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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
18
A bilingual observation argues the Mexican arrest of US officer aviators who landed on Mexican soil was handled properly. The piece notes both nations had acted within wartime norms and that the pilots were returned to the border after courteous detention.
Mayor Peter r urges the Slipping Board to send the steamship George Washington to the great South Boston drydock for repairs. He argues idleness harms the plant and stresses the need to keep the facility open for government work, including naval use, with skilled workers ready for steady jobs.
The New York Board of Aldermen voted 61 to 3 to back Governor Smith’s call for a state referendum on the prohibition amendment. They condemn tactics used by supporters and question the ability to enforce the Volstead Act in New York City. Major La Guardia notes enforcement may be impossible, depending on future developments.
The League of Nations signals it will not dictate Hungary’s internal government yet pledges to block a Hapsburg restoration. It states the powers cannot admit restoring the Hapsburg dynasty would align with the peace settlement and cautions against threats to world peace.
A terse decree bars Hapsburgs from royal lodgings at Buda Pesth marking a swift shift in court protocol. The ruling signals heightened sensitivity to dynastic presence and implies broader constraints on Hapsburg access to imperial accommodations.
The article argues against an imminent U S panic despite sharp declines in foreign exchange and tight credit. It credits the Federal Reserve with centralized control, expanded liquidity readiness, higher interest rates, and vigilant banking guidance to avert a systemic crisis.
Secretary Daniels defends medal awards given for bravery during submarine attacks and refuses to attack Admiral Sims personally. He praises Sims as a shore functionary while disputing the claim that officers with sunken ships lacked bravery. The piece notes broad support for Daniels and cites Sims' own headquarters figures to counter his assertion that the navy was not fighting in the war.
A newspaper note discusses 250 attacks by US vessels on enemy craft described as the war in a fighting sense. It argues that morale effects could be more damaging than decorations given by Mr. Daniels.
The piece notes Kurt von Leisner’s refusal to forward the demand for German prisoners to Berlin and his resignation. It argues revolution as a possible penalty, questions military force, and suggests financial pressure. It also cites Paris reports of French indifference and coal instead of trials, framing a ticklish, wisdom‑required Allied dilemma.
In Union, Me a playful dialogue features the Man in the Moon and Miss Venus as they note flying machines delivering mail from Earth. Mercury reports monthly full moons. they joke about subscriptions, lines, and old Jupiter and Saturn.
The Observant Citizen column surveys 1920 Boston area news including school economy hints, Harrington Pike's new role in District No. 1, and a Boston Port report. It mentions portraits collected for a regional library exhibit, rising women dentists, and Maine centennial towns Kennebunk and others. It also notes local figures from the Lawrence School and Brockton nurses amid winter conditions.
A lyrical verse speaks of the singing of love spreading joy through sorrow and storm. It envisions love warming the heart, sustaining faith and prayer, and promising joy, laughter, and spring despite loss and misfortune.
John L. Cope of England plans a South Pole bid and shares Antarctic links with Sir Ernest Shackleton. The expedition may cost 500 to 700 dollars. Mrs. Thomas J. Preston Jr seeks letters for a life of a famous Democrat. Edger Newhouse and William Loeb Jr return from Europe, Loeb touts Belgian and English wealth. Eva Palfour, British film star and Venus d Milo lookalike, is likened to a New Zealand model. Robert Beyer, German chemist, seeks a Chicago post and is a wary figure to soldiers. Annie Oakley trains others in shooting. Harry Balken, Boston resident, travels widely for study. Renowned authors like Hughes, King, Scott, Atherton, Rinehart, Morris and Beach contribute to screen plays for big money.
A West Somer villain quotes a 1909 Watertown catalog with furnace coal at 4.50, stove coal 5.00, pea coal 4.25, and related prices. The piece recalls the happier days and includes an enclosure from that year.
A playful note recalls Mary with a lamb and green peas, a drink of water, and a claim that they did not go to the movies alongside Jack, capturing a casual, childlike scene.
A reflective line on gender roles notes that a woman's way may not always be best but offers the sole peaceful route for a man to travel, suggesting social expectations guide conduct.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston’s February 6 record lows and highs. He cites official figures: seven below in 1880 and nineteen below in 1858. He mentions a warmest 64 degrees in 1290 and notes no rain or snow on this date in 10 years except 1917.
The piece surveys old Havana blending old world and new. It notes luxury offices rising for wealthy clients amid narrow historic streets and a stark divide between posh residences and crowded poor quarters. It cites James Anthony Froude’s 1870s impressions and describes a costly club built by Havana clerks with over 35 000 members.
A reader asks for definitions of courage humility and meekness, explaining courage as facing danger calmly and firmly, humility as modest self view, and meekness as gentleness and submission to divine will. The note also asks whether a woman ever ran for U S president. it notes Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood as the 1884 NERP nominee.
Easter is the first Sunday after the paschal full moon. The paschal moon is the full moon on or after March 21, the ecclesiastical new year. If the full moon occurs on April 3, Easter falls on April 4 that year.
A reader asks where Boston tax offices are located with federal offices in the Little Building on Boylston Street and state offices on Court Street. The letter also asks which ship John Jacob Astor’s fate belonged to and what year and date the Titanic sank, asserting Astor went down on April 15, 1912.
A comic verse laments failing hens bought to mock high costs. The speaker jokes about hens that won t lay eggs, calling them a loss and comparing profits to the supposed benefits of poultry. The piece ends with a quip about costos and satire.
Fragment from a Burns poem shows winter’s howl and nature’s gloom. Poem expresses gloom and resilience through stark imagery of bare trees and bleak weather.
Sir To settle an argument the article explains the pronunciation of toboggan. The guidance notes the middle syllable stress and the long o sound as in boy, matching common usage in sport discourse.
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