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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
15
Senator Harding accuses Democratic campaign managers of corruption and asserts international interests will fund the campaign. He repeats the claim but offers no evidence and warns that delaying proof harms public trust in a presidential candidate.
Democratic leaders in Tennessee are urged to drop objections to woman suffrage and pass ratification of the 19th Amendment without delay. The piece argues ratification is inevitable and would aid national democracy, giving the state and party credit.
The piece argues converting the East Boston 1 tunnel to train use is sensible avoiding new harbor tunnels. Experts and General Manager Dana back a single tunnel terminal in Chelsea, noting current surface cars fail to meet crowds and a train plan could boost capacity by about 300 percent at lower cost than new harbor construction.
President Wilson proclaims December 21 as Tercentenary Day to honor the landing of early colonists and church members who founded America. He urges nationwide patriotic services to reflect on the perseverance of that small band and the roots of the nation based on equal application of just laws. The proclamation is issued with further appointments.
Ex-Governor McCall and Richard Hooker of Massachusetts and George Foster Peabody of New York are trusted to administer the commission with ability vision and patriotic fervor.
A Wayne County Ohio delegation hears Senator Harding urge social and industrial peace at home but critics warn that global events draw the U S into conflict. The piece argues that American influence is needed to command world peace when crises arise and cautions against isolation.
The International Harvester Co introduces a profit sharing plan offering employees 60 percent of post seven percent invested capital profits. Large firms like United States Steel and American Telephone already share profits, seen as promoting efficiency and better labor relations, viewed as a safer alternative to socialist or bolshevist schemes.
The New England Company says it is exhausted of reserve equipment needed to install telephones in hundreds of Greater Boston homes. Managers note that while delays occur, the firm has installed more new telephones this year than in any similar period.
Oklahoma voters Tuesday backed Scott Ferris in a statewide primary, indicating a rebuke to Senator Thomas P. Gore. The race points to a broader trend in political sentiment and party alignment.
In a state election the first time women voted in Oklahoma while Representative Ferris pressed his stance on Wilsons foreign policy and the League of Nations. Gore's defeat signals political shifts following the contest.
In a New York World interview Karl K. Kitchen quotes Paderewski saying Poland erred in attempting to invade Russia to defeat the Bolshevik army. He warned defence is one thing but mad invasion is another, and current Polish failures prove his foresight.
William Hard in the New Republic describes Parley Parker Christensen, Farmer-Labor party presidential nominee, presiding over a volatile meeting with a stern command to sit down. The piece also touches on Josephine Preston Peabody, Florence Walton in Europe, Arthur Meighen’s rise, George H. White’s Cox campaign role, and H. G. Wells preparing a global history.
Letter to the editor thanks the Post for two weeks of assistance to the American Legion in coordinating the July 30 affair. The writer praises daily articles urging automobile donations to transport wounded soldiers, sailors and marines, and expresses gratitude for public sentiment and cooperation.
A playful verse depicts wind and creatures in a rustic scene from a farmyard. The speaker notes a crow, a trout, a coiled snake, quail, a calf, ducks, and a panting dog. The piece muses on nature’s charm and a baker’s price, ending with a quirky line about dough and cream with a wink toward the reader.
N Newkirk vents disgust at the All Sorts open letters column and mocks editor neglect. He asserts he has important thoughts, laments space denial, and threatens to quit unless the missive appears, ending with a final challenge to publish or resign.
A reader contends a bald headed photo of him was doctored by the Post to remove hair. He claims a loyal reader will recall a promised image showing his hair and asserts the artist was to publish a hair full portrait. He teases libel rumors and jokes about barbering the next day.
A travel sketch recalls Engadine tobogganing scenes in Davos and St Moritz with the Cresta run as the world’s finest. The article notes curved, icy courses test expert riders, electric timing, and speeds surpassing a mile per minute. It also links skating, snowshoeing, skiing, and ice yachting as growing winter pursuits led by the United States and Canada.
The newspaper notes Boston weather trends from Jan to Aug with rainfall deficits and hotter forecasts for August. It mentions Uncle Sam’s meteorologist J. W. Smith, climate records, and a June to August pattern. It then highlights Boston women registering to vote, with an average age around 58 years and comments from election official M. W. Burlen. It ends with city budget figures indicating $700.00 appropriated for last year.
Satirical verse narrates a skipped joy of summer and a costly car repair. A narrator laments paying an auto mechanic for fixes from carburetor to starter, weighing vanity against the drained savings and a growing bill. The tone questions how repair wages fund extravagance and life’s onward costs.
The article notes varied topics from city finances to a Pilgrim dedication in Boston. It mentions reduced fire losses, cheap sugar, and large auto registrations while detailing remarks by Senator Lodge Charles Eliot and Congressman McCleary on democracy, Harvard history, and a world federation.
The Provincetown monument project used memorial stones from Pilgrim sites in England and Holland and bricks from Delfthaven. A Siena city building tower design was chosen, with stones from Mayflower descendant societies added as construction progressed. The final stone reached the summit on August 21, 1909, with interior work continuing until August 6, 199.
Captain W. Groom's mother, at age over six, started a baby wear shop using space beside her son’s store. She grew sales from 88 dollars in 30 days to over 1000 dollars a month in two and a half years by leveraging her experience as a mother. She repaid a 500 dollar loan and now carries 000 to 4000 dollars in stock.
The Jupiterian hand shows a large base bulge on the index finger indicating Jupiterian traits. Leaders with ambition and honor may appear but danger includes indulgence in food drink and tobacco leading to indigestion vertigo apoplexy gout or lung trouble. Continued.
In the Boston Sunday Post Magazine, Shorty pursues a blend of plain and fancy sleuthing tied to Sewell Ford’s renowned detective series. The feature previews style, method, and clues that define the beloved character’s adventures.
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