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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1920
Page
16
The piece notes critics amused by President Wilson saying May I not and recalls Abraham Lincoln using a similar line in his first annual message. It suggests Lincoln understood how to use pointed phrasing to address union supporters.
The Sun and New York Herald note Elwood Haynes and Orville Wright as pioneers in travel. Langley’s 1896 flying machine is praised for its conception despite later failures, urging fairness in judging his aviation push.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld that parades without police permits are unlawful. Defendants convicted in lower courts after May Day riot arrests are affirmed, confirming that demonstrations require official permission or risk illegality. The ruling emphasizes the state’s authority over public processions and citizen rights.
A New York parade of overalls failed to swell as planned with tens of thousands, drawing a small turnout and a shortened route. Chicago’s University Club promotes a collar button revolt urging ten thousand to shed white starched collars and costly shirts.
The University Club with about 3800 members including bankers and professionals seeks to reduce laundering costs to discourage profiteering by dealers and influence fashion trends in Chicago.
The piece notes strong Coolidge support as a second choice in polls and as a likely compromise candidate. It discusses a possible deadlock at Chicago, the impact of Johnson, Wood, and Lowden, and boosts Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge as a unifying choice to secure the nomination. It urges keeping an eye on Coolidge as the convention approaches.
Massachusetts voters hold primaries to shape the Republican and Democratic paths to Chicago. The GOP faces a bitter contest over the Big Four delegates and district battles while Democrats show less agitation as candidates are largely set. Voter turnout signals mass interest in the national contest.
A reader notes Massachusetts requires mufflers to curb noise but drivers in Boston streets still use cut outs in busy intersections. The writer urges strict enforcement to reduce disturbances and air pollution from excessive exhaust.
The speaker argues that West Point and Annapolis helped win World War I, while noting blame would fall on President Wilson and Secretaries Baker and Daniels if the outcome had been a loss. The claim is that credit or blame in such a scenario would be distributed among top leaders.
The Boston Transcript quotes debate over war policy criticizing a Democratic administration for organizing and prosecuting a war to a finished victory. It argues the conflict violated warfare rules by allowing a non Republican party to wage and conduct the contest.
The piece asserts the war’s outcome favored Republicans not Democrats, a view popular among GOP critics. It argues that opponents frame the administration’s success as a partisan win, a notion easy for party moguls to grasp but harder for the public.
The court orders the dissolution of the Reading Company, a major coal and railroad holding entity, signaling that monopolistic control of a vital resource violates the Sherman Act. The decision rejects the idea that size alone merits tolerance and upholds the Rule of Reason in antitrust enforcement.
A poor widow Rosa Esposeto sought the Italian King’s aid after eviction. She threw a petition toward his carriage and was arrested, but the King insisted on receiving it and she regained her room and a fresh start.
The excerpt notes Boston coldest lows of 33 degrees in 1882 and 1909, with a warmest high of 82 degrees in 1915. It also records dry conditions on this date in most years except 1912 1914 and 1917, reflecting limited precipitation history.
Humorous tale from Rochester New Hampshire about a girl Mary who endures ridicule for wearing overalls then gains attention for her bold fashion. A neighboring column celebrates Springfield women organizing a hatless protest over high hat prices, urging men to join.
A humorous column notes the difficulties of retiring from the egg business and switching to potatoes. It cites a Westerly, Rhode Island donor sending six eggs, a Mystic correspondent delivering two eggs, and several eccentric notes about large potatoes and lingering egg shipments.
A historical recount of the 1840 Whig nomination process for Harrison and Clay. It notes the era’s anti slavery sentiment, Lovejoy’s murder, and the shift in public opinion against Van Buren. John Tyler is named as running mate as the Whigs prepare a dramatic campaign.
Notes on General Grant birth anniversary and his Lincoln lineage reveal Dorchester roots and Civil War beginnings. Also mentions paper shortages, wild geese flights over Wakefield, Matanzas mule in history, and a reader puzzle about marbles with 91 as the answer.
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