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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
20
United States Steel Corp announces that within six months its Newark yard will turn out an 8000 ton steel freighter every 24 hours. The plan, powered by vast resources, aims to outpace German U-boat campaigns and prove the slogan feasible.
Officers admit the large shed on Commonwealth pier is unfit as a receiving ship for naval recruits. The space lacks sunlight is dusty and has poor sick bay sanitation. The mayor offers to relocate the facility to a more suitable site.
The English House of Commons endorsed the representation of the people bill by a large majority, extending suffrage with liberal conditions for women. The measure moves to a second reading, with Lords to decide in due course, signaling a significant advance after ten days of debate.
The California Supreme Court rules a young man cannot avoid registration under the draft order, rejecting his contention that the program is unconstitutional. It notes the Thirteenth Amendment allows involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, but questions the view of military service as a penalty. Western youths are enlisting promptly despite the ruling.
A Mexico readers note reflects optimism as farmers in fertile valleys and plains across Chihuahua begin planting after five years of hardship. The author sees reduced fighting and fewer outrages against foreigners, signaling improved conditions and a return to normalcy.
The article notes Carranza may be many critics' target yet is gradually restoring order and authority in Mexico. It suggests President Wilson might be justified in offering him a chance rather than pursuing war, portraying cautious optimism about the situation.
The British admiralty acknowledges American destroyers have aided the anti submarine war by reducing allied merchant ship losses. Officials praise American spirit enterprise acumen and quick wittedness and hope they will soon teach Britain new angles in submarine combat.
The Legislature of New Hampshire enacted a law during wartime punishing entering fields or stealing crops with fines up to five hundred dollars or one year in jail. The article notes enforcement might be harsh and discusses juvenile crime, urging reform through education and patriotism in schools and homes.
The elevation of Dr Wu Ting Fang to premier and his task of forming a new cabinet marks a return of an American friendly diplomat to leadership in China. His prior tenure as ambassador and his democratic sympathy earned broad popular regard, signaling an end to delays in aligning China with allied powers.
A poem showing workers sowing seed in May fields while soldiers march and a call to sow hopeful deeds in heart and life for the country. The piece blends rural imagery with a wartime appeal to contribute to freedom and national effort.
The Supreme Judicial Court reversed an Industrial Accident Board ruling that Patrick M. Donahue, a salesman for a book publisher, injured on ice in Collinsville near Bowell, could claim workers compensation. The board had awarded $228, but the full bench held no entitlement.
The speaker notes Baeton’s May coldest on record 43 degrees in 1877 and a 44 degree May reading in 1907. Warmest May days include 84 in 1875 80 in 1380 82 in 1883 and 87 in 1916. Boston rain on this date occurred in 1910 1911 and 1913.
In a light exchange from Hyde Park Massachusetts Iggy asks which phrase is correct still working or working still A reader argues neither is right and suggests What what working yet and No yet working as proper forms He notes the proper usage depends on context and offers preferred variants for the dialogue
A reader in Soule's Camps Oxbow Me laments errors in a correspondent Newt A's letters. He mocks legibility and suggests dictation to a stenographer after recounting multiple misreadings and misprints.
A collected column covers travel notes from the White Mountains and Franconia Notch, spring displays at tulip Sunday near Boston, and local interest on Arctic expedition plans. It also highlights courthouse divorces, postal badge assignments, a tiny Talofa piano at sea, old Cabot House demolition notes, and lively aging residents in Maine and Massachusetts.
An overview of the era’s grand tunnel projects. The Simplon between Brigue Switzerland and Iselle Italy at 12 miles 6387 yards costs over 15 million dollars with a second chamber planned. It compares to the St Gothard Loetschberg and Mont Cenis and notes deaths and ventilation advances.
A quirky verse laments Newtle Newkirk's column for the Post, noting its childish tone and trifling topics. The spoof questions whether the author writes for men or for fun and raises concern over a gun reference in a playful ribbing.
A Milton committee will manage subscriptions to buy Liberty bonds. The committee includes Robert F. Herrick Jesse B. Baxter Charles H. Pierce Philip Dalton W Newton Harlow T W Melley William B. Thurber Edward E. Ford G Frank Kemp John Swift and Ralph S Carpenter. The Huntington F Walcott Post W R C of Milton voted to subscribe at a recent meeting.
Gray wet weather inspires Uncle Walt Mason to urge optimism as rain renews soil and promises bumper crops. The speaker mocks drought fears and praises rain for squash pumpkins and all growing things, ending with a sunny chorus about rain being fine.
Hedra recalls the missing shirtwaist as Mrs X accuses her of theft. The plot twists when a letter from Tom reveals the waist was sent with his shirts to Portland and humor silences the accusation. The note ends with apologies and Hedra resigns.
Readers ask about Wright brothers early experiments with gliders starting in 1900 and a 50 second flight in 1903. A separate query confirms the correct form of address for the president as Mr President.
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