23 Apr 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1919
Page
1
New England's own parade features 200000 parents mothers sweethearts and friends in a gala event praised as the most spectacular in years. Boys in full battle array with bayonet tipped rifles and trench helmets display 49 medals of valor.
The committee reports high interest in the Victory Loan with New England ahead, one twelfth of subscriptions filled so far, and 48 cities and towns over the top. Vermont leads the regional response anticipating premium sale of bonds.
The Treasury Department yesterday published complete terms of the Victory Loan. Notes offer 4 3 4 percent interest, convertible into 3 3 4 percent three to four year United States notes. They are tax exempt by federal and state law except for estate and inheritance taxes.
Payments of subscriptions to notes require 10 percent by May 10 and July 15, then 20 percent on August 12, September 9, October 7, and November 11 with accrued interest in deferred installments. Denominations offered include $50, $100, $500, $1000, $5000, $10000, $50000, and $100000.
Savings banks of Boston and all New England surged ahead in the Victory Loan drive as Treasury Department circulars detailing loan terms arrived and the banking sector immediately accelerated its participation.
Berlin workers who had been on strike reach a settlement with employers and decide to resume duties today. The Associated Press reports the move ends the labor stoppage that had affected banking operations.
Telegrams introduced as evidence claim Mar tin M Lomasney pressed to stop a $20 000 000 army stores contract in South Boston by steering it to W F Kearns Company The Ward 5 boss denied schemes amid the closing days of the 10th district congressional hearing with protestations over Hun crew treatment.
The Reveille sounds for baseball's season as the Red Sox begin against the Yankees on opening day. Across eight ballparks the schedule kicks off and teams start their major league campaigns with formal season swings.
Boston marks a special dispensation as the city eyes the official start of its long awaited annual event. Last Saturday saw informal rites, while today brings the formal and public celebration with heightened significance.
Official returns from Wellington on April 22 show the pro prohibition majority at about 1800 voters in the New Zealand plebiscite.
Paris dispatch reports hints the Italian delegation may compromise on Italian claims and drop the Dalmatian hinterland. President Wilson reportedly opposes Italy gaining Fiume. Premier Orlando, absent from sessions, has arranged a conference with Premier Lloyd George.
A proposed exchange granting recognition of Italy's claim to Fiume in return for dropping the Dalmatian coast claim was rejected. The Italian peace conference delegation did not issue an official statement on the matter.
Post staff correspondent reports at Camp Devens on April 22 as a large farewell review honors twenty thousand heroes and two hundred thousand family members. The piece notes three nations paid tribute and begins to describe Mrs. Michael Perkins in attendance.
The page notes a British blockade of German West Africa in 1915 and lists anniversaries for James Buchanan and Shakespeare. It also includes a forecast for Boston area, remarks on prior wartime actions, and temperature readings with a historical daily average.
Two dynamite explosions within an hour damaged property in Lawrence on April 22. The first blast at 106 168 Garden Street struck a tenement housing workers in sympathy with the strike, ripping away a stairway and shattering windows. A second blast at 21 25 and 27 31 Carver Street shook the South Lawrence area and broke panes up to a quarter mile away. no injuries were reported. Police attributed both blasts to dynamite.
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