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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1920
Page
2
The Boston Post announces a daily series featuring the world’s famous landmarks. Prizes total 500 dollars, with awards for identifications and descriptive paragraphs. Entries must name the picture numbers and include concise descriptions.
Instructions warn against forwarding any identifications to the Trandmark Editor until the full series is complete. The request emphasizes completion before sharing sensitive data.
Professor D D Vaughan of Boston University urged free speech at the Brotherhood Forum in Emmons Hall. He warned intolerance leads to tyranny and urged sober judgment in handling today’s issues. He warned radicalism is dangerous and called to confront causes, not symptoms. He urged restoring free speech immediately.
The Holy Name societies of Charlestown’s three churches held a union service at St. Catherine's Church yesterday afternoon. Celebrant was Rev. George H. Quigley with Rev. James H. Phalan as deacon and Rev. Daniel Gorman as sub-deacon. Sermon by Rev. John O'Sullivan O M I of Lowell. Fred Gardner featured as violinist in a special musical programme.
Dublin January 4 The first local elections since the war will be held across Ireland on January 15. Voters look to Sinn Fein to indicate support, as locally elected councils have governed counties rural and urban districts for years.
In three southern provinces local councils remain dominated by home rulers as Sinn Fein rises on a proportional single transferable vote. Nationalists nearly vanish while Labor gains potential influence. Unionists and Carsonists fear minority representation. Government holds control via the castle backed local government board.
Under an act of Parliament the local government board can disband any refractory council and substitute paid administrators of its own selection. The move centralizes control and enables immediate restructuring of local governance.
Prize winning cat Red San Toy will appear at the Boston Cat Club Show January 8 and 9. The feline is owned by Mrs. Frank Martin of Allston and aims for further honors.
Red San Toy, a prize winning cat, will enter the 15th Boston Cat Club show at Copley Plaza Hotel January 8 and 9 to aid the children of devastated France. Cats from New York Chicago and San Francisco are slated to enter. many have notable pedigrees. Red San Toy is owned by Mrs. Frank E. Martin of 78 Brighton Avenue Allston.
General Edwards will speak this afternoon at 2 o'clock to the 101st Engineers Welfare Association in the Cadet armory. He will outline the proposed drive and all members and their friends are urged to attend.
Washington January 4 The Federal Trade Commission has been asked by Attorney General Palmer to reopen its investigation of the newsprint manufacturers associations whose members produce a large share of the papers used by American newspapers.
The Attorney General filed a formal request citing complaints from newspaper publishers that the manufacturers association failed to comply with a wartime price agreement. Palmer asks the Trade Commission to report on daily newsprint tonnage produced, offered for sale, and how much tonnage sold to jobbers.
The article notes widespread complaints about print paper costs and alleged noncompliance with fixed commissions under a settlement. The Southern District of New York maintains jurisdiction after fining eight newsprint manufacturers two years ago, with Mr Palmer to transfer any new evidence the Trade Commission collects for court action.
Three masted schooner Lavinia M. Snow floated by cutter Yamacraw and to be repaired. Gilbert Stancliffe towed to Rockland for repairs after being floated and beached in North Haven thoroughfare. Mary KE Olys may be saved with granite cargo salvage planned.
The drive to raise 140000 for the Franklin Square House begins as 850 girls leave for school and work. A letter campaign has already raised about 32000, and the book by Dr. George J. Perin supports the house's aims. Over 800 has been realized from book sales.
The Seine has risen over a foot in the last day while good weather prompts a government forecast of a few more inches, peaking for two days before falling. The Marne rises as other rivers stay steady or ease. Two deaths reported.
Following a protest from the United States naval prison the Navy Department restored the Portsmouth yard to its full enlisted strength. Officials said 106 men were insufficient to cover the receiving ship Southey the band yard tug naval prison and general detail duty. The previous order aimed to meet fleet demands though the prison normally holds 60 men and the ship 84.
The text notes farms increasing production and value as direct markets open via Motor Trucks. Suburbs expand to meet growing city populations. Motor trucks offer complete transportation facilities and efficiency like machinery once did, revolutionizing national haulage and lowering living costs through wider distribution of increased production.
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