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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
37
President Ripley of Santa Fe signals defiance of the eight hour law and declares the railroad will not obey until the Supreme Court orders compliance. He suggests tentative, not fixed, adherence may be wiser as the law awaits full legal test and January 1 implementation.
The article argues Roosevelt mislabels U S actions in Mexico as a war under Wilson. It recalls McKinley era China invasion as a true war, noting the administration denied that conflict as war. It questions who would call current Mexico actions a war without partisan bias.
The financial report for August shows public works spending down about 2 million over five months and total departmental cuts of 5.5 million. Receipts from ordinary sources rise by 24 million while military strength exceeds 360,000 with 7 000 to 8 000 new enlistments monthly. The balance at the end faces pension costs and interest on borrowings.
The reported figures indicate an estimated $40,000,000 for the fiscal year, seen as optimistic yet potentially encouraging. The numbers may reflect cautious deductions but offer a basis for cautious optimism and future planning.
The Republican presidential candidate visits Boston and Maine. observers urge him to go on record with specific policies. They note prior speeches lacked concrete remedies and question his stance on Mexican policy and the eight hour law. The editorial asks what he would do if elected.
The column notes Mrs. Lydia Wixson’s 100th birthday in Sidney Missouri and her Revolutionary memory. It mentions John Rollins who served with Washington and died in 1843, plus reflections on Cape Cod, the Spirit of 76, and family ties to Emma Lowell Smith and George Lowell. It covers Boston estate changes, a Cambridge lunch program, blueberry farming in Maine, the James P. Foster Jr. schooner sale, prison chapel renovations, and a peculiar Boston & Maine railroad fare schedule.
A reader asks how far Charlestown Bridge is from Boston Light. Mr. Stevens cites about 24 miles for swimmers between the points. A note on mortgage foreclosure explains overdue principal permits foreclosure, and equity may stay proceedings if a tender is made. England led prewar U S trade, with Germany second and Canada third.
From Exeter New Hampshire a lighthearted note features Jessica who rejects crowns preferring to be herself. The item riffs on the irony of happiness and kingship as a playful commentary within a column of neighbor clippings and observations.
A 1916 humorous verse by Walt Mason laments neighborly disruptions. Bees buzz and a barking pup, plus a loud rooster, disturb peace near Wahoo to Wooster, prompting a wish Congress would banish such noise.
Don Quixote frets to ride out and clashing with inns turns into a feud with the innkeeper. Sancho is seized by guests and thrown from a blanket as the knight debates chivalry and magic. They pursue two clouds of dusty sheep, mistaking them for armies.
Dick Roberts praises his mother's cooking and plans to have her teach Nancy. When the mother visits, Nancy proves adept, earning praise for biscuits coffee and custard pie while the mother blends into the family kitchen. Dick understates his own learning curve.
A lament voice pleads for mercy after blood and battles. The speaker asks lords and masters to let him rest so peace may come and walk like an angel across the seas. The poem contrasts war’s gore with a desire for mercy and global peace.
The oldest mention records the hottest September 8 in Boston as 95 in 1872 and the past decade’s high as 86 in 1913. It notes the coolest on this date as 48 in 1908 and 60 in 1914 for the last ten years. Rain recorded on this date occurred in 1907 and 1913.
A price list offers Green 2 quarts for 15¢ Wax 3 quarts for 25¢ Shell 2 quarts for 5 Lima per lb 10¢ Sweet Corn Golden Bantam doz 30 Crosby doz 25¢ Sweet Potatoes Fancy 10 lbs 25e Ripe Tomatoes 5 lbs 25c Celery Native 2 bunches 25c Lettuce and Romaine 8c each Montreal melons first of season $1.00 each Colorado cantaloupes Elberta baskets 25c and 45c per box 6 doz $1.80 Virginia Elberta baskets 50 New York State White basket 50c Cal Tokay Grapes basket 60c Cal Malaga Grapes basket Concord Grapes basket 18c Cal Bartlett Pears Coz 40c Gravenstein Apples Peck 75c
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