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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
14
Howard F. Brock editor of the Boston Traveler dies suddenly. He was city editor of the Boston Post for a long period and did admirable work. As editor of the Traveler he made a fine professional record and was a devoted, indefatigable worker.
The municipal board of censors revokes the St James dance hall license on Huntington Avenue calling it a local centre for disease and immorality and a menace to the community. The order warns holders of similar licenses and cites confidence in the action by Mayor Peters Police Commissioner Curtis and Chief Justice Bolster as justification.
John Mason former eight season actor at the Boston Museum has died. His work there was praised for charm and growth, marking a fruitful era remembered as a vital part of the city’s theatre heritage. Survivors of that era are few.
The Attorney General Gregory announces his resignation joining Secretary McAdoo in leaving high offices due to insufficent pay. The piece lauds his wartime leadership and the respect he earned for the Department of Justice and his patriotism.
President Wilson declares the administration has been singularly able, conscientious, and watchful of the public interest. He emphasizes steady stewardship and adherence to duty in governing.
The Supreme Court decision bars city fare controls as unconstitutional if they hinder a reasonable return on investment, signaling broad changes for street railways and public utilities. It cautions this could allow price hikes until profits meet a defined return, with 6 percent often cited as reasonable.
The pianist Jan Paderewski was wounded in his Warsaw room by an assassin. Reports say the injury is minor and he remains at work with Polish independence arbiters. He has pledged his fortune to liberty and is named to lead an independent Poland.
The governor argues for resuming construction as a primary duty to revive commercial and industrial resources. He cites a Board of Labor and Industries plan for a building revival, saying it spurs demand for steel, cement, bricks, lumber and related materials while increasing employment across factories.
New York Senator Wadsworth recently returned from Europe and expressed satisfaction with U S Army administration in France saying remarkable work has been accomplished. He argued praise implies consistency with War Department efforts at home and questioned prior criticisms.
A New York district attorney official declares that actual thefts totaling 3 million dollars in one year were proven against swindling war charity enterprises nationwide, mostly in New York City, with millions more wasted on inefficiency, large commissions, and gifts by the organizations.
The Post urges a national memorial for Theodore Roosevelt with Congress planning a service on February 9. The Republican National Committee backs the movement and Taft Lodge Cardinal Gibbons and others press governors to join. Roosevelt family approves the nationwide tribute.
All Sorts management declares the column will begin in this space with emphasis on varied items and notes to readers. The announcement signals a new feature in the newspaper page.
A light hearted notice invites readers to enjoy a trio of features aimed at banishing gloom with humor and philosophy. It previews ex-Kaiser Bill Hohenzollern’s diary extracts printed exclusively, with the first instalment to appear tomorrow at All Sorts column.
In a banquet remark, Colonel George Taylor Dennison claims President Wilson blocked the Allies from forcing a knockout blow and ending the war. The piece notes the assertion is nonsense and emphasizes that General Foch controlled timing and terms of the armistice.
A women only contest asks for brief letters answering What Is the Shortest Route to a Man's Pocketbook. Calls for replies from Friend Wife Fair Fiancee Little Lady and others across New England and nearby U S territory with emphasis on participation and disclaimer about male readers.
Lindley M. Garrison becomes receiver of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, which carried 670,519,397 passengers in 1917, with ex Governor Foss owning much of its securities. Consul General Neltner presents French photographs to San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. Colonel George S. Patten, a West Painter and Pershing staffer, receives the Distinguished Service Cross. The piece also notes service members in uniforms, a Harvard returnee Colonel George Lyon Jr at 70, and Henri Rabaud’s election to France’s Institute de France, along with a list of the immortal composers in the group.
Conservatively about half the world wakes with a grouch. The piece offers a morning resolve to improve mood and curb a pernicious wrinkle in character, hoping to begin three features tomorrow and invite readers to adopt the advice.
In a playful line from What the Sphinx Says a speaker jokes about a clumsy clod-hopper stepping on a foot and the proper acknowledgment of the accidental contact. The quip reflects humorous etiquette over an awkward moment.
The poem contrasts Maizie, a stylish munition worker with costly fur and a high priced bleach look, and Ethyl who saves pay and avoids debt. Maizie loses her job after the armistice and falls behind on installments, while Ethyl preserves savings and looks to a preferred, steadier job.
A Maine clipping reports Leslie Savage moving his family from Razorville to Camden then returning after chopping wood at a portable mill. The note hints he possesses a dual personality to be in two places at once. The second item notes Harry Swift starting his sawmill and hoping to finish winter work swiftly for an early spring.
The Oldest Inhabitant recounts Boston's coldest January records with official figures showing 8 below in 1914 and 1 below in 1912. He notes the warmest for this date at 63 degrees in 1892 and mentions rain or snow on this date in the past decade including 1909, 1911, and 1917.
The Hall of Fame in Munich stands out among German memorials for its Greek inspired Doric colonnade and extending wings. It houses busts of 80 Bavarians including von Sickingen and Richter, with a colossal Bavaria statue 170 feet high guarding the entrance. A circular iron staircase inside leads visitors upward.
A visitor’s guide to Munich landmarks recounts the Hall of Fame and Walhalla on a hill above the Danube. It notes the Parthenon replica, grand busts, and marble tablets, alongside the nearby Hall of Liberation and a future feature on Admiral Togo’s triumphal arch.
A collage of letters and notes from observers in Boston and Cambridge recounts historical anniversaries, wartime prices, seed catalog novelties, and a long forecast for 1919 and 1920. The column nods to Benedict Arnold, Theodore Roosevelt, and William H. Lewis, plus a Dartmouth freshman rulebook and spring moon lore.
In Rome New York a 100 year old woman died suddenly at her son’s home in Boonville after returning from Germany twenty years earlier. She had helped with housework the day before death. The centenarian was born in 1825 and had lived in the area much of her life.
The narrator notes harsh winter weather with wild winds and snow while staying cozy at home. He jokes about his cow losing antlers, his radiator cracking, and fowls failing to lay eggs. He remains thankful he need not save sleet to win the war, closing with Walt Mason’s 1919 copyright note.
A lively wartime room of young women plots a prank by pinning Barbara Smiths name on an olive-drab sweater to trigger letters from a supposed unknown soldier. Years later in France a returned soldier named Frank Grant, now older, discovers Barbara is the same prim girl, and he begins writing to her, sparking a romance that reconciles their youth.
Household hints suggest repurposing worn underwear into a summer undervest with a crochet shell and transforming discarded mothers' hose into creepers for toddlers. Mrs John Pierce of 6 Arnold Street, Lonsdale, Ala, shares practical, frugal sewing ideas.
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