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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1919
Page
12
The Boston Post lists rates for daily and Sunday editions including U S and Canada yearly six months and three months options. Foreign and Canada postage details are included with regional copy charges and combined Daily and Sunday offers.
The Post states subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration unless renewed. Readers unable to obtain the Post should notify the office. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and reserves all rights of republication for all news dispatches.
An Evening Record correspondent says Provincetown seeks 250000 for a dignified Pilgrims Monument plan. The state has granted 50000 and hopes for 150000 federal aid. Assessed town value is about 2000000, but no money can buy the town. it is not for sale.
The Internal Revenue Bureau reports twenty thousand U S residents with yearly income at least fifty thousand dollars or five percent of a million. The count, rising by about two thousand annually, reflects growing wealth nationwide while not implying every filer owns a million. Prosperity is spreading across classes.
The piece urges expanding collegiate contests beyond regional limits, envisioning mid dle West and South teams entering final competition. It highlights an Oregon Harvard meet as a potential national event for football and baseball and praises airship travel ending distance barriers. It calls for unity and nationwide testing of merit.
The article reports a 249 member Red shipment from Ellis Island to a foreign port under sealed orders. It notes this wholesale consignment is unprecedented, with three female Reds in comfortable staterooms and Red Cross attendants on call, while 246 men occupy cabins used by troops returning from abroad. The tone suggests reluctance among the men.
Emma Goldman proclaims that deportation is a death warrant for the United States government and Alexander Berkman vows return. The deportees appear able to muster spirits as they make passage on the slow Bu ford, an old but steady ship.
Boston wrestles with rising expenses as city employees seek raises amid 30 year old pay scales. The mayor advocates department consolidations to cut costs while police and schools strain the budget. Legislature urged to raise the tax limit to fund needed increases.
A congressional committee urges creation of naturalization courts in major cities. Federal judges would hear citizenship cases to speed proceedings and deport undesirables within 30 days. The plan would cost money but fees could cover salaries and promote patriotism.
The piece notes Georges Clemenceau’s planned return to the United States after half a century and anticipates his candid, tolerant judgments on American development since Victorian times. It highlights his past influence on France’s view of American industry and his potential to offer sharp, objective insights free of local prejudice.
A historical note suggests the Premier of France may in the future speak openly about global affairs. The remark hints at a forthcoming, candid assessment of world matters by the French leader.
The victory in dissolving the packing-house combine is debated due to higher oil and tobacco prices post dissolution. Proponents argue expanded demand from automobiles and war-time growth explains price trends, while the public values preventing monopoly profits and non-competitive pricing. The text suggests Americans accept paying for the principle of anti trust enforcement.
An article lauds Paderewski for joining the Diet as a member of the peasant and national Democrat group, showing his loyalty to Poland over personal gain. It emphasizes his lifelong devotion to his country and his readiness to serve without seeking honors, noting his status as a returned exile who prioritizes national nationhood.
Governor Frank O Lowden of Illinois stands as a wealthy Republican candidate connected to the Pullman fortune. Wealth figures include Miss Alice De Lamar with a 15 million inheritance and multiple palatial homes. Other figures include J J Hill’s railroad legacy and Alma Gluck’s beauty and chicken farming. Ludwig Martens linked to the Russian Soviet bid and trading firms. Colonel Walter Dill Scott influences army rating and Western industry practices. Mr and Mrs Copley Amory of Boston have sons in war hospital and London.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston’s coldest December 23 as 12 below in 1883 and 2 above in 1872, with a warmest 64 in 1891. He notes no rain or snow on this date in the last decade except 1911, 1915, and 1918.
Stealthy Steve of the U S Secret Service helps Kaiser aided voyage aboard the Loén a hybrid airplane submarine. He sinks 21 U boats is swallowed by a whale and shoots down six Zeppelins before reporting to General Foch and deciding to go over the top with the poilus.
In a daring WWI scene a unarmed detective named Stealthy Steve defies danger at No Man’s Land. He seizes a machine gun nest, leads to 4000 German prisoners, and earns no casualties but damaged clothing as the officer questions the audacious act.
Squanto advises raiding for furs but Pilgrims rebuke the plan. The party trades with native women who sell beaver furs, see Boston harbor rivers Mystic and Charles, and return home by moonlight with news and skins. They regret landing later and wish they had explored Boston before settling Plymouth.
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