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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
24
The Boston Post lists editorial rooms at 1004 1005 ae Mais Sporting Editor at 1539 Main and Sunday Editor at 8380 Main with telephone lines. It directs subscribers to prepaid notices for discontinued issues and to notify the post office if they cannot obtain the paper regularly. Edwin A. Grozier is identified as editor and publisher.
The Boston City Club faced disappointment as Senator Hiram Johnson canceled a Friday luncheon engagement after selling a record number of tickets. Uncertainty surrounds the cancellation with two messages from Johnson, prompting speculation over whether urgent Senate duties or Oregon campaign travel caused the setback.
Readers recall President Wilson’s August 11 1917 address aboard the Pennsylvania urging bold action against German submarines. Critics flag similar mutterings to Admiral Farragut’s famed “Damn the torpedoes” line and defend bold resolve in wartime leadership.
The article cites Governor Edwards of New Jersey predicting the Volstead Act will be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court next Monday. It notes widespread doubt over alcohol limits in beverages and mentions a broader state-by-state clash over permissible intoxicant levels.
Massachusetts lawmakers hold a statute on a Senate hook as officials expect a Washington decision early next week. The patience directive urges careful handling while awaiting guidance.
The Senate committee probe into Admiral Sims and navy efficiency collapses with little proof of wrongdoing. The attack on U S naval record is denounced as a dismal failure, while praise for the Navy’s wartime work and patriotism grows stronger. Namesake lines note many Johnsons Browns and Joneses shaping the republic.
The piece warns Senate leaders against burying Samuel W. McCall's nomination to the tariff commission in the finance committee. It argues such a move would anger Republican voters, cites McCall's friendships, notes only two Republicans sit on the commission, and urges prompt confirmation for New England representation and national interest.
The Massachusetts ways and means committee weighs a bill to raise judicial salaries with Supreme Court justices at 11000 dollars and Superior Court justices at 9000 dollars plus 500 for chief justice and travel costs. Supporters cite living standards and pension concerns for judges in service.
The text notes the widespread Smith surname in America with 54 180 Smiths in the army, enough to form 15 regiments, highlighting the clan's prominence in U S military history. It mentions numerous generals and other figures among the Smiths.
The piece cites a sharp freight car shortage depressing goods movement and raising costs. The Interstate Commerce Commission weighs diverting or embargoing non essential freight to ease congestion while railroads lag in equipment, with trucks seen as a slow-term solution.
William Stuart Moir, Brookline and Yale forester, studies Swedish forestry where waste is minimized. In London, Duchess of Albany hosts a fancy dress ball with royalty. American guests wear Martha Washington gowns. English, French, and 19th century costumes blend as high society gathers.
A quotation from Newton Newkirk’s What the Sphinx Says explores beauty as a virtue that grows within the heart and outward to the face, suggesting inner qualities shape outer appearance. The aphorism emphasizes character over surface charm and links true beauty to moral depth.
A reader fulminates against National Association of Merchant Tailors rules that push new styles. He mocks toothpick lapels narrow shoulders and high waistlines while lamenting wasted money on a recent suit. He jokes about 100 new models costing about 15000 and defends his old house suit as style evolves.
Post Civil War expansion saw 30 000 miles of track laid 1868 to 1878 and the first transcontinental linkage completed. The era featured war prosperity, speculative excess, fires in Boston and Chicago, and a contentious 1872 election with Grant renominated and Horace Greeley backed by Democrats and liberal Republicans.
A striking new series by John Russell begins in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine with The Wicks of Macassar, a stirring short tale likely to intrigue readers. The feature marks the launch of an unusual collection in the upcoming issue.
The column reflects on the 74th anniversary of the US Mexico war, Ascension Day, and jokes about crowfoot sized elm leaves. It cites Boston weather records, reports on a coal car campaign, tulip offerings at City Hospital, a shoemaker’s tip to stop creaking shoes, Jamestown’s 1607 settlement, and local civic notes including milk receipts, civil service gender questions, and prune pie availability.
In a letter to the editor, W. D. Hoston praises William Dean Howells as the premier American novelist, noting his Middle West roots, Eastward rise, and vivid Boston portraits in works like The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Modern Instance. He rates Howells for epochal portrayal, nuanced character study, and enduring sociological value.
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