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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1921
Page
10
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Enrico Caruso, though unrivaled as an operatic tenor, earns global admiration beyond singing for his genial character. His courage in illness inspires hope among fans in America and Europe, who wish him a full recovery and many years of life to share with the world.
Massachusetts has officially recognized ownership of a land spur projecting into Lake Ontario from Rochester, with about 25 acres rising above water. The notice hints the Commonwealth could pursue real estate development under favorable conditions as others filled in the lakebed long before.
The excerpt discusses who is taxable in New York State and the city of Rochester, viewing the asset as a revenue source. It notes a friendly settlement and mentions Rochester's interest in turning the area into a public park, with a proposed purchase price around half a million dollars.
Representative Garrett denounces the vast and wasteful investigations since the war. He notes $150,000 spent with no prosecutions and argues the probes serve partisan aims while offering no misdeeds to indict. President Wilson regains health and plans memoirs amid busy capital. Oil policy and fish supply loom over coastal towns and Grand Banks fisheries.
In Washington discussions on women voters favor unity over a distinct woman's party. Critics warn such a split would fracture the suffrage body and political influence. Miss Margaret Wilson and Senator Stanley urge women to work within existing parties to improve politics rather than form a separate machine.
Wellfleet fishermen protest oil spreading through marshes and meadows, arguing it ruins clams, oysters and quahogs and harms the local shellfisheries, a hardship that elicits sympathy for their plight.
The piece argues that a surge in idle freight cars reflects a broader business lull, not mainly the higher rates from last September. It notes commodity prices fell despite higher transport costs, cites 1914 and 1920 railroad data, and calls for a rate revision to aid basic materials like coal in the New England region.
State Registrar Goodwin cites rising intoxicated drivers since prohibition and endorses a bill expanding police power to arrest intoxicated drivers on sight. The piece argues the dangerous combination of alcohol and fast cars warrants immediate police action to prevent manslaughter.
Alfred S. Clark praises The Ways of the Circus by George Conklin an autobiography of a lion tamer. The book is filled with circus life anecdotes, training secrets danger and colorful tales of Barnum Bailey and other legends, told in a brisk wandering style.
Ridiculing a common mistake, Mistah Robinson notes in Rough Notes that people think life insurance exists for their kin but often only covers funeral costs and the undertaker, leaving survivors burdened.
A festive gathering led by Newton Newkirk featured carols and sea songs including Sweet and Low Old Black Joe The Old Oaken Bucket Mandy Lou and Ben Bolt Then a sudden interruption with How Dry I Am shattered the cheerful mood leaving the party in gloom in Lynn.
Newton Newkirk, Boston Post staff, defends himself against a slanderous column charging him with orchestrating a scheme to oust Hindy the cat. He rails at anonymous writers, reveals valentines and a stuffed bear nickname, and accuses the writer of envy while defending his own honesty and reporting.
The piece marks Francis Preston Blair's centennial birth, recalls his 1868 vice presidential nomination with Horatio Seymour, and notes his father's role in early Republican politics. It reflects on 1921 mail dated 1920, Houdini lore, Boston museum figures, and a suite of local curiosities and historical vignettes.
A concise list of commonly observed wedding anniversaries is provided. Key milestones include first year paper, fifth year wooden, tenth tin, twelfth leather, sixteenth crystal, twentieth china, twenty sixth silver, fortieth woolen, forty fifth silk, fiftieth golden, seventy fifth diamond, and eightieth ivory.
The text cites Boston coldest and warmest on February 19 with official figures: 4 above in 18s5 and 1905, and a warmest 56 in 1880. It also notes rain or snow on this date in 1914, 1917, 1918, and 1921.
Major C D A Loeffler, 84, retired U S Army doorkeeper to the White House, remains active at the presidential offices. Sir Philip Gibbs tours major U S cities to lecture, while Viscount De Lebour, tied to Miss Violet Selfridge, joins the London department store family. Senator Penrose judges job seekers, David Wark Griffith tops pay scales in film at three million in profits from Way Down East, produced for £852,000 with last week’s receipts around $190,000 and the dam scene costing $50,000.
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