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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1919
Page
12
The notice states Edwin Grozier as editor and publisher and outlines Associated Press rights for republication of news dispatches credited to AP or not, with exclusive wording and local publication rights reserved.
The Columbia Trust Company paid off the Christmas Club checks of the suspended Old South Trust Company and stood behind related obligations. This public spirited move relieved club members facing delayed access to funds and could tie up substantial sums for creditors.
The article urges horse owners to extend the Christmas tradition of treating their animals with special tidbits. It notes that such acts nurture mercy in owners and benefit both humans and animals, hoping the practice grows this year.
Since August the cost of living cabinet has worked to improve market conditions for food and clothing. Attorney General Palmer reports encouraging progress with a reduction in retail prices. He says continued effort by producers and consumers to curb extravagance can further cut living costs in the new year.
A Pierre South Dakota despatch reports the so called most important buffalo hunt in over 40 years west of the Missouri River. It details 132 of a herd of 800 killed to supply Western cities with buffalo meat for Christmas. The piece condemns the slaughter as an outrage against efforts to save the buffalo from extinction.
An act targeting a traditional Christmas buffalo meat feast inflames debate on private ownership. Police investigate the incident as vandalism with no justification.
The State buys the Cambridge subway from the Boston Elevated for 8 million dollars at 4 1/2 percent, enabling immediate service improvements without raising the Elevated’s capitalization. The plan includes 7 million more in the coming years for replacement and modernization funded from operating revenue.
The article urges donations of cash and automobiles for needy children, signaling the final day for volunteers. It emphasizes the urgency of helping boys and girls with little money and a demand for happiness tomorrow morning.
The article notes vast progress in aviation safety with England's air ministry citing 21,000 experimental trips in six months carrying 52,000 passengers and 303,000 miles traveled, only 13 accidents and merely two fatal. It argues aviation delivers superior safety even in the experimental phase.
A reflective meditation on shortening days and the coming winter season. The piece notes the sun’s slow return, the joys of indoor gatherings, and the cycle of seasons from winter to the hopeful June solstice. It questions tropical indifference to seasonal variety.
Senators back a brief period of compulsory military training for 18 to 21 year olds followed by five years in a service army. The measure, in committee,’ll be reported after Christmas recess. Backers cite health, civic education, and wartime lessons.
The French government plan to erect a historical monument on Montfaucon hill to commemorate the American and allied soldiers who fought and died in the Argonne Forest. The measure emphasizes shared sacrifice and urges allied nations to join in preserving the graves, ruins, and heroic deeds for posterity.
The writer argues Dewarreux chose Otis W. Leader of Oklahoma as a model for a typical American soldier and praises his heroism in World War I. Leader, an artilleryman, helped fire early shots and fought at Chateau-Thierry St Mihiel and the Argonne. He was cited for staying with infantry after his crew was killed and captured 18 prisoners.
Frank A. Vanderlip, ex president of National City Bank, seeks quarters in Wall Street amid crowded districts. The piece lists prominent figures from diplomacy to society including Giuseppe Brambilla and Prince Eugene Ruspoli, with social glimpses of Mrs. Vanderbilt and Nellie Melba guiding young talents.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures for Boston on this date, noting 0 degrees in 1892 and 2 above in 1888 as cold records, and a warm high of 59 degrees in 190. He adds no rain or snow on this date for 16 years except in 1910 1912 1913 1914 1915 1917 1918.
Stealthy Steve, a U S secret service operative, sails aboard the Loon a hybrid air submarine. He sinks 21 U boats is swallowed by a whale and shoots down six Zeppelins before reaching the western front and going over the top.
Stealthy Steve flies to Paris aboard the Loon after a record run and a valorous, prisoner-taking raid. He cafés and changes clothes, then races to a shell strike point, arriving three minutes before impact to stand off with a 13 inch, quarter-ton round. The episode ends with a teaser that the story continues tomorrow.
A vivid late-year picture shows Plymouth Colony after a hard first year. Workers built seven dwellings and four common houses while planting twenty acres of corn and six of barley and vegetables. They endured sickness, hunted and fished, and celebrated the first Thanksgiving after a drought blighted pea crops.
A civic lecture argues that true American-ness comes from adhering to American principles including justice equality and majority rule. It contrasts geography myths with real loyalty to law and order and warns against opposing the will of the majority.
The column muses on Christmas spirit in Boston, changes since Puritan days, and Prohibition effects on lodging houses and oysters. It cites Salvation Army, Volunteers of America footfall, liquor licensing revenue in 1907 and 1886, and local public works, plus anecdotes on Smith College endowment, concrete ships, and a Monastery visit.
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