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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1920
Page
4
Washington August 16 The Shipping Board chairman Benson announced that American ships will operate on former German trade routes with sanction and support, as part of cooperative agreements reached between the American…
The report notes involvement of the Ship and Commerce Corporation of New York and the Hamburg American Line of Germany in maritime affairs.
The chairman described a 20 year framework for equal tonnage in passenger and freight services between the United States and Germany and other regions. Each company would share vessels, appoint agents abroad, and allow mutual use of ports, offices, and pier facilities.
Prices realized on Swift & Company sales of carcass beef in Boston for the week ending Saturday August 14 on shipments sold out ranged from 14.00 to 28.25 cents per pound and averaged 21.47 cents per pound.
In AYER Aug 16 reports from all parts of the State speak of a bumper blueberry crop. Hundreds of quarts are picked daily in local fields and shipped to Boston and beyond. Miss Alice Force with her mother and sister gathered over 30 quarts in a morning, picking barefoot after wading a wet field. Families across the area make blueberry picking a daily, well paying recreation replacing old picnics.
Melvin O. Adams Boston attorney and president of the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad Co died suddenly at his Beacon Street home. His son Karl Adams filed in Suffolk Registry of Probate for administration of the estate, which is described as large. Heirship lists the widow and Karl Adams. Karl is an assistant in the cor-.
The Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad directors elected John A Fenno president to fill the vacancy after Adams death. Fenno resignations from treasurer superintendent and clerk posts were accepted. Karl Adams becomes treasurer, Sullivan now superintendent, Kelly’s salary rises, Curtaz elected clerk. Resolutions honor Colonel Adams and a forthcoming General Orders letter notes thanks from Karl Adams and his mother.
Mr. Adams writes that he will deem it a privilege and a solemn duty to know each reader personally through intimate business association so he may one day thank them as man to man.
Pieces of a child’s clothing were discovered in a burlap bag floating near River Road in Hough’s Neck Quincy causing local excitement. A police officer concluded the bag likely drifted from a dredge or barge servicing the Fore River shipyards.
An electrical storm in Taunton led the Bristol A. C. to cancel the open-air boxing match featuring Jack Savage and Jack Renault. Tickets had gone on sale and promised a large crowd. The bout is rescheduled for next Monday night.
Polish forces gain gains along the Narew and Bug as they defend Warsaw. Left wing from Modlin advances toward Miawa while Bolsheviks retreat to the right bank. Polish positions around the Narew and Bug forks are strengthened to deter a Franco- fired northwest attack.
The arm ored cruiser Pittsburg and a destroyer are ordered from Cherbourg to Russian waters and then Danzig to protect American interests as the Poland crisis endangers many Americans. The Navy Department announced they would proceed immediately to the Baltic.
Report notes ships were ordered to the Baltic region to protect forces as several units move toward Danzig while others push to reach the port. The move underscores strategic buildup in the area.
The House of Commons agreed to extend the adjournment to October 18 and empower the speaker to act in public interest. Bonar Law affirmed armistice terms with Poland as announced by Russia with Britain and Italy’s approval, and said Britain would not intervene between Poland and Russia without Parliament consent. The session focused on Poland despite Minsk talks offering little new information.
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that labor's ultimatum forcing a war pause would threaten the democratic constitution and be resisted with all government powers. Cheers greeted his assertion that government policy on Russia and Poland aligned with labor policy and the labor strike was a mere display.
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