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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1914
Page
12
The notice lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for Canada and foreign destinations, with one-year, six-month, and shorter terms. It notes per-copy postage in the Boston Postal District, second-class entry, and instructions to send cash or stamps, checks, drafts, or money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING.
The Post recalls past criticism of efforts to oust Jefferson Levy from Monticello. Now Congressman Bryan may sell the Jefferson home to become a shrine of democracy, a move urged as reasonable and desirable.
Dartmouth alumni nationwide mourn the death of Judge David Cross of Manchester New Hampshire the college’s oldest graduate at 97. He remained vigorous eloquent and optimistic, delivering two stirring speeches at Hanover last June during Commencement and inspiring old grads with his enduring talks.
Premier Asquith hosted luncheon with a party of American newspaper correspondents in wartime London. The historic event, lauded as revolutionary, has London buzzing while observers note the prime minister’s exposure to outspoken questions.
Cable reports from Antwerp via London that Henry Savage Landor, a famed British explorer, has vanished after his harsh critique of Colonel Roosevelt. He has withdrawn from public view, with rumors of peril near Antwerp and possible captivity or concealment by besieging forces, leaving his stance on the rival narrative unresolved.
The city celebrates the public opening of the Boylston Street subway marking a long sought underground route to ease westbound congestion. Officials praise the Transit Commission and the Boston Elevated Railway Company for the project’s fine design and timely completion a notable achievement in urban transit.
Various contractors who have done the work so admirably. The people may well take satisfaction in their newest traffic convenience.
A Providence Journal report cites Berlin clippings that claim British forces in France were captured, Austrians and Germans defeated Russia, and Russian depots near St Petersburg are under siege. The piece notes such assertions appear in Germany’s own capital and questions their truth.
The article condemns Representative Mann of Illinois for predicting an unavoidable Pacific conflict with Japan, expressing concern that his statements amount to dangerous, partisan meddling that could harm the U.S. government and policy. It emphasizes that avoiding war is not yet assured and calls his remarks offensive and unwise.
General order from the War Department invites applications to increase U S army aviation. The article notes many will seek such employment as aviation advances. It contrasts past bombardment with today’s pioneers and suggests aviation offers significant opportunity for ambitious development despite hopes for universal peace.
The New York Supreme Court granted Colonel Roosevelt a change of venue from Albany County in the Barnes libel case. Justice Chester rejected claims of undue jury influence, noting Roosevelt’s greater public influence compared to Barnes and suggesting the Colonel should face the full attack rather than shirk it.
Joseph Bedard, William Yates, William Trautman and Joseph Strahee, leaders of the I. W. W., must deliver $15,000 to John F. Cronin, clerk of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court within 10 days. They were trustees of funds for the Lawrence strikers families and failed to account properly. Judge Hammond issued the order for payment within the deadline.
In Hopkinton the finder P Dempsey located a coat vest trousers and shirt behind a two room school building. He later identified the owner who used dew baths for rheumatism. John J Nelligan Jr found a valuable cat on Hayden Rowe Street and returned it, earning a reward.
A persona, Myrtle, asks Mr Newkirk to press Andrew Carnegie for a $50,000 loan to fund an invented Automatic Auto Operator. The letter blends flirtation with a mock plan, detailing a buttoned route system and disaster-avoidance fantasies, while Myrt questions the feasibility and practicality of the invention.
Black velvet and astrakhan trim mark coats while beaver fur circular flounces decorate short coats. Shoes show endless fanciful designs as black monkey fur appears on hats coats and gowns. Fur belts chic foreign coats feature. Stev eleves enhance new blouses. Hats glow in black and gold with mur trims. Winged skirts with side pleats debut. Imitation porcelain flowers brighten millinery. Wine velvet suits boast velvet cords and steel bead buttons.
The article recalls Sept 14, 1847 as the day the Star Spangled Banner first rose above a foreign capital after Mexican forces abandoned Mexico City. General Scott’s troops entered, the Mexican colors vanished, and the Stars and Stripes were raised from the Montezuma halls. It notes Texas gains and the large defended city with a small American force.
Long column of observations from The Observant Citizen recounts GE workers celebrating Edison’s first incandescent lamp 35th anniversary, fishing reports from Provincetown and Lynn, telephone operators aiding locate a mayor during a relapse, frost damage to Maine gardens, local hero Joseph Tucker’s 40-year baker’s run, and various civic notes. Also covers mail delivery door policy changes, railroad fare rate adjustments, and a court ruling about clams.
A roadside tree stands daily at the road, offering shade and balsam to passersby. It embodies tenderness by simply being itself, while the speaker longs for sheltering boughs to shield a child from tempest and cold, desiring to give a life of service and sweetness.
A humorous poem in which Walt Mason jokes about miracle pills. A learned apothecary touts cures for all ills, the pills seem to work until a scientist reveals they are flour and water, yet the narrator still recalls their supposed benefits.
Nan, nicknamed Butterfly, doubts her value while Dunton consoles her. A friend John reveals unrequited love, causing sorrow. Dunton stays steady, then confesses deep feeling and kisses her after a quiet moment of trust.
Augusta Me Oct 2 Oakley C Curtis of Portland Democratic candidate for Governor reports campaign expenditures totaling $4243 to the Secretary of State Halbert P Gardner of Patten Progressive candidate for Governor spent $812.
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