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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
10
A Southern voice narrates a family tale about expecting a boy but welcoming a girl instead. The speaker muses on gender expectations, affection for the infant, and the enduring care from mother and father as the child grows. The poem blends humor with tenderness in a nostalgic tone.
A ruling from IRS headquarters in Washington allows hospitals to keep whiskey and brandy on hand for patient use. Previously law barred stock by hospitals though doctors could prescribe. The decision came after a query from Dr. Foley of Boston City Hospital and deputy Cornelius Leary of the Boston office. This change relieves many hospitals statewide from lacking essential liquor for certain patient treatments.
An excerpt recalling the Boston Tea Party scene contrasts Adams portraits with Hedon-inspired narration. It cites Hutchinson’s history and Carlyle’s literary lens, noting how 342 chests of tea were dumped and the Mohawks vanished, ending with Boston’s unusual quiet at night.
Miss Ellen Eugenia Good sister of former Cambridge mayor married Dr William F Dolan a Back Bay physician at a nuptial high mass in St Pauls Church Cambridge Rev J J Ryan officiated A reception followed at 50 Wendell Street only immediate relatives present They plan a month long honeymoon at Lake George and the Adirondacks and will reside at 1236 Beacon Street Bridesmaid Miss Mary F Finnegan Best man Francis J Good
New Bedford reports one hundred spinners in the Passaic mills on strike after rejecting an $85 salary offer. The workers demand higher wages of $36.
Mounted police charged a several thousand strong mob on Fifth Avenue as radicals attempted a permitless parade. Banners with incendiary slogans were seized, and many arrests were reported. Police tied the rally to a Russian newspaper here named Novi Mir.
After a procession, protesters shouted anti Russia and Bolshevik slogans. Police required aid as mounted officers charged the crowd injuring over 100 paraders. four men and a young woman were detained at the Russian Soviet Bureau and two suspects faced bombing squad scrutiny. A fifth man Anthony Topeleski was arrested for criminal anarchy.
The piece reflects on Carlyle’s vivid depiction of the Boston Tea Party scene at Old South Meeting House. It cites Rotch's report and Adams the American Cato, noting the meeting’s end and the immediate street reaction as history moves toward independence.
Boston delegates to the world cotton conference leaving yesterday include fifty seven members of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers and seven banker delegates. The four day event in New Orleans will feature talks on all aspects of the cotton question followed by a concluding banquet.
An unprecedented influx of citizenship applicants is anticipated as a new fishing license law restricts aliens from inland waters unless they own at least 500 dollars in property. Authorities cite 300,000 aliens in the state and 25 percent as keen fishermen, arguing previous free privileges depleted fish stocks.
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