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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
19
The New York Tribune questions Secretary Daniels on fleet preparedness arguing the naval force could and should have been much better prepared. The piece weighs whether aid to allies via the navy did any real good and implies uncertainty about losses of soldiers convoyed by American ships.
Theodore Roosevelt warned about the vice presidency and resisted Platt's push to place him on the 1900 ticket. He only agreed after persuasion and did not foresee that death would propel him to the presidency. The Boston Traveler notes his initial reluctance and political calculation.
Levi P. Morton, veteran statesman and financier who served as Vice President and minister to France, Governor of New York, and financial power, died at 95 while still active. The article praises his sterling honesty cheerfulness and generous spirit, noting his long, influential career and the respect he earned.
The United States Senate plays a pivotal role in the GOP campaign with three members Johnson Knox and Harding openly seeking the presidency. Borah leads Johnson’s ticket and Moses helps manage Wood while Penrose heads the boom for another candidate.
In Washington Senator Lodge will serve as temporary chairman of the Republican convention while a permanent chairmanship is likely to emerge from among the senators. Senate influence is evident in national politics, with Hitchcock and Underwood prominent in Democratic deliberations and potential dark horse candidates. The era marks an unusually strong Senate role, though its impact on the country is uncertain.
At a Railroad Labor Board hearing E T Whittier for railroad managers argues wages should rise or fall with living costs. He contends current high wages may be defended by rising costs but permanent basing on present costs is indefensible. The public will bear the bill regardless of the board's decision.
The piece compares Chicago’s upcoming hotel project to New York’s landmarks, describing a three block front, 4000 rooms costing 15 million dollars, a 2500 seat theatre, 400 kitchenettes, and a 16 story bachelor unit, questioning whether size equals quality.
The Daily News of London reports severe housing problems with 180000 condemned homes, 365000 unhealthy due to age and damp, 200000 overcrowded, and over 24000 extremely crowded. It contrasts London’s plight with American housing shortages and notes overall one seventh of Londoners lack decent living space.
The piece notes a backward Spring and a similar postponement trend at the Supreme Court of the United States. It says the court was expected to announce at its session according to probabilities, hinting at delays and uncertainty in its calendar.
Yesterday the court considered the validity and ratification of the 18th Amendment, enforcement of the Volstead Act, and concurrent state powers. It left the questions unresolved, delaying a ruling until after the June 1 recess. The summer season’s opening may ease the prevailing doubt.
At a recent American Pharmaceutical Association meeting in Washington the president condemned the label retail liquor dealer. He argued Volstead act allows medicinal alcohol sales under pharmacist dispensing responsibility, and licensing pharmacists as liquor dealers misstates their role and conflicts with prohibition aims. Pharmacists oppose being categorized with saloonkeepers.
Dr William T Hornady of the New York Zoological Park warns naturalists that wild game faces extinction as birth rates fall behind hunter deaths. He argues moderation is essential and wilful slaughter harms Anglo Saxon tradition and the sport itself, urging action before remedies are needed.
Nine year old Hilda Conkling of Northampton publishes songs. Mrs Kajiko Yajima, 87, represents Japan at a women's temperance conference in the U.S. Conan Doyle stirs debate over World War I memory. Mrs Ethel Blanchard Collver’s painting chosen for Paris Salon. Captain John P D Murphy of Natick designated colonel of the 1034 Field Artillery with four bravery citations.
Newt L Newkirk recounts receiving oysters sent by Mr H and a later gift of oysters from B H Wright. The oysters arrive dead then alive in a post box, provoking a chaotic scramble with reporters in the Post city room. Peggy leads a dinner using the oysters, Hal Wheeler injures a wrist, Joe Carlin scolds the crowd, and the tale ends as a lesson in generosity.
James B. Francis moved to America at 18 after civil engineering study and joined the NY, Providence & Boston railroad. He built canal works in Lowell including 25 foot high gates that saved lives and property in a 1852 flood, served as consulting engineer to many firms, helped erect a Harvard Observatory link in Peru, and died in 199%.
The oldest resident recalls Boston weather noting the warmest May 18 figures of 90 in 1889 and 87 in 1918. He mentions a cold record of 38 and that no rain occurred on this date in the last decade except 1910 and 1919.
The piece previews Gertie’s efforts to do right amid frequent misunderstandings in Fannie Hurst’s Rolling Stock to appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
The 1880 election pitted Garfield and Hancock with Arthur as vice president and Maglish as Democrats contenders. Greenback James Weaver and Prohibition Neal Dow also ran. The race featured accusations over Credit Mobilier and forged letters. Garfield won a narrow electoral margin, 214 to 155, with Weaver gaining 308 578 votes and Prohibitionists 10 305. New England stayed Republican, Connecticut shifting to Garfield.
The writer muses on magnolias blooming in Boston suburbs and Cape Ann, notes partial solar eclipses and moon phases, cites a clerks weather data showing mixed sunny Saturdays and wet spells, and mentions a rapid loading world record at the Cur.
A mother requests help from Susan Brown who plays The Maiden's Prayer, while her lover interrupts with scornful resolve refusing marriage. The suitor vows to seek another bride who will not delay. The verse by Walt Mason portrays class snobbery and stubborn independence.
The Boston steamer Malden loaded 6967 tons of coal in 2 hours 40 minutes at Curtis Bay, averaging 2548 tons per hour or over 42 tons per minute. The previous best was 7263 tons in 3 hours 30 minutes on April 6, 1917, a shortfall of 473 tons per hour. Also noted are remarks on Dr. Nt. Albert Smith’s 84th birthday and veteran status.
Exchanges at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America convention in Ford Hall included jests about gasoline costs in China and a cigar quip about a speaker who claimed he wouldn’t smoke. Boston Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon for English visitors, prompting remarks on women’s seating and privileges. Kansas Governor Allen called Boston unique for women watching men eat. In New York barber shops raised hair cut prices to 25 cents, leaving bald men without a discount.
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