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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
13
Colonel Adam Gifford, New England commander, calls for urgent volunteer support for the Salvation Army home service drive. From Boston and beyond, every contribution counts toward the $170,000 needed between next Monday and May 20 to fund the campaign.
Mrs. M. F. Carpenter of Bangor Maine describes chronic ill health improving after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports increased color strengthened circulation and greater energy after four boxes. Pills sold by druggists and the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY offer a free booklet Building Up the Blood.
In a March 1919 letter the Czarina asks if the world will regenerate after the war and if ideals will reawaken. She hopes humanity will grow purer and nobler, believing such misery might cleanse hearts and minds.
The Czarina notes Ania’s calmer, more normal demeanor after the Czar’s cooler visit and credits training for her reduced aggression. She fears for Anna’s safety, believing plotters against Rasputin could target her in revenge. The Czarina’s letter reveals concern and speculation about court intrigue.
Alix writes to her husband about wartime life at Tsarskoye Selo in 1916. She laments loneliness and prejudice, mentions Rasputin’s circle and anonymous threats to Anna, and details daily routines, medical notes, and political tensions as World War I surrounds them.
A note announces continuation in tomorrow's Boston Sunday Post and Daily and Sunday until the story is completed.
Reports from Washington on May 7 credit Mexican rebels with bloodless advances. Rebel agents say Piedras Negras Laredo and Matamoros could fall next, the last key border ports still under Carranza control.
Reports from official channels indicate the Vera Cruz garrison has revolted and evacuated as Mexican gunboats loyal to Carranza remain in the harbor. Rebel dispatches claim Carranza left the capital. other messages place Cabrera en route and Alfonso Cabrera arrested in Puebla.
Mrs Myra Towle aged 50 of 175 Hemen Way Back Bay died at Massachusetts General Hospital after being struck by a car at Beacon and Joy streets. She suffered compound injuries to the body.
Clarence Coombs piloted an Orence plane with three passengers to 16 200 feet at Mitchell Field, a new world record for five aboard. Officials of the American Flying Club vouched for the record, with unofficial time about 1 hour 10 minutes. The 150 horsepower craft carried a company representative and two newspaper men, all clad in warm clothing.
Dr Chayim Weizmann says Palestine will be governed by a high commissioner and a council until popular representation arrives. The new administration starts in a month or six weeks with an announced commissioner name expected soon after his return from San Remo.
At a Supreme Council conference Dr. Weizmann says many Jews want to move to Palestine but migration must fit the country's economy. He estimates Palestine can support up to 6,000,000, with 25 000 to 30 000 settlers the first year and about 100 000 the second year. He expects fewer English Jews to depart.
William Smith of Brookline who has been an invalid for seven years and appealed to the Post to help secure a wheel chair will receive one from Warren A. Morris of Framingham. The chair can be refurbished at a nominal cost. Contributions to cover expenses include Michael Kelley $1 W S Kingsbury $5 Sidney J Smith $10.
Mrs. Anna Yost aged 51 of 104 1 2 Conant street Roxbury died at City Hospital from gas poisoning after a kitchen gas cock blew out Wednesday night. Neighbor found her body and followed a strong odor of gas to the apartment.
A letter to the Post Editor asks for the color of pure sulphur. The writer supplies full address and requests a clear factual answer.
A reader questions where wind begins citing a chemistry view on sulphur colors and a scientist's note that wind results from pressure and temperature differences. The letter asks who governs DC locally and recalls a presidency named commission. It ends by asking elm growth with reference to Tremont House and a sidewalk elm.
The text recalls the great English elm on the Common with 1860 circumference 24 feet and height about 72 to 73 feet. It also quips on morning definitions and notes Bell’s photophone predating Marconi, plus a pronunciation guide for ye and thorn letters.
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