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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1919
Page
22
The Boston Post issues daily rates for U S and Canada one year six months three months and monthly plans. Sunday edition prices run higher with separate foreign and Canada copy charges. Postage details include extra cent per copy in the Boston district and combined daily and Sunday rates for Canada.
Classified notice lists contact numbers 1000 7088 and 380 for subscriptions and advertising. Advises prepaid Post subscriptions with discontinuation after expiration. Instructs readers to notify if unable to obtain the Post from dealers or Newsday.
The North Dakota Senate ratifies the federal suffrage amendment with only three dissents, adding to the growing list of states approving extended political equality. The piece notes broad legislative support and suggests public sentiment favors nationwide adoption, though timing may miss the next presidential election.
General Sherburne protests the Lake Forest rerouting carrying 6,400,000 pounds of raw sugar to Revere Refining. He warns New Englanders would lose about one pound per capita as sugar nears scarcity and fears prices rising to 25 cents a pound.
In Middleboro, Chief Hathaway and his alert force gain praise for capturing a band of suspects after a highway pursuit toward Boston. A keen officer also identified Snow in Middleboro after years apart, prompting a state prison alert. The piece extols the town’s capable, modern policing and ends with admiration.
The mayor proposes coordinating federal, state, and city agencies to counter Revolutionary methods, labeling certain citizens Bolshevists. He asserts timely, practical precautions with justification and urges calm as measures unfold.
The article describes a coal miners strike stalemate with operators backing a Garfield wage proposal and miners rejecting it. A later Wilson suggested thirty-one percent rise was also rejected. It urges government action to protect national interests and prevent widespread idleness. It notes potential harm to industries, railways, and workers if unresolved.
Dr Grenfell and his wife return from a three month visit to his old home as his Labrador mission gains support. An influenza winter left many orphans, Sandwich Bay lost twenty percent of its population, and the American YMCA sent two doctors a horse and a social worker to aid in Labrador and north Newfoundland. Dr Grenfell seeks a million dollar endowment for northern hospitals and continues as a beacon of mercy.
A doctor proclaims the American Labor Party born and strong yet faces trials. The group unites many theories, risking desertion and dismemberment as it tries to blend divergent philosophies. Wet delegates and farmers’ withdrawal test its balance between radical reform and reactionary strains.
The passage reflects on the lingering influence of the Populist movement. It notes the party’s attempt to prioritize industrial reform over traditional party politics, while recognizing its possible futility. Yet it suggests the organization still has value as a forum for contemporary ideas and debate.
The article urges Americans to avoid hysteria as Washington handles the Mexican crisis. It notes Mexico’s insulting note to the U S and warns against taking Carranza claims at face value, urging careful scrutiny of official statements and patience until more evidence is produced.
A Boston Post editorial laments the possible demolition of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church on Charles Street to widen the street. The 112 year old landmark holds sentimental value, dating from before Beacon Hill was lowered and from the era of Charles River baptisms. The piece argues for arcading the building to preserve it as a social center instead of losing a piece of Boston’s character.
Captain Kermit Roosevelt visits Brazil, Chile, and Argentina for Kerr Steamship while Mrs. Roosevelt plans winter at Sagamore Hill. Miss Phyllis Spender-Clay earns a 47-pound Spey salmon on Skibo estate. Dr. Al Sharpe promotes college athletics. Miss Cora Moore shares home cooking insights. Percy Anderson unveils grand stage costumes costing $260,000. Mary Conway Oelner details a tactile note taking approach and vivid visualization for fiction.
Secret Service operative Stealthy Steve captures six German spies including Limburger Luke who plans to meet Bologny Bill at the Capitol. Bill discovers Steve in disguise, shocks him, and leaves him bound beside TNT timed to blow in ten minutes.
In a serialized tale, Stealthy Steve lies bound in a Capitol basement with TNT wired to a clock set to midnight. Bologny Bill lurks nearby as the sleuth contemplates escape with only 40 seconds left, discovering a dropped 44 calibre cartridge.
A historical sketch recounts Leyden Street in Plymouth as the colony’s oldest thoroughfare, its evolving names, and the scenes of 1621 when 20 men built a crude shelter on shore after the Mayflower anchored. It notes the same day the first death, Richard Britteridge, occurred aboard and describes the stormy arrival and early hardships before communication with the ship resumed.
A man unable to sit up rolls toward a cartridge eight inches away and bites it free with his teeth. He aims and fires, blasting a clock works as the hands halt seven seconds before midnight. The note hints at a high cost of dying and teases continuation tomorrow.
A post offers a liberal cash reward to readers who help read ers of the Post move Stealthy Steve from the faltering fx left by Mr Newkirk at the end of the next to last chapter. Follow the serial closely and win the prize.
The Observant Citizen reports on Christmas shopping urgency and holiday preparations as Cranberries sell poorly in Dorchester while the Frances Willard Settlement marks five years with founder Caroline M Caswell among attendees. It notes political trepidation about the number 13, harvest festival youths at St. Philip’s, a Bristol street tower comparison to Provincetown’s Pilgrim Monument, a new Quincy Moose lodge home on Hancock Street, and a strong Cape scallop season with prices ranging from 1.50 to 2.75 per gallon.
The piece notes weak orders from New York and Western markets affecting New England fishermen, with prices rising due to weather. It also mentions Boston area concerns about a Beacon Street house redevelopment and local civic matters. Beacons and domes aside, Manchester NH claims the oldest Odd Fellow in the world, George C Main turning 100.
The oldest observer recalls Boston weather on the 68th day of November. Official figures show warm records of 68 degrees in 1887 and 1896, while the coldest for this date was 11 degrees in 1873. No rain has fallen on this date in the past decade except in 1911, 1912, 1917, and 1918.
In a post to the editor the writer notes Hanover lies in Plymouth county and recalls that anchors of the Constitution were forged in its ancient forges. The letter also asks who penned lines about a man with the hoe and identifies Edwin Markham as the author of The Man With the Hoe.
American divisions were in battle for 200 days and engaged in 13 major operations, according to the record.
The United States suffered 122,500 military deaths in World War I. About 10,000 occurred in the Navy, with the remainder in the Army and Marines attached to it.
The line explains the correct psalm pronunciation. It states the word is spoken not as Sam but with the a sounding like art, while the overall sound resembles scm.
Harbor at Honolulu has been enlarged and dredged to a depth that will admit the largest steamers afloat, confirming the port can accommodate big vessels.
The text notes two historical dates: the United States acquired Utah at a later territorial or statehood milestone, and the Mormon settlement occurred earlier during the 19th century. Specific year details are not clearly provided in the readable fragment.
The text notes a domain settled by the Mormons in 1847, organized as a territory on September 9, 1850, and admitted to statehood on July 16, 1894, outlining its progression from settlement to a United States state.
Anton Rubinstein born November 28 1829 rose from Moscow to world fame as a pianist and composer. He studied in Berlin with Mendelssohn befriended by royalty and directed the Royal Russian Musical Society later touring Europe and America. His career spanned concertos operas and short pieces with Reminiscences among his writings.
In Frederick Stuart Greene's detective tale Galway Intrudes in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine, a single slip by Keenan on the eve of an election triggers his downfall. The narrative unfolds with vivid intrigue as consequences unfold from that decisive mistake.
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