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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1914
Page
12
The text lists editorial rooms and office contacts for the Boston Post in 1904 05 with editors and advertising details. It notes subscription payment in advance and delivery terms. Edwin A Grozier is named as editor and publisher.
A Boston newspaper opponent lauds Governor Walsh as a gentleman and courteous chief executive. The editorial notes the public’s friendly attitude across parties and urges decorum for critics, arguing it is not harmful to be decent.
A critic argues that the rise of paid commissions and replacement of unpaid experts by politicians with large salaries shows a trend. The piece notes the necessity of legislative approval for commissions, claiming governors cannot act without the legislature.
Charles Sumner Bird criticizes Candidate McCall for opposing railroad regulation, calling his stance ultra conservative. He argues no Progressive or reform Republican will back a platform described as stand-out and property-fret, signaling bleak prospects for GOP support in Massachusetts.
Colonel Roosevelt allocates 3000 dollars for a South America expedition under the American Museum of Natural History. The team chief, once the expedition’s chief naturalist, mapped the River of Doubt, a tributary of the Amazon. The project aims to verify Roosevelt’s earlier geographical notes amid disputes about originality and competence. The plan includes four to five months in the Andes and about a year inland.
A concise note proclaims that once the party returns, the doubt about the River of Doubt will cease, promising clarity and renewed certainty about the course and its significance.
The Massachusetts gubernatorial race intensifies with McCall, Walker, and Walsh praised for integrity and capability. The editorial argues Walsh deserves re election, while promising fair coverage of remaining campaign issues and party perspectives.
A fragmentary humorous column titled All Sorts by Newton Newkirk offers rustic vignettes and wordplay. It references wellbeing jokes about wives hats bees and a mock political aside. The tone mimics light social sketches with playful lines and clipped notes.
A chaotic satire in St Louis notes an absurd debate over the Pentagon. Ananias routes both philosophers to conclude the Pentagon is a distant marine carnivore with three families and is not a fish. The column then shifts to local news items and notices.
The narrative outlines Louis Kossuth's exile after the 1848 Hungarian revolt, the U.S. Senate's support, and the Mississippi steam frigate delivering Kossuth and his family to New York. Upon landing at Staten Island, New York hosted a grand celebration as Kossuth toured the nation, earning honors akin to a royal welcome before leaving for England.
A noon hour encounter unfolds as a worried young woman asks for money to buy a ticket home after losing her purse. A narrator, posing as a guardian of romance, guides her to a fountain where she discovers her fiancé scandalized by a drunken confrontation behind a hedge. The tale ends with the narrator funding her return home and a hopeful farewell.
London fears a German air attack despite Sir Hiram Maxim’s claim that a Zeppelin raid would cause minimal damage. He argues bombs would be costly, inaccurate, and easily countered by guns. Air reconnaissance has proven valuable, but the true threat of big dirigibles remains to be shown.
The piece questions former Secretary of State Philander C. Knox as he argues that bloodshed in Mexico stemmed from not recognizing Huerta. It mocks his stance and notes Knox once held the State Department and now critiques President Wilson’s policy, asking why his administration didn’t act earlier.
Washington Oct 19 The naval collier Jason designated by Secretary Daniels as the official Christmas ship to carry gifts from the United States to war orphans widows and destitute in Europe The Jason will sail from Brooklyn navy yard November 10 and will likely carry stores and coal for the armored cruisers North Carolina and Tennessee now cruising in the Mediterranean.
The Winged Messenger notes a humorous barber shop promotion promising a painless shave or a whisker refund. Readers quip about the 10 cent price, joking that they want their money back and will keep their whiskers instead, scolding the store for the gimmick.
In New York on October 19 a gigantic bird, described as either a baldheaded eagle or an enormous duck, swooped through lower Manhattan. It pinned a pigeon in the air near the Woolworth Building and feasted for hours atop the post office area, close to Broadway, as the street noises echoed below.
A reader asks Miss Champagne for guidance on kissing a steady beau. The columnist warns that kissing without serious love undercuts respect and notes women kiss for affection or friendship, while men’s kissing implies a deeper motive.
Flounced skirts appear in many outfits. Cartridge buttons are popular, four cornered flat hats remain in favor. Tailor suits gain braiding and fur. One piece frocks are usually long sleeved. Hats feature circular flounces and cap shapes with fur crowns. Beaded blouses trend as high military collars dominate.
A compact verse meditation contrasts the dreams of youth with those of age. The speaker recalls idyllic woodland visions and encounters nightmarish waking dreams of danger and decline, ending with a fleeting intrusion of a youth recounting his own dream.
Oct 19 Panama Canal Taft host to be opened. Ten merchantmen will pass from Pacific to Atlantic as slide remnant removal continues and channel deepens. NorthGoldhill earth movements have ceased and dredging at 25,000 cubic yards daily speeds recovery. Twenty two ships await passage across locks. Washington notes Taft hosted Watterson at White House. talks covered Wilson policies and personal matters.
President Wilson weighs withdrawal of federal troops from the Colorado Coal Fields after a stalemate with operators who reject his settlement plan already accepted by miners. Governor Ammons plans Colorado National Guard reorganization to reduce need for federal troops.
Chicago Belgians started a relief drive to raise one million dollars for destitute Belgians affected by the war. The effort aims to raise half the sum locally, with estimates of up to 3,000,000 destitute people needing aid, including those who have fled to England and Holland.
Chicago October 19 More than 100000 men women and children of Albania will die of starvation before Christmas unless succored by the United States declared the Rev W W Howard of New York a missionary before the weekly meeting of Baptist ministers here today He blamed not the war but the Greek and Servian armies for devastating 300 villages and killing 200000 civilians
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