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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1921
Page
10
Senator Smoot proposes a constitutional amendment to tax income from State and municipal bonds arguing it clarifies power. The speaker notes the 16th amendment already grants broad power to tax income from all sources, including bonds, so new amendment is unnecessary and hinges on legislative action rather than constitutional change.
An American Army presence in Germany is linked to high marriage rates. In Coblenz in 1920, 720 of 1178 marriages involved American soldiers and German brides, a trend expected to rise this year. The piece credits soldiers with favorable traits and envisions lasting ties along the Rhine.
The Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange commends its members for a systematic campaign to expand cooperative banks in the state. The effort promotes thrift and building activity, with thousands of homeowners owning homes thanks to these banks. No large Massachusetts town should be without one as membership builds a foundation for comfort and prosperity.
Share subscribers become town boosters as they bolster prosperity. Bank records show no defalcation or waste, and careful management frames the path to home ownership through this method of enforced monthly payments.
The article argues railroad ownership is widely dispersed. Stockholders and bondholders total about 2.3 million, with 2 million employees, and institutional investors amplify ownership through many depositors and policy holders. Northern Pacific counts 73,000 stock and bondholders, over twice its employee count.
The piece argues the proposed home valuation for foreign imports risks constitutional conflict. It recalls 1842 when Daniel Webster warned valuers across ports would vary, making duties unequal and impractical, undermining the equal imposts clause.
Samuel M. Vauclain of Baldwin Locomotive Works reports from Mexico that the country is now orderly and prosperous. He notes busy shops and sound finances in Mexico City and countryside, commends Obregon as a steady ruler, and credits Wilson’s policy with supporting a stable, peaceful reform.
The Rev. Brother Clavier, after six years at St. John's Preparatory School Danvers, is assigned as principal of Fitton School in East Boston. He previously served at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers.
A reader proposes to Mr Newt the idea of cocoanut crackers made with a letter press factory. Anne May replies with a plan to prove profitability, then invite a meeting for stock in the Monkey Cocoanut Cracker business if the monkeys accept the product in Africa.
A letter from J. P. McEvoy complains of his wife’s housecleaning antics. He describes nightly noises from the cellar and roof repairs that wake him, yet he cannot scold her as she means well. He laments the constant disturbances and his rising nerves.
The oldest resident recalls Boston weather on August 23 noting official highs of 96 in 1880 and 1918, a low of 49 in 1886, and rainfall on this date in 1912 1914 1915 1916 and 1917.
The column covers footnoted memories from New England fairs, boot blacks by ethnicity, and Fort Rodman abandonment. It notes running versus trotting, California peaches, Dorchester eight theatres and libraries, eight banks, and a citizen's musings on Indian summer dates. It quotes James Crossett of Worcester and a Boston visitor at the Met.
A review of the later Crusades shows waning zeal amid rulers chasing fame and treasure. The Fourth Crusade diverted to Constantinople, the Children’s Crusade scattered thousands of youths, and the Fifth failed in Egypt. Frederick II’s clever but bloodless conquest of Jerusalem stands out, while St. Louis of France led two doomed campaigns yet embodied chivalric virtue and pity for the common people.
The poem reflects fear of looming war and heavy taxation as states Rhode Island and New Jersey build ships while funds drain from essentials. It mocks lawmakers pushing military spends and criticizes the endless cycle of arming for peace. The piece ends with a wish for global peace when wise men gather.
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