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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1921
Page
12
Madame Curie arrives in Paris with radium pride after a U S tour. Only two within her circle greet her, a baggage master and a newspaper reporter, while the city follows the prize fight. Her memory, not fame, lingers in future generations.
The Fidelity Trust Company closure is debated as a crime by some yet evidence shows officers lacked banking judgment. Depositors remain insured, but nearly 4 million dollars fell to stockholders and directors before payouts, with $400,000 cash pledged by the board.
The piece notes Japan and Britain emphasize non hostilities toward the United States amid renewal talks. It argues public opinion and constitutional limits constrain rulers from waging war without mass support, warning that imperial subjects could resist provocations and destabilize monarchic authority.
The passage argues against sanctioning Great Britain's help to Japan in a war against the United States expressing concern over global risks and stressing other worries.
Edward A. Filene, delegate to the ICC, urged in a New York World interview that nations cut armaments to restore budgets and provide life’s necessaries. He warned of a new balance of power and warned against another war without disarmament progress. He noted Britain’s First Lord of the Admiralty proposed a London Japan conference on disarmament.
Barron argues in The Post that government and transportation costs are the nation's two major ills. He notes government waste and railroads on the edge financially, especially in New England, and suggests a compromise on rate revisions to ease the deadlock between rising costs and stagnant business.
The article notes that highways were unusually safe on Monday due to motorists driving with care and regard for others. Frank A. Goodwin, Registrar of Motor Vehicles, publicly praised state drivers for safe weekend behavior, calling for the same caution every day to reduce fatalities and avoid reckless gambling with death.
Registration at Harvard summer school drew between 1200 and 1800 entrants on opening day in Cambridge. Two hundred fifteen enrolled in the School of Education, a first for the program, with a target of about 200 to begin a six week course. Sever Hall houses the office and Hemenway Gymnasium is the base for educators. First lectures start this morning as instruction begins across the hundred courses.
Reconstruction of the burned West Lynn Boulevard bridge over the Saugus River began yesterday. Crews will operate day and night through July 16 to reopen the bridge, a vital link on the Boston to Maine highway corridor during the tourist season.
A terse proverb from Stoughton contrasts waking a bird with a morning pep to a worm seeking rest. It adds a caution about venomous words, noting harmful effects fall on the speaker more than the target. The quote emphasizes restraint in anger.
A citizen shares an essay praising humor as vital to life and empathy. It links Lincoln’s wit to resilience, notes humor as a defense, and argues smiling defuses anger while imagination fuels laughter.
Several transfers of policemen were made last night per general orders at roll call. The aim is to provide permanent chauffeurs for the new motorized Black Maria. Patrolman Patrick J McAulliffe moves from the property clerk’s office at headquarters to Back Bay station. Patrolman William F Moore leaves the same office for Lagrange street station. Patrolman Coleman S Joyce of Joy street station comes to the property clerk’s office to fill a vacancy.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures for Boston weather on July 6. He notes the warmest on record is 101 degrees in 1911 and 96 in 1883, with a coldest 60 in 1879. He adds no rain on this date in the past decade except in 1911 1914 and 1919.
American producers and writers dismiss fears of German cinema wrecking the market arguing most German films fail American censorship and only a few like Passion attract audiences. They say German and Italian successes will spur Americans to improve, while directors praise Lubitsch and note other European studios improving quality and export prospects.
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