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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
4
Congressman Gallivan introduced a House resolution asking Secretary Baker to provide full information on how officers and men of the 26th Division were treated in the awards of war medals. The move serves as a preliminary to a broader attack on the War Department.
The Boston congressman proposes a House resolution directing the Secretary of War to furnish all World War I distinguished service medal records. It seeks lists of officer and civilian recipients, citations, board member names, and any officers who voted for medals for themselves or colleagues.
The City Council approved a $40,000 appropriation for Roxbury Canal works on City Hospital grounds, supplementing the existing canal improvement budget. Mayor Peters introduced the measure last week and the council acted yesterday.
Diamond Dyes promises a rich color for wool silk linen cotton or blends. The Directions Book with each package explains how to diamond dye over any color so you cannot go wrong. Ask your druggist for the Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials.
In London Jan 6 the National Trade Defence Association promotes a manifesto urging brewery shareholders and members of Parliament to oppose prohibition. The group plans newspaper correspondence and opposition meetings to defend public freedom and counter prohibitionists led by William I Johnson.
Mme Galli Curci testified she married Luigi Curci in Rome in 1898 and lived in Chicago after 1918, claiming Chicago is her home and she will sing there. Witnesses described suspected infidelity connections at Curci cottages and hotels, with photos offered as evidence. the judge ordered a decree.
In Stuttgart on January 5 Mathias Erzberger the German finance minister and vice premier told a Centre party rally that the present government bears no responsibility for the war and placed the blame on the Conservative party He said the armistice was sought by Von Hindenburg and Ludendorff and that budget stabilization would come this year He asserted Germans would pay reparations and that a Leipzig court would prosecute war criminals if lists of offenders were provided by Germanys enemies
United States Marshal John J. Mitchell, a Boston veteran in office since 1914, has been sent to the Senate for confirmation as collector of internal revenue to succeed the resigning John F. Malley. Chief Deputy Patrick J. Duane will fill the marshal’s duties pending confirmation.
Miss Alice Stuart asks about an engaged girl hosting a post engagement reception. Advice covers wearing a pretty afternoon gown with high neck and long sleeves, and serving sandwiches, cakes, and tea. Also discussed are ladies first in dining rooms, and when a woman may take a man’s arm.
In Brockton a domestic dispute centered on a jealous husband his wife and a rival woman ending in a hair pulling incident at a dance hall. Mrs Lotta Torrier was fined five dollars for assault on Mrs Minzey and appealed. Judge Reed noted the husband wronged both women and should have faced the court.
In a courtroom drama Mrs. Toirier accuses Mrs. Minzey of courting her husband after a dance hall incident. Toirier recounts a difficult life with three children and an injured husband while Minzey admits some conduct. Judge Reed finds Toirier guilty of assault, noting the husband’s fault and suggesting he should face court.
The piece recounts Nathaniel Hawthorne working as a weigher and gauger in Boston 1889 under George Bancroft, his later Salem customs appointment, his poverty, his wife's rescue with 150 dollars, and how James T. Fields published The Scarlet Letter after Hawthorne faced dismissal.
Prince the large St Bernard has arrived at the Animal Rescue League and asserted gentle authority over smaller dogs. He keeps a protective watch, ensuring the smaller canines submit to his leadership without arrogance.
After a clash with Frederick O Woodruff the Boston City Council passed an order urging Mayor Peters to obtain from the Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange all data on alleged property overtaxation and to secure from Woodruff the facts and parcel names backing his claim that some tracts were under assessed.
A former staff member requests a correction to credit Wollrath & Sons Florists of Waltham for planting and raising a rare cyclamen. Lydia M. Pali states she did not contribute to the plant’s growth and that the employer deserves the proper recognition.
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