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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1920
Page
10
The Boston Post prints an item from the Independent Democratic Paper of New England dated 1383 Main. The readable fragment notes a publication context and venue location for a historical notice in Boston.
A editorial decries the lack of signs on Boston surface cars. The board of trustees blames old cars and late orders, but the piece urges temporary cardboard signs on dashboards as a simple fix to reduce public nuisance.
District Attorney Swann will hand over all evidence to United States Attorney Caffey and urge action under the Lever act to halt a New York milk concern accused of restricting supply and inflating prices, a stance welcomed amid 1918 war-year profits.
The nomination of Bainbridge Colby for Secretary of State is reported favorably by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and expected to pass, though a Washington dispatch notes likely substantial debate. The process suggests Colby may not assume office for several weeks amid ongoing Senate deliberations.
City economist E. A. Filene identifies global and domestic commodity scarcity, postwar consumption, tax systems, speculative markets, higher input costs, lack of standardization, excess middlemen, and currency inflation as causes. He urges the public to buy carefully and seek durable, substantial goods.
The Wadsworth bill to increase officer pay has passed the Senate but is stalled in the House, with delays seen as prolonged. Washington reports ongoing resignations from the regular army as officers cite insufficient pay to support their families.
The writer argues soldiers leaving service seek higher civilian pay, but stresses the nation must sustain a regular military establishment as the core of efficiency. He warns against letting officers’ pay reduce the army’s readiness and defense capability.
The Senate rejection of the Versailles peace treaty ends U S participation hopes in the League of Nations. The editorial argues blame lies with irreconcilables, notes Wilson avoids personal embarrassment, and asks who will act next as Congress debates moves to end the stalemate and potentially pursue a separate peace or new strategy.
The piece argues Homer S. Cummings is right to claim two million dollars spent on probes and investigations into wartime activities, asserting no new findings and defending the government’s record as clean. It condemns probes as needless amid a near presidential campaign.
Five New England states are involved in the Delaware special session called for Monday to act on the suffrage amendment. The aim is swift action so women may vote in the upcoming presidential election as other states already grant.
The piece argues that Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Vermont and Connecticut share a right with their sisters to suffrage only if the amendment is adopted. Delaware's decision is pivotal as it speeds full achievement and the nation should not be half for suffrage and half against when the national head is to be chosen.
A proposal for railroads to vary coal freight rates by season to keep demand steady. Advocates say steadier miner work, fuller use of idle railroad equipment, and avoidance of factory closures. A sliding scale that preserves average coal price could win community support.
Provincetown painter Henry 8 Eddy, grandson of Henry L. Stevens, works on a Pilgrim painting. Sergeant Prosper De Lee, believed youngest U.S. WWI soldier, enlisted at 15 and fought in five battles.Edward Locke returns to stage after 14 years. Henry I. Doherty, oil and electric magnate, started life as a Columbus newsboy. Marthe Gauthier, wounded in war, won Legion of Honor and French war cross. aims for citizenship. Professor Jastrow disputes afterlife views with Oliver Lodge. Mrs Louisa Lavender navigated a schooner at 23 while caring for ill husband. Katherine Niland, 18, wins essay prize on army enlistment. R C Feld argues harmony between capital and labor.
A satirical note from editor Hy Rae in Boston cautions readers about flattery toward the long running Sphinx column. It urges staying steady, avoiding vanity, and continuing a humble, steady approach while the piece salutes the columnist and proclaims support for the enduring voice.
A faded Jamaica Plain reader’s circular from a Boston store in 1895 quotes low prices on meats and produce with humorous, era slang and parenthetical asides. It touts value and urges readers to compare with other markets, ends with a streetwise epilogue from N. N. and a casual P.S. note.
The piece extols St Vincent and St Lucia as among the most beautiful West Indies islands. It contrasts St Lucia’s Pitons and fortifications with St Vincent’s scenery and roads, notes a 1902 volcanic eruption on St Vincent, and praises Kingstown and the islands’ overall harmony and accessibility for tourists.
A column covers seasonal notes from Boston including grass fires in Hall Town, piano and golf shop sightings, last minute income tax aid at the Little Building, rhubarb pie in Dairy Lunches, early planting hope, Harvard crew practice near Lynn Harbor, Nahant town meeting with Senator Lodge, and a dramatic sea rescue by Mrs. William A. Mann in a Chilean steamer sinking incident.
The Yarmouth Register highlights Edwin A. Grazier's appeal to Congress and the Boston Post for Cape Cod's tercentenary celebration. It notes Hon. Thomas C. Thacher as Provincetown commission chair and J. Bradlee Steele as a key committee member with a track record from the Watson Memorial effort.
A humorous verse about flu woes that goes unanswered by neighbors who all claim the illness. The speaker longs for a unique disease to boast of while lamenting that no one cares about his pain.
A letter to the editor asks about the meaning behind naming the Cunard liner Scythia. It explains Scythia as an ancient region around the Black Sea and notes the Scythians' disappearance from history early in the Christian era.
Some Western states allow voting by individuals who have declared their intention to become citizens and filed first papers. The policy grants eligibility before naturalization, enabling noncitizens to participate in presidential elections where permitted.
Sir Was notes that Benjamin Harrison’s great grandfather signed the Declaration of Independence and his grandfather served as the ninth U S president. The text adds his father was a Congressman and that Benjamin Harrison became the 23rd president, with son Russell Benjamin Harrison holding a military record and U S consular service.
The United States stopped coining several coins long ago. No $3 or $1 gold pieces since 1889. The last silver three-cent piece was 1878, and nickel three-cent piece in 1889. The final half-cent was minted in 1857, and no two-cent coins since 1873.
The article notes Greenwich Village as the oldest settled part of Manhattan for white settlers, later absorbed by New York City but retaining its distinct identity in popular usage as the original settlement.
A reader writes about lifelong exposure to the idea that events and ideas are scientific explaining skepticism toward established notions. The brief note hints at inquiry and public discourse without detailing specific incidents or arguments.
Scientific describes what follows proven rules and tests, is systematic and accurate. Classical means a standard model or example, among the very best of its kind, similar to the slang use of has class.
Massachusetts lawmakers push a daylight saving bill claiming a national veto rejection by Congress. The plan would apply state wide except for railroads telegraphs telephones U S courts federal offices customs post office and interstate affairs.
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