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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1915
Page
12
The Boston Post issue from September 20, 1915, No. 17, Volume 348 is cataloged with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. The record notes publication date and edition number for archival reference.
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The House of Commons cites 75 957 British military deaths from one year of war with a forecast that three more years could push total casualties beyond 300 000. The count ignores countless wounded and cripples returned home and warns of enormous drafts on manpower and industry.
A historic decline in U S medical schools is cited as raising efficiency. From 162 schools a decade and a half ago to fewer than half that number today, stricter laws and public opinion trimmed poor institutions and profit driven ventures. The trend aims to produce better trained doctors rather than more.
Washington recognizes the Haytian government as the new regime takes hold. A treaty with the United States will enforce a stable government and curb revolutions. US Navy officers run the ports and collect duties, aiming to pacify a long fractured country and apply customs receipts to public needs.
The speaker argues for serious measures to manage foreign debt and government expenses to save Haiti from wreck. It asserts the goal of establishing sane conditions and aiding Haiti toward self government with success comparable to Santo Domingo, claiming the black republic can be maintained in prosperity.
Anglo French financial negotiators in New York seek a billion dollar bond loan to fund food and non military goods while wary American financiers and anti war advocates fear inclusion of munitions payments. The issue risks alienating pro German financiers and a large anti war faction, potentially derailing the loan. The allied commissioners and bankers may settle on excluding arms purchases to ensure bond sales.
The text ponders potential U S responses if enemies use Zeppelins to attack European cities. It considers Americans in belligerent zones, rights on the high seas, and the scenario of an American ambassador’s embassy being bombed. It notes such questions may never arise but are not unsupposable.
Alexander Behr vice president of the Russian American Chamber of Commerce at Moscow will lead Russian trade interests to Boston next month. Delegates from the American Export Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam Holland travel with him to foster closer U S relations. The Russian and Holland groups are en route to America.
The narrator Everett ERN WEST laments the demise of the cattle game in the West. He recalls Wyoming Idaho and Texas contrasts, noting ranches shaved by farms, alfalfa replacing cattle, and cowboys shifting to minor work or moving pictures. He fears becoming a shepherd as old ways vanish.
A quirky line about preferring cinema over drama circulates, prompting readers to discuss tastes in entertainment. The remark highlights a casual, humorous critique of filmgoing as a daily habit.
A reader asks Oyster McOyster to untangle a tangled family web where a step-daughter marries the father, making the wife mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law, while the daughter becomes step-mother and the step-son becomes a further relation. The letter pokes fun at complex family ties and refuses to pursue the riddle.
A letter exchange recalls Oklahoma politeness in Newkirk where two mayoral candidates tied and withdrew, allowing the incumbent to serve another term. The piece includes a jokey note from Alice about a $5 charge and a laundry bite at the end, centering on the Newt Newkirk homage.
The column recalls 1881 Boston heat with 102 degrees recorded officially and 110 on streets during September. It notes veterans of The Fighting 37th and Shaker exhibits, plus anecdotes about local figures, fairs, and a 44 year old debt repaid by F W Woolworth after reconnecting with a boyhood friend.
The French army marches into Moscow on September 14 with Napoleon gazing over the city. Weather remains perfect, but the retreating Russians have left Moscow a tomb like silence. Victory masks dwindling supplies as thousands pour into Holy Moscow amid looted treasures and fading hope.
Marcia Peyton leaves for a Brandon visit as John and his wife clash over funds for her needs. John reveals a hidden loan and a letter from Anna Ames confirming a $2000 back payment and one tenth Mine interest, funded by the late George Ames. The story ends with the family acknowledging their mother’s philanthropy and its ripple effect on John and Marcia’s future.
A lyric piece appeals for a little more summer and one more grace from a cherished presence. The poem recalls beauty, memory, and a fleeting moment of joy as the speaker longs for warmth and light beyond the season.
The oldest resident recalls September 20 temperatures with a high of 87 in 1882 and a low of 42 in 1800s. He notes one rain event on September 2 in 43 years and only two rains on this date in the last 13 years.
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