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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
1
A bi partisan round table with four Republicans and five Democrats began formal negotiations on reservations to the peace treaty. The two hour meeting yielded no agreement but officials said more talks are planned for Saturday and Senate circles held cautious optimism for a compromise.
Prime ministers and high officials travel to Paris to confer with Lloyd George and Clemenceau about the European crisis. Bolshevik victories threaten the continent and a projected attack on Poland is anticipated soon.
Prohibition takes effect at one minute past midnight with Andrew J. Casey announcing that after that hour no intoxicating liquor wine or beer may be manufactured sold or transported for beverage purposes anywhere in the United States its territories or possessions.
Richard C. Maclaurin president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology died at his home late yesterday from pneumonia He had been sick since last Saturday He is survived by a widow and two children.
The coast guard cutter Acushnet was ordered from Boston to assist in clearing ice at the west end of Cape Cod Canal. Northwest winds created four foot thick ice from Wing's Neck to Hog Island, blocking approaches while canal proper and east entrance remained clear. Also noted, Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, MIT president, died yesterday.
London dispatch reports the Polish Army facing a critical readiness state as Britain braces for potential renewed conflict. Key British leaders including Churchill Beatty and Wilson rushed to Paris for high level talks with Lloyd George on military and naval matters amid the fragile peace with Germany.
Republican Leader Lodge and Senator Hitchcock led the conference after Democratic Senators failed to elect a leader to succeed the late Senator Martin of Virginia. After two tie votes of 19 to 19 between Hitchcock and Senator Underwood the caucus adjourned subject to a joint call by the two senators.
A fire in the 11 story Chamber of Commerce building in New Haven kills two men and injures many. About 100 people are rescued from the upper floors as smoke fills the structure. Loss is estimated at 150000 with piano dealer M Steinert Sons and stationer J R Rembert Company suffering the bulk of damage.
In New York on January 15 advocates pressed for unamended ratification of the peace treaty. Over 100,000 votes counted from 475 colleges and universities show 46,259 in favor of unreserved ratification and 33,304 for ratification by compromise. Lodge reservations support garners 22,577 and 11,690 oppose ratification in any form.
Last night in hotels and cafes of Boston a Bacchanalian farewell to the late king of drinks featured champagne, singing, and overflowing conviviality. A coffin of empty bottles sat in a downtown hotel as waiters wore crepe, while policemen stood ready on the streets to prevent disorder.
Dr John M T Finney associate professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical School has been offered the chair of surgery at Harvard University. He left for Boston to discuss the post with Harvard authorities. Finney is a Harvard Medical School graduate and Princeton alumnus.
Undertaker O A Prohibition era scene notes 45 arrests for drunkenness counting Hanover Street City Hall Avenue Joy Street La Grange Street East Dedham Street D Street South Boston Roxbury Crossing Brighton Charlestown Back Bay. Police rounded up 45 individuals in a midnight crackdown with multiple precincts reporting figures.
Berlin wireless dispatch says French naval forces and troops at Toulon on the Mediterranean mutinied over bread shortages. The uprising reportedly erupted at the key military and naval port.
A public statement links growing Bolshevik successes in European Russia to a threatened Middle East situation. The note notes Soviet control is not yet confirmed but is presented as a concern shaping policy and public mood.
The snippet notes Massachusetts Governor John H. Clifford born 1809. It also marks the 1915 British capture of Swakopmund in German West Africa and the 1917 death of Admiral Dewey, alongside vague references to sunset times and light control for vehicles tonight.
Forecast for southern New England calls for increasing cloudiness on Friday with probable snow at night and Saturday, warmer Saturday, and moderate northwest turning northeast winds. Northern New England should see fair Friday with possible local snows Saturday as snow spreads to the New England coast by Saturday. Rains or snows reach the Middle Atlantic coast and interior South Atlantic States, with temperatures rising but not changing sharply.
A garbled weather blurb cites temperatures and averages. It mentions yesterday’s average temperature and a year ago’s reading with several numeric fragments and unclear place names.
Boston and New England lag on a $200 000 Yankee Division memorial clubhouse fund for YC Memorial. With two days left only $72 248 raised, needing $127 752 more by Saturday night. Daily targets of $63 476 today and $63 876 tomorrow are set to reach the goal.
Virginia Velocio 43 of Roxbury is found dead with her two week old daughter in the parlor from gas poisoning. Donata Velocio returns home to force entry. a note says she loved the family but was tired of life. No domestic trouble reported.
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