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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
1
German cruiser manned by supporters of the new government fires shells into a major naval base while part of the town is destroyed. Berlin reports that Kurt von Kapp has quit office.
Senator Walsh launches attack on Article 10 policy while Republicans propose a new reservation plan. U.S. reaction described as grave concern as European tensions rise amid upheavals.
In Hot Springs Arkansas the Red Sox edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 3 as capt Hooper leads a stubborn rally. The game ends with the National Leaguers still pressing for tying runs in the ninth inning amid spring camp temperature and fan interest.
Kiel bombardment by the German cruiser Eckernfoerde reportedly killed four hundred and wounded many as communists seized the arsenal. A marine brigade later retook it with about two hundred killed. Berlin reports Kapp government weakens while Ebert gains backing including Stuttgart assembly members.
Harvard University announces a new salary scale for faculty with increases from 4 to 50 percent over the old pay, along with changes to the system of academic promotion, driven by progress in the endowment fund campaign.
The new scale effective Sept 1 1920 raises full professors to 6000 8000, up from 4000 5500. Associate professors earn 5000 for five years then 5500, vs 3500 4000 previously. Assistant professors start at 3500 up from 2500 3000, with yearly increments continuing.
De Valera's St Patrick's Day message calls Irish abroad to unite for liberty and moral leadership. He urges worldwide participation to aid Ireland, praising resilience through war and peace while stressing duty, hope, and moral action inspired by God and St Patrick.
Police warned hotel managers in Boston to curb dancing as a controversy over social dances in fashionable hotels culminated yesterday afternoon. Continued on Page 17 Third Col.
A sports brief notes the Sox showing strong form on Sunday and building momentum the next day. The text also records yesterday's average temperature as 48.5 to 24, with weather details provided by Thompson's Spa.
Foreast for Boston and vicinity predicts rain on Wednesday and colder nights with diminishing winds Thursday. Northern New England may see snow in northern New Hampshire and Vermont, otherwise fair and cold. Unsettled midweek with local rains across New England and the mid Atlantic, then improving. Storm warnings run from Eastport to the Virginia capes with strong southwest to west winds offshore.
After unsettled weather this morning the old farmer predicts fair conditions tonight and cooler temperatures ahead. The note suggests a shift to pleasant skies and lower humidity as the day ends.
General Groener, war minister of Prussia, reports to the Frankfurter Zeitung that Hindenburg has deserted Kapp. The dramatic development highlights a leadership shift in wartime Germany.
London dispatch states Chancellor Kapp resigns the Berlin revolutionary government in favor of President Ebert. Efforts to form a Kapp ministry have been abandoned.
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