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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
14
The council discussed the push in England France and the United States to publish documents to suppress erroneous reports and rumors but a definite decision was not reached.
The article explains French anxiety that an Anglo French American security pact would be ineffectual without U S ratification. It notes Franco American and Anglo American treaties tied to France’s safety against Germany and warns Wilson must be conciliated to avoid undermining French protections amid Adriatic tensions.
President Wilson today prepared and sent to the State Department a reply to the entente premier's note on the Adriatic issue. He reiterates self determination and the US position from Versailles while noting no final chapter in negotiations. The note aims to shape future talks with London versed ambassadors and a possible Paris to Rome exchange.
The Rome telegraph summarizes an allied reply to President Wilson noting that withdrawing support would end the new French policy. The reply defends Italy over Fiume, calls Dalmatia cession crucial, and says a buffer state was rejected by Yugoslavs and allies.
In a village home a confrontation between Gangnon and Whittemore escalated after a woman refused Gangnon entry. Gangnon drew a .32 caliber revolver and fired twice, striking Whittemore in the right breast. Whittemore restrained Gangnon with clothes lines until help arrived. Sheriff Towne and Dr. Johnstone took Gangnon to Hyde Park jail. The report notes Gangnon’s family and Whittemore’s wartime bravery, along with past marital tensions.
The article criticizes the US president for threatening to withdraw from the Versailles treaty, arguing it undermines French policy and Europe’s fragile peace. It notes Italy’s wartime sacrifices and claims British and Italian delegates drafted technical terms while French delegates voiced sympathy for Italy.
The memoir recounts Merritt Rockwell son of a Revolutionary War veteran and former cabin boy who rose to command the schooner Cynthia. He married Lucy McElroy and shared happiness until Mrs. Rockwell’s death in 1901. Rockwell’s lineage includes his War of 1812 soldier father and Revolutionary War grandfather.
The Arlington High School baseball team of the Mystic Valley league will play 19 league games with several outside contests. The season should run from April to mid June, featuring a busy schedule and league play.
The Boston clergyman Rev. Andrew J. Graham testifies to healing through Christian Science at the First Church of Christ Scientist. He describes denouncing Mrs. Eddy, then reading Science and Health, which he credits with a sudden physical and spiritual release and a renewed understanding of faith and healing.
Ell B. Rockwell, skipper of the Vermont on Lake Champlain, marks his 78th year of service and 8th birthday, still refusing retirement. A famed figure in St. Albans and Albury, he traces a seafaring legacy to American Revolution roots and perilous night passages through Champlain’s narrows. He was born February 18, 1830 in North Hero.
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