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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1919
Page
16
Rhode Island company workers struck over 55 cents an hour after receivers refused the demand. After a brief concession, they paused but then learned Boston workers receive 60 cents, prompting renewed discontent and a continuing strike that harms the public.
In Belgium the return of stolen Belgian machinery proceeds rapidly as German firms ship back about 3000 tons weekly. By July 1 total tonnage recovered reaches 18 000 with more expected, as looters face retribution for plunder of an unoffending nation.
A catastrophic airship explosion over a Chicago bank building killed 11 people. The piece argues flights over cities should be forbidden or limited despite support for aerial navigation, urging right regulations to prevent future disasters.
A December letter to Haggard quotes Theodore Roosevelt saying he distrusts a universal League of Nations yet notes a 1910 Nobel Peace Prize address praising a league of peace among great powers. The piece argues Roosevelt’s views varied over time and notes 1918 reasons he spoke less openly.
Fifty sacks of letters and a larger amount of printed matter left York yesterday. The first batch of mail to Germany since the United States declared war began moving, with a larger parcel post section following today, marking a breach in the wartime mail restrictions.
The article notes progress toward peaceful intercourse after the war. It says the great treaty awaits formal confirmation and that German mail now lands at Christiania Rotterdam and Hamburg instead of direct voyages from the United States. Commerce and relationship extend across the sea.
The piece argues Civil Service tests are too rigid and block capable postal officials like Governor Coolidge, Mayor Peters, and Postmaster General Burleson from Boston postmastership. It urges the Civil Service Commission to revise rules to reflect the President’s aim of merit not politics.
The President seeks Senate approval for a provisional US representative on the reparations commission under the peace treaty. The foreign relations committee declines to act, denying the appointment and leaving the U S without a seat. Critics say the delay stems from fear of endorsing the treaty, while work continues without US representation.
Report from Toronto notes the prince will not be required to deliver speeches at banquets during his Canadian tour. He may read replies to public addresses, as his father did, allowing him to listen and respond in line with Canadian custom. The move could ease banquet expectations and influence royal entertaining norms.
A House bill in Washington proposes the War Department sell surplus food directly to the public. It would publish price lists in post offices for repacked parcel post shipments, aiming to clear storehouse stock more quickly. The idea emphasizes government involvement in retail distribution of wartime food supplies.
The writer argues that mail delivery of staple foods like oats canned milk and coffee would be popular. They note current government prices are not beneficial to consumers yet suggest home delivery by mail carriers would bring comfort to housekeepers.
Despite a dry House debate in Washington, East Coast weather runs wet for a week with humidity and daily rain. Residents complain yet farmers praise the damp warmth helping summer vegetables berries and fruits grow rapidly, potentially lowering prices.
The article notes the ex crown prince of Germany hiding 26 gold cigarette cases amid postwar looting and thefts at his Berlin residence. It profiles Mrs. George J. Martin descendant of William Dawes summering in Cliff Island. It honors Theodore P. Shonts, Marshal Foch, F H LaGuardia, Al Smith with witty quips, and lists a multi hat career Rev William L du Bois. It cites Georg Brandes urging writers to model on Joseph and his brethren.
A 1918 verse reflects on chance and personal effort. Poem urges readers to shape fate through resolve and ambition, with lines about striving, dreaming, and rising above circumstance.
A playful verse sequence contrasts a craving for pie with aphorisms about retaliation. It meditates on self respect and the paradox of punishment as cure, presenting Retaliation as a physician who cuts out many bad habits and commands respect.
A humorous notice on the opening of a Ladies Plumbing Seminary in Chicago and its anticipated impact in America. The piece muses on women entering man’s work, hourly pay, and potential effects on home life and social norms.
The narrative covers early balloonists across Europe and America, noting passport use and border challenges. It highlights Flammarion’s episodes with gendarmes and a 1844 Atlantic crossing plan by John Wise who urged Congress for funding and issued a global public notice to reassure observers. A smaller craft later embarked October 6 1873, landing in Connecticut after a storm, with a perilous escape.
In a Boston scene, a twilight warning light mirrors a presidential sea voyage mishap off Cape Ann. The column recalls Cardinal Gibbons visits and honors for District Attorney Pelletier, Knights of Columbus figures, and local music figures like Mme Alexander Marius and pianists Maier and Pattison, plus Dawes ancestry and shoe magnate George Keith.
A columnist argues against pressuring customers into purchases and insists that selling what a customer genuinely wants is better policy. The piece emphasizes respect for customer needs and warns against pushy sales tactics.
A nineteen year old author writes to Newtie describing herself as attractive and fussy and asks for a private talk about love. She proposes meeting at Revere Beach next Saturday at 6 pm wearing a violets bouquet to identify each other and requests watch and rings for recognition. She doubts the meeting after confessing shyness and warns of possible embarrassment and suspicion of sleight of hand.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes Boston's warmest ever for this date reaching 91 degrees in 1918 and coldest 57 in 12. No rain on this date in the last decade except 1911 1914 and 1916, official figures show.
The New York World notes Henry Ford’s ignorance in a court examination of historical events and military terms, contrasting it with his broad practical knowledge. The piece suggests many would falter under technical questioning, while Ford’s vast, firsthand knowledge remains evident despite the scrutiny.
Boston author Charles Franklin Jones argues that fault lies with both sides in disputes and urges listening to opponents. He notes witnesses on both benches, counsels openness to truth, and says progress comes from combining truths rather than clinging to one side.
A reader asks about gasoline pronunciation and spelling and about wartime survivorship figures, Boston’s hub remark, Haiti marines, and the Meuse-Argonne battle. The column provides concise responses and notable quotations, reflecting early 20th century American concerns.
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