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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
14
The Massachusetts Automobile Operators' Association turned over a war ambulance that served at the front to the Salvation Army. Reconstructed after its strenuous experience, the historic vehicle will aid hospital and maternity work and stand as a memorial to members who served in France.
Feisal, long seen as a weak monarch, is told by French authorities to relinquish the Syrian throne. France had lent 80 million francs to aid Syrians but the funds financed munitions at Damascus now seized by General Gouraud. The city agrees to pay 10 million francs of the debt. Allies offered self rule, but Feisal proved a handicap.
The Oklahoma Board of Agriculture lifts its wheat yield forecast to 40 million bushels, up five million from earlier estimates. Other regions show similar gains and flour prices drop about seventy five cents per barrel at Minneapolis mills, signaling possible relief in the cost of living.
The article notes Senator Harding plans a national speaking tour after leaving Marion. Harry Daugherty backs the move while staff agree, citing higher travel costs and the need to counter Cox’s advantages from the McKinley era.
A fragment hints at a belief that taking a risk is preferable to remaining at home, suggesting a debate over risk tolerance and personal choice.
The column argues Republicans claimed to defend popular rule yet failed to impeach President Wilson. It contends Congress already represented the people through the House and Senate and that accusations of autocratic rule are partisan pretexts.
Critics attack the plan to abandon Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville Kentucky in September arguing the 2300 acre facility cost 7 5 million dollars. The piece contends the government cannot maintain large training camps without sufficient extra regular soldiers and praises the closure as sensible and economical.
The New York Times records a clash over public access to the Resolute and the winner of the Hudson River cup races. Robert W. Emmons 2d refuses sightseers, saying the crew is busy, while Sir Thomas Lipton offers to tow the boats for public viewing, highlighting a row over sportsmanship and American interest.
The report says Francisco Villa has surrendered to Mexico and earned full citizenship with an annual government allowance for settling his followers on farming lands in Chihuahua. The move complicates US Mexio relations as Villa is wanted in New Mexico for murder tied to the Columbus raid. Extradition under treaty remains uncertain.
The piece notes a bandit is said to accept a government bribe to stay quiet, while his energy makes retirement unlikely. The writer doubts Mexico will surrender him and questions what steps would follow if that does not occur.
Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board says money and credit are in strong shape for moving crops. Critics note that high costs and tight liquidity persist amid labor shortages and transportation congestion, but relief is seen as labor and transport improve with sustained confidence in the reserve system.
A visitor visits the Quincy homestead in Boston area lore linking the Coddington era to Dorothy Quincy. It notes a possible secret chamber and a Paris wallpaper scene tied to a planned Hancock marriage, with John Hancock’s name scratched on a window pane and the Dorothy Quincy born in 1709 later linked to Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Pilot Bert Acosta piloted one of three motor planes that left Long Island this morning on an aerial mail flight and landed in Cleveland at 3 p m. The other two planes arrived at 5 30 p m and 7 15 p m. The flight from New York proceeded without incident and the fliers plan to depart for Chicago by noon tomorrow.
The Boston Post criticizes a railroad rule requiring tickets to be used within four hours of sale and banning two tickets for round trips. The policy adds public nuisance with no clear benefit to railroads, forcing crowds at return offices and complicating group travel.
Newton Newkirk recalls a sensational mind reading demonstration in Boston where a suited professor and a rival volunteer staged a pliant show. Five folded scraps were read aloud after being hidden, a torn envelope and a slit technique exposing how illusion tricks fooled the crowd.
The article recalls a bygone era of elaborate fishing matches in England with lavish prizes and large inns hosting competitions. It notes a famous north of England event with 500 anglers, top prize of 120 dollars, and many consolation prizes, plus global fishing hotspots like Santa Catalina Island and Cape Breton for large catches and dramatic fights.
The column muses on Oliver Optic's aging hero, police standards, fire company changes, and civic finances. It cites Boston examinations for police, shifts from horse to motor transport, and public spending on schools, streets, parks. It also covers poll tax enforcement, home brewing, local politicians, Knights of Columbus, and bicycle usage savings.
A poet laments sugar rationing and profiteering that keep costs high for workers. He paints a grim picture of meals spoiled by scarce sugar and rising prices, urging an end to profiteering and hardship amid a carnival of price gouging.
Irving T. Bush notes Bethlehem Steel chief Eugene Grace earns more in a year than federal executives combined. J Charles Grant Miller jokes about Harding’s temper and leisure. John Jacob Bausch’s birthday brings a $250000 employee fund boost plus a50,000 gift. Mrs Wanamaker’s illness and Rodman Wanamaker’s seaside visits reported.
East Boston Special Officers arrested Pasqualino Cogliano 28 on larceny of 1011 from Sumner Savings Bank. He used a lost bank book to fraudulently transfer funds to an Italian bank, then withdrew the money days later. The real owner later produced the recovered book, exposing the scam.
New York July 29 Organization of the National Railway Service Corporation to provide funds for rails in need of equipment aims to lower railroad rates and ease car shortages. S Davies Warfield of Baltimore, president of the National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities, announced the move. Papers of incorporation filed in Baltimore.
Chicago July 29 coal operators from Indiana refused to take part in a joint conference with miners. The move follows a proposal by John L. Lewis, U M W A president, to discuss changing or amending the interstate agreement and the commerce commission award.
Mean barometer and temperature readings noted with obscure values. Mean temperature around minus 25 with dew point and humidity figures partially garbled. Maximum and minimum temperatures recorded for the J. W. Smith location.
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