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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
22
The naval pay bill trims officer salary increases while keeping enlisted boosts. Critics warn skilled officers leave for better pay, risking undermanned ships and a hollow economy. High authorities say denial of raises worsens manpower shortages despite potential savings.
The Sims controversy stirs naval fans to back the admiral as a Republican candidate for president. Critics note his Canadian birth makes him ineligible under the Constitution. The New York Sun is cited on the point, while questions arise about his remarks offering U S power to aid Britain.
A reader asks how an amendment can be declared unconstitutional. The article explains that any amendment contravening a remaining preexisting provision is invalid. It uses examples such as a state church requirement or an unrecounted vote to illustrate that Supreme Court review can nullify amendments that violate the Constitution’s core rules.
The charter of the organic law argues that a constitutional amendment must itself be constitutional. If the 18th Amendment is found unconstitutional in its adoption or its impact on prior guarantees, it must be repealed.
ThePost launches a fund for Patrolman William G. Clancy's wife and child after his murder at Roughan Hall Charlestown. The paper pledges 1000 dollars and urges readers to contribute, underscoring the dangers faced by Boston policemen and the public's duty to support dependents.
The Oregon Legislature ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment with strong, though expected, support in a special session. Mississippi rejected ratification in regular session amid cheers. Maryland and New Jersey legislatures are in session, with Virginia and South Carolina to follow this month.
Former President Taft argues for compromise between the league and Lodge reservations as the only path for U S entry. He warns Republican politicians against following bitter enders and stresses Taft's stance as reflecting the party majority.
Washington reports that the conference committee will drop Section 6 of the Cummins bill a provision that would take earnings above five and a half percent from strong roads to aid weak roads. Critics call it radical and possibly unconstitutional arguing good management would be penalized to subsidize poor decisions. The alternative under discussion would return rate making to the Interstate Commerce Commission with strict rules.
The Commerce Commission may recognize the need to value railroad property and services, fixed charges, labor and going values, considering twenty years of experience. The removal of Section 6 should speed railroad legislation so private operation can resume.
The article notes a long standing rift between Lloyd George and Winston Churchill over how to handle Bolshevik Russia. It details Lloyd George’s private liberal views contrasted with official caution and his evolving stance as he seeks an exit from the Russian intervention without harming his political position.
A rare isolated leprosy case in Boston led to detentions and rumors of widespread contamination. Dr. Woodward of the Health Commission dismissed fears, noting leprosy is less contagious than tuberculosis and that the city faces no danger.
Secretary of War Baker gave his son Jack a Christmas gift of a complete overseas outfit used by the AIF. The present included a regulation army rifle gas mask and helmet. The remark implies a jab at self-made men who brag.
A test quick lunch car between Chicago and St Louis aims to speed meals at modest prices with a full length counter and waiters in non skid shoes. The writer worries about dining at 59 mph and jokes about spillage and etiquette amid fast transit.
The Massachusetts Audubon Society warns many birds will starve unless fed as winter snow covers food sources. The plea asks readers to cast bread for birds now with hope for songs of gratitude next summer.
Poem urging release from tears and sorrow as the new year opens with prayer and renewed seeking. Imagery of a garden spread before us and a call to let go care while embracing hopeful exploration.
The text recalls Boston weather on January 23 with official figures noting 6 below in 1882 and 3 below in 1888 as historically cold. It cites a warmest 60 in 1874 and mentions no rain or snow on this date except in 1913 1915 and 1919.
Plymouth grows into a town and Duxbury emerges as a farming center with Mayflower passengers Miles Standish and John Alden among early settlers. The story covers debt troubles tied to Isaac Allerton mismanagement, eight investors taking control, and Allerton’s eventual dismissal and insolvency in New Haven.
The Observant Citizen notes Boston snow removal costs reaching about $25,000 to date, with little prior expense but a high current total. It mentions petitions on street name changes, Ford acting as mayor during Peters’ vacations, and Health Commissioner Woodward denying any leprosy cases.
An American column blends a parable on imagination with notes on price trends and prospects for apples, a Boston steamship charter earning potential, long-time community service by Cyrus Moors, and Newfoundland weather and danger to seafarers from winter gales and ice encrusted lighthouses.
Sewell Ford’s amusing story Nicky and the Setting Hen joins the Boston Sunday Post Magazine as part of the author’s latest series. It will appear next Sunday.
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