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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1919
Page
18
Protestant churches with about 20 000 congregations and 25 million members will study conditions in major steel towns. The inquiry, free of spectacle, aims to expose workers lives, grievances, needs and rights, and to tell the truth for the benefit of employers and employees alike.
The War Department plans a nine o'clock start for an unprecedented air flight test spanning Mineola Long Island to San Francisco and back. The 5400 mile round trip includes 21 control stops of 30 minutes and a two day rest in San Francisco, with speeds above 100 mph required.
Port rules ban Mediterranean passenger ships with French rats landing. Ships held at quarantine until passengers and crew cleared, guards on hawsers, lifted gang planks at night, fumigation after cargo removal. Editor questions bias versus other rodents and larger city rat control.
Secretary Glass warns against unnecessary appropriations and warns Congress that pushing more projects could require another loan. The Treasury head says the nation risks swelling its war debt despite calls to avoid it. The passage condemns piling up obligations as avoidable and urges action.
The passage urges Congress to uphold promises to keep taxes down and to cut wasteful spending. It argues against new loans after the war and stresses Congress must set an example of thrift by careful allotment of public funds.
The New York World wrongly claims Governor Coolidge and Commissioner Curtis controlled Boston police during the strike. Laws gave the mayor power to seize police control, and Mayor Peters did so and requested State troops, which were supplied, restoring order. The piece asserts the World errs and should correct the record.
The Washington Industrial Conference displays promptness and unanimity, with Franklin K. Lane chosen as permanent presiding officer. Secretary Wilson opens the meeting, and cabinet members chair committees, signaling strong support and capable leadership for the conference’s important action. The gathering proceeds under favorable auspices.
The article examines the constitutional question of whether the Vice-President can assume presidential duties during an president's illness. It cites Garfield and McKinley as precedents where the Vice-President did not act, noting the issue may need future clarification while expressing current trust in the President's recovery.
Charles Jesse Buffalo Jones, famed hunter turned conservationist, died in Kansas. He sheltered surviving buffalo herds, built a Kansas ranch, and helped supply stock for museums and zoos, shaping early 20th century efforts to save the species.
The passage urges a shift in public attitude from waste to preservation. It highlights the need to protect American forests and game and to adopt patrons like Buffalo Jones as models for responsible stewardship.
A North Dakota experiment in state controlled banks mills and warehouses collapses as a bank fails amid mismanaged loans and weak expertise. The piece argues political leaders suited to winning votes lack business training and warns against state socialism.
The Duchess of Talleyrand plans a historic visit to Germany to secure her son’s status under the former duke’s estate, while labor leader Foster intrigues officials with his syndicalist works. Cornelius Ayer Wood trains in wool sorting under Red Jack Smith, boxing and navy service shaping his rise. Donna Anna Maria di Selasco hosts Boston society guests in Rome and Rev Clyde E Wildman sails to Glasgow for Old Testament study and Basel courses. Dr George E DeSchweinitz, eye specialist and wartime Medical Reserve Corps major, is cited for his expertise.
The feature notes Oct 8 1765 as Blennerhassett birth year. It recounts his marriage to his niece and exile to America, his island Ohio River retreat, Burr connection, failed cotton planting and legal attempts in Canada and Ireland, ending with his death in 1831 on Guernsey Isle.
The record notes Boston’s warmest on October 8 with 88 degrees in 1879 and 84 degrees in 1916. It cites the coldest on this date as 86 degrees, and mentions no rainfall in ten years except 1915.
A west coast restaurateur serving mince pies laced with alcohol faces jail after an internal revenue officer tested a pie and found it intoxicating. The eatery drew crowds as patrons drank pies on the premises and took others home, leading to a rapid downfall once authorities investigated.
A Kentucky judge rules a husband may slap his wife if he finds her going through his pockets while he sleeps. The columnist mockingly notes the ruling favors the wife and questions enforcement, suggesting the judge protects the wife's pin money rather than the husband’s wallet.
An unsigned letter from Dustin D Rhodes of Keene New Hampshire argues for woman suffrage, noting it will bring equality and change social dynamics. It imagines women sharing political rights and even courting men, ending traditional gender roles and proposing a cheerful outlook.
The article recounts the Pilgrims’ water journey from Amsterdam to Leyden via Haarlem’s Sea of Haarlem, noting spring scenery, tulips roots, canals, windmills, and Leyden’s status as a wool trade city with a famed university. It highlights Leyden as Venice of the North and compares 16th century landmarks with today. Bradford calls Leyden a fair and beautiful city and sweet in situation.
The column observes shortening sun periods in Boston and London, recalls Saint Bridget and a Swedish sister saint, and reflects on Boston’s historic visitors and disappearing landmarks. It highlights joy riding, education’s wage impact, long military careers, Captain Fimister’s heroism, oyster prices, South Atlantic shipments, and Harvard mail carriers.
Reader asks about pronouncing filet as fee lay versus fillet FiL et and whether flapdoodle is proper English. The note cites a Peter Simple dialogue by Captain Maryat defining flapdoodle as the stuff fed to fools.
If spouses live in different towns in the state both must obtain a license from their respective towns. If both live in the same town only one license is required. If one spouse lives outside the state a license is required only from the town within the state.
Mercury hit 101 degrees on July 4 and July 5 per the official Boston Bureau thermometer. July 5 was hotter overall with a 24 hour average of 90 degrees compared with 88 degrees on July 4.
A playful note links the duration of the war between Uncle Sam and Germany to the number 13. It states the war lasted one year seven months five days and notes the sum of those figures equals 13, a far-fetched but quirky connection.
Lime refers to calcium compounds used to adjust soil and pH, often slaked lime or hydrated lime. Quicklime is calcium oxide produced by calcining limestone and reacts vigorously with water to form slaked lime, releasing heat.
Quicklime results from heating chalk and limestone and related materials at high heat. It readily absorbs moisture from any source making it dangerous to handle bare skin. When saturated with water it becomes slaked lime or calcium hydroxide.
The latest army plans for arming United States troops grant each regiment 886 machine guns. Previously, before World War I, a provision of only four machine guns was made per regiment.
Washington wore a blue coat with buff facings and buff under-dress as commander of the American army. He also wore a black cockade in his hat, reflecting early Revolutionary War uniform conventions.
Miss Alice Stuart instructs guests to arrive and depart exactly on the times stated in invitations. Hinting to extend a visit is a serious social error, as hosts have reasons for set departure times and should not be embarrassed.
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