Boston Post dates and subscription rates 1920 notice
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S and Canada, rates for different periods, and postage details. It notes offices at 259 Washington Street Boston and includes editor and publisher Edwin A. Grozier. The paper claims the largest daily morning circulation in the United States.
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Nicotine Next Title Panned by Women’s Union Officials
The New York State Women’s Christian Temperance Union denies plans to spend about a million dollars to promote tobacco cessation and says it is not in a federal anti tobacco campaign. The national president notes the shift in a pamphlet title from Nicotine Next to Nicotine, signaling good faith amid lingering skepticism.
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New York
Supreme Court backs Kentucky separate coach law
The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's race based coach separation act and ruled it applies to the South Covington and Cincinnati Street Railway and the Cincinnati Covington and Erlanger Railway when operating within Kentucky. Dissenters Judges Van Devanter Pitney and Day criticized the decision as a backward step in human rights and privileges.
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Day
Birds Win Supreme Court Migratory Bird Treaty Ruling
The Supreme Court upholds the United States and Great Britain treaty protecting migratory birds. Missouri argued federal statute infringed states rights, but the court ruled national action essential to conserve food supplies and protect forests and crops. The birds win their case.
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Washington
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Great Britain
Canada
Missouri
Not the Same Short Sale Controversy in New York Corners
New York traders oppose settlements favored by Stutz Motor Co. head Mr. Ryan arguing a corner is illegal. They compare to 1913 Patten cotton corner cases, but authorities say Patten involved interstate commerce and broader market impact, unlike Ryan's situation.
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New York
Ryan
Stutz Motor Company
United States
William A. Patten
Patten
Stutz Stock Dispute Highlights Speculator Tactics
The piece argues that Stutz stock had no interstate commerce reach and portrays gamblers in Stutz as reneging on contracts to deliver stock. It portrays their actions as a poor reflection on speculative spirit and accuses them of exploiting the situation.
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Stutz
Longworth Questions Constitution on Peace Power
The piece argues the framers did not intend Congress to hold exclusive power over peace treaties. It cites Madison's notes showing attempts to place peace in Congress were defeated, with unanimous votes against giving both houses treaty power. Washington correspondent Norton notes Republican senators wavering on the House peace resolution.
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Sir Auckland Geddes Sees Ireland in British Frame
Sir Auckland Geddes the new British Ambassador to the United States arrives in New York and voices optimism about Ireland. He says the current government aims to avoid England Ireland quarrels and that the Home Rule Bill keeps the Irish responsible for solving their political differences within the British Empire. Geddes asks sympathizers to let Ireland determine its own policies and notes the tension with a push for independence.
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Justice official cites high conviction rate in price rise crackdown
Howard E. Figg testifies before a Senate committee that about 1200 arrests have occurred in the government campaign against rising prices and roughly 85 percent of trials end in conviction. He adds that perhaps 25 or 30 profiteers have gone to jail, noting that securing indictments requires time and solid evidence.
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Kansas Proclaims American Day May 1 Observances
The Kansas Governor proclaims Saturday May 1 as American Day in all cities and towns. Parades led by local governments and school children under teachers will march with appropriate addresses to express the growing sentiment.
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Kansas
Corrigan Defines Liberty Urging Constitutional Supremacy
Professor Corrigan of Boston College spoke at Upham's Corner stressing true Americanism begins with freedom under the Constitution, security and stability under the law. He called red radicalism a foe of liberty and union, urging respect for law as essential to democracy.
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Blaming Uncle Sam Europe’s view on US war role and recovery
Frederick Palmer notes broad European dislike for the United States blaming postwar cost of living and American material gains. The piece argues Europe views politics as priority over bread and argues prosperity comes from focused production rather than domination, hoping for a shift toward small nations thriving independently.
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Europe
United States
Frederick Palmer
Germany
France
Italy
America
Switzerland
Norway
Wilson
Notable Vermonter Stephen C Mason and wartime figures
Stephen C Mason of Vermont leads the National Association of Manufacturers and holds multiple positions in Pittsburgh based firms and associations. The piece also notes Major General Swinten as a war correspondent, Madame de Navarro in Worcestershire, King Albert and Hoover, and sculptor Joseph Connor describing the Washington district memorial statue.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
McConway & Torley Company
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Railroad Clubs
New York
Joseph Connor
Washington
Temples of Silence and Thought Rise Amid Strife
The poem depicts temples rising on every hand despite toil and care as a weary world yearns for light. It contrasts dark walls and drab streets with a steadfast, hopeful vision where beauty and hope lift humanity, giving strength to endure.
Free verse and egg woes amuse Newton Newkirk readers
In this humorous column Newton Newkirk shares a mocked free verse poem that defies traditional form and teases a friend Hooda Thinkett. He then vents over a failing egg business with a tale of a tiny egg from a buff Plymouth Rock hen and a mail-order joke.
Egg shipments go astray as a comic legal note ends a business
A letter from Pittsfield New Hampshire claims eggs sent by a hen weighing 10 pounds never arrived, likely damaged or delayed. The writer recounts stealing eggs by mistake, jokes about a missing two eggs from Charles Wheeler, and threatens to sue the city editor over lost eggs. He ends by closing the egg business and asks not to be sent more eggs.
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Boston Weather Records For April 21
Notes list historic temperature extremes for Boston on April 21. It cites official figures from 1875 1897 and 1885 82 degrees as a warm record with no rain or snow in the past decade except 1916 1917 1918 and 1919.
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Boston
John Quincy Adams A Nation's Diplomat Beset by Politics
The article traces John Quincy Adams career from boyhood overseas service to Harvard education and varied diplomatic posts. It notes his independence from party zeal, his Monroe Doctrine influence, and his unpopularity in his presidency due to Jacksonian appeal and the bitter 1828 campaign, framing him as a skilled statesman opposed by a popular war hero.
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The Observant Citizen Collected Local Briefs in 1920
Pansies bloom at Mt. Auburn and Mars shines as an evening star. A Boston Unitarian Club schedules speakers and meals with Joseph Walker and William T. Reid Jr at the head table. News notes cover post office meal plans, Bermuda visits, Boston City Hall flag, council expansion, Fitchburg marriages, Maine potato shipments, Great Lakes vessels bound for Boston, a 100th birthday, French girls pay deficit fixes, street vendors, newsboys, fashion questions, Cape Cod sportsmen, and coast guard staffing challenges.
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Unitarian Club
Joseph Walker
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Ripplings rhymes by Walt Mason a 3S
A humorous verse by Walt Mason contrasts lean and fat experiences with weight gain and loss. The poem Satirizes dieting woes as the lean enjoy rich foods while the fat suffer through punishing regimens, only to revert to indulgence amid neighbors’ mockery.
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George Matthew Adama
Etiquette Q A About Luncheon Menus And Wedding Marches
Private luncheon etiquette says menu cards are not used and have fallen out of fashion. For weddings, Lohengrin is played as the bride walks to the altar and Mendelssohn from A Midsummer Night's Dream plays as the couple leaves the altar.
Sun Dial by Sun and Self Made Home Craft
A country gentleman resists buying a garden sun dial choosing to craft his own. He observes the sun and marks a round sheet, then carves the indices on brass and mounts them on a pedestal. His friend teases him, but both enjoy the handmade project and the long weekend labor.
Birthday bio briefs of Josh Billings pens Henry Shaw
A compact sketch of Henry Shaw born April 21 1818 who wrote as Josh Billings. The piece notes his Massachusetts birth a pioneer era youth runaway to the West Mexico work travel and eventual stint as Poughkeepsie editor plus phonetic spelling and a popular almanac travesty with 3100 copies sold in three years and a fortune from lectures.
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Josh Billings
Henry Shaw
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Lis
Mexico
Poughkeepsie
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Ramsey Milholland continues in Tarkington’s tale
Booth Tarkington’s serial Ramsey Milholland continues in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The piece promises further adventures and humorous observations as Ramsey rambles along in the ongoing story.
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Booth Tarkington
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