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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1919
Page
18
The issue lists subscription terms for Daily Post Boston and Sunday Post including prices for U.S. and Canada, foreign rates, and postage notes. It names Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher and provides contact and payment guidance.
The president lifts the gold export embargo in force since 1917. The move signals a return to normal conditions and demonstrates America's strong balance of trade and vast gold reserves, presenting the United States as the world’s only free market for gold.
Texas Governor Hobby urged War Department to mobilize the 1st and 2d Texas National Guard cavalry to bolster border defense against Mexican raiders. Major General Cabell of the Southern Department disagreed, saying no increased forces are needed and that the border is generally peaceful with only small raids possible.
Complaints about vending machines in subway stations persist as readers report repeated failures to dispense gum candy and other goods. A New York court recently refused to compensate a citizen who damaged a similar device, highlighting lack of public guidance on refunds or remedies. Officials and machine operators are urged to issue clear announcements on handling unreturned funds.
President Wilson delivers a strong greeting to the American Federation of Labor in Atlantic City praising Samuel Gompers for his character and service. He commends Gompers for universal confidence and the AFLs reputable counsel in labor affairs both internationally and domestically.
In his opening address the speaker states the war is over and the era of reconstruction has begun. He emphasizes safe democratic ideas and asserts workers worldwide will demand a new concept of human rights in the postwar order.
The piece argues Governor Coolidge's veto of the salary grab remains proper despite House action. It stresses public service over a legislative job, notes Coolidge once voted for a raise, cites Lincoln on changing minds, rebuts subsidy accusations, and urges the Senate to sustain the veto for good government.
Former Secretary McAdoo argues the Boy Scout movement fosters independent thinking beyond party politics. He says its influence could yield safer governance as youths become independent voters, though many Scouts may vote for party candidates at times.
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board asks Congress for a final 600 million dollar appropriation to finish the U S shipbuilding program. He notes 13.9 million deadweight tons will be built at an actual cost near 180 per ton after taxes, with 754 contracts canceled or suspended saving 594 million. Congress is urged to approve to elevate the U S to first in shipbuilding and finalize the effort.
The House considers a Walsh resolution proposing that if the President is outside the United States for 24 hours the Vice President acts as President with full powers. The measure defines absence as inability to discharge duties and terminates upon the President's return. It cites constitutional provisions on removal and succession.
The article debates what constitutes inability to discharge the powers and duties of the presidency and whether absence from the country triggers it. It notes that Congress could not settle the matter without a Supreme Court ruling and implies no immediate need for a decision.
Congress plans an inquiry into the Post Office Department under Floor Leader Mondell and Expenditures Committee head Zihlman. The investigation will examine wartime mail service effects and whether past complaints were warranted, with Burleson expected to defend his administration.
Mrs Laura E Richards and Mrs Maud Howe Elliott publish Pershing letter praising The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Richard Croker travels via New York to Glen Cairn with an Indian bride. Grace Walkup goes to Serbia for relief work and 100 war films. Lady Diana Manners weds Duff Cooper in London. Swiss delegation HQ opens at Nonquitt Massachusetts. Sulzer family visits, English aristocracy numbers and land reform talk.
Birthday bio briefs celebrate Sir Kenhelm Digby born and died June 11 1608. The polymath and sailor is praised as philosopher linguist mathematician theologian metaphysician doctor politician and commander. The piece notes his peculiar wart cure moonlit bath and a satirist’s quip about gunpowder and China.
A 1918 verse by The Benttown Bard from Southern Press Syndicate celebrates life’s beauty as daily toil becomes play, hope and faith rise to a melody, and the heart finds music amid storms and the gifts of dew and blooms as days pass toward light.
A humorous line from the sphinx warns against laughing at others noting you appear funny to them as well. The quip frames a social reminder about perception and dignity in conversation.
A Chicago woman accused of kicking her husband testified she could not be the offender because she wore a tube skirt at the time. The remark challenged the plausibility of the accusation and sparked debate about how she could move or strike in such attire.
A narrator recalls getting gifted twenty mining shares and learning the perils of investing. He records losses from a stock that rose then plummeted, the cost of a safe deposit box, and a bogus assessment warning, ending with a warning to stay out of stocks.
The article describes early temperance rules and penalties, noting fines for intoxication and offering alcohol. It traces public opinion shifts from strict prohibition to temperance, citing statistics on drinking, treating, and the rise and fall of pledge signings amid evolving policy and social pressure.
The column notes Joseph Warren’s 178th birth anniversary with statues on Bunker Hill and Warren Street Roxbury. It quotes popular figures, news on locusts and cutworms in Massachusetts, Paris fashion, penny production, a New Hampshire heat wave, Flag Day prep, and token changes at Boston transit stations.
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