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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1916
Page
14
The Boston Post issue shows publication details, pricing, and subscription terms. Advertising and staff contacts are listed, with editor Edwin A. Grozier credited. The note claims the Post has the largest daily morning circulation in the United States per The Fourth Estate.
Washington reports that Republicans in the House aided by some Democrats favor increasing naval appropriations by adding two battleships when the naval bill is debated. They argue we must keep dreadnought construction pace with other nations including Japan, and uphold line-of-battle ships as vital. The piece warns against skimping the fighting fleet.
Boston shows strong public support for a Saturday preparedness parade with broad civic and organizational backing. Registration closes Wednesday, and organizers report a large, representative roster across trade, industry, and intellectual groups.
A report to the American Railway Association shows 1915 losses and damages in freight transport totaled just over 24 million dollars across 100 major roads, down from about 32 million in 1914. The reduction saves roughly seven and a half million dollars, improving service for railways and shippers alike.
The piece notes uncertainty over exporting 15 000 tons of dyestuffs from Germany to the United States. British authorities oppose allowing this volume, arguing higher wartime values and strained U S Britain ties. The British ambassador in Washington cites significant diplomatic objections to such shipments.
The article asks what steps the United States should take amid present conditions as it confronts dictation and interference with its industrial resources, debating whether to submit to such offensive demands or resist such intrusions.
The stock market acts as a barometer of business sentiment with prices now lower than six months ago, signaling discounted peace expectations. War stocks wane as railroad and industrial issues regain value, while domestic business runs at a record pace with cheap cash and credit, suggesting limited impact from ending war orders.
A dinner at the City Club marks the launch of a Massachusetts Credit Union drive aiming to raise 50 000 dollars to fight usury and promote thrift. State officials and citizens will attend as part of a campaign praised for its businesslike, borrower based loan system already successful in Europe.
Eight thousand National Guardsmen from New York city units were mobilized in an hour and a half to repel a threatened coastal landing at Sheepshead Bay. Troops moved by private cars trucks trains and trolleys in a silent, dramatic display, avoiding artillery fire due to a Sunday observance law. The event showcases the livery service branch and is hailed by militia officers as the most impressive demonstration of Guard efficiency in the city.
Eighty girls were commissioned as lifeguards during graduation exercises at the Salvation Army Training School for officers. The corps is the first of its kind organized by the Army.
Branford Conn May 21 Robert M Wilcox died suddenly at his summer home at Short Beach of pneumonia aged about 65 He is survived by his wife Eva Wheeler Wilcox the writer
Weather note records the warmest May 22 in Boston history with official figures near 2 degrees above zero and mentions previous warm and cold records. It also notes rain on this date in several prior years including 1909 1913 and 1915.
A fragmented verse describes a journey through dense darkness toward a sudden light and awakening. The speaker, JOHN DEVINE INFLATER, evokes imagery of inner clarity and spiritual ignition without physical contact or outer touch. The passage blends unrest, happiness, and rhymed feeling as truth and reason emerge.
A guest faces seven kinds of eating tools arrayed before a dish and wonders which utensil fits each bite. The scene captures the universal struggle of choosing correct cutlery in formal meals.
A frustrated suitor seeks legal and moral guidance after his fiancée ended seven years of engagement without reason. The adviser scolds the writer for prodigious delay and suggests she keep the engagement ring and even reclaim money saved for marriage, warning of a possible breach of promise suit.
The Observant Citizen reports that pupils from the Bigelow School in South Boston sent a large bundle of tributes to CG M Payne creator of S Matter Pop and Nippy s Pop. They praised his humor and drawing style while noting Assistant Superintendent Rafter's art talk.
Congressman James A. Gallivan of Boston denounces Britain's actions in Dublin, calling England mad and hypocritical as he opposes a resolution deploring Irish massacres. He plans to push for discharge from the foreign relations committee and returns to Boston for the preparedness parade preparations.
Geneva dispatch from May reports Field Marshal Liman von Sanders is gathering a strong Turkish force at Sivas to thwart Russian advances. Turkish troops are well equipped with artillery and have called out recruits aged 17 and 18.
The German steamers Hebe and Pera carrying coal were sunk Saturday night by a submarine off the southern coast of Cape Oland in the Baltic. The report comes via London dated May 22.
Clayton Cole man Trall founder of the Actuarial Society of America and leading authority on insurance statistics died in Baltimore at age 65.
The text analyzes Ariel’s role in The Tempest as a spirit who aids Prospero and mocks the conspirators. It contrasts the moral tone of Ariel with the foolhardy Schemes of Trinculo Stephano and Caliban and reflects on Shakespeare’s philosophy of life as hinted in the finale lines. It notes Prospero’s plan to wed Miranda, the masque by Roman goddesses, and the playwright’s possible aging perspective.
Myra and Dick drift apart as he hides gambling from her. She hatches a plan to expose him while he suspects an old friend. After a night of clues and near-discovery, Dick returns home to a wife ready for a theatre night, learning his lesson.
The speaker recalls a wish to buy a small farm where he lived as a child and where his father struggled to keep the family alive. He notes a life in cities failed to fulfill him and now, aged and weary, longs to return to the old home farm. Thousands share that yearning as years bend the elderly.
Use old felt hats cut into pieces sized to fit inside shoes to make warm innersoles for children. Household tip attributed to Mrs Gracie T Jones of Mt Yorktown Street North Cambridge.
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