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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
14
The Boston Post issues its daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates for domestic, Canadian, and foreign readers. It lists offices on Washington Street, editorial staff roles, and payment and delivery notices, emphasizing advance payment and discontinuation on expiry.
A neighbor questions whether the Senate should strike out Henry White Edward M House and Tasker Bliss from the peace treaty preamble since their names were not submitted for advice and consent. The argument contends parity with past and other peace commissions across presidents and treaties.
The White House announces President Wilson will tour the country after returning from France to speak in support of the League of Nations. The piece praises Wilson as a master orator whose persuasive platform ability could sway vast audiences while Congress criticizes the proposal in places, signaling a major national debate.
The American Medical Association convention at Atlantic City calls on Congress to appropriate 1.5 million dollars for research to combat influenza pneumonia and related diseases. The appeal argues the sum is modest given the potential nationwide benefits and the ongoing threat from pneumonia and flu.
Dr. A Lawrence Lowell honors Harvard men who fell in the war praising their sacrifice as a sacred beacon. He warns students and the nation that postwar materialism risks eroding moral resolve and urges sustained strenuous moral effort.
Harvard's president quoted a renowned character during a sermon to the first graduating class after the armistice, describing the figure as one of the most precious possessions heard by bookmen.
The performances show a wide range of flight possibilities and indicate air travel may become commercially viable soon.
The text notes Andrew Carnegie, famed for philanthropy, pausing his leisure in Lenox to remark that saving money comes from eating fish. The speaker jokes about starting to eat a whale if that is the method used by Carnegie to save.
American infantry cavalry and artillery crossed into Mexico Sunday night to stop cross border fire from Villa rebels. After a thorough rout, U S forces returned claiming the step ends the border shooting. Authorities say no Mexican sovereignty violation was intended and Carranza should not object. The clash also underscores unaddressed vengeance for Columbus Americans deaths.
The updated treaty, though keeping core aims, is effectively a new document for Germany to respond to with a short deadline. It threatens immediate occupation if not signed, rendering earlier copies obsolete and highlighting the Senate's awkward position as debate proceeds without a ratifiable final text. The piece urges focus on appropriation bills over hypothetical treaties.
The Jewish War Relief Fund reports $6,702,658.88 disbursed from gifts by Jews and Christians to aid Jews in Poland and war-torn areas. About two thirds of $4,789,142.11 aided Poland. Palestine received $510,000. Turkey and the Near East $381,363. other disbursements covered Vienna, Galicia, Romania, Lithuania, Courland and Siberia.
The Seventeenth of June marks a famed American moment not a Massachusetts holiday. It recalls Yankee persistence against Lord Howe’s forces and the early colonial stand at Bunker Hill. The event highlights resilience over a decisive victory, shaping New England pride and national memory.
The article notes rapid progress in summer aviation with Commander Read in the NC-4 crossing the Atlantic at 85 miles per hour and Captain Alcock averaging two miles per minute. It compares distances and times, highlighting speed gains and the pursuit of a prize, though not counting prize motives for rapid movement.
Secretary Baker testifies before the Senate Military Affairs Committee contradicting cuts to 300000. He warns that 300000 is unsafe and urges restoring 500000 with border patrols on the Texas line and possible 100000 in France to protect US property valued at a billion and a half. The label pacifist is ridiculed by critics.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker tours North America and California, praised by French allies and entertaining big cities. Ma Burhik, veteran baker with the American forces, earns the War Cross from France. Roebling’s orchid collection fetches 28 000 dollars, linked to Titanic losses. Mild details on Wilson land, TuMaulty thanks, and Indian revolutionary Har Dayal shifts to British loyalty. Pope Benedict honors William P. Larkin with St. Gregory the Great knighthood.
The narrator fantasizes a July 4 duel between twin flivvers Angus Ir and a friend's car. Both are trained on Melancholy Food and tested daily with massages and varied wheeling. He plots sabotages and a flying start while jokes about registration, theft fears, and a police advised tow ending with a gag about a prize set of flivver tools.
A humorous column awards Harry Hoffman of New Haven a Ford Hospital for towing the wrong flivver. Hoffman towed a customer’s vehicle to his shop, tested it, rode it, and learned another man claimed the same car was still in front of his shop, leading to confusion about ownership.
The Hillsboro movement revived temperance in 1875 led by Dic Lewis and local women who prayed and protested at Dunn's liquor store. After injunctions and indictments, taverns and druggists capitulated. Dunn refused, faced bankruptcy, and the Cleveland WCTU formed in 1874. The tale ends with a triumph over alcohol.
The writer finds Miss Cros clever and amusing but personally dislikes her habit of ridiculing others for amusement. They note her good looks and smart dress, describing a white organdie gown with a dark blue skirt and sash, Irish lace trim, and a bow tied in the back.
Edward I of England born June 17 1239 at Westminster. Named for Edward the Confessor, he married Eleanor at 13 and received Gascony and Welsh lands. His reign featured repeated wars to subdue Scotland and Wales, and a long struggle with France over Gascony.
This column mixes reminiscences of early battles at Bunker Hill with anecdotes on etiquette asparagus dining and evolving slang. It recalls French conductors Rabaud and Monteux in Boston, wagging about Massachusetts naval ships, Freemasonry history, and a note on Scottish T D pipes resurfacing after wartime disruption.
Henry Schrow of 202 Hancock Street Everett recounts his Perry naval voyage on the Mississippi in 182 and his later service in the Second Massachusetts Cavalry after enlisting in California in 1862. He served three years and became past commander of James A. Perkins Post 156 G A R. His son Henry Herbert Schrow held top sergeant rank in the Signal Corps with the 26th Division in France.
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