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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1915
Page
14
Anti suffragists claim Denver women sold votes for 50 dollars each. The piece questions whether massachusetts men were ever disenfranchised by bought ballots, noting historical blocks of ten male ballots costing the price of one female vote in Denver.
The report notes disturbances in southern Europe as Stromboli erupts with lava flows and population flights. It frames the event as nature joining human conflict, suggesting the ancient volcano now mirrors wartime antagonisms with fires and fumes from below.
The author argues that the intensity around big football games is excessive. He notes players weep after losses and fears of disgrace echo beyond sport, urging perspective that football is a trivial schoolboy pastime compared with real life outcomes.
Lord Derby stated in the House of Commons that Britain will press through the war and win. He praised the recruiting drive, saying conscription fears boost enlistment and the voluntary mobilization will be a great triumph for the government. He warned of heavy losses among officers and soldiers as the conflict continues.
A terse note hints at a controversial aim with an implied heavy bargain required to reach a favored outcome. The line signals tension around leadership strategies and the cost of political success, framed as an ominous preface to a debated resolution.
The piece argues opposition to costly super-dreadnoughts while noting submarines limited impact in WWI. It points to Lusitania and Anakona incidents, mines sinking a German dreadnought, and the Atlantic war effort. It concludes British dreadnoughts underpin London’s defense despite submarine threats.
Senator Lodge returns to Washington and forecasts a Massachusetts presidential win by 75 000 to 100 000 votes. Governor-elect McCall is praised as a top Republican vote getter, with Justice Hughes unlikely to run. The piece notes McCall defeated Walsh by under 7 000 and warns the predicted margin seems unlikely given Wilson's current support.
American scientists have matched German skill in producing extremely fine steel, reducing reliance on Krupp. The piece argues that strong industrial incentives, not just lawyers, will attract top American minds to industrial research, securing postwar leadership for U S manufacturers.
The article notes Nov 24 as historically stormy in Boston with 19 stormy days in 43 years. It cites rain on this date in 1905 1907 1909 1911 and 1912 and records of extreme cold and warmth on the date including 1 degree below zero in 1880 and 50 degrees reached only 12 times since 1871.
One of the most charming of the Familiar Talks series by Mary Pickford has been prepared for next Sunday's Post.
A rambunctious verse recounts a mutiny aboard a ship named Clementine. The crew overthrows the Captain and Mate then cooks the Jolly Cook, ending with a grim tally of thirty nine to thirty six.
A reflective note asserts that opportunity speaks softly in solitude with thoughts. Inspiration interprets Opportunity, while those awaiting a loud call will miss her guidance and fail to hear her golden voice.
A Boston business reader laments deteriorating New England Tel. service. He details operator delays wrong numbers and cutoffs, recounting a misrung call that caused a fall from a ladder while the line rang. He mocks ads claiming quick contact with doctors and police.
A lyric meditation on greeting heart and soul as seasons shift. The speaker yearns for youth and springtime promise while noting frost goodbye and autumn music. Pan and merriment appear as playful imagery.
In Franklin New Hampshire Dr Alexander A Beaton Republican defeated incumbent Daniel E Davis Democrat by 607 to 416 to become mayor. City Council will be five Democrats and four Republicans this term, compared with five Republicans and four Democrats previously.
Observant Citizen notes Dr. Charles W. Eliot receiving the first gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for a lifetime of work. The column also records Webster chair at Phillips Exeter, Fr McGrath’s 60th ordination anniversary, and local arrivals from Maine to Massachusetts with weather, agriculture, and aviation tidbits.
The feature contrasts Napoleon’s dreary St Helena captivity with his grand reflections. He praises Alexander the Great and Louis XIV while admiring English steadiness yet criticizing English shopkeeper attitudes. He studies English imperfectly, noting a clumsy self-drafted letter, and muses on immortality for Greece and his own empire.
A minor fire erupted in the handling room of the eight inch turret on the starboard side at Charlestown navy yard. The blaze was extinguished quickly after the fire gong sounded and water hoses were deployed. Investigators say faulty wiring during repairs without power shutoff caused the incident.
Poem by Walt Mason from 1915 warns that small amounts of alcohol lead to trouble with liquor, jail, and ruin. It verses the cycle from drinking to legal consequences and personal grief, urging moderation.
The Harvard Co operative Society elected officers for the coming year. President is Professor William B Munro, treasurer J L Taylor, secretary A A Ballantine. Directors include Professor L F Schaub, H S Thompson, Dr H L Blackwell, Arthur Beane, and William C from the graduate schools.
Brown from the law school, Keni y Bromley from the senior class, F. H. Cabot Jr from the junior class, and C. P. Reynolds from the sophomore class are listed among honors or notable mentions across academic divisions.
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