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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1920
Page
10
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for U S and Canada, foreign copies, and combined plans. Printing office at 259 Washington St Boston outlines payments, postage, and payment methods including checks and money orders.
The page lists editorial staff and contact numbers and describes subscription terms and payment in advance. It notes Associated Press affiliation and republication rights, plus locations in London and Paris and claims Boston Post circulation.
Publisher Alexander Moore of the Pittsburg Leader claims the election is all over and likens the outcome to the Grant-Greeley race. He notes Cox was nominated in San Francisco and questions Moore’s partisan claim as nonsensical.
President Wilson set the first meeting of the League of Nations assembly for November 1 at Geneva to influence the upcoming national elections. Democrats cite the Geneva gathering as proof that only Cox and Roosevelt can bring America into the world alliance. The Boston Transcript weighs the moral choice of outside versus inside nations in the fraternal association.
The national Socialist party pushes a front cell campaign for Eugene V. Debs, jailed in Atlanta for espionage act violations. Authorities may limit deputations and prisoner access, and critics say a pardon would help more than a front porch strategy.
A column questions a California bill to bar aliens from owning land, arguing the motive targets Japanese farmers. It notes Japanese efficiency in reclaiming desert land and asks why reclamation is meritorious only when done by locals, suggesting land sales and leases enable footholds.
A reflective note asks what stops others from using land as the Japanese do, suggesting private action rather than legislative approach. The piece questions openness of the contest and implications for land ownership and use rights.
Two years after the great war began and two years since the armistice, observers question if normal prosperity returns. Europe seems unsettled, yet optimism persists about world recovery as US athletes train for Olympic competition. America, less disrupted by war, hopes to reclaim the laurel wreath in sports.
The piece urges all Boston women to register during the August 12 to 18 primaries and September 8 to October 13 election windows. It warns that unregistered women cannot vote in the Commonwealth even if a suffrage amendment passes soon. It emphasizes state law over federal rights and calls on women to register to exercise the full ballot.
The first race of the cup series was won by accident, the second halted by no wind near Sancy Hook. Resolute led Shamrock at the time limit, and despite a break near the finish, the defender appears to be ahead under Skipper Adams. Tomorrow brings a new challenger skipper as action resumes.
A group of versatile young Americans will sail to Brussels to compete in the games opening another Olympiad. Their fleetness, courage, and tenacity carry America's honor, echoing the 1912 team whose points rivaled those of all other nations combined. The athletes chosen for member-
A letter argues the essential difference in Harding's statement about Democrats and the League. It contends that ratifying the League implies treaty entry into the association of nations with major powers to curb war, and claims a Democratic victory would lead the United States to join the League.
The piece notes Mayor Peters away in Maine and a local resident gifting a cow bell to aid locating him after a past fog incident. It also cites Lord Northcliffe on a future war, Schwab praising 15 Bethlehem partners, and Edison listing key inventions.
Felix Walker born in Virginia in 1763 grew to pioneer adventurer and soldier. He met Daniel Boone in Kentucky and helped found Boonesborough where Kentucky’s first Assembly met. He later raised a regiment in the South during the Revolution and fought to secure new state settlement. He served in Congress and died in Mississippi in 1828.
The oldest inhabitant cites official figures for Boston noting 96 in 1878 and 94 in 1905 as the warmest on the 19th day of July. He recalls a coldest 64 and mentions no rain in the last decade except 1916 and 1919.
Column excerpt carries a playful debate on poetry with Henry and Elizabeth Barrett Browning linked to a past Top Line feature. The piece unfolds as a mock epistolary dialogue about a cherished four line verse and the hope to reclaim noble purpose and happiness through art.
A noisy Town Hall banquet honors Napoleon Gomo with witnesses and lawyers present along with farmers and locals. The crowd hammed up gossip about a rumored illicit still on his property and a possible renegade push to the Republican convention.
In a lively event at Black Bridge, Rosy Marie cooks calf turkey and other dishes while banker is supplied with fish net to a crowd. Charlie Charron is chosen as man on the chair to order. Hon. John Hancock riffs on farmer freedom and silo juice as the crowd cheers then faints the host.
The article recalls the 1851 America's Cup race opening with the America defeating 14 English rivals off Isle of Wight. It notes boat types, start at 10 am, crowd enthusiasm, and English arrogance giving way as America gains grip. Final times show America finishing at 8:37 pm with rivals Aurora, Bacchante, Eclipse, and Brilliant close behind.
In West evening sky planets Venus Jupiter Saturn Mars set at different times. Local life mentions crops, restaurants, mail from amateur presses, and fashion shifts. Army and navy topics appear with dress, band, transit, and shipyard notes amid summer chatter.
The article notes an upcoming rowing regatta on Lake Quinsigmond July 23 and 24 with Dougal as a swift single and strong oarsman. Boston rowers, including notable local figures, will attend, and Worcester is expected to draw large crowds. It mentions figures such as Dr George Burgess Magrath and James P Fox among attendees. A playful aside references a New York show with chorus girls handing out kisses, clarified as candy.
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