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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
20
The Boston Post outlines subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions, including U S Canada foreign rates, with annual and short-term options. Postage applies to the Boston district with a one cent per copy surcharge.
A standard Associated Press copyright paragraph appears in the paper stating AP owns republication rights for all dispatched or credited material and retaining rights to special despatches.
The Hartford Times has taken possession of its new building on Prospect street Hartford. Designed by the late Stanford White the structure is ornamental as well as functional. The Boston Post extends best wishes and praises Hartford Times as a creditable newspaper among its exchanges.
The piece argues Britain can offer Sir Auckland Geddes 2500 pounds salary plus an embassy, 17 500 pound entertainment fund and 20 000 pounds annual spending power to represent the country, while criticising the American approach where the London envoy bears housing and entertainment costs, raising questions of democracy in diplomatic funding.
The piece argues against absolute equality while praising progress toward broader opportunity. It contends privilege is no longer a mere social luxury and that ability, worth, and willingness to contribute should earn greater life enjoyment for all, highlighting the United States as leading this real equality.
The proposed Massachusetts bill to abolish the death penalty includes a clause that imposes death for murder committed inside prison by a lifer who kills again. The critic argues this inverted logic. If life imprisonment deters murder outside, it should deter inside as well. The plan’s aim to protect guards is questionable and inconsistent.
After a dramatic ratification, observers say the woman suffrage amendment was destined to win within years. The West Virginia Senate moves toward final approval with only two states left to join, including the four northern commonwealths.
Vermont and Washington move into special sessions where lawmakers are poised to approve women's voting rights. The passage marks a long battle vindicated for suffrage pioneers, with supporters praising continued progress and justice.
The article weighs General Leonard Wood as Roosevelt’s political heir against Hiram Johnson. It notes Wood’s friendship with Roosevelt but questions his alignment with Rooseveltian progressivism. Johnson, Roosevelt’s 1912 running mate who endorsed him in 1916, is presented as the strongest claimant.
Greater Berlin reports 3 801 235 residents with an 8 percent loss in the city proper since 1916. Boom years gave way to declines as Germany’s wartime profits faded and coal and iron wealth diminished. The census hints at continued decreases in Berlin numbers.
The piece recalls how storms cut New England villages from the outside world and forced self sufficiency. It contrasts Whittier Snowbound with today’s global supply chains and notes farmers once produced most necessities from food to clothing using home crafts and self reliance.
The Supreme Council of the allied powers calls for peace restoration through improved economic relations with eastern Europe. It urges reduced armies and armaments, normal exchange of commodities, and cooperative production and raw material exchange. The council cites strong postwar industrial recovery and belief Europe’s civilization is not irretrievably ruined.
The conference notes occupations returning to normal and renewed labor bringing cheer worldwide. The report frames this as a clear sign of prosperity in domestic life and broader economic revival.
The secretary reaffirms no further loans to foreign governments, citing postwar recovery and rising foreign exchange. He notes Europe may repay existing debts with deferred interest, and warns further large loans would require more bond issues and higher taxes at home. He urges Europe to rebuild on its own efforts.
Secretary Daniels accepts Thomas Mott Osborne resignation from the naval reserve praising his prison reform work. He credits Osborne with teaching that prisons should mend men, not break them, a principle echoed in Massachusetts reform reports. The note reflects a shift toward mercy and practical penology.
Mrs John Van Vorst and Hugue L Roux connect French and American society as she grows in Paris society learning Chinese. Elysee hosts French leaders until Deschanel arrives with family. remodeling follows. Lady Geddes, a New York native, joins the U K diplomatic circle. Cardinal Gibbons and Clemenceau style vitality noted. Poincare decorates, Adele Bleneau mystery in a Buffalo writer. war nurses fund, Riviera draws aristocrats including Duke of Connaught and King George uncle.
Dr E J Melville presents Napoleon Gomo recounting life in a Southern city through a lively first person monologue. The narrative blends family meals, neighbors, humorous mispronunciations, and social scenes voiced by Napoleon with sharp observations on money, appetite, and aging.
A mix of almanac style items includes sunrise timing for Sunday, reports of a bicyclist in a snow blizzard, rhubarb pie prices in Boston, courthouse fines for drunkenness, social anecdotes about pay for errands, transit station renovations, and regional notes on maple sugar, fashion hair parts, and spring gardening measures.
A reflective aphorism notes caution about speaking in doubt and choosing silence. The line urges restraint and thoughtful speech before acting after weighing uncertain beliefs.
One hundred Boston University freshmen entered a journalism contest to become reporters for New England papers. Thirty were selected to cover all New England districts. Professor Harry B. Center trains the group known as the Cubs through lectures.
The excerpt recalls Boston climate records for March 12 with figures showing coldest dates in 1885 and 1900 and a warmest of 69 in 1902. It notes no rain or snow on this date in the past decade, except in 1911 1912 1917 and 1918.
A state paper item quotes a mock want ad for a “young man who will not fall in love” and a humorous “Good home for half a pora cat” with withheld addresses. The writer complains at length about the half cat idea and shifts topic.
Letter from Wollaston noting multiple robins in yards near Oxenbridge road close to Massachusetts Fields School. The writer recalls a prior claim about robins and invites readers to verify sightings at the brook area. Identifies reader Newt and mentions a paid quote of eight dollars per quart.
A reader questions calling the battleship New Mexico an electrical ship noting steam drives turbines that power dynamos for electricity and related ship functions including heating and cooking. The letter argues steam remains essential for propulsion and many systems.
In New York a contention arises over which venue is biggest. The Hippodrome claims the largest stage while Capitol Theatre touts seating capacity for its current motion pictures and grand opera bill.
The text discusses whether saying I feel badly is correct and notes that feel bad expresses being unwell, while feel badly would imply a defective sense of touch. It cites Dr Vizetelly stating feel bad is correct for health, and that feel badly is about sensing touch, with usage shifting distinctions.
The piece cites United States history edited by Thwaites and Kendall claiming Washington was viciously attacked by political opponents during his presidency, accused of aristocracy and seeking kingship, and that attitudes shifted before his death.
A letter to the editor compares New York and Boston street car difficulties after the storm. The writer notes New York uses pavement slots for power rather than overhead trolleys and asserts the storm’s impact was similar or worse in New York. He emphasizes system differences as a factor.
A poetic reflection by Walt Mason on lingering weakness after the flu. The speaker describes blue moods, frail body, and aching joints, noting grim thoughts and the sense that years of life feel due. The piece contrasts illness with sorrowful recollections and mournful images.
Snow filled slots froze overhead trolley system in Manhattan delaying traffic until cleared. Other boroughs retain trolley operations amid winter conditions.
The writer questions using is to denote future in English as in biblical phrases like Tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath. He cites Exodus and Samuel examples where is appears to mean will be, asking for grammatical authority and justification of this usage.
The text explains North America proper versus Central America with a line between Mexico and Guatemala plus British Honduras. It notes Greenland as a Danish colonial possession and Iceland as sovereign since 1918 but linked to Denmark under a shared king with limited joint powers, while Denmark recognizes Iceland as free and independent.
Simon Newcomb, a renowned scholar of his era, was born in Canada to a family that had emigrated from the United States. He received most of his schooling in the early years of his life.
The obituary chronicles a scholar who moved to the United States at eighteen to study and teach, rising to professor of mathematics in the U S Navy with captain rank. He led the Washington telescope project, observed Venus transits and eclipses worldwide, and advanced planetary orbit computations to unprecedented accuracy. His books span geometry economics politics and calculus, with degrees from multiple universities and memberships in major learned societies.
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