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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1920
Page
8
The State Auditor Cook deserves commendation for releasing the banks holding state deposits and the amounts on November 29 last year and August 2 this year. The State Treasurer resisted sharing the data, but Cook argued public business belongs to the public. The list, printed in full in the Post, is timely and correct.
A preliminary ICC report shows United States trunk line railroads posting a June deficit of 15 616 328 dollars. For the first half of 1920 net operating income stands at 13 664 120 dollars versus 154 930 908 dollars in 1919, with wage charges rising under a Wage Board decision. The report suggests railroads need higher passenger and freight rates and notes little improvement from a return to private control.
The French government sent to Mexico a recognition condition list for the September elections. It demands indemnities for French victims and business losses, restitution of French bank cash reserves, and continued interest payments on the Mexican debt. The piece argues the United States should insist on these terms, not vague promises, and collect the price of recognition up front.
The piece discusses Senator Harding not leaving the front porch for extended periods and solidifies a disciplined campaign plan. Harry M. Daugherty, his campaign manager, pledges a consistent strategy with speeches in select cities and emphasizes unity with the candidate and cause.
The quote warns that delaying or changing speaking plans would signal to adversaries a stronger position. It frames any postponement as an indicator of enemy strength and strategic advantage, implying urgency and political risk.
The piece argues that the Senate has always held its constitutional role and could block or impeach, criticizing Harding's claim to restore Senate power. It asserts public focus on good roads and highway savings for farmers and commerce, contrasting political rhetoric with practical infrastructure benefits.
Boston physicians signaled against the Volstead act limits as applied to them and now Chicago doctors launch the American Protective Medical Fraternity to seek rescission of Commissioner Kramer’s prescription limit order. The remedy lies in license removal, not a ban on prescribing.
The piece notes foes of Roosevelt accuse the Milwaukee address of uncalled-for vituperation while recalling Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 calling Republicans crooks and blacklegs. It argues current complaints show hypocrisy as harsher attacks have long targeted the President.
The article notes rapid progress since federal road aid began, with total state and local road and bridge expenditures rising from 267 million in 1915 to an estimated 633 million for main road construction this year. Federal funds totaling 266.75 million have been allocated to 48 states, and 17 states created state highway departments after the act.
The piece notes sharp declines in sugar and many staples by 5 to 75 percent over six months while steel and lumber lag. It argues freer rail movement and easing building demand will quicken supply and restore balance, improving labor conditions and thrift, with a healthier business climate ahead.
William Justin Mann recalls the Earl of Halifax tavern in Portsmouth and the Stavers Inn in Boston era. A 1761 stage notice promised weekly trips to Boston via Ipswich Medford and Charlestown. The inn’s sign and the Martha Hilton episode tied to Tory loyalties and Liberty protests shaped local history.
Governor Allen proclaims a week in Kansas. McAdoo visits the White House with the President in attendance. Theda Bara’s sister’s name is Lora Bara at a wedding engagement, while Evelyn Nesbit’s divorce case reveals Jack Clifford’s legal surname Montani. Sir Arthur Currie becomes McGill University principal in Montreal.
A poem by W J Baker from Cambridge mocks glamorous women and the peril of lovesick men. It warns against flattery and vanity, urging men to seek a loyal mother figure instead. The speaker reflects on age twenty eight and the lessons learned about relationships.
A collage of quirky letters references cooler weather, a New England hosiery ad priced per yard, and a banter about longitudinal versus latitudinal measurements. Readers discuss garb terms, cooking utensils, and a humorous exchange about a camisole versus a casserole.
Helen Emerson Sanders of Wollaston writes to Newt about privacy in his column and accuses him of sharing her confidential letter. She questions the obsession with news and lampoons the Sphinx verse while asking if the pictured IT is really Newt and noting remarks on Egypt and high finance.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston’s warmest August 21 with official figures 91 in 1916 and 88 in 1883, and the coldest 62 in 1911. He notes no rain on this date for the past decade except 1914 and 1917.
Margaret Prescott Montague will publish her prize winning story England to America in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. An introduction to the piece will be written by John Drinkwater author of Abraham Lincoln.
The article surveys ancient Athens where wives were confined at home while hetaerae such as Aspasia and Phryne rose in public life with beauty and wit. Aspasia influenced Pericles, possibly shaping speeches and campaigns, while Phryne inspired artists and legends of luxury and courage.
A Boston reader discusses a promising new sweet corn variety bred by a Back Bay surgeon and praised by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The variety, resembling Golden Bantam in color and sweetness, is said to produce enormous ears. This is its first general public test year.
Poet Walt Mason rails against overworked terms like meticulous grueling gripping compelling and more. He mocks their overuse in sports stories novels and magazines and laments the loss of original language.
The column highlights Massachusetts cattle exports to Brazil, Cyrus Clark at 98 active on his Concord farm, a large elm in Conway NH, blueberry picking records in Antrim NH, the shore and marsh bird hunting season with species limits, and increased coastal enforcement by state and federal wardens.
Swiss police report a plot to assassinate British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Plotters are under supervision in Geneva, with Lloyd George and his party staying indoors due to weather rather than the danger.
Attorney Dolan representing James M. Bean challenged designation on James G. Harris nomination papers calling him a member of Governor Coolidge's Council. Harris and Deputy Secretary Boynton defended the designation as proper. Bean also protested Samuel W. George's papers while George claimed Essex county constitutional convention status.
A pouch containing money and valuables valued at 100000 was stolen by two men from an Illinois Central railroad suburban station. The robbers fled in an automobile. The pouch was en route to the Pullman Trust and Savings Bank and left the federal building around noon.
Fifty thousand Metz residents and Lorraine province citizens lined the streets to welcome the Knights of Columbus delegation as their special train arrived. School girls in local costumes greeted Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty, flowers in hand, while Prefect Manion welcomed him at the station.
The body of Charles Berenson who died Oct 4 1918 in France lies in state at the Chelsea Armory until 2 o'clock tomorrow. He served as a private in the 51st Field Artillery and was 6 years old. He was the son of Mrs Sarah Berenson of 34 Ash Street Chelsea and survived by three sisters and a brother.
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