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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1920
Page
17
A week of events signals Obregon forces gaining full control in Mexico. The paper notes aims to reconstruct the revolutionary government and ponders immediate U.S. recognition, while condemning Venustiano Carranza and hoping for a better successor in General Obregon.
The Salvation Army drive for a home service fund in Boston raised only $10,000 on opening day, $15,000 short of the expected quota. The editorial urges Bostonians to contribute, warning that indifference could force reductions in the Army’s work.
Police Commissioner Curtis outlines a crackdown on reckless motorists in quieter city wards. Commonwealth and Massachusetts avenues Beacon and Marlborough streets are cited as the worst offenders. officials hope enforcement reduces the mania to “burning it up” in all districts.
The passage argues against reckless speeders and calls for constant crusade, firm courts, and state action to revoke a second-time offender's license. It insists on relentless enforcement, especially at night, to reduce speed related deaths and ensure drivers are never licensed again after repeat violations.
The world of letters mourns William Dean Howells 83 years after his Ohio birth. A self taught prodigy who rose from a country printing office to lead American realism and shape novels travels and criticism. His honesty and friendship with Mark Twain defined a life of 70 plus works and enduring literary influence.
The April 1 winter wheat condition is described as the poorest in years, but May 1 shows improvement. World supply and demand affect U S wheat prices, and farm labor shortages may curb production. Rail strikes threaten bread rationing in New York until the new crop arrives, urging substitution of white flour and careful conservation of bread.
President prepares to urge a U S mandate over Armenia to ease European ill will from Versailles rejection and to curb Armenian atrocities while offering humanitarian work and potential trade. Opponents argue the need to begin a policy shift remains unresolved.
The passage questions involvement in Asiatic Near East affairs and Armenia. It argues joining the League of Nations is minor next to a potential Armenian mandate and suggests Congress and the public unlikely to consent to such a mandate despite anticipated presidential remarks.
An 8,000,000 motor car era faces a 1 1/2 cent wholesale rise to 30 cents a gallon, pushing retail near 34 cents. The piece notes wartime prices and records Standard Oil profits amid critique of corporate earnings and motives behind the hike.
Sir Auckland Geddes the new British ambassador sings Scotch ballads and offers firm handshakes. Lieutenant-General Bullard, 59, boasts 89 years in service and daily exercise. Harding, 55 in November, describes linotype work and political rise. Lucius Metz moves from Spokane to New York to a three year theater contract. Major General Leonard Wood recalls boyhood hobbies and reading. Mrs Phillips of Jamaica Plain wed Arnold Noble Weeks in Calcutta. Shepherd Fredrick, former Hungarian minister, indicted for murder. D G Reid of US Steel retires, guiding many Wall Street moves with cordial welcomes.
A satirical column railes against strict etiquette rules for breakfast parties. The narrator mocks 11:30 a.m. start times and 12 o'clock luncheons, insisting on an 8 a.m. breakfast at home and joking that a 2 p.m. breakfast would force fast courtship and marriage. The piece blends humor with social critique and personal bravado.
The report notes Boston's warmest May 12 on record reached 84 in 1908 and 81 in 1872, with a coldest 33 in 1907. It adds no rainfall on May 12 in the past decade except in 1912, 1914, 1917, and 1919, according to official figures.
Democrats chose Horatio Seymour to oppose General Grant in 1868 amid high hopes that faded. Grant led in popular votes 3,012,833 to 2,703,249 with several Southern states voting for Grant while Georgia Louisiana and two border states backed Seymour. Seymour carried New York New Jersey Georgia Louisiana Kentucky Delaware Maryland and Oregon but won only 8 electoral votes to Grant's 214.
A reader lists six wildflower varieties including cowslips and dandelions and notes open blossoms in fruit trees. He observes nearby saloons failing to attract tenants, with one remaining selling non alcoholic drinks labeled back. He praises whiskey lore, congratulates Senator Lodge on his birthday, and recalls Tammany and a 1860 presidential campaign picture from Gard ner Savings Bank President Edgell.
The piece compiles verse by Walt Mason and humorous notes from Boston and Providence. It recalls shoes priced high and thrifty feet, a Medal Day at the Prince School in Exeter, and local reader anecdotes about clubs, millinery, and women’s education. It also notes old rail men John Webster and Benjamin Kimball, a Winslow marriage, and seaside recollections of Chelsea lobsters and fishing days.
Advertisement touts Noonan's Hair Petrole as remedy for thin hair and dry scalps with a trial promise of improvement in a week. It claims dandruff relief and healthier hair, sold by barbers for fifteen cents per use or $1.00 per bottle from T Noonan & Sons of Boston.
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