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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
5
Dr Isther Solakian of 212 Huntington Avenue says Boston has virtually no good husbands. She blames the scarcity on the evils of the day women styles powder and rouge, which she claims rose in vogue just before the war and caused the extinction of good husbands.
Dr Solakian attributes wartime excess and powder rouge to rising unhappy marriages and divorces. She advocates large families and says husbands must cherish motherhood, urging legislation to bar those not eugenically fit from marriage.
Fire last night destroyed the Malden Boy Scout camp near Wright's pond in Medford. Built by the boys with materials costing over 400 dollars, the cause of the blaze remains undetermined.
Despite the death of John Barleycorn Boston hotels predict the city will host a lively New Year’s Eve with record crowds and higher prices. Hotel managers expect overflowing dining rooms and a festive crowd, though no alcohol will be served on site. revelers are anticipated to bring their own.
El Paso, Dec 26 Mexican officials sought to suppress facts concerning the murder of American aviators Lieutenants Cecil Connolly and Frederick Waterhouse whose bodies were found buried in the sand on the Baja de Los Angeles. Joe Allen Richards of Chicago testified that he discovered the bodies on Sept 21. The hearing was led by Major Dan M Jackson, secretary of the Senate sub committee on Mexican affairs. The sub committee will open border hearings next month at San Antonio. None of the committee members attended today.
Detroit local of the Automobile Aircraft and Vehicle Workers of America bans members from holding American Legion membership. An amended by law requires Legion affiliated members to resign within 20 days and suggests joining the Private Soldiers and Sailors’ Legion for service group affiliation.
Alfred S. Clark surveys Irving Jacheller’s A Man for the Ages and notes its strong Lincoln portrayal. He also highlights Leonard Merrick collections, Simonetta, Bertram Cope’s Year, The Street of Adventure, and several thrillers and romances from diverse publishers, praising vivid characterizations and period voice.
Broad coalition in Greater Boston supports Armenian tag day to raise funds for freeing Armenian women held by brutal masters in harems and tents. The drive seeks donations to buy liberation for enslaved women, aiding the city’s Armenian community.
Samuel R Scotty, 21, a crewman on the fishing schooner Elk, died after falling from an icy foremast near Castle Island as the ship moved to the fish pier on Christmas night. He struck his head on a coil of iron cable and died at the mortuary on North Grove Street.
In a letter to Episcopal clergymen he appeals for Massachusetts diocese support. An offering at Cathedral Church of St Paul’s tomorrow at 1 a m will aid starving Austrians Poles and others in central Europe.
Detroit United Railways withdraws transfer surcharge request and declares it can profitably operate on a flat five cent fare due to improved conditions. It also plans track and equipment improvements totaling 15 million dollars, without raising current fares.
Paris reports a reduction of automobile and parts duties from 70 percent to 45 percent with a potential further cut. The plan aligns France with England Belgium Italy on a 33 1 3 percent uniform tariff, but matches the U S 45 percent rate with possible move to 38 1-3 percent if the United States joins the agreement.
Director of Prisons Bagley asks the Legislature to require fingerprint identification for those convicted of minor offenses and to return escapees to their original prison for an added one to five years. The proposal would extend a system now used only for serious crimes to aid in identifying suspected escaped criminals.
Palmer dispatch reports John S. Welsh died and George T. McDonald plus William M. McGrath were seriously injured when an auto driven by Timothy J. Sullivan left the road and wedged between a tree and telegraph pole in Bondsville early.
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