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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
10
Since 1914 the United States has accumulated a trade surplus of about 17 billion dollars, far surpassing all prior gains and despite postwar conditions. The surplus largely comes from Allied and neutral Europe while some American neighbors run deficits, yet Uncle Sam holds the commercial whip-hand.
A New York financial firm proposes a Cabinet slate for President Harding that includes four defeated 1920 nominees and admirals like Sims. The piece doubly notes that military officers rarely join Cabinets and questions Sims temperament as Navy secretary.
A Boston East Boston district editorial commends a five cent fare on Elevated line streetcars as a fair concession for local convenience. It notes residents work nearby and rely on cheap transit to labor and meals, urging affordable daily travel within island territory.
The proposal argues an elevated rail line would boost road income by improving a short twelve minute run from Orient Heights to the tunnel. It asks if this is practicable and would significantly augment city transport efficiency.
The piece notes long delays by the Railroad Wage Board in ruling on wage increases, with President Wilson urging speed. It cites union leadership efforts to keep workers at work amid rising railroad congestion, calls the strike illegal, and stresses retroactive May 1 wages while pressing for a swift, legally enforceable decision.
Oklahoma Senator Owen, speaking in San Francisco, urges the Democratic platform be concise and clear. He criticizes the Republicans for a 7000 word platform and argues the Democrats should present their truths on a single page to avoid obfuscation and misdirection.
The Japanese cruiser Kasuga will pass through the Panama Canal the first fighting ship to do so and will dock in Boston on July 8 for four days. It will then move to New York for two days, with Portland set as the first west coast stop for four days before Boston. The piece urges friendly, nonchalant reception and rejects fear of a yellow invasion.
The New York Tribune notes the Marion Star reprinting Harding era claims that Roosevelt would have opposed the 1914 invasion of Belgium if president. It argues Roosevelt favored neutrality after the invasion, stating in September 1914 that staying neutral was desirable and that bold action could do no good. It contrasts this with critics of Wilson.
A terse contention asserts that the newspaper page itself serves as the authoritative record of judgment, implying that the printed version stands as the definitive conclusion beyond contested interpretations.
The piece argues that Governor Coolidge could have become president if the Massachusetts delegation had not split and if the Senate leader had not abandoned him after two votes. It dismisses claims about vice presidents rising to the presidency, focusing on the 1920 convention dynamics.
The Census Bureau’s first calculation puts the United States population at about 105 million, noting a 13 million increase since the last count but attributing slower growth to halted immigration, wartime deaths, domestic epidemics, and returning aliens.
London social column highlights Leonora Hughes at Piccadilly Grill as the city’s premier dancing discovery since Irene Castle. Belasco praises her potential as a dramatic artist if she shifts from dance. The pieces mention aristocratic patrons and a NY upbringing.
Abner Doubleday born June 26 1810 in New York. He fired the first gun at Fort Sumter and later led Union forces in the Civil War including actions at Bull Run Antietam and Gettysburg. He helped drive Lee from Shenandoah and later laid San Francisco’s first cable street railway before dying in Morristown New Jersey at age 74.
A humorous exchange analyzes a New York advertising clipping seeking twenty men to unload steamers in night shirts. The writer quips about uniforms and logistics, debating whether night attire helps or hinders, and ends with light self mockery about editorial space.
A Mississippi tale recalls Joshua Hetterhorn, seven feet two inches tall, who rode a midnight train to Mobile. He stretched his legs through the berth window causing two mail bags and a red lantern to hang from his feet, a humorous Southern anecdote noted by Lynn Will Wimble.
A 1910 Boston Post whimsy triggers a clash as Hattie defends being a typist while the Sphinx joke about automobile coats inspires a sharp reply. The writer clarifies he bears no responsibility for what the Sphinx says and urges Hat to continue typing with vigor.
The speaker cites official figures for Boston on June 26 with highs of 92 in 1904 and 91 in 1907 and a low of 61 in 1897. Rain has been absent on this date in the past decade except 1912 and 1915.
Governor Coolidge yesterday signed National Guard commissions for Richard A. Rochford of Springfield captain Medical Corps Simon H B Kelleher of Cambridge captain Medical Corps and William Lougie of Lowell second lieutenant 1024th Regiment M Field Artillery.
The Spartacus revolt began as slave brigandage at Capua and spread across southern Italy. Spartacus forged a formidable mobile force, defeated Rome’s forces in multiple skirmishes, and marched toward Sicily before Crassus finally crushed the rebellion and crucified 6000 prisoners.
Roses arrive late but potatoes draw interest as rains smash June records. Andrew Bailey, Boston figure, recalls Harvard class of 1863 and Soldiers’ Home trustees. Storrow farms, mercury views, vegetarians, and a Los Angeles lawn painting trend are mentioned along with a Massachusetts bird observer and boxip referendum petitions.
The verse by Walt Mason mocks the obsession with wealth and fame, praising frugal writers who suffered privations. It contrasts millionaires with artists like Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Burns, arguing virtue isn’t measured by riches.
Departments clash over front floor offices while the superintendent navigates shifting offices in the old structure now occupied by the American Legion. The flower bed of honor in the Public Garden will become an American Legion flower bed with U S formed in flowers. Native strawberries will be costly this season as Cape crop is large. Twenty four Y M C A secretaries have been named Officers of the Académie by France for wartime service.
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