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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1919
Page
12
Senator Reed of Missouri attacks the League as a dream built on cobwebs and visions ignoring reality while William H. Taft argues the country backs Wilson and his League plan. The piece weighs which view readers may deem wiser.
Senator Borah protests the sending by private concerns of honor roll advertisements franked by the Adjutant-General's office to relatives of soldiers listed as casualties. He calls the scheme a “picayunish petty larceny system” that should be stopped if it gains unauthorized government influence.
A neighbor famed for hostility to Ireland extols force as the measure of freedom for Britain while denouncing German force against smaller nations. The piece questions if such a double standard should guide self determination discussions at the peace table.
The Boston police are advised against striking to force higher pay. Public sentiment supports a raise for these devoted officers, and the public is likely to express its opinions practically in the long run.
The speaker notes years without raises while costs rise swiftly. A policeman on current pay cannot support a family adequately. Taxpayers should fund a raise, and if needed the new legislature should authorize a higher Boston tax levy to provide decent remuneration for the police.
A dated editorial lauds January 1919 as the dawn of a new era. It portrays postwar America as a world leader with growing trade, abundant gold, expanding industry, and optimism for peaceful reconstruction, urging citizens to embrace renewed national duty and global influence. A separate note warns against telecommunication fraud and introduces a new rule to curb such swindling.
The next Westminster Parliament is largely fixed with Lloyd George’s emphatic backing. The suffrage extension for women over thirty is noted, but female candidates performed poorly. Countess Markievicz refused her seat, and Christabel Pankhurst was the closest to election.
Burleson plans for new telephone rates to take effect January 21 include a charge for long distance calls even if the intended recipient is not located. Critics call it a hardship for incomplete service, while officials cite potential financial protections for the company amid ongoing discussions.
The 1918 report by the State Forester shows 2553 fires burning 37 658 acres and a $205 627 loss. Authors argue for a 100 foot clearance rule between slash and timber or buildings to prevent fires and conserve natural resources nationwide.
Reports compare Allied and German weapons revealing progress in long range artillery. Utah battleship guns reportedly fire shells to about twenty miles, heavier than Big Bertha projectiles, causing greater damage than Paris bombardments. American industry claims protection against gas, trench warfare advances, submarine raid countermeasures, and air supremacy.
A reader asks about Princess Victoria Patricia born March 17 1886 and the Duke of Connaught as a former Governor-General of Canada. In auction whist a player who touches a card in dummy must play that card if legally playable. no right to switch.
Under ordinary conditions a profit of one dollar per hen per year should be expected from a flock of 100 hens if eggs are sold for food or consumed by the poultrymen. Extraordinary profits are usually due to high prices for setting eggs.
The Ipswich Reader discusses city and state pronunciation. It notes the English form Calais is pronounced KAL-is while the French form Ka-LAY keeps the a as in art and that Iowa is pronounced I-o-WAY, tracing Calais and Iowa to older linguistic roots.
The writer notes frequent phrases about peace talks echoing Dodgson and Carroll origins. A character from Through the Looking Glass is cited with The Walrus and the time to talk of many things. The reference questions where such lines originate.
Reader Phil Upp asks Newt about a 15 cent Boston dinner menu. The columnist dramatizes anger at the supposed meal, refuting the impossibility of such prices while mocking the idea and threatening a comic revenge if the prank persists.
The column surveys multiple calendar systems for 1919 and 1928, notes the misalignment of Christ’s birth with year counting, and mentions sunrises at 7 13 for ten days. It also quotes a reader about Christmas misfortune, reports Ferri Weiss to Paris for language work, and observes a holiday, soldiers’ stripes, birds, and homecoming Indian soldier Private Samuel J. Dana.
A man named Jacob, possibly a nickname, serves in Arkansas for having two wives. He kept both spouses content by keeping them unaware of each other, until a street encounter exposed the arrangement. After his term, the warden offered release, but Jacob chose to stay imprisoned, joking that Solomon overdid wife ownership and he would rather languish behind bars than embrace liberty with two wives under current laws.
The US tax bill taxes income over $1000 for a bachelor and over $200 for a married man, with additional exemptions for dependents. In England, income above $650 is taxed with certain abatements.
The last census before Brooklyn joined Greater New York in 1898 recorded 898,547 residents, making Brooklyn the fourth largest city in the United States at that time.
Philadelphia December 31 The Saucon and the Saluda cargo carriers were launched at Hog Island today. They are eight percent finished.
The Charlestown navy yard workers sought a 44 hour week to avoid layoff. A Washington notice signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt disapproved the request stating such a change cannot occur with permanent force reductions. The men argued it would keep all hands employed without cuts.
The Bunker Hill shaft, Quincy granite, stands 221 feet high. Cornerstone laid 1825 finished 1848 with Webster and Lafayette honored in ceremonies. Public funds and women’s fair financed completion amid dramatic Webster pause before 100000 cheering crowd.
Mollie Harrison of Bend, famed for beauty, toys with Dick Holmes while plotting tests of his love. At a ball she spurns him for the city man, and a male disguise by Hazel Jaynes leads to Dick’s heartbreak and Mollie’s downfall. A month later Mollie learns of Dick’s engagement to Martha Irving, leaving her with few suitors and a softened reputation.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes Boston’s coldest first day records at 2 below in 1881 and 1 below in 1899, and the warmest at 70 degrees in 1876. He adds that rain or snow occurred on this date in 1911, 1913, 1915, and 1916.
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