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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
14
The article critiques a Ford built eagle submarine chaser program as possibly wasteful but notes the War Department will still use the vessels. It argues critics claim the boats useless until the next war, countering that heavy guns dreadnoughts and planes would also be deemed unnecessary in that logic. The government asserts continued utility for the navy.
Senator Cummins of Iowa calls for federal ownership of U S railroads with subsequent private leasing under strict terms and a mixed governance model. He would have government stock guarantees and a management board while Republicans, led by the Commerce Committee, push back against government ownership with lively times ahead for the GOP.
Director Charles F. Gettemy exposes waste and embezzlement in Massachusetts city and town finances. He cites at least 140000 in shortages and urges state supervised accounting and removal of incompetent local officials to prevent further losses.
The text expresses a wish for a comprehensive adjustive reorganization and supervision system to be established under the law. It emphasizes implementing robust oversight and systematic reforms.
The piece condemns hostile campaigns against President Wilson as covert interference with U S diplomacy. It cites a London based spread of opposition clippings and a scathing memorandum attack on Wilson. It argues federal law should apply to obstructive propaganda by Americans abroad and slanderers in England.
A New York youth admits in court that seven years of stealing yielded less than $500. He explains crime brings misery, prison, and no real gains, noting most criminals cycle through prisons and end in poverty. He abandons crime, warning others against the life of a thief.
The piece contrasts a rumored $400,000 Bolshevik donation with U S wartime funding, noting Americans have stretched money to aid allies while criticizing Bolshevik money from the imperial treasury. It argues Americans view money differently from Russians and questions the value of such funding.
Boston readers are told Health Commissioner Woodward plans to have Health Department inspectors and nurses personally observe each car on their routes to evaluate ventilation and crowding. The piece urges concrete results and notes two simple reforms to reduce overcrowding, hoping to spur the road to action.
The department will award a 100 or OK rating to a car only if not more than one quarter as many passengers are standing as seated. The text implies current practice still favors seating for the majority while standing remains limited.
The piece notes the return of millions of veterans from patriotic service and the resulting need to reintegrate them into productive work. It mentions the federal Employment Service led by Everett W. Lord, the Boston Employment Bureau near Liberty Hall, and widespread use of these services by returning soldiers for reintegration.
In Paris 124 United States soldiers were decorated for extraordinary heroism under fire, proving no color line or sectional limit in bravery. They hailed from Massachusetts, Tennessee, Ohio, South Carolina and other states, all part of America’s fighting force. The piece urges greater recognition of Black Americans’ contributions in regions where they are often undervalued.
War Department figures show 71 114 wound and injury cases in France from January 15 to October 15 1918. Only 8.8 percent died and 85.3 percent recovered enough to return to duty, with 5.9 percent permanently disabled. The record inspires despite the war continuing.
Mrs. David Lloyd George devotes time to children amid war talk. James J. Corbett heads to Los Angeles for film training. Holyoke mayor John D. Ryan, a recovered machine challenger, limits personal expenses to 50 dollars monthly. Captain Henry F. Wise, first to win a Czech Slovak cross, earned a Croix de Guerre. R. T. Crane donates Washingtoniana to the Naval Academy. Samuel Phelps Leland gifts an argonauta shell to Springfield Art Museum. Bianca de Saulles travels the world after acquittal, facing foreclosure on her Box home.
A minister's wife should be invited to all wedding events including the reception and breakfast when the minister officiates. Personal letters to friends should be clear and legible and depend on age and intimacy. Low necklines in girls' gowns begin after they appear in society.
The letter-writer accuses John Devine Inflater of striking Leander Treghorn and then bragging about it, claiming motives range from neighborly aid to hidden cider mischief. The piece ends with a rebuke and a poem directed at John.
A Virginia hen laying 285 eggs in the past year headlines the Boston Poultry Show. The narrator vows to attend, praise the hen, and mock critics as New England and Virginia forge bonds over this eggs-traordinary achievement.
Describes Napoleon’s Arch de Triomphe in Paris as the world’s grandest structure begun after Austerlitz and completed by Louis Philippe in 1836. Notes its height and breadth, critical views on its sculpture, four major reliefs, prime vantage from the Square of the Star, and other commemorative arches and monuments visible from the platform.
A bustling column from Boston covers street scenes in Washington Street bootblacks fashion, market prices, and local figures. It notes weather lore with planets Venus Mars Jupiter and a new moon, plus civic updates on street railway fare and a florist who eats only two meals daily.
A 1919 verse by Walt Mason lampoons wartime figures including Hindenburg Tirpitz and Ludendorff, asking repeatedly what has become of Lady as the men grow old and the war’s glow fades. It blends satire with contemporary figures in a reflective mood.
A reader asks if a bachelor earning $25 weekly is taxed under the new federal law and at what rates. Answers explain the $1000 exemption, 6 percent to $4000, 12 percent above $4000, plus surtaxes. Other questions cover Theda Bara age, Lew Dockstader real name, and Fred Stone’s age.
A brief census style note shows 1910 22773 emigrants to the US with 1911 around 18 000 1912 18706 and 1913 19124. It notes Prussia roughly half the emigrants with Bavaria about a fifth and Saxony around one tenth as many as Prussia. A reader asks usage guidance for born borne and bourne.
A Bostonian exchange debates lamp count for the State House dome. It confirms 498 lamps exist but clarifies that to burn signifies burning heat, not consumption, as incandescent filaments glow yet are not consumed.
A reflective piece follows the speaker stepping with the year from winter to spring. They anticipate May roses and gardens found in lilac moments of spring. The verse speaks of looming storms, dawns of new day, and a rose’s piping tune on opaline margins of June.
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