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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1920
Page
1
Railroads embargo freight with New Haven refusing moves west of the Harlem River and the B and A tied up beyond Albany. Boston reports a 10 to 14 day food stock on hand and no rail supply expected soon, signaling potential shortages nationwide.
The Republican joint resolution declaring the war at an end and repealing wartime laws passed the House by 242 to 150. Twenty two Democrats joined Republicans, including Gallivan of Massachusetts. The measure now goes to the Senate.
Rail workers strike threatens food famine in New England and halted industrial activity across six states. An embargo on all freight was announced yesterday as the unauthorized switchmen strike expands from Chicago to New York yards, though local roads claim they remain unaffected.
Attorney Joseph E. Lundy accuses Mayor Peters of being the principal figure in a conspiracy to remove Dr. Charles E. Donlan, superintendent of the city hospital and almshouse, during the continued hearing before the City Council where Donlan faces neglect of duty charges.
Mr Lundy attacks Mayor over consolidation of island city departments claiming motives are political. He accuses Peters of dodging duty by not removing two trustees from the old infirmary board and frames the scheme as pressuring Miss Mary A. Dierkeo.
Representative Frost of Somerville sought to amend the bill for a transportation facilities probe in Dorchester to cover all Boston areas served by the Boston Elevated. He argued all communities would share the $20,000 cost and need study. opponents said Dorchester findings would suffice for trolley system expansion, and the amendment failed on a strong voice vote.
Miss Elizabeth Carney six years old of Union street South Weymouth plunged into a 22 foot well in her yard during a despondent moment. Her sister dragged her head above water as Jeremiah Hayes and John Costello railroad workers nearby pulled her out. She remains in serious condition.
Crazed by jealousy Herman F. Seuf fert, 43, a painter of Roxbury, shot his divorced wife Marie just before midnight and then wounded himself. He died at City Hospital soon after. the wife is also in critical condition.
A shooting occurred on the stairway to the second floor at 119 with details continued on the newspaper’s next page. Police cordoned the area as witnesses were questioned and investigators collected evidence.
New York April 9 Herbert Hoover replied by telegram that he would not accept the Democratic nomination for president if offered. He addressed Chandler M Wood Massachusetts Democratic State committee chair and said the answer is No though he appreciates the implied compliment.
Frank H. Patch of Quincy testified before the Commission on the Necessaries of Life that he raised coal prices by $1 per ton around April 1 after learning a Boston dealer had done so. He said the move was welcomed by his customers and prompted others to follow suit.
The Boston Street Carmen's Union wage dispute will be settled by a three member board after a conference between union and Boston Elevated Railway Company trustees. The union names James I. Vahey and the Amalgamated A S E E A as its two members and the trustees seek until Monday to appoint their member.
Mrs Celia Os good, 40, of 18 Beacon Street Haverhill, was seriously injured when struck by a freight train while crossing the South Lawrence station tracks. She was taken to Lawrence General Hospital with a broken leg and skull injuries and placed on the dangerous list.
General John H. Sherburne, chairman of the State Commission on the Necessaries of Life, stated last night that conditions in Boston were roughly approximated.
A brief public notice states a light vehicle restriction tonight at 6 51 PM. Details are unreadable on the clipped page but the directive appears to involve all vehicles during the specified time. Local authorities have yet to provide further context or eligibility.
The record notes the Belgian relief ship Harpalyce sunk by a mine or torpedo. It recalls 1778 when The Ranger under Captain Jones sailed from Brest on a memorable cruise and mentions Lewis Wallace born 1827. It also notes State Labor party formation at Springfield a year ago and Samuel A. Gompers returning to New York from Europe. A keel for a 7500 ton steel vessel was laid in 34 minutes, a new world record.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair skies Saturday and Sunday with continued cool conditions. Winds shift from moderate west to southwest, mainly along the Atlantic coast, with no significant temperature changes expected across the eastern United States within 48 hours.
Forecast indicates fair weather with slightly higher temperatures today and tonight. Light winds and dry conditions favored across the region.
Average temperature yesterday was 45 in the afternoon and 46 in the evening. Readings show values around 44 to 48 degrees across times, with the day ending near 38 at 12 midnight and an average near 46.
Paris reports the German occupation in France has eased and Cologne dispatches note German troops withdrawing from the Ruhr district.
French ambassador in London reports France ready to withdraw from Frankfort and other occupied cities. Britain’s note on the Ruhr prompts a conciliatory response and improved cabinet understanding. Ruhr troops evacuate while Essen business interests report a return to order and Rhine coal transport to Frankfort and Basel. Journal Des Dehats criticizes Lloyd George’s wait and see stance as dangerous to wartime prestige.
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