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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1920
Page
12
Federal enforcement official in Connecticut announces a state wide crackdown on Volstead Act violators with 15 agents initially and a goal to expand to 20 men. he promises a 100 percent efficient roundup of transporters sellers and manufacturers of liquor, claiming other dry agents will copy the method nationwide.
A plea urges Americans to donate more to a fund aiding Portuguese war orphans, arguing Portugal's wartime sacrifices merit generous support. The writer notes Portugal's contributions and emphasizes that smaller nations deserve equal generosity in the effort.
The university names Henry Pennypacker former headmaster of the Boston Latin School to lead the admission committee at Harvard College. The move signals a shift to careful, sympathetic evaluation and a national‑level administrator guiding student entries.
A newspaper snippet notes improving relations between colleges and public schools nationwide, arguing that thorough knowledge of public school conditions will benefit Harvard and others. The passage emphasizes anticipated mutual advantages from stronger ties.
The Chicago convention named Calvin Coolidge with little party manipulation as the vice presidential choice. Oregon and Bay State supporters propelled him after his nomination, while the Old Guard plan to place Lenroot waned under delegate sentiment. The Post notes the formidable Ohio senator Massachusetts governor pairing demands careful Democratic response at San Francisco.
Halved population figures prompt a recount call. New York totals lag estimates by about 500 000 with 50 000 missing in Brooklyn. Officials note preliminary counts, pending mopping up rounds and corrections from Washington.
The forest commission of Maine urges careful disposal of matches and outdoor fires as dry woods raise wildfire risk. Travelers by car and visitors are asked to exercise caution to protect forests which, once burned, take years to recover.
Professor Charles Gide proposes France wipe out its US debt by surrendering the West Indian islands. He argues France should limit colonial aims to Africa to avoid future defense burdens and disputes with the United States.
The piece weighs whether valuable Antilles should offset France's debt and more, noting political and strategic stakes beyond finance. It also flags a looming issue for Washington: arranging war loans to allies in the coming four years.
An authoritative price index shows May to June declines with further decreases expected by July. Downward trends span steel and other basics. fuel and food hold high though crops forecast to ease. Coal remains a worry, but rail relief and slower industry could ease shortages. households urged to stock coal and expand home gardens.
President Wilson nominates Daniel J. Gallagher for U S district attorney praising his high character and proven success as a prosecutor. He is described as capable, kind, and nonpartisan, ready to uphold the office’s traditions without fear or favor.
The text highlights Jefferson Davis Hayes’s entry into politics and wartime service, Maurice Hesbette’s diplomatic path and Versailles influence, Margaret Sheridan’s operatic rise praised in Milan, Charles Schwab and Samuel Vauclain as top sales and locomotive leaders, and Harry Woodburn Chase’s rise as University of North Carolina president with New England roots and elite education.
Harriet Beecher Stowe born June 14 1811 daughter of a Connecticut minister. She grew up with an older sister and later married Calvin Stowe in Cincinnati. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin helped spark Civil War while she continued writing as a woman of letters in Maine and Connecticut.
In All Sorts Napoleon Gomo reports that Professor Quail of Boston visited his daughter Neflette. The tale includes comic barnyard boxing as Georg challenges Quail with gloves, ending with Quail humbly praised and a wary family wary yet hopeful for future meetings.
An elderly observer recalls Boston's weather, noting official records show 96 on June 4, 1892, and 92 for this date in earlier eras, with no rain in the city on this date for the past decade except a brief shower once.
The article notes Greek interest in ball games from Homeric tales to Spartan contests. It describes early forms like catch and dance linked play, a Platanistas team game seen as football ancestor, and javelin field rules with water-bridge rough play. Alexander the Great favored ball play with varied games and wall hitting resembled handball.
This fragment blends Walt Mason verse with digressions on Fall River Notre Dame Church and a Cincinnati Boston housing survey. It recalls Mason's cheerful take on life and jokes, mentions Monseigneur Prevost and Luigio Cremonini, notes a cracked flagstaff with Prohibition context, and ends with a Hallowell Me grammar school graduation satire.
Columns recall the 1777 flag design, Bartlett’s Quotations, and rent law interest at the Secretary of State office. Notes on Henry Cabot Lodge junior, Boston University Havana branch plans, and observations on Governor Coolidge’s demeanor plus fishing, potatoes, and Monsignor Prevost’s anniversaries appear in a mosaic of civic life and history.
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