational Society of Milton. His topic will be The Philippines' history and future prospects as presented to the group.

Cameron Forbes Philippine Islands Educational Society of Milto The Philippines

Montenegro's Capital Cettinje Welcomes Thoughtful Traveler

A Mediterranean tourist ascent from Cattaro offers stunning serpentine roads and stark Montenegrin vistas. The capital Cettinje sits in a rugged plain, its 5000 residents and gray stone houses contrasted with Mount Montenegro’s hardy people renowned as Balkan aristocrats and fierce mountaineers.

Bocche di Cattaro Black Mountain Cettinje Montenegro Cattaro Adriatic Antivari Dulcigno Washington London Berlin Paris Vienna Rome Pekin Tokio

Pioneer First Boat to Traverse Cape Cod Canal End to End

Observant Citizen reports that the Pioneer, a power boat, was the first craft to pass the full length of the Cape Cod Canal on May 1, 1914, sailing from New Bedford to Boston. Captain J A Ingleson, Victor Olsen, and Charles Olsen were aboard, with the Federal dredge at Sandwich aiding the passage.

Harry Collins Federa Massachusetts Bay Buzzards Bay Cape Cod Sandwich Federal Mr. Collins Cape Cod Canal New Bedford Boston J. A. Ingleson East Boston Victor Olsen Charles Olsen Somerville.s

Winter Is Near Says Quincy Advertiser

Miss Prescott of Quincy burst into the advertising columns with an urging notice that winter is not far off and a steam heated apartment offers warmth and snug comfort. The ad promotes securing a heated apartment ahead of cold weather.

Quincy Advertiser

Ambassador Walter Page Addresses London Literary Dinner

Walter Hines Page, the American ambassador, was the principal speaker at the Royal Literary Fund dinner in London. He spoke on the lives of famous writers and related literary careers during the event.

London Walter Hines Page Royal Literary Fund

Time Drill By Uncle Walt Warns Of Busy Days

Walt Mason laments the swift passage of time in a 1914 moralizing verse. He warns against waste, urging readers to seize moments, finish tasks, and resist idle talk as the days slip away toward old age. He casts time as relentless, likening it to blitzen that pushes us toward another shore while work beckons.

James H Jim Joe Walt Mason Adams Newspaper Service

Three Girls and a Man in Town Romance Unfolds

Mazie and Betty discuss Elsie and John who have married and begun their honeymoon while Mazie laments missed chances. Betty warns against many lovers, arguing true affection beats variety. In contrast, John and Elsie boast happiness miles away as summer unfolds.

Mazie John Betty Elsie Belle Charles Will Fred Mother Nature

Highgate Magistrate Grants Arrest Warrant in Theft Case

The Highgate magistrate approved a warrant for a man charged with stealing three cows, three heifers and seven pigs. The court noted the scale of livestock taken and set a date for the arrest proceeding.

Highgate

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