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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1916
Page
15
The Boston Post daily edition from September 13 1916 shows its publication details with office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass and issue numbering.
The note argues lawmakers should not connect income tax discussions with state compensation for militiamen serving nationally. It downplays any legitimate link and urges separation of fiscal and military pay issues.
The piece notes Gifford Pinchot attacking President Wilson while arguing Hughes offers little concrete policy. It cites Pinchot criticizing defense of the Shields water power bill and trusting Wilson, then questions Hughes on his plans, pointing out vague statements on Huerta recognition and arbitration.
Article notes doubt about Hughes after Maine results might echo 1876 Hayes 1880 Hancock 1884 Blaine 1908. It argues Republican managers should not assume an easy win and warns against overconfidence despite Maine voting. The piece casts doubt on predicting victory based on a single state.
The Floating Hospital needs about 5000 more to meet seasonal demands after a recent fundraising drive. Treasurer George C. Lee says contributions will come promptly from a generous public, as the hospital’s work earns high praise for public benevolence and essential service.
The Massachusetts Legislature opened a special session to address three urgent items: emergency primaries in Suffolk if reapportionment is struck down, voting by militia members at the border in absence for presidential electors, and state compensation for National Guard members in federal service. The session aims to avoid extraneous measures and eschew partisanship in these matters.
Analyzes shifts in support for woman suffrage by Mr. Wilson and Mr. Hughes. Notes Wilson backed the movement for years and voted in New Jersey, while Hughes showed late or minimal engagement before becoming a candidate. Concludes Hughes moved sooner than Wilson in display of support.
Lowell report from Mrs. J. Henry Collins says Lieutenant William Thaw of Pittsburgh, a French aerial unit, is badly wounded with his elbow pulverized by a German bullet. Four American aviators have been killed and five wounded in recent engagements. Thaw, a cousin of Harry Thaw, has long served in the French aviation corps and earned a French war cross gold star.
Nearly complete returns from the South Carolina Democratic primary show Governor Richard T. Manning leading former Governor Cole L. Blease by an estimated 2,000 to 700 votes. With about 129,000 of 146,900 registered votes reported, Manning had 67,467 to Blease's 62,390.
Republican vice presidential candidate Charles W. Fairbanks spoke to a large audience in the Auditorium Oklahoma City when he suddenly suffered indigestion. He paused for 15 minutes, prompting many to leave, before returning to finish his remarks.
A reader asks why men fall up subway stairs while women do not due to skirts. Newt explains skirts no longer hang and that falling up is less dangerous than falling down, so men favor upstair falls as safer.
Isabelle writes from Punktown Maine describing a farm visit with Uncle John and Ant Nellie. She recounts a comical parade of quirky visitors including a wild eyed man chasing Pa, a keeper and talks of past luck with a charity tag game, and odd tales of a chemist and a gasoline substate seeker.
Observant Citizen notes Jupiter rising creating a silvery ocean path and reports on Mrs. John Hays Hammond's charity ball raising nearly $4000 for infantile paralysis care. It details Boston harbor sailings, Aroostook potato work, Franklin Park auto license games, and local figures including Mary Hook Burton and Andrew G. Pierce Jr. long-term Woolen Company roles.
In a vivid episode Don Quixote and Sancho Panza journey toward Micomic in a magical inn setting. The knight battles an imagined giant while wine from toppled skins floods the chamber as inn guests awaken to the spectacle.
In a brick block, the Bacons confront neighbors moving in with pets and a lively child. A dandelion slips through a keyhole, softening Mrs. Bacon, who recalls childhood. The sick boy Boots succumbs to croup, and a final gesture places dandelions with him as he dies.
A brief verse-like critique portrays a village bully ruinous to the weak and disabled. After prolonged fear, an undaunted figure confronts him, leading to the bully’s removal and communal relief. The piece uses sharp humor to condemn aggression and celebrate collective action.
A fragment notes a poor mother recalling a son and says new tenants have moved into the country. No. 21, upper tenement, is again to let, with Mrs. Bacon hoping the landlord adds a line reading No objection to children.
A reader asks how to recover a cherished class pin from a boyfriend now seeing another. The advice urges a polite note requesting return, and guidance on how a girl might gently tell a suitor she enjoyed his company and would like him to call again.
The writer expresses pleasure at the chance to meet and hopes he will call again soon. The note says the absence of a future call should not reflect poorly on the reader and frames it as standard courtesy to a departing guest. It ends with thanks for the reader’s favorable view of the column.
William Beliveau of 30 Halstead Street Saugus was arraigned in Chelsea Court on a charge of leaving a child in critical condition after knocking her down on the sidewalk in Revere and driving away. His case was continued to September 15. He faces additional counts for operating without a license not being registered unsafely lit and lacking number plates. held on $800 bond.
The oldest resident recalls Sept 18 temperatures in Boston noting the record heat of 88 degrees in 1877 and 81 degrees in 1906 and 1910. He cites a cool 45 degrees as the date's record low in 1911 and mentions rain on this date in 1906 and 1913.
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