Boston Post February 16 1921 issue highlights and policies
The Boston Post outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including U S Canada foreign pricing and Canadian postage. It lists office addresses in Boston and foreign-file locations, notes on prepaid terms, and credits The Associated Press while asserting extensive international newspaper file locations and a boast from The Fourth Estate about its large daily circulation.
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Boston Post
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London
Avenue de l’Opera
Paris
France
United States
Who Pays in New York State Tax Returns
An In come Tax Bureau report shows 745000 returns for the past year with over 145000 from single and married women. Many unmarried women, over 30000, list themselves as the supporting head of families. The piece argues women share tax burdens and deserve recognition in polls and offices.
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Income Tax Bureau
State of
New York
Massachusetts Response to Hoover Relief Drive Grows
Citizens of Massachusetts quickly respond to Herbert Hoover’s appeal for relief to suffering European children. In under three months the state pledged one million dollars with two-thirds in hand within sixty days to the committee at 166 Dev Street, as the effort advances.
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Massachusetts
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Dev
Massachusetts response to war relief appeal grows
The headquarters announce 960000 on hand with the rest of the million to come. Chairman John W. Hallowell states the appeal is vital and inspiring, representing the saving of a generation in war-worn lands. Massachusetts will respond promptly to the call.
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John W. Hallowell
Massachusetts
Harding’s rebuke to Senate over slow session hints future president’s stance
A forthcoming president rebukes Senate leader Lodge for prolonged inaction urging Congress to clear all appropriation bills this session. The telegraph underscores a demand for prompt action, signaling Harding’s tough approach and potential clashes with Senate oligarchs.
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Congress
Borah Fights Naval Build Up Amidst Party Split
Senator Borah clashes with associates over suspending naval construction until battleship efficiency is proven. He challenges Naval Affairs Committee tactics while opposing a League of Nations yet favoring some aims it could advance. He vows to press the issue to a finish, risking prolonged costly sea armament competition.
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Borah
Idaho
Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
United States
League of Nations
Imports and Unemployment in 1920 Outlook
The American Economist argues tariff policy should not be overblown as unemployment rises with imports. It notes 1920 saw $5.5 billion in imports and 3.25 million idle workers, contrasting 1919 with $4 billion imports and 2.34 million idle workers, and observes unemployment grows as imports fall after a period of high imports.
The Economist Faces Fallacy of Com Comitance
A fragment notes that the shoe trade shows a bias similar to a fallacy economists call com comitance, suggesting the article examines how trends in one line relate to broader economic behavior. The text implies skepticism about overgeneralizing from a single sector to the whole economy.
Unpleasan t but legal in bond case praised for justice
A court ruling upholding a purchaser of stolen Liberty bonds who recovered the bonds leads to full value payment. The text argues unregistered bonds pass like money when rightfully held and stresses the thief bears liability, urging registered ownership and safer storage.
Wilson did not promise to cancel Allied debts at Versailles
The article debunks claims that President Wilson pledged to wipe out Allied debts at Versailles. Washington officials, plus a St Augustine dispatch, state Wilson never favored debt cancellation and did not commit to it. Lamont told Harding Wilson made no such commitments, and there is no hint to Congress on cancellation.
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Senate
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United States
Washington
St. Augustine
Thomas W. Lamont
Versailles
Woodrow Wilson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
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Baltimore
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Questions for the Editor on language and education
A reader asks why English uses gaol for jail and how it is pronounced. Other queries cover dial paint radium usage, U S citizenship after living abroad, Lusitania sinking and US entry, evening dressmaking classes, February length origins, and Los Angeles versus Boston population per the 1920 census with Boston ahead by 71,987 residents.
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Los Angeles
Boston
Tax question on savings interest for federal return
The reader asks if interest from savings bank deposits must be reported as income on a U S federal tax return. The internal revenue officer reportedly answers yes.
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United States
United States Internal Revenue Officer
Sir-Was the Great Eastern a sailing vessel or a steamboat
Sir-Was the Great Eastern a sailing vessel or a steamboat A combination of both She had side paddle-wheels a screw propeller and six canvas laden masts Sir-Is the earth nearer the sun now or further from it than in midsummer Nearest the sun on Jan 1 most distant on July 4 this year
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Augustus Caesar
Augustus
Julius Caesar
Southern Migration of Liz and the Tin-Can Tourists
The piece chronicles a Florida gathering in Tampa where thousands of Americans from across the United States form a touring group named the royal order of tin-can tourists. They travel south for a sunlit, carefree stay, with many northern members plotting future trips and a lighthearted note on the seasonal migration. Also included are readers’ Valentine messages and a playful sentiment about Valentine Day gifts.
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United States
Tampa
Fla
Royal Order of Tin-Can
Florida
Calais
Cupid
L. L
Portland
Nashua
N. H
Maud, Cahoon
Boston
Maplewood
Valentine
Laconia
Ella
Andover
Lynn
Peacee
C. Bacon
Hanson
Bangor
Freyburg
Greenfield Flapper
Greenfield
Miss Flapper
Newt
Anna
Inauguration Echoes of Washington and Lincoln
The piece contrasts Washington and Lincoln inaugurations weighing joy and peril. It recalls Lincoln’s hurried arrival on February 23, security measures along Pennsylvania Avenue, the whiskey bag incident, and the oath by Chief Justice Taney. It notes Lincoln’s second term weather, the crowd, and the famed second inaugural address urging unity and healing.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Robert
Harrisburg
Robert Lincoln
White House
Buchanan
Tyler
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Senate
Taney
Douglas
President Johnson
Boston Weather Records On February 16 Past Century
The excerpt notes Boston coldest readings on February 16 with figures 4 below in 1888 and 1 above in 1904, and mentions a warmest 60 in 1882. It also references rain or snow occurring in 1912, 1914, and 1915, indicating historic temperature and precipitation records.
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Boston
Observant Citizen Reflects on Wilson and Local Notes
The column recalls Massachusetts born Henry Wilson as a former vice president and notes the 109th anniversary of his birth. It reports on civic charity, the Dutch liner Nieuw Amsterdam visit, cribbage puzzles, dogs fashion, Roxbury Mission Church ties, 1920 motor vehicle growth, victory button pickups, and progress toward Boston area building and automatic telephone service improvements.
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United States
Henry Wilson
Coolidge
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Wilson
New Hampshire
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