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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1920
Page
18
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for US Canada and foreign delivery. Rates include daily, Sunday, and combined options with yearly and monthly terms. mailing details and postage rules are noted.
Editorial and publication details only. Notes about subscriptions and staff appear alongside press association credit and office locations in London and Paris. No distinct story, event, or date is present.
The militant suffragists led by Alice Paul plan a demonstration at Senator Harding's house with 200 banners and regalia. The protest is expected to be brief and viewed as a piffling effort unlikely to hasten women’s suffrage.
The North Sydney Herald notes sufficient coal for export despite bleak domestic reports. Over the past two weeks two large cargo steamers left for Havre loaded with U S coal, sent from the United States to Quebec and onward to France. The piece questions continued export at the expense of domestic supply and higher foreign prices.
The editorial praises Judge Stearns of the Chelsea Court for holding two intoxicated drivers for grand jury on a fatal Revere Beach Parkway crash. It argues stricter penalties and stronger licensing rules are needed to deter careless driving and similar deadly acts, urging firm responsibility for consequences.
At London the Zionist Conference considered property rules in the proposed Jewish state. The special commission split, with a minority calling for all land to belong to the state and private ownership to be banned, while the majority supported colonization and land purchases through the Jewish national fund to aid Jews without means.
The excerpt discusses a scheme that preserves government control while avoiding the suppression of personal enterprise, contrasting with socialist theory and its emphasis on individual initiative. It argues the approach may yield order without stifling private effort.
The piece argues that Democrats backed by Governor Cox call for daily public disclosure of campaign receipts and expenditures from both parties. It applauds a Kenyon committee push to audit fundraising and urges Republicans to accept open, continual scrutiny to avoid loss of votes. It also briefly notes drought enforcement efforts and low overall per-capita thirst data.
Senator Harding presses Governor Cox to answer a set of categorical questions on treaty ratification and Democratic foreign policy. The piece notes Harding’s platform evasion and predicts Cox will challenge him when the time comes, while Cox states he will answer proper questions in his acceptance speech.
The Shamrock IV defeats Resolute in a decisive victory, bringing Sir Thomas Lipton closer to winning the America s Cup. One more win could seal the challenge, with Lipton’s leadership and luck noted as key factors in a highly watched contest.
The first annual report of the Federal Prohibition Commissioner will reveal federal arrests since prohibition began. Early hints from the department suggest about 50,000 arrests may be included in the total.
The Rail road Labor Board awards roughly 60 percent of the railroad workers demands, totaling 600 million dollars in wage increases retroactive to May 1. Union leaders have tentatively okayed the decision and will hold referendums. Public sympathy hinges on acceptance or rejection, with a large potential strike avoided by compromise.
Chauncey Olcott marks 61st birthday while Paderewski gains LL D at Oxford and Venizelos earns a doctor title. Vilhjalmur Stefansson plans a vast barren Lands deer ranch near Winnipeg with capital secured. Roosevelt campaigns in Dutchess County at age 28 for a state legislature seat and apple barrel standard. Edwin Booth urged for Hall of Fame recognition by Julia Marlowe.
Bio briefs recount Civil War hero David Hunter born July 21 1802 in Washington DC. He came from a Revolutionary Clergyman father praised by George Washington, sought a military career, and twice crossed the Rockies on expeditions before settling in Chicago as a businessman. He helped escort Lincoln to Washington and later recruited a regiment of enslaved people in the South.
The record notes Boston’s hottest July 21 occurrences: 93 degrees in 1885 and 91 in 1898, with a coldest 52 degrees in 1890. It records no rain on this date in the last decade except for 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, and 1916, highlighting a dry stretch.
A man broods along a country road then contemplates suicide by a bridge over a stream. He climbs to the railing and jumps, but the attempt ends with a painful splash and a frustrated cry about the rocky bottom and muddy bed, leaving him drenched and cursing.
A proverb on foresight and hindsight contrasts guidance with endurance. It emphasizes planning ahead while recognizing the strain of later judgment.
A Boston reader column sketches misaddressed goldfish orders and oddities from city life. Reports on motor vehicle growth, school teeth clinics, jitneys, Bathhouse for Dorchester kids, church sexton tenure, women bridge clubs, and transit observations.
A historical note recounts fox-tossing, a cruel 18th century spectacle at German courts where foxes, hares and other animals were tossed for sport. Rulers like Elector Frederick Augustus of Saxony participated, with deaths common and spectators watching from palace windows.
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