Silent Drumbeat Echoes After War
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
12
The Masses Editors Indicted Over Espionage Act Case
A New York federal grand jury indictment targets editors writers and cartoonists of The Masses radical pacifist weekly. The government aims to curb treasonous publications by prosecuting under the espionage act, signaling a shift from restricting distribution methods to enforcing criminal penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Masses
German canard on Azores fortifications exposed
A Berlin report claimed the United States fortified Punta Delgada in the Azores to threaten German routes. The State Department denied the charge as a malicious falsehood. The United States says it helps protect the Azores and is not seizing Portuguese property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirchhofer
Berlin Neueste Nachrichten
United States
Azores
Punta Delgada
Germany
State Department
Portugal
Law upheld in New Jersey appeals ruling on DUI conviction
The Court of Last Resort in New Jersey has reversed the Supreme Court, reversing Peter J. Rodgers of Paterson and upholding new authority over driving while intoxicated cases. The decision reinforces court power in DUI convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Libror and Appeals of
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Peter J. Rodgers
Paterson
Legislature Upholds Mandatory Jail Term for Drunk Driving
The Errors Court sustains the 1913 act requiring jail terms by magistrates upon conviction for driving while intoxicated. The ruling endorses mandatory punishment, praising the law as a strong medicine that would improve conduct in New Jersey and across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Union
British advance in Arras district hailed as first order victory
The British report a significant advance in the Arras district driving Germans from last defenses. Ground gained totals about 160 square miles and signals potential German retreat with weakening western front lines. Italian positions at Piave strengthen allied morale amid broader gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arras
Belgium
Germany
Hindenburg
Piave
Railroad Wages and Arbitration Hopeful at Washington
Heads of four railroad brotherhoods meet President Wilson to seek a practical settlement of the wage dispute. Railroads favor arbitration and ask that the issue be placed in the President’s hands for protection of public welfare during wartime. Brotherhood leaders resist arbitration but may agree to trust in presidential disposition to avert a strike and keep rail service uninterrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Brotherhood
Our Place in the War Says McCormick
Congressman McCormick states the war’s duration will not end before 1919 after months of study and talks with leaders. He argues the United States must project its determining influence by sending troops and boosting domestic industry and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman McCormick
Europe
United States
New York Stock Exchange Probes Liberty Bond Trades
The Exchange asks brokers for names of buyers and sellers of Liberty bonds sold in a recent three day period and prices paid. The inquiry aims to determine if any trades involved bonds not yet deliverable and to uncover any short selling against the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Liberty Loan Committee
Fishing tale of a watch in a pickerel through ice
A narrator recalls losing a gold watch while ice fishing on Squamwisset Lake and later recovering it from a pickerel that had swallowed it. The tale includes a second fish story about the same watch and ends with playful boasts of truth and proof and Bill Sykes’s sworn support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Charles Day
East Holden
Charles
Skowhegan
Independent
George Washington
Bill Sykes
Bill
Squamwisset Lake
Yassir
Observant Citizen Notes Common Everyday Matters
The Observant Citizen shares anecdotes on sugar scarcity affecting soda fountains and syrup makers, a thriving shellbark nut harvest after frosts, camouflage tricks by sports teams, and a rare Plymouth Mass stone shoe last. It also comments on skinless hams called skin-backs and a new front car pin wheel resembling a small flag.
Queerest Structures and Curious Customs Across Malay Lands
The article surveys Malay stilt houses elevated above ground or water to evade heat and predators, noting superstition around fallen piles and the Dyak long communal houses. It mentions Marlboro elder H A Hatch, a Dartmouth-linked Nueva England resident, and reports Newfoundland fleet growth amid wartime losses.
Fragmented Note on Veracity and Style
A terse authorial note questions the need for lengthy explanation to prove a simple fact. The writer, N. N., expresses irritation at stretching a point into a column to persuade readers of truth.
Ave Hamlin Considers Adopting War Refugee Family
Avis proposes housing and supporting Pierre St Johns Hituie family as a wartime act of aid. Mr Hamlin weighs personal sacrifice against duty as the couple discuss adoption and hosting over their garage apartment while awaiting the draft. The tale centers on family devotion during World War I era.
Etiquette of History Periods Across the Ages
The text defines three historical eras: ancient from history start to 375, medieval from 375 to 1492, and modern from 1492 to the present, noting the starting points of Teutonic migrations and the discovery of America. The outline questions where ancient ends and modern begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Etiquette on In-Law References and Regency Party Etiquette
Advice urges using familiar terms for in laws and notes that a departing fiancé has no claim on a woman. It also discusses acceptable social conduct during a fiancé’s absence and suggests how to assign escorts at a party with invitation cards for preferred partners.
Should Joan of Arc be pronounced as one or two syllables
A reader asks whether the name Joan in Joan of Arc should be spoken as one syllable like Jon or two. The reply notes one syllable with a long o, rhyming with moan, referencing a desk book on mispronunciations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
Maes
Post Publishing CO
John Doe
King of Prussia, Pa
King of Prussia
Pennsylvania
Norristown
Philadelphia
Joan
Joan of Arc
Jon
Funk & Wasnalls Company
Meaning of macerate in cooking
Macerate means softening and separating the parts of material by steeping in a fluid usually without much heat. In cooking the term describes softening through soaking and partial breakdown.
Are tortoise shell cats always female claim
The reader cites a claim about tortoise shell cats being exclusively female. The reply notes Harrison Weir described a male tortoise shell cat shown at the Crystal Palace show, countering the universal female rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Post
Harrison Weir
Crystal Palace
Differences Between French Dressing and Mayonnaise
French dressing is oil based with salt pepper tarragon vinegar and herbs. Mayonnaise uses egg yolks dry mustard salt and olive oil and may include pepper or other seasonings.
Slur on Kaiser Costs Her Job
Eva Wilkes, a French singer, was fired from a German cafe after singing Raus Mit Der Kaiser. She says a German patron complained and the proprietor backed him, noting her husband is in the army and she hates the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Wilkes
Post
Mrs. Wilkes
Birthday of George Eliot and life milestones
The text outlines the novelist Mary Ann Evans known as George Eliot born November 22 1813 at Arbury Park. It traces her early years her education and family events her literary breakthrough with Scenes of Clerical Life Adam Bede and other works her marriage to John Walter Cross and death in 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
Arbury Park
Mary Ann Evans
Maggie Tulliver
George Henry Lewes
Lawes
Dickens
Adam Bede
England
Poyser
Lewes
John Walter Cross
Robbery Reported Outside Police Chief's Home
John Favalare a Lynn shoeworker told Chief of Police Thomas M. Burches that two men in silk masks held him up at gunpoint outside the chief's home at 7 o'clock last night. They took $50 from his hip pocket, slapped him, and left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Favalare
Lynn
Thomas M. Burches
Favalare
Copeland Delivers Key New Works At Jordan Hall
Pianist George Copeland impressed a large audience with a balanced program of modern French and Spanish pieces alongside standard repertoire. He offered notable performances of Gnossienne and Daphnis elements, praised for extraordinary rhythm and tonal control, with encores drawing wild enthusiasm despite a late start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Copeland
Jordan Hall
Copeland
Fantasiste
Eric Satie
Mr. Copeland
Ravel
Mr. Engel
de Falla
Andalusia
Note of appreciation to editor for YMCA campaign help
Letter from John R. Macomber dated November 20 thanking the editor for the help given to the YMCA campaign. He expresses personal thanks and notes the result is satisfactory and speaks for itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Macomber
War satire from a village store bench poem
The piece portrays a district crowd mockingly debating the war, critiquing generals and Haig while trading jibes about the Kaiser and courage. A reader-friendly caption notes Walt Mason’s published verse lampooning wartime rhetoric and bond talk through idle talk in a small town.
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