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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1915
Page
14
The Boston Post issue from November 20 1915 presents a daily Independent Democratic edition published by Post Publishing Co. at 258 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. It includes typical city election and civic notices common to the era and serves as a regional newspaper record of that date.
The Post Publishing Co announces subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions. One year daily US and Canada 9 3.00. six months 1.50. three months 0.75. one month 0.25. Sunday one year 3.00. six months 1.50. three months 0.75. two months 0.60. one month 0.80. Canada 11c per copy. foreign 18c per copy. Postage extra in Boston district. All payments in advance to Edwin A. Grozier.
The Boston Post touts itself as possessing the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, asserting an indisputable lead among daily papers.
The article cites financier Jacob Schiff predicting lasting prosperity beyond the Great War. It argues that U S industries will not lose demand as foreign munitions contracts end, urging expansion of facilities to convert wartime gains into permanent production capacity.
Colonel Roosevelt refutes claims he will accept a Canadian regiment post and go to Europe to fight Germany. He spends days attacking Republicans, the Wilson administration, and preparing for a 1916 campaign.
State Forester Frank C. Rowe warns cords of rotting firewood near Boston as farmers lack know how. He urges Associated Charities and settlement workers to mobilize practical philanthropy and provide warmth and health to the poor before winter robs homes of comfort.
The Herald of New York reports a violent threat against the President voiced at a gathering called Friends of Peace. John Brisbane Walker led the verbal attack, seen as part of a broader anti patriotic campaign by Lusitania mass supporters.
Speaker Champ Clark boasts of recruiting an army in 435 districts but modern war needs arms, logistics, training and organization. The piece notes Russia England and Germany would overwhelm improvised forces, warning that waiting for a call to arms is outdated in today’s military reality.
The passage argues for preparedness in modern conditions as a response to looming threats. It states that death by own action may occur when the call comes and endorses Wilson’s urgency to strengthen national defense now.
A column argues Justice Hughes should resign from the Supreme Court to pursue the presidency, noting the founders intended a strict separation of judicial and political roles. It cites Chief Justice White on political ambition and contrasts Taft’s failed bid, contending Hughes must decide where duty lies.
The writer accuses Robert Fay of lying about no one above him in a plot to burn and blow up ships with munitions for the allies. They claim money and influence support the scheme and demand exposing and punishing the officials behind it, urging their removal from the country. They insist the ring includes high‑level backers and urge action beyond Fay.
A German officer who escaped from Norfolk last month has been recaptured in Baltimore after disguising as a Dutch sailor on a neutral vessel. Several companions remain unaccounted for as the piece questions the German government’s disregard for treaties and evidence of lost faith in international conduct.
The Republic of Panama seeks 1.25 million to cover a treasury deficit yet lacks army or navy and reports nominal internal expenses. The United States helps with canal rent of 250000 annually, but the debt remains puzzling and may require an expert accountant to audit the books.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites four rainstorms in ten years and lists record low and high November 20 temperatures in Boston. Night temps ranged near freezing, dipping to 15 degrees in 1894, with cold years 1906 and 1910 at 23 and 26 degrees, while the warmest was 71 degrees in 1913 and 63 in 1900.
Poem by Sam U. Rye contrasts meek inheriting land and Dutch defeat. It critiques Weltpolitik and calls for humility and strategic strength. The verse frames political power through a biblical lens and warns against overconfidence.
A reader regrets failing to secure Harvard Yale tickets and recounts gifting two tickets to a friend when unable to attend. The anecdote highlights the missed opportunity and the social courtesy of passing along tickets.
Boston Post reports a Santa Claus event delivering gifts early to children, creating festive scenes across city neighborhoods and drawing families to community centers and donation drives. The initiative highlights holiday spirit and charitable support from local volunteers and sponsors.
A Boston collector presents two aged ledgers from 1805 detailing Deblois and Prout accounts for the Marine Corps store. The July bill lists whiskey at 75 cents per gallon and 1,469 gills equals 4684 gallons 5 gills, while September shows whiskey at 70 cents and 18 loaves of bread purchased. The notes remark whiskey price drop and imply changed consumption between July and September.
A saying contrasts charitable starts at home with weak endings, noting how efforts often falter after initial enthusiasm and community support fades. It emphasizes perseverance and sustained care to uphold true philanthropy.
A reader scoffs at a Boston Post report claiming a Jefferson Hill New Hampshire hunt feeds the village with game. He argues pickerel and pout are freshwater fish and jokes about their mountain appearances and the dogs used to locate them.
Charles Mitchell aged 45 of 157 Albany street was removed to City Hospital after being found severely injured in the rear yard of his three story lodging house. Police believe he fell from a window into the yard.
The readable lines speak of a farewell to a land and a glory that rose over the earth. The speaker notes abandonment and hints at a contrasting tale described as the brightest or blackest, signaling a personal, poetic reflection on loss and fate.
The account paints Napoleon’s St Helena life through vivid vignettes. Bertrand and wife served as chief attendants while Gourgaud stirred resentments, quarreled with the emperor, and clung to loyalty. Small rooms, a camp bed, portraits, and shared jokes reveal a twilight world of exile where irony and tension coexist.
A column of varied snippets covers Christmas postal guidance urging prepaying and clear addressing, plus short items from New England fruit growing to Salem fire recovery and local character sketches. James E. Morgan’s Medford apple, Dudley Hale’s wartime Croix de Guerre, and Dorchester playground work headline a parade of community notes.
In a melodramatic strand, Ethel confronts jealousy with Roy, a theatre fire tests loyalties. Roy survives while his office boy Frank Dunn dies bearing Roys tickets and Ethel's ring and picture, revealing a failed diversion and Ethels crushing guilt.
A light verse from 1915 humorously extols the old fashioned happy ending in tales. The speaker mocks verbose art aims and prefers stories where danger resolves in virtue winning, villains jailed, and bells tolling in marriage.
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