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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
26
The issue lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday, domestic and foreign, with monthly and yearly options. Rates cover U S Canada and foreign copies, including special rates for combined Daily and Sunday orders and Canadian postage adjustments.
The Governor approves November 11 as a public holiday through the Commonwealth to honor homecoming of soldiers sailors and marines and to celebrate the World War armistice. The proclamation links observance with the victory and expresses pride in returning heroes.
The state paper lauds President Wilson for refuting Senator Moses by his actions and words within ten days. It argues the President remains a force and factor in public affairs, delivering eloquent, lucid reasoning on industrial plans and future steps.
Proceedings in the U S District Court resume on the Cape Cod canal price dispute. Admiral Bowles testifies to the canal's operation, saved time and weather delays, and its vast commercial value based on 6296 vessels totaling 5 177 000 tons passing without delay in the year ending July.
The House of Representatives yesterday unseated John F. Fitzgerald and seated Peter F. Tague after a prolonged contest. The outcome, anticipated by the Post, underscores the power of persistence in political fights and suggests the margin of the poll results might have differed without a dogged campaign. The piece hints at sustained opposition from Lomasney as a factor in the decision.
The passage notes that the element within the case, whether fairly or unfairly judged by Congress, defeated Mr. Fitzgerald while Mr. Tague benefited from certain features criticized by the committee. It suggests a new election would have served as a verdict, but predicts Tague would have likely won anyway, making the current action a shortcut to an inevitable outcome.
The opposition media claim the Wednesday vote by the foreign relations committee shows a plan to force three great powers to accept new reservations. Suffice to say the full Senate, not a subset, will decide. past actions by the committee show repeated defeats for such measures.
The Industrial Conference at Washington discusses the right to organize and bargain collectively. Employers fear recognizing labor leaders as all employers' representatives while some back shop unions within their firms. Both union forms could co exist, and eradicating either risks ongoing deadlock.
A strike by American Railway Express Company chauffeurs in New York ends with compliance from workers and claimed pressure from Washington. Reports cite leaders hearing that army drivers could replace protesters, a claim denied by Director General Hines who says no troop threat was made.
The department signals it will operate an express service while private companies revert to control January 1. Union officials avoid a direct clash with the U.S. government, preferring to wait until federal action subsides. This removes an immediate threat for now.
Attorney General Palmer arrives in Boston to meet the state's fair price committee and assess why price cuts promised by federal campaigns have not reduced living costs in New England. He is urged to compel local wholesalers to serve public interest with reasonable profits under federal authority.
A shopper notes no price changes from noon to night as Newton Newkirk stores keep old rates. The poem observes stable prices and faint nostalgia for lower costs.
A Missouri tale of a husband delayed for dinner after 39 years away, facing his wife's stern welcome and a sharp rebuke by the bulldog and woodcutter. The piece ends with a moral about expectations and a separate historical note on the Mayflower Compact signed near Provincetown.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota remarks on a two syllable pronunciation he learned from Indians near Wahpeton. Miss Ellen F. Pendleton of Wellesley College seeks a four month absence to study women’s universities in the far east visiting Japan Korea and Chinese colleges. Representative Robert Luce draws press attention as a former newspaper man now congressman. Mrs A W Graham of Louisville builds Canton flannel bag business starting from nine dollars and employing 25 girls and three sons in college. Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Vernon Briggs recovers from war effects at his 3000 acre New Hampshire estate bordering Long Pond two miles of woodlands in the hills.
Birthday feature highlights Sarah Hale born October 24 1755 in Newport New Hampshire. She became editor of Ladies Magazine after marriage and raised five children. Hale authored children verses and school songs including Mary Had a Little Lamb shaping immortality in American literary history.
To the Editor the Post. The writer notes editorials on anti tobacco propaganda and argues prohibition enforcement will be hard. He recalls a Red Cross nurse saying the cigarette won the war and warns tea and coffee may be as harmful as tobacco. He mentions ladies of the WWCTU.
Classified item offers a winter coat for private sale at 15 dollars, a blue suit for ten dollars, and shoes at 2.50 in AI condition, size 40. Call at contact address listed.
The Observant Citizen columnist jokes about barbering by parcel post, proposing NewtKirk & Insite in Boston as a novelty business and money-raising scheme. He muses on local housing pressure, daylight saving changes, and a string of light anecdotes about Boston figures, cider making, and old New England life.
The Lion's Mouse by C. N. and A. M. Williamson, renowned for sharp modern fiction, will start in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The duo promises a gripping serialized tale.
A Boston writer argues that cooperation requires considering the other side’s wants. He recalls George Washington suggesting limits on army size to reflect opposing needs. He urges aligning majority will with mutual benefit and pursuing change through lawful processes.
Reader letters compare old and modern prices for theater and concert events. A 1768 Boston concert and ball cost about $3, while early 19th century seats could be bought for a dollar. Old Tremont Theatre prices and receipts for Fannie Elssler and Edwin Forrest performances are cited, illustrating higher past audiences and modest box office.
A short poem from 1918 explores desire for light and truth. The speaker seeks sight over stumbling in ruth and hopes the cheerful song and true feeling reveal a golden goal. The verse emphasizes optimism and longing for deeper understanding.
The speaker notes Boston's warmest October 24 readings, 80 in 1900 and 75 in 1893, and coldest 31 in 1879. They state no rain on this date in the past decade except in 1912 1913 and 1917, per official figures.
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