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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1920
Page
12
The full bench of the Commonwealth Supreme Court rules an insurance solicitor struck by an electric car while soliciting for his Boston employer is within the act. The widow receives about $4000 as compensation, and the decision sets a new, sensible legal standard.
The Boston Elevated kept its lines running despite a brutal two day storm, a feat praised as a major public service. General Manager Dana is credited for overcoming immense difficulties and ensuring reliable transit for the public.
New York State Prohibition Agent O Connor states that alcoholic liquors may be used for cooking without breaking the law. He says hotels and restaurants may receive permits to stock brandy wine whiskey for culinary purposes, though the Volstead Act does not authorize such permits. Critics fear growing liberal interpretations of the act.
The British premier David Lloyd George lauds America's wartime role as dramatic and decisive, calling the entry into 1917 an avalanche of aid. He notes the great army, praise for the navy, and close cooperation with Washington and European allies amid the German challenge.
A clipped remark questions why certain politicians and naval officers seek to belittle U S war efforts and those responsible for them, highlighting tension over national mobilization and public support during wartime.
Boston Post readers raise over 16000 for the widow of the murdered patrolman. The Old Colony Trust Company will act as trustee with stockpiled cash and pledges, paying about 1400 dollars annually for lifetime income to the widow and son, then to the son at age twenty one. The Post proposes combining the three Clancy funds into one trust.
Governor Coolidge urges next Thursday as Lincoln Day in a proclamation highlighting Lincoln as a lifelong example of loyalty to ideals and service. He notes Lincoln’s example inspired ongoing national ideals beyond a historic memory, with Georgia and Mississippi among states observing the anniversary.
Senator Smoot condemns waste of public funds in printing and distributing William G. McAdoo speeches from his office days. He argues McAdoo talks boosted Liberty bonds, while current leave to print speeches for political advertising are pointless and should stop.
On a heavy snow day the horse and sleigh replace motor ambulances for the Police Department as taxicabs and trucks stall. Dobbin proves steady, guiding responders through blocked streets while motors fail. The piece asserts the horse remains useful and far from extinction.
The passage notes that occasional winters like this one awaken people to the vast importance of the best animal servant of man.
District Attorney Clyne seeks immediate transfer of Victor Berger to Leavenworth Penitentiary for a 10 year sentence. The Lyons Chicago Court of Appeals hears the case as Berger challenges his congressional seat status while his appeal moves forward.
The resolution gives first choice to former service members in securing public lands. North Platte and Shoshone reservations in Wyoming will open next month, with priority rights observed for veterans in land distribution. The irrigation projects form a major public venture under the Homestead Act, promising opportunity for veterans.
Lord Leverhulme tops lists as one of England’s richest, paying 10s 6d per 2s income while aiding government. Connecticut’s Miss Anne Scott rises to president of a major firm run by a worker council. Italian honor to Donna Elsie Tolsonia links Monte Carlo to demobilized soldiers. British crowd donates to Earl Haig’s Scottish home Bemersyde. Lady Warwick exits to politics seeking Labour MP seat. Dowager Duchess of Tiphen among few French Legion of Honor recipients aiding wounded. Mrs. Harry Lehr hosts famed Paris estate centered on emeralds. Rhodes scholars from Maine New Hampshire Vermont largely not natives of their states. Crockett Everett Mass born. Glendenning born in Connecticut. Bosworth a New York City native.
The piece surveys tax info rooms in Brookline, police training in Town Hall, a telephonic exchange setup, and light social vignettes. It recalls a Mezzanine humor column, jokes about tripe plural, a Boston musicians blue law on circuses, and local civic news including Health Commissioner Woodward remarks on influenza and the United Improvement Association stance on tax sales.
The Boston Post promises tomorrow's Sunday edition will reveal who saved Stealthy Steve the Six-eyed Sleuth and the final chapter of Canning the Kaiser. The rescue details and the rescuer’s name will be published along with a substantial cash reward offer.
A playful verse from Malden Massachusetts narrates UGGY DUCK wooing Miss Pitti Sing and Miss C Gar Box while lampooning rival suitors. The speaker pledges persistence as Leap Year passes, inviting Misses to South Malden for greener grass and romance.
The article praises Cuba’s growing highway network while noting past Spanish-built routes and gaps. It highlights wide five meter roads, tree-lined vistas, and shade from laurel and royal poinciana canopies. It credits independence for road expansion and links Havana to Santiago as motor travel improves.
Charles Dickens born February 7 in Portsea, later moved to London. He rose from poverty to fame, worked as a reporter, wrote Boz, and produced Pickwick Papers before dying at 58. His early life influenced all his novels and his stance against slavery in America.
Historical figures show Boston's coldest February 7 was 5 below in 1875 and 3 below in 1910. The warmest on record for this date reached 46 in 1878. Only years with precipitation on this date are 1911 1914 1915 and 1916, with no rain or snow otherwise in the recalled span.
Letters to editors discuss 1910 US census figures for the continental US Alaska Hiawaki and possessions Halley’s Comet perihelion in April 1910 and a 76 year return natural born citizenship for children born abroad in American parents question box under Bunker Hill cornerstone lists items from the Battle of Bunker Hill and related accounts.
A collage of references to the Battle of Bunker Hill and Lexington including works by H Daven Bostonian Alfred Alden Bradford and Edward Everett. It notes monuments circular letters life of Josiah Quincy and pages from early currency and inscriptions with a discussion on train crews and railroad salaries.
A reader asks how to prevent coal gas from a furnace rising into rooms, suggesting brief high drafts after night fueling to burn off gases. Another letter seeks the U.S. loan total to France in wartime, citing 5 047 974 777 24 dollars.
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