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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1919
Page
14
The Post notes a probable trial of nickel zones on Boston surface streetcar routes. A five cent ride would cover travel within city districts without transfers, letting riders from North Station reach central business and theatre areas and return for the same price. The change could cut losses as thousands currently walk in to avoid higher fares.
A newspaper notes alibis as crucial in criminal cases. It cites the Mrs. Bardell breach case as a literary tie in to alibi value and highlights a Maine murder where suspects proved their whereabouts to avoid suspicion.
The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a $100,000,000 relief appropriation urged by President Wilson to feed starving Europe. The article notes a forthcoming Senate battle but expects a similar outcome. It frames the issue as a social political move beyond money or food, aiming to curb Bolshevism with the aid.
The text argues that expansion will be insignificant compared to benefits and that the Senate will likely view this accordingly.
The article argues the League of Nations is inevitable and should be founded at once, with support from President Wilson and Lord Cecil. It says many conference questions lie beyond Germany and require international cooperation, so a league offers a framework for mutual restraint and peaceful settlement.
The article notes aviation’s wartime impulse shaping peacetime transport and military aircraft expanding in size speed and endurance. It cites England's admiralty reporting large airplanes faster than Zeppelins and capable of weeklong flight, and the U.S. air mail nearing practical use. It adds sport interest with Minnesota wardens seeking legal aviator duck hunting.
A West Virginia resident challenged state law by bringing a quart of whiskey for personal use. The Supreme Court ruled interstate commerce authority applies to policy, not beverage use, signaling limits on state liquor control and an endorsement of federal policy across dry states.
The House Immigration Committee will hold hearings on postwar immigration restrictions amid bills proposing two to four year bans. Secretary of Labor Wilson may oppose the measures, arguing immigrants fill needed labor. Questions arise about foreign governments influencing emigration and the risk of aliens returning home.
A Public Health Service request to the nation's churches designates February 9 as Health Sunday. Clergymen are asked to urge congregations to support civilian groups protecting the community from contagious diseases and to extend preventive efforts.
The article notes millions of youths housed in camps and cantonments with records of preventable disease. As mobilization ends and soldiers return home, it urges safeguarding their health and physical integrity both domestically and abroad.
A Ninth Regiment officer argues the so called influenza plague is a virulent form of trench fever known in France. He cites matching symptoms and progress with abroad cases and notes lower fatalities overseas due to outdoor living and better care. He urges thorough investigation since doctors here are uncertain about influenza.
Late Governor Whitman concedes Alfred E. Smith's win as New York governor after a partial recount. The state total was 2,192,970 with Smith 1,009,936 and Whitman 995,094, home tally margin about 7,000. recount suggested possible gain for Whitman but halted.
Vittorio Orlando receives a gift of a gold pen from peasant mothers near Rome to use for signing the peace treaty. William Beebe’s failed bombing ends with his bomb hitting a farmhouse as German soldiers swarm the area. General Pershing earns praise from army telephone girls for tea and dancing at his chateau. Cardinal Gibbons speaks New Year sermons. Mrs Bryan’s hospital treatment is noted in follow up after the services.
The 68th regular meeting of Royal Chapter No. 153 Order Eastern Star met at the Medford Women's Club. Mrs. C. Maud Mangels outlined plans for the year as officers were installed by Emily Eldredge with aides Kittie Fisher and Annie Sinnicks assisting. The new officers include Worthy Matron Mrs. Mangels and Worthy Patron George B. Archer.
Mrs. F. Edna La Brecque of 48 Shennen street Quincy died from pneumonia at Homeopathic Hospital Brighton after a brief illness. She was wife of Lieutenant Alfred N. La Brecque of the Canadians and had worked for Boston papers since her husband joined the service.
Albany January 14 The first bill of the 1919 Legislature to reach the governor for signature was introduced by Mrs Ida B Sammis Republican It extends the open season for duck shooting on Long Island and is the first to become law upon approval by Governor Smith
In a humorous diary entry from Amperongen Castle Holland the exiled Kaiser admits he did not abdicate in Berlin before fleeing to Holland and claims he wrote the abdication only under pressure after the journey. He recalls bombs in Mannheim and a peace conference meal of a five cent Swiss cheese sandwich.
A quip notes that when out with your wife you are in the presence of a lady, urging respectful behavior. The remark reflects social etiquette tips seen in the era's humor columns and conduct admonitions.
Readers share cheeky tips on how to win a husband’s money with stealthy moves and clever flattery. Letters from Mrs Polly Boston and others outline routes from bed edges to trousers and vanity to pocketbooks, inviting female readers to submit ideas to All Sorts.
A businessman declares ending a get rich quick scheme. He reflects on repeated failures over ten years and vows to abandon profit as the ultimate goal. He recalls the 1867 Established sign as a reminder of fair dealing and pledges to run his future ventures on integrity.
The report lists coldest readings for January 11 from 1871 and 1879 and notes a warmest 46 degree record in 1899. It also mentions years 1900 1910 and 1914 with rain or snow on this date in Boston.
Readers of the Observant Citizen recount door slam pranks on Boston subways, stray observations from Cambridge and Watertown, chatter about McAdoo and the Wilson era, plus notes on Cape Cod authors, Mayflower descent, yeowomen saluting, Boston fish trade, Lynn’s old drug store, a wildcat hunting tale, and a maple tree bird flock observation.
A fragment recalls a speaker’s desire to move to a remote isle for happiness and solitude, escaping daily routines of grooming and chores. The lines hint at a cheerful, carefree persona seeking simple island life.
The piece recalls Admiral Togo's homecoming through a Roman style arch near a railroad station and a grand naval review with 308 ships, including captured Russian vessels. It notes American interest via the Wisconsin and Cincinnati, cites Tsushima with May 27, 1905, and summarizes Russian losses of 26 ships, 4000 dead, 7000 captured, plus Japanese casualties.
Beth encounters a stranded young man seeking to borrow her horse and carriage to meet his aunt at the station. The man proves to be Ruth Pemberton’s former friend from New York, now an entreating visitor who later becomes Beth’s fiancé, winning parental approval.
A 1919 verse by Walt Mason condemns wartime gardening pressure and “ginks” who label nonparticipants as slackers. The speaker proclaims postwar liberty to choose leisure over sowing, contrasting store bought greens with a renewed disdain for forced cultivation.
A period etiquette column answers common questions. A uniformed soldier salutes rather than removing his hat when greeting a woman. The tablecloth should hang about 20 inches over the table edge. It is polite for a guest to supply their own cigars rather than use the host's.
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