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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1920
Page
12
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions including U S and Canada rates for various periods and notes postal extra charges within the Boston district. It states Associated Press membership and rights for republication of dispatches.
Congress should heed Secretary Houston’s push to cut income and profit taxes and simplify the tax system as peace returns. The public bore wartime burdens, but continuing surtaxes while the army demobilizes strains loyalty. Americans are willing to fund needed government costs and expect relief from unnecessary levies at once.
The letter to Mayor Peters says Charleston navy yard can maintain high speed next year. Secretary Daniels will do what he can but cannot repair dreadnoughts due to unpaid naval deficiency legislation. He notes Congress controls appropriations and warns that rest of fleet work cannot be cut despite Senate stance on the League of Nations.
A campaign seeks 250000 from the American people to erect a heroic statue at the Marne as a gift to France. The effort aims to symbolize unity of two republics and liberty versus barbarism, with a popular subscription urged from all citizens.
Both nations’ top leaders approve the gesture and invite citizens to begin their endorsement today, placing the choice in the hands of the people. The move signals a national push to gather public support and legitimacy for the upcoming outcome.
The article debates Republicans in the Senate pushing a peace by congressional resolution. Senator Knox argues Congress could declare peace as it declares war, but the Constitution does not grant such power. Supreme Court precedent and history favor treaty peace, and a presidential signature would still be required for any resolution to take effect.
An advertisement for the Cornell teachers' endowment fund compares professor salaries with railroad workers, asking if mind trainers are worth less than train workers. It argues endowing a professorship leaves prepaid services of one individual for all time, a worthy consideration for those with surplus wealth.
The jury finds United States Senator Truman H. Newberry guilty of conspiring to spend more than federal limits to defeat Henry Ford. The ruling marks a rare justice moment against the rich and powerful, though appeals and higher courts may alter outcomes. the verdict stands as a solemn finding.
The article notes Chinese laborers under wartime constraints performed essential manual work in France. It highlights a Chinese weekly newspaper started in Paris by Daniel Fu to assist returning workers and rebuild the war-torn landscape. Their quiet efficiency supported battles and postwar reconstruction efforts.
A brief line hints at seeking better fighting ability and greater living comforts. It mentions improvements in skills and amenities without specific details or context.
Analysts see a likely peak in high commodity prices passed, with broad demand across luxuries and necessities. Building contracts in New England double last year’s pace, auto dealers optimistic due to forward orders, while inflation risks wane as gold outflow and reserve banks curb wild speculation. Prospects point to solid business for months ahead.
General Leonard Wood opened his Mitchell South Carolina remarks by praising Grover Cleveland as a fearless, truthful leader who stood for America first. He warned that times have changed since Cleveland’s era and suggested future presidents may be judged differently.
The feature highlights Nancy Finney's Spanish pantomime La Pepita and her south American experience, Theda Bara's shift from screen to legitimate acting, Mary Young's stage triumphs and international bookings, Bainbridge Colby's political evolution and wit, Judge Richard Doherty's Jersey City roots and twin anecdotes, and Maine's new reformist prison chief Lieutenant Harold F E Donnell promoting Osborne's humane methods at the Portsmouth yard.
Dustin D Rhodes writes a humorous verse requesting Marion Sherman read his letter and judge his suit. He jokes about aging and flaws while touting his “rusty joints” and red hair, begging Marion for a sign if she might be interested.
The piece recounts Napoleon Gomo writing from a hospital bed about his skating mishap and humorous mishandlings with Missus Trombly at Bubonic Park. He details injuries to his back and knee, his wartime bravado, and his wife away in Slab City, while he describes recovery hopes and a request to Noot for relief from Doctor Boucher.
In Boston a 77 year old letter carrier, John H Williams, returns to work after winter rest. locals discuss courtesy on trains, rising community music at General Electric Lynn plant, and a Maine centennial coin plan. Springfield reporters note geese, hospital counts, and wartime supply closures.
A modest maiden white or red Parisian cute and neat with wooden body head and legs she glides on a lettered stage and steers minds from trust. The answer is planchette A C B.
An elderly observer notes Boston's exceptionally cold day, comparing it to historical figures. The dated reminiscence cites measurements and conditions of the era, highlighting notable low temperatures and unusual weather patterns across years including 1911 and 1914.
Golf fans are teased with an amusing story by Sewell Ford in the upcoming Sunday Pet Magazine. The piece mimics the style of The Mantle of Sandy the Great from his Torchy and Shorty series.
A travel sketch of Barbados describes Bridgetown and Hastings, the climate, poverty, and daily life. It notes the island’s highways, donkey freight, street markets, and a small mule-drawn railway with a bathsheba eastern coast rail line and a railcar that occasionally jumps the rails but is quickly restaged.
Our treasured landmarks disappear in a surprising way. the thing that was a truth last year is but a fake today. In fifteen years, or maybe less, that graft will look forlorn. doctors then will laugh our germs to scorn.
A seasoned maiden aunt collects a growing book for each niece and nephew, preserving letters, drawings, and mementos from childhood to adulthood. The books are kept sealed until the child grows up, then presented with a chorus of surprised memories and pride.
Maximilian I born March 22 1459 in Vienna rose as a key ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. Through strategic marriages and campaigns he expanded influence across Burgundy Netherlands and parts of Italy. He sought world conquest like Alexander but faced misfortunes after his son's death and died in 1519 amid the Reformation start.
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