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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1915
Page
12
The Boston Post issue dated November 8 1915 from 259 Washington Street Moston Massachusetts features the daily newspaper format with its volume and issue details. It reflects early 20th century reporting style and citywide news presentation.
Rates show daily and Sunday subscriptions for U S Canada and foreign markets. Includes yearly and short terms with cents per copy and special Canada postage. Notices advise payment by check or money order and warn against sending cash or stamps.
A notice from Edwin A. Grozier Editor and Publisher urges readers to obtain the Post regularly through their newsdealer or by postal subscription. It lists editorial staff and presses 40 discontinuation after expiration if not renewed.
The New York State attorney-general plans legal action to relieve Riverside Drive residents from offensive odors. The issue has long affected a highly desirable Boston area, raising questions of protection for residents there as well.
Chicago authorities plan an auxiliary police force with one reputable citizen per block ready for duty when called by regular officers. Massachusetts already allows citizen aid, but it is rarely effective. The proposal trains selected residents to augment the department at low cost, akin to Wilson's citizen soldiery idea.
The piece argues the United States can secure top officer material if Congress acts on President Wilson's recommendations. It notes recruitment strength from Massachusetts districts and highlights General Leonard Wood's call for 35,000 officers, contrasting with West Point capacity of 780 cadets. Taft suggested a West Point No 2 on the Pacific, but a modernization of existing schools is favored.
The report describes a self-propelling aerial torpedo launched from a New York Woolworth tower. An operator at altitude guides the explosive laden craft by wireless signals in darkness, using red or blue lights to indicate its path. The piece notes the shift of peaceful science into warlike use.
A description reports a tower mounted weapon capable of speeds up to 200 miles per hour and carrying 500 pounds of explosive. It is suggested to have harbor protection value and is being exhibited by the National Security League in New York markets.
The National City Bank of New York notes deposits over 500 million and warns prosperity relies not on war alone. War orders form only a small share of total U S business, with fundamentals from 1913-14, federal reserve actions, and bumper crops supporting a broader boom beyond wartime demand.
Johnny Harvard sends a 10 6 Princeton greeting and adds another victory token as Harvard looks toward the annual clash with Yale. The crimson outlook shines with Eddie Mahan’s prowess and Percy Haughton’s judgment guiding a season praised for sportsmanship and fair play as thousands anticipate the great bowl contest.
Lord Northcliffe forecasts postwar Britain will see the rich grow poorer and the poor richer as a million and a half veterans demand better wages and conditions. He argues competition with pauper labor ends and says English workers already earn relatively higher wages than American workers. The shift could reshape global labor dynamics.
A humorous poem sequence contrasts longing for wealth with disdain for despotic power as the narrator envies riches but resists the idea of constant control by rulers. The piece includes a despatch note about Greece delaying mobilization due to a resident in Piraeus and a mock announcement about an occupation zero.
A personal, lighthearted set of snippets and satirical quips appears in a local page. William E. Cooper of Snyder Ave Philo is noted as a barrel dealer. The piece mocks wartime preparedness and public notices with playful remarks about Mother Goose and a tin medal.
A collage of quirky notes on sharpening pencils, cooking beefsteak, apartment searches, a flea chase, and column ambitions. It cites Chief Justice Holmes approving slang and hints at late-night editorial deadlines with a tease about a college team and school colors.
A humorous verse lamenting a columnist wish for janitorial work. The speaker imagines a janitor’s tough day with coal, ashes, stairs, and tenants, ending that janitors deserve sympathy after a week on the job. The piece uses ironic tone to poke at editorial life.
A detailed retrospective on Napoleon Bonaparte and the Waterloo campaign. The piece recalls the Scottish Greys at Waterloo, Napoleon’s reflections on defeat, routing by Wellington and Ney’s cautions, and the weather and terrain shaping the final engagement. It highlights Napoleon’s fatalism and leadership tensions amid the 1815 battle.
Observant Citizen notes the Lloyd McKim Garrison prize will award $100 for a poem on national defence. The piece recalls a prior local Boston poem about the Charles River and Boston landmarks and mentions restoration of colonial buildings including Park Street Church.
In a comic family scene Jane and Henry marry in secret, after years of delays. The clan, including May with her suitor and Babe, watches as Henry schemes to wed tonight. The wedding occurs in Rev. H. Thompson's parlor as the family declares Henry has finally popped.
A thousand Boston Athletic Association members attended an unusual Sunday concert yesterday afternoon. Signor Giuseppe Creatore and his five musicians performed for an hour and a half in the Fxeter street clubhouse main auditorium.
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