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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1914
Page
10
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William Draper Lewis leaves the University of Pennsylvania Law School to seek the Progressive nomination for governor. He retires to back a single candidate sharing progressive state government ideals. The move questions why Progressives would return to the Republicans when Democrats offer stronger progressive platforms.
The National Forest Reservation Commission approved buying 85 000 acres in the White Mountains including Mts Washington Adams and Jefferson. This lands addition brings government purchases to 220 000 acres, about a third of the region. After years of negotiation, Congress backed preservation and the public park becomes secure for posterity.
The article notes broad Republican praise for Wilson’s pledge to avoid campaign speeches this fall and continue governing. It cites the Pittsburg Gazette-Times commending his unpartisan stance as fitting for national crisis and lamenting critics who call it self-serving.
A wartime analysis estimates 8.5 million land troops and 350000 naval personnel. Mobilized, each soldier costs $2.50 daily to sustain, totaling about $25 million per day, illustrating high ongoing expenses and waste from continued conflict.
A Maltz despatch to Central News Agency of London quotes a distinguished American in the United States diplomatic service saying Americans are heart and soul with England despite Germany seeking U S favor. The remark questions who this official is and notes the ambiguity of moving forward.
The speaker argues that any diplomat who openly declares partisan views on the European conflict has no place in the U S government. He asserts a uniform duty to neutrality and warns that such statements warrant removal from service.
A broad European accord accepts US suggestions to settle international disputes without fighting. Parties agree to refer all unresolved disagreements to a permanent commission for a year of investigation before any war. If unresolved, combat may begin after the delay. The plan aims to prevent US involvement in the European conflict.
Baltimore marks the Star Spangled Banner centennial with a noon salute order from the President. A 21 gun volley from Navy Coast Guard stations forts and army posts will reverberate around the world. The ceremony honors the flag and the national anthem and renews American duty.
Rustem Bey declares the war offers Turkey a chance to discard limits on local authority over foreign residents in its domain. He notes Sultan’s decree repudiates treaty protections, ending centuries of extraterritorial rights for Christians. American citizens would appeal to consular protection, not local courts.
Treasurer Gifford reported at the Salem relief committee meeting that about 400 families still need assistance for several months. The local fund plus private gifts are insufficient, so the committee will apply to the Secretary of War for a share of the Congress appropriated $200,000. There is strong confidence in national support.
Alas we in our maddening race ne er pause Nor heed the warning Kismet foreordains. Though from its changeless face we ne er find cause Inscrutably unpierced it still remains. We shape our baseless course upon a tide that drives unhindered to an unknown end.
A Worcester reader requests new apartment designs that include a hen house annex for a dozen hens and even a small cow stall. The humorous letter imagines converting spaces to keep livestock in a future urban dwelling.
A speaker scolds Celeste for staying up late and feasting on leftovers, recalling Walter's late-night theater of goodbyes and mischief. The narrator lampoons Walter as a poor "night watchman" and accuses him of stealing sleep in this tense domestic scene.
A compact verse ponders the transient nature of beauty and dreams. It questions what remains after the rose fades and grass withers, noting the radiant sky and a dream that burned bright though brief.
Washington Sept 11 The Senate committee on contingent expenses authorized expenses for an Interstate Commerce Commission should the Senate order a commission to oversee all pipelines. The resolution for investigation, proposed by Senator Chilton, has been favorably acted upon by the commerce committee and awaits Senate action.
A regular monthly meeting of the executive committee of the Cape Cod Commercial Travellers Association was held at the Quincy House last night at 7 o clock. Vice-President Roger Homer of Arlington chaired the session, and only routine business was conducted.
The 100th anniversary of The Star Spangled Banner’s writing marks the fortification of Fort McHenry and its defense against a British bombardment. Francis Scott Key, who witnessed the siege, wrote the poem later set to music, with Key born in Frederick County and buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery where a national flag waves over his grave.
Albert P. Langtry notes the State House extension includes an assembly hall for 800, up from 250, to handle large committees and suffrage crowds. Readers report on relic-hunting at Appledore, Berlin views, and a Boston band concert near Cambridge Hospital.
A 1914 verse warns against mean talk about neighbors. The speaker recalls abusing neighbor Bill Wax then switches to kind words, noting softer speech softens conflict as Wax stops fighting and helps with chores.
New bandeaus feature hairpin attachments with shell, rhinestones, and openwork designs. Corsage bouquets stay popular with a single large poppy rose, aster, or dahlia at the girdle. The silhouette favors a waist that is not tight, long plain sleeves, and a skirt that widens toward the feet.
A young girl near eighteen asks if she should learn the suitor’s address. Mildred Champagne urges safe guarding herself by learning about the man, encouraging him to reveal his home, sister, hopes and position to judge his character and worthiness of friendship.
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