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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
14
Brooklyn clinched its first win of this world series at its home stadium with a merit-based victory. The result keeps Boston in the hunt and ensures at least one more game in Boston, heightening local interest and signaling Brooklyn as a scrappy, vigorous contender. The outcome foreshadows a tough race against the Red Sox.
The colonel claims naval preparedness was urged during his presidency and now Democrats claim to have begun implementing it. He questions Roosevelt’s influence with a Republican Congress versus Wilson’s with a Democratic majority and wonders why Republicans did not act earlier.
The Massachusetts wheat loaf has been under legal weight controls. War price pressures have led to short weights in about 4000 loaves of various sizes. The state commissioner of weights and measures reports shortages from one to nine ounces and calls for stopping such evasion to protect the consumer.
Fragmentary text warns that people fear loss of staple provisions as authorities debate access and safeguards, stressing the essential role of bread and grain in daily life and calling for action to protect basic needs.
In Waterford John Redmond warns Britain against forcing conscription in Ireland. He argues it would spark widespread resistance, cause a world scandal, and yield no extra soldiers. He urges the government to heed his advice to avoid further blunders.
A Yale critique argues against lavish spending on intercollegiate athletics and high salaries for expert coaches. It recalls amateur origins and questions benefits of paid instruction, urging a return to humbler, sentimental sporting ideals.
The United States rejects allies’ demand to bar all submarines from its harbors. It treats Deutschland as a merchantman with harbor rights and U-53 as a foreign warship entitled to 24-hour stop privileges. The government insists its decisions remain neutral, not pleasing either side, and grounded in existing international law.
At the National Paint Oil and Varnish Association annual meeting in Atlantic City the war in Europe is seen as lifting U S dependence on Germany for color and dye supplies. The association president cites a 500 percent output increase, predicting within two years full domestic production capacity with surplus for export. He notes a need for proper protection and sees no practical obstacle to the forecast.
The Sagamore Social Club of Dorchester Brighton Newton and Randolph will hold its first annual reunion and dance at Stetson Hall Randolph this evening. Boston Brockton Quincy Brain tree attendees are expected with former Mayor Fitzgerald promising to attend. Young people from several cities will assist in organizing the event.
A nostalgic verse by Marion Sherman laments rising costs and hunger as baked beans and a family beanpot vanish from the table. The speaker recalls childhood meals of hot beans with pork, mustard, and brown bread, now replaced by scarcity and rising prices.
The note urges choosing friends with deliberate care and not losing them except at the highest cost. It emphasizes thoughtful selection and the value of durable bonds.
Mister Greenwood pitches a bee light concept to Newt, proposing a partnership to breed a bee that works for honey at night using a lit bee. Newt rebuts with humorous caution, noting sting risks and criticizing nighttime labor for bees as impractical.
Newton D. Baker Secretary of War will address Tremont Theatre tonight under Harvard Wilson Club on Policies of President Wilson A luncheon will follow at the City Club this afternoon
The record shows the highest temperature reaching $1 in 194 and the 80s in 1885. The coolest temperature logged was 32 degrees in 1881 with 38 degrees the past decade in 1906. Rain occurred on this date in 1908 1912 and 1913.
The 1852 campaign centers on slavery as the defining issue. After a deadlocked Democratic convention, Franklin Pierce secures the nomination on the 48th ballot amid shifting rivalries, with William R. King as VP candidate. Webster's later defeat and death mark a dramatic party contest. The Democratic edge grows in electoral votes though the popular vote is tighter.
The column muses on young women wearing makeup, a brief sighting of an aerial view over Dorchester, and various reader anecdotes. It includes discussions of hunting licenses for residents and aliens, property posting by gunners, blooming Easter lilies, a drum story tied to Major Eastman, and memories of Clara Morris at Keith's.
Newlyweds Edith and Bob Hunters argue over placement of a large mahogany mirror gifted by a friend. Edith insists it belongs in the dining room, while Bob pushes for the hall, leading to a tense confrontation during the first weeks of married life.
A nostalgic poem about a beloved universal giver contrasts with a domestic tale where a reflective mirror reveals Edith’s tears to Bob. Misunderstandings over a home mirror spark tension, then reconciliation as the mirror records truth and prompts contrition.
A reader, about 35, asks if she should pursue a middle aged bachelor she boards with. The columnist counsels that loneliness exists for both, urges cautious wooing from the woman and notes the man may be swayed by companionship and a home life.
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