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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1919
Page
14
The Boston Post printed September 20 1919 lists subscription prices for Daily Sunday and Foreign editions with Canada and domestic postage details. It notes editor publisher Edwin A Grozier and Associated Press disclaimers and claims the paper’s large daily morning circulation.
An unnamed campaign manager for General Leonard Wood declares the general will seek the Republican nomination while remaining in the army despite possible official retaliation. The tone questions the propriety and public acceptability of an officer campaigning against his commander in chief.
A large corporation loses from last year’s epidemic donates 50000 to Harvard Medical School. Dr Milton Rosenau and assistants will pursue preventive measures to curb influenza outbreaks, aiming to stop the flu before it strikes rather than treating it afterward. The effort is described as the best approach to fighting the disease.
Civil service commissioners certify an eligible list for blind dictaphone operators. Two men and three women join the list as sightless stenographers and typewrite operators, marking a start toward broader employment and self-respect for the visually impaired.
Former Senator Jonathan Bourne, through his Republican Publicity Association, proposes impeachment of President Wilson. He argues a House committee could be formed to investigate the President and report for impeachment.
The speaker urges the House to pass a resolution impeaching the unnamed official and the Senate to complete the process. The former Oregon senator is urged to act promptly if he believes there is a case, and questioned why he would publish such accusations if not convinced.
The steel unions threaten a strike next Monday unless President Wilson or Mr. Gompers intervenes. The move risks pushing up steel prices and slowing construction, amid tense labor capital relations and a Washington conference planned for early next month.
A Montreal despatch notes that Canadian Postal Department rules ban armed mail clerks, leaving clerks with only penknives against pistol wielding bandits. The piece urges armed guards on trains when large sums are moved to protect money and personnel.
Madrid reports the Ministry may submit to Parliament a bill extending voting rights to women in elections for members of Parliament. Early action is expected as Europe leads in political equality, with speculation that a female peeress could join the House of Lords soon. The piece notes movement aligns with a pending constitutional amendment.
The Department of Labor seeks their deportation after completing sentences for violating the army draft act. Both born in Russia, Berkman claims noncitizen status while Goldman says she is not by application. A new federal law targets aliens twice convicted of crime for removal. If they rail at the United States they should be expelled.
The national House Ways and Means Committee signals that most essential war taxes may extend past the current fiscal year. If correct, the future of wartime funding and fiscal policy remains unsettled as lawmakers weigh ongoing support.
The piece notes record sugar imports and refinery output while prices stay high. A refinery manager cites prohibition as a factor, with workers buying more sugar and consuming more candy. The article ponders whether liquor saloon closures drive a sugar surge and higher costs for households.
A roundup lists prominent figures visiting the country and notable achievers. It includes Dr Alma Lundquist of Stockholm an expert on social diseases. Dr Mary Gordon of London who oversees prisons for women in England and Wales. Dr Frances Storrs Johnson of Edinburgh wife of a Scotch physician. Dr Clelia Lollipi from Rome. Miss Annie Valentine of Natick an 80 year old prize gardener. Winston Churchill starting a Centre party of England. Herbert Hoover born in 1874 with two sons. Colonel David Barry Senate sergeant at arms. Pope Benedict XV painting commemorating canon law codification with 14 cardinals and 20 other figures.
A column presents etiquette questions and answers on serving salt, wedding expenses, and wearing hats at breakfast. It notes salt cellars at each plate, bridegroom payment duties including ring bouquet gifts and clergyman fee, and that ladies keep hats on during formal breakfasts.
A humorous column argues that the rise of unmarried men stems from the high cost and hassles of matrimony. It satirically sketches a bachelor’s doubts about supporting a wife and the comic misadventures of marital life, suggesting why many stay single.
Public notice from North China Daily News asks the owner of two small dogs walking on Tifeng Road near Yu Yuen Road Corner on the evening of the 17th to inform the advertiser if the dog is in good health. Address Box 1222.
A Medford reader attacks Newt for proposing funding a box nest that traps hens into repeated laying. He describes the device as barbarous and cruel, fears harm to hens, and says he will report the scheme to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Hens.
A Boston resident recalls the city’s warmest 20th of September records and lists 87 in 1883 and 86 in 1879, along with a cold 42 in 1875. He notes no rain on this date in the past decade except 1913 1917 and 1918.
In May a three‑boat U S Navy flying‑boat expedition set out from Rockaway Beach aiming to cross the Atlantic. The NC‑4, led by Lieutenant‑Commander Albert C Read, survived fog and storms to reach Horta and then Plymouth England, completing a 52 hour 31 minute total voyage from Rockaway Beach to Plymouth with 3986 nautical miles to date. The NC‑1 and NC‑3 faced wrecks and delays. the NC‑4 finished as the sole successful unit.
A Boston Post reader recounts daily life notes from New England, including celery packing by nails sparking debate, weather measurement quirks, a visit by Guy Oyster of the AFL, volcanic lava used in bank renovations, a female hot dog vendor, shore resort travel during a police strike, and local tales from Washington county blueberry canneries to Petersham pond hornpout fishing.
Charles Franklin Jones of Boston argues the forces for law and order must loudly advocate their cause to convince the public that majority will expressed by vote should rule. He cites Wellington to show how timely cheering can deter foes and rally reinforcements in a democratic battle for the people's benefit.
Born September 20 1771 in Scotland Mungo Park trained as a surgeon and earned a Edinburgh diploma. He joined the African Association expedition to discover the Niger becoming the first European to sight the river. After repeated perils and fever he perished on a downstream voyage with his party.
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