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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1919
Page
7
The sub-treasury reports 500000 to 600000 cents poured into circulation daily in Boston for over three months. Cashier Williston Lincoln notes the stream shows no sign of stopping as citizens continue to spend copper cents.
Mr. Lincoln notes vaults once full of pennies, yet only $500 of new pennies arrive daily, with the Philadelphia mine supplying half the demand. Since the eight cent fare era ended, the Elevated Railroad must source roughly $5,000 worth of pennies weekly due to copper gains after war taxes.
Advertisement claims stomach trouble weakens the heart and promotes indigestion. It offers a free 60 disc bottle of Flagwort Discs, prepared from herb juices, to prove relief, with a promise of a 60 dose bottle by parcel post to The Francis Co. in New York City.
Delegates from states with non English speaking workers gather at Nantasket Beach Atlantic House for a two day conference on Americanization in industry. The event, organized by the Department of the Interior, features speakers from major firms such as Hood Food Rubber, Carnegie Steel, Harvard Vocational Bureau, Spencer Wire Worcester and B F Goodrich. A banquet is planned for tonight.
Mrs. Mary R. Harvey, Red Cross nurse and Croix de Guerre recipient, sponsors the U S tanker Watertown at Fore River yard Quincy. The 80 percent complete vessel slid into the water as Harvey broke a champagne bottle. Watertown honors Liberty Loan efforts with flags and roses at a public launch attended by about 1010 locals and Boy Scouts.
President John M. Thomas of Middlebury College warns of widespread postwar despondency in defeated Germany and victorious nations. He urges faith, notes the creed of the jungle is discredited, and calls American character to sustain humanity’s hopes against future challenges.
President Garfield in the Williams College baccalaureate sermon urged growth of cooperative spirit and international brotherhood while denouncing radicals who lack friendliness that unites people and erases differences.
Miss Summertime wore a gingham gown and broad brim hat as Tufts and Jackson Colleges held a crowded graduation. Dr. Bolles urged the class of 1919 to live by college ideals in life beyond Tufts, reminding them to remember their college.
D D Blind Chaplain of Tufts College delivered the baccalaureate sermon to graduates of Tufts and Jackson Colleges at Goddard Chapel yesterday.
The Rev Courtlandt Bolles the twelve year old blind chaplain of Tufts College preached the baccalaureate sermon yesterday afternoon in Goddard Chapel to the graduating classes.
New York June 22 The directors of the American Manufacturers Export Association adopted a resolution urging Congress to provide adequate funds for the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of the Department of Commerce and to increase the salaries of its personnel at a special meeting here.
Five people died and seven were seriously injured in two car crashes on the Water town West Carthage road, about ten miles from Watertown. One collision occurred late last night and the other early this morning, with responders at the scene.
An informal health note explains constipation can exist with daily bowel movements. It promotes Dr True s Elixir as a mild affordable remedy used by doctors and families, noting it is pleasant tasting and suitable for all ages.
A wedding in Coblenz unfolds as a military ceremony inside a church aisle. The troop-style march to the altar echoes a disciplined drill, yet this is a civilian ceremony. The event highlights U.S. forces stationed in Germany observing wedding customs under military regulations.
The American soldiers paper in the German occupied city reports a staged wedding sequence in formal drill terms. It lists steps from the bridal party marching in at eight steps per minute to salutes and parade rest for guests, ending with the couple's exit and handshakes.
Florence Carnes four and a half years old was fatally injured when an automobile driven by Charles J. Mc Carthy of 46 11th avenue struck her on Cedar Street. She is at Gale Hospital with a fractured skull. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Carnes of 4 Sixth avenue. McCarthy said he turned to pass a truck and did not see the child.
The Knights of Columbus employment drive resumes this morning to place demobilized ex service men in work. Veterans in uniform will again meet employers as the campaign to secure positions for the unemployed continues.
Versailles set for Thursday signing after weeks of prep. The Hall of Mirrors furnishings completed with 400 invited guests and a similar press presence in the left and right wings. Ten delegates will sign in alphabetical order to affix seals, with guards and dignitaries on duty as Clemenceau presides.
The Rev. C. T McGrath of St. Joseph's Church Somerville presented diplomas to graduates at the parish schools after yesterday morning mass. A large crowd attended and the graduates filled the center aisle.
Scores of United States residents are marooned in Porto Rico awaiting passage home as regular liners run full. A wealthy New Yorker offered 500 dollars for a berth on the Mariners Harbor, which cannot carry passengers. Teachers and other travelers linger at wharves seeking northern passages, while the government plans a special steamer to return the stranded.
Vice-Admiral Deben ordered the naval service reduced to a peace footing. The Mediterranean minesweeper flotilla is disbanded except for a few ships kept in service to collect stray mines.
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