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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1915
Page
9
London reports an order of receivership issued against the Duke of Manchester on the petition of a creditor. The Duke married Helen Zimmerman, daughter of Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati.
Four year old and nine month old boy adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Shepard today becomes a prospective heir to portions of the Gould fortune. The adoption follows a lengthy court process and positions the child within the Gould inheritance range, linking the Shepard family to vast wealth.
The Shepards narrate a happy adoption of Finley J Shepard Jr aged four years nine months. Mr Shepard praises the boy’s health, nature, and education plans while noting his French governess and meals. The tale recalls Finley’s rescue on Fifth Avenue and the official adoption approval by Westchester surrogate William A Sawyer.
Philadelphia detective Hampton G. Silcox recounts the nationwide effort to locate the boy known as Finley Jay Shepard Jr. after he was found homeless last September and adopted yesterday. The search involved police, the postal service, and thousands of letters, with leads from Broad and Sixth streets to dozens of towns. A California clue in Willamson, Wissanonming suggested a railroad family but proved inconclusive.
The column reviews Anna Katharine Green and Ethel Sidgwick new titles, notes Miss Sidgwick’s Oxford background and ties to the Benson family, mentions Gene Stratton Porter’s Michael O Halloran editions, and reports Henri Fabre’s death and upcoming The Hunting Wasps release. It also comments on Geraldine Farrar’s literary shifts and includes a humor poem about Worth Pryce.
The piece surveys the Cosmopolitan November issue and its mix of fiction and criticism. Wallingford, Kennedy, London, and Chambers anchor the roster with Turners Butterflies and Golgotha drawing attention alongside Ade and McClure's fiction. It notes wartime themes, George Kibbe Turner, Irvin Cobb, Theodore Roosevelt, Bryan and Russell, and praises or critiques various serialized works and writers.
The review describes God's Man as a vivid word painting of New York today by Bronson Howard. It notes the book carries a sharp dramatic style, lacks a clear moral, and centers on Pink, a crook who exposes women and society, with Howard’s dramatic method shaping the narrative.
A tribute notes Walt Mason as a humorous yet thoughtful writer whose new redbook collection collects the best of his prose poetry. The reviewer praises his wit and good nature while emphasizing the underlying truths in his essays. The appeal spans every reader who seeks a hearty, reflective dose of Mason’s work.
A Boston publisher releases Poems by Alexander Streeter Arnold. The reviewer lauds the homey, wholesome verse, noting humor in Jake's Mishap in His Buckskin Pants and Arnold’s balanced blend of inspiration and craft.
In a telegram to Agent Daly, Mayor Curley orders a competent surgeon, Dr. John T. Coyle, for an examination of immigrant Cissie Carr, sister of a South Boston policeman, to testify at a future Ellis Island hearing in her deportation case. He asks the Irish Immigrant Society to bill him.
East Boston residents urge removal of the hump or whale back covering over the Maverick Square tunnel. They say it obstructs views and harms the square’s beauty and nearby real estate values. The covering also leaves a poor impression on visitors to East Boston.
A new historical chapter presents an interview with Napoleon's brother, offering fresh sidelights on the Emperor and challenging the traditional view that Lafayette was entirely sincere. The text aims to reconcile belief in Lafayette with disputed facts from the era.
The issue features about six travel pieces in strange lands and exploration plus an alluring group of eight short stories by W. D. Howells Alice Brown Norman Duncan Madge Jenison van Tassel Sutphen and others. Basil King begins a new serial The Side of the Angels promising to be his greatest book.
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