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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1920
Page
1
Versailles treaty remains stalled in the Senate after private talks failed to secure ratification. The document, held since November 19, is set to be formally presented again tomorrow amid concerns of no material concession from the President's letter.
Herbert Hoover declares he is not a candidate and will not have spokesmen. He states he will vote for the party that stands for the League of Nations if the issue becomes central to the campaign. He refuses to pledge allegiance to either side.
Eamon De Valera reached Lawrence after a four hour delay due to snowbound highways. Thousands packed City Hall Auditorium and the State Armory to hear him, as he delivered a stirring address on Ireland's struggle during his New England tour. American Federation issues manifesto calling on unionists to start a non partisan campaign, begin primaries, and wage the battle for its principles, while attacking Congress as reactionary.
N E works to resume schedule after a crisis with efforts to clear backlogs and restore normal operations. Officials say teams are prioritizing essential tasks while assessing impact and adjusting timelines.
Emily Knowles and Guy Spiker wed in a sunlit Battersby parlor as snow drifts blocked Boston area trolley lines. About 25 autos, buried by 14 foot drifts, were freed by derricks and tracks cleared to restore service. Thousands aided snow removal across New England as rail and streetcar companies reported freight and passenger restoration plans.
The American Federation of Labor announced a national nonpartisan political campaign committee headed by Gompers. The move signals organized labor's pledge to participate in all coming political contests from presidency down and to place three women in committee roles as part of its bid to influence Congress and public policy.
Halifax fire damages three publications the Halifax Herald the Evening Mail and the Sunday Atlantic Leader housed in one building causing an estimated 100000 loss. The Herald plant suffered most with its press room composing room business and editorial offices flooded.
The Prince of Monaco announced to the Pope the engagement of his niece and heiress to the principality, Duchess de Vailentinois, to Count Pierre de Polignac. The Pope offered congratulations to the prince.
Signor Marconi in London foresees wireless calls between Great Britain and the United States at about 24 cents per minute. He reports direct talks to Canada from London and plans for a world wide wireless telephone system. He notes trials London to the continent and a Norwegian station application.
Halifax reports the British steamer Bradboyne from New York to Cherbourg foundered in mid Atlantic with feared crew losses. Oxonian says it rescued 23 crew while Monmouth saved two. American tug Berwick Too reported in distress about 400 miles off Newfoundland with position 45.50 N 47.57 W.
The Coast Guard cutter Ossipee reached the Portsmouth navy yard for repairs after a collision with the steamship Lady Laurier while assisting the army transport Powhatan into port. Repairs are expected to be completed within about 30 days.
Otis H. Whittier longtime Hamp ton Beach hotel proprietor of the Whittier House dies in Raymond N H at age 88 after retirement in 1911.
In Lowell and later in town, the youthful soldier-statesman urged the United States to recognize the government formed by the Irish people. He spoke of a centuries-long struggle for the isle and predicted Britain would yield under public opinion and an American response.
A gas main burst early yesterday in Lynn, sending leaking gas into 12 cellars and upper rooms. Seven people were unconscious and nine ill, including children. a cat’s warning helped rouse A J Coffin, who alerted neighbors. Palmotor revived several until conditions stabilized. no hospitalizations.
Bulletin on general conditions notes commuters along the Boston and Albany line will find trains running on schedule time this morning. Officials of the New York, New Haven... Continued on Page 4 Fifth Column.
Northampton reports a snowbound Hampshire hills town, Cummington, cut off for four days by weather and flu. Medicines and food scarce as only two doctors remain overtaxed, prompting a Red Cross appeal for aid. Communication limited to telephone.
London Feb 8 Bolshevik troops have victoriously entered Odessa according to a wireless dispatch from the Soviet government at Moscow. The brief message asserts control of the port city amid ongoing war developments.
The entry lists sunrise at 6 50 and sunset at 5 08 with a brief note on page placement and time formatting for continued coverage on Page 16 Second Col.
The notice lists celestial timings and citywide lighting at 5 38 PM. It notes today’s anniversaries Amy Lowell born 1874 and William Harrison the ninth president in 1841 19 and mentions Russian progress in North Poland in 1915. It recalls a memorial service in Paris for Theodore Roosevelt a year ago and reports forty militant suffragists arrested in Washington DC with services across the U S in his memory.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for moderate temperatures Monday and Tuesday with moderate to fresh northwest winds. Southern New England will be fair Monday and Tuesday, with warmer conditions in Vermont on Tuesday. Atlantic coast districts expect little change in temperature until Wednesday when warmer weather arrives. Winds off the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook north are moderate west, while Sandy Hook to Hatteras shows gentle northwest to north winds with fair weather.
Yesterday's temperature data from Thompson's Spa shows an average of 31 degrees. The report compares to 35 degrees from the same date last year, with surrounding numerical readings in a compact ledger-like entry.
A lone robber brandishing a revolver entered a Cambridge street tailor shop last night and robbed Isaac Wandell of 17 and Charles Fritz of 38 dollars from their pockets before fleeing. Wandell and Fritz reported the incident at Joy Street police station after they attempted to start a fire to warm the shop.
Yesterday tied the year's warmest value at 34 degrees by 4 PM. Forecasters expect similar highs today and tomorrow with a general thaw in the coming days followed by a light freeze at night.
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