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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1915
Page
12
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Saturday's game in Philadelphia inspires renewed interest as the World Championship series opens amid high praise for both teams. The match is billed as a landmark event where every participant must prove brilliance, with the outcome still open and the series poised to make baseball history.
The New York Times piece cites Professor Munsterberg praising Reichstag voting as the freest manhood suffrage in Europe while contrasting it with real U S self-government. He notes Reichstag district votes are unduly unrepresentative after 44 years, with skewed weights from eight to 26 in crowded industrial districts.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts told Missouri Republicans in St. Louis that foreign affairs would be the decisive issue in the next presidential election. He said the success or failure of the President on foreign matters would shape the Democratic Party’s fortunes, though ultimate judgment rests with the American people.
Franz Sigel, son of the Civil War general, leads the Sons of Veterans and voices views on the hyphen in German American identity. He supports birth based description as acceptable but condemns any implied loyalty to Germany, defending American birth or ancestry.
A fragment questions who is best positioned to interpret the sentiment of the majority of German citizens. The remark reflects debate on legitimacy and representation in interpreting public opinion.
At a luncheon with Porto Rican visitors, prominent figures agreed on granting United States citizenship. They argued the islanders are loyal, integrated, and Americanized, with a harmonized judicial system, yet lack citizenship. The piece notes the contradiction in denying them US status.
City weights and measures chief warns motorists to carry city approved liquid measures to ensure full 10 gallon purchases. He cites a year of complaints about short measure at gas stations with penalties issued in New York. No Massachusetts complaints reported but motorists are urged to be prepared.
The piece notes Britain's cocoa embargo to the continent backfires as U S exporters fill the gap. Demand to Norway Denmark and Sweden rises with U S shipments, while 50 000 bags of Santo Domingo cocoa valued at over 8 million pounds sit in port buffers. Germany loses the trade. Britain gains nothing.
Boston voters not yet on the registration list have until Wednesday at 10 p.m. to enroll at ward offices or City Hall Annex ahead of the November 2 ballot. The piece urges full participation in a critical Massachusetts gubernatorial year and stresses the duty of every qualified voter to register and vote.
Daniel N. Handy former Porto Rico University treasurer and American Insurance Exchange president will speak in Jacob Sleeper Hall 688 Boylston Street Monday at 8. The first of 15 lectures under Boston University College of Business Administration. Open to business men and insurance underwriters.
The fishing schooner Eleanor Hill of Noank Connecticut struck Bass Rip yesterday and was beached at Nantucket today after 20 hours of buckets and pumps. Captain Fitch guided the vessel to port as seams opened and flooding raised sinking fears.
Paris October 10 Admiral Augustin Boue de Lapayrere commander of the Anglo French fleet in the Mediterranean has been relieved of his command at his own request due to serious illness Vice Admiral Dartige du Fournet is named to succeed him
A fragmented verse mix visits nature and death with lilies and a lake reference. The piece contrasts poetic fishing with a humorous aside about hake and trout, then shifts to a quip from Old Charley Leedy in the Youngstown Telegram about Carranza and a silly claim linking it to safety razors and hair mattresses.
A letter column offers playful jests about Maine coast maps spoiling summer bathing and coastlines. It features limericks and humorous references to Dvinsk and Przasnysz while readers seek to fix harbors and enjoy humor amid wartime topics.
Owing to high demand a second section of the Dvinsk contest begins today and will run through next Friday as participants seek to extend the popular competition.
A historical essay recalls Napoleon's victory at Hanau on Oct 29 1813 after Leipzig. The column describes disarrayed troops, Old Guard, and a brutal pursuit by Bavarians, yielding thousands of prisoners and a path to Mainz. It notes France's widening collapse across Europe and heavy losses.
An article notes new prizes for contest winners including a second-hand fountain pen and nickel plated fountain pencils. It lists winners such as A. T. C. from Dvinsk and several others by initials and cities, requesting full names and addresses for prize mailing. The piece ends with encouragement to continue the good work.
Juxtaposed items include a fire safety placard appeal in workplaces, a censored letter from Port Said Egypt, a Nantasket Beach alumni anecdote, Brockton fair attendance by Erastus G. Butts, a Wakefield shingles record, reader notes on apples from Weymouth, embassies plans to leave Beverly for Washington, and Olympic class rowing and ice boating pursuits.
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