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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
16
Senator Spooner argues that since the founding era the Constitution vests foreign relations power in the President until a negotiated treaty is sent to the Senate. He contends the Senate gains advisory and consenting authority, independent of the Executive, once treaty transmission occurs, and asks why this balance should differ today.
The article notes a tense, unclear shift of power in Hungary with Bolshevik influence and warns that allied nations must act coolly and decisively. It emphasizes the Paris War Council will respond quickly to counter the alleged terror threatening civilized order.
The War Department urges discharged officers and soldiers to file arrears claims directly with the War Department Finance Director. It states that using attorneys or claim agents delays results due to extra filing and handling. It warns that any fee paid to agents is unnecessary and urges men to submit claims themselves for prompt, careful consideration.
The article cautions that government wheat guarantees and forecasts depend on global supply. It cites Australia possibly producing 40 million bushels less than last year and notes authorities differ on the world price, with Hoogoover’s view suggesting prices may rise above the government guarantee.
Experts say there will be no loss and the crop may yield a record export by the American farmer. The optimistic view holds that half of the record crop could be sold abroad at record prices.
An editorial critiques senatorial opposition to the League of Nations covenant, noting critics offer few concrete amendments. It points to Senators Lodge Knox Curtis King and others dodging concrete proposals, arguing true responsibility requires specific changes, not vague attacks.
The 65th Congress backed President Wilson during World War I, appropriating about 57 billion dollars and passing 349 public laws. It conducted 32 investigations while 22,594 bills were introduced, and five vetoes occurred. Partisan obstruction by some Senate Republicans hindered key appropriations bills, with filibusters causing daily harm to the country.
The National Woman Suffrage Association begins its sessions in St Louis in a semi-centennial tone. Leaders declare victory awaits Congress reassembly as the pending amendment nears action while noting a week of vigorous demonstration by the movement.
Report from Washington states Mann backers in the national House aim to replace Speaker Gillett when Congress assembles in 1921. Two obstacles remain including a potentially strong Gillett or a non Republican majority, casting doubt on early plans.
A party caucus moves to remove the speaker from their position by voting within their own ranks, reflecting internal strife over leadership choice and control of proceedings.
The Rhode Island Legislature weighs a plan to declare the mosquito a prehistoric insect and inspire coastwise imitation. Cambridge earlier funded oiling and draining to curb mosquitoes with $5,000 plus $1,000 from Navy funds via Admiral Spencer S. Wood. Professor George C. Whipple advised, and the city budget added $3,000 this year to continue the work, but the finance committee cut it. The council may restore the item at this evening’s meeting.
The piece argues daylight saving ignores rural realities and farmer needs. It notes farmers lose morning daylight, face dew and damp in fields, and must adapt to later clocks due to markets, rail schedules, and school hours, making the change burdensome and unwelcome.
Inquiries and answers cover Pershing's $883.33 monthly pay and a major general's $600.67. Questions include coal types on battleships, a workhorse weight about 1200 pounds, beer brewery closures, Plymouth's first settlement, the pronunciation of herb, and Hog Alley in Boston later renamed Avery Street.
A meditation on seizing now contrasts with a humorous clarion about an old ad for a stock room job at a corset factory. The piece notes time value and urges action today while decoding the advertisment’s literal meaning. It closes with a caution about trusting appearances.
A Indianapolis man Jacob Miller ate wild toadstools mistaking them for mushrooms. He suffered cramps and contortions but recovered. The tale warns readers to distinguish between toadstools and mushrooms and to avoid eating uncertain fungi.
A reader named George corrects a column error on cat anatomy, asserting cats have five toes on each front paw and four on the third foot. The writer thanks him, recounting the perils of counting a nervous stray and noting a possible two-toe miscount, totaling 18 or 20 toes.
The Sunday Post publishes prize songs and welcomes for the 26th Division home with poems addresses and slogans. Readers are invited to enter the contest with self tested lines and a chance at a prize.
The article surveys ancient Egyptian drinking practices across pictures and parchments. It notes a primitive wide press, foot-trodden grape juice, and rows of jars. It draws parallels to modern cabarets and temperance warnings, with humorous translations about cabbage as a hangover remedy.
The column reports scarce eggs and high Havana onions in Boston markets, contrasts Bermuda and New England potato prices, and mentions upcoming holidays before Easter. It also describes Westfield school lunch costs, historic earnings, ice conditions on Sebago Lake, Navy enlistment stats, and Park Street subway station signage and crowd flow improvements.
In Fort Worth on March 24 General March chief of staff paid tribute at the crash site of his son Lieutenant Peyton C. March Jr. The ground was lined with flowers arranged as an airplane’s wings. Lieutenant Paschal joined the march to the scene where the youth perished in the year-old air crash.
The piece surveys prominent figures including John G. Shedd born on a New Hampshire farm who rose to bank and railroad leadership. John McCormack who earned 500000 during wartime and donated it. Cyril and Gwendolyn as notable children. Walt Mason the humorist with widespread prose verse. Asa Yoelson alias Al Jolson rising from hardship to stardom. and H S Firestone born on an Ohio farm who built a rubber tire business after early jobs, selling out for 1250000.
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