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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
7
Paris dispatch reports the supreme council at a recent session decided to recognize the complete independence of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Major General Clarence R. Edwards, former 26th Division commander, will be toastmaster at the Connecticut Commandery Military Order of Foreign Wars annual banquet in Hartford on January 27.
New England's 26th Division donned uniform and went into action again last night 2500 strong. At 1 o'clock this morning the engagement was over and not a man had been lost. It was the YD ball at the South Armory Irvington street a feature of the YC memorial clubhouse fund drive. The 26th Division has always done things and the ball was a complete success.
A grand military themed ball in Boston united officers and doughboys in uniform, with Gov Coolidge and many dignitaries present. The event showcased a cosmopolitan attendance, lavish decorations, and dances while supporting a fundraising drive for a $200,000 YD clubhouse, including wounded veterans as honored guests.
A petition signed by the father of Marie Anderson Wright Terwilliger asks the pardon board to parole William Terwilliger, 40, of Aurora, who has served three years of a 14 year sentence for shooting his wife. Former State Attorney W J Tyers of Kane county co-signed. Anderson, father of the slain woman, says his son in law was always good to his wife and hopes for clemency.
An advertisement promising quick relief for sore throats promotes Formamint Tablets as germicidal and antiseptic. It claims to freshen, soothe, and prevent infection of inflamed membranes, urging immediate purchase for singers actors and smokers at 60 cents in all drugstores.
Mrs. Hannah J. Perkins, 93, Post cane holder in Wells Me, predicts a short mild winter. She cites an ancestral oak-leaf tradition: leaves clinging indicate a hard season, while early leaf drop in December signals a temperate, open winter.
Governor Westmoreland Davis urged abolishing the state prohibition department in a Legislature message saying it provokes resentment among other law officers and lax enforcement. Virginia stands as the only state with a separate prohibition department.
In Washington on January 14 the coal strike commission heard a third day of testimony. Miners claim wages up 60 percent and a 30 hour week, citing living-cost rises since 1914. Operators argue a 60 percent rise is unacceptable and dispute the 30-hour week as faulty economic theory.
Senator King of Utah rebutted Mississippi Senator Williams who said the Senate was failing to function. King argued the chamber still functions as 20 committees met yesterday and conferees on the railroad bill worked with House counterparts, making attendance on the floor impractical.
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