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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
11
City tax actions loom as Collector Frank S. Deland reports a backlog since January 1 with delinquent poll tax payers. He states he could not finalize the list for sale this morning, but more than eight thousand names will be advertised next week and liens on properties will be sold.
Collector Deland said no change in efforts to recover back taxes on about 800 names tied to vacant suburban land. Since January 1 over 11,000 of 39 19 poll taxes paid and 120 of 1918 paid about $26 000 in cash. Warrants issued raise costs with interest and constable fees. About half of taxed individuals cited as veterans or too poor to pay. Consideration given to reasonable payment claims.
Veterans may show discharge papers to avoid dues and face the constables. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company sent a $90,000 check for Siegel building real estate taxes. Meanwhile Boston Elevated Railway will miss about $500,000 due before year end.
Springfield January 14. The city library announced it has removed from shelves all volumes dealing with the manufacture of beer wine or liquors. The action follows the spirit of the prohibition enactment and is intended to deter would be makers by removing such material.
George P. Kinsman of Tremont Street Brighton a clerk in the Newton post office and a Vera Cruz veteran arrested by federal officers charged with stealing a special delivery letter said to contain $4 He pleaded not guilty and was held on bail for a hearing tomorrow before Federal Commissioner Hayes.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as quick relief for colds and grippe. It claims dosing every two hours until three doses relieve nasal congestion, runny nose, headache, feverishness and sneezing, with no quinine and pleasant taste.
Cardinal Mercier declares patience amid Belgian resistance to stamping identity cards for German deportation plans. He argues the primate and magistrates rejected aiding forced labor lists, while von Bissing and the Governor General maneuver to identify workers. The loyal clergy oppose coercive recruitment.
In Belgium 1917 correspondence shows Cardinal Mercier opposing deportation tactics used by the occupying forces. Priests refused identity stamping. authorities fined them 100 marks. Mercier argues clergy aid would spare the vulnerable and urges humane resistance to measures that target workers and the poor.
An advertisement extols Puddine as a quick, inexpensive dessert idea with flavors like chocolate and vanilla. A couple recalls past dinners and praises Puddine for easy preparation, claiming it yields firm, smooth molds and many servings from a small box.
Publication notes state continued installments will appear in tomorrow's Post and Daily and Sun day Post until completion. The material is copyrighted in 1919 by the Boston Poet and the Public Ledger, with Canada and international rights held by Public Ledger Co.
Mrs. David McCrae, mother of the late Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae author of In Flanders Fields, died suddenly at her Guelph Ontario home. A native of Forfarshire Scotland she leaves a daughter and son Dr. Thomas McCrae of Philadelphia. Colonel McCrae died serving in France in January 1918.
Conductor Harry Bates of the Plymouth division New Haven railroad was struck by an outgoing passenger train at Harrison square early last night. He was hurled down the embankment and escaped with a fractured rib. Bates walked to the station and was later taken to City Hospital.
A New York meeting of top financiers issued a call for one of the greatest international conferences of commercial and financial figures. The aim is to find a remedy for the global chaos left by the war and to coordinate responses among nations and major firms.
An international appeal signed by business, financial, political and educational leaders urges governments and the reparations commission to pursue wise restraint and revenue growth over debt. The call asks nations to curb inflation and unite in a dispassionate, businesslike effort, with delegates from Germany and Austria to be invited. Prominent American signers include leaders urging Congress and the Chamber of Commerce to organize a conference.
A list of prominent figures includes J. P. Morgan, Herbert Hoover, Frank A. Vanderlip, H. B. Judson, and university presidents such as the University of Chicago’s president, Samuel Rea, Yale’s Arthur T. Hadley, and Washington’s Festus J. Wade. Also named are A. W. Mellon, William H. Taft, Daniel Willard, Harry A. Wheeler, Myron T. Herrick, and several other financiers and corporate leaders from New York, Chicago, and Cleveland.
John Meldrum gave a piano recital in Jordan Hall performing works by Schubert Gluck Franck Chopin Scriabin Debussy and Liszt. The blind artist asked to be judged solely as a pianist and interpreter. He demonstrated extraordinary technique and sincere musicianship, earning heartfelt praise for Franck and Chopin, with the audience greatly pleased.
The Ward 16 Republican committee met at Quincy House and endorsed Governor Coolidge for the presidency. They also backed Charles H. Innes and Major Gasper G. Bacon as delegates to the national Republican convention. The meeting was led by former Representative Simon Swig.
Representative Caldwell denounced undertakers soliciting profits from grieving families to hasten or influence the return of American soldiers’ bodies from France. He said the War Department is expediting returns while firms push magazines and ads to profit from the tragedy.
Obsequies for John Barleycorn will be held at Morgan Memorial tomorrow night. A funeral procession through the South End will use tracks carrying about 100 workers. Church services will feature Rev. George H. Spencer of the Massachusetts Bible Society as principal speaker. Barleycorn's coffin will be prominently displayed during the processions.
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