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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1919
Page
2
Corporal Harry Pond, stationed at the Tremont Row Marine Recruiting Station, shifted from major in the regular army to private and then back to corporal in three days. He is a veteran of three wars and serves at the recruiting station.
Corporal Pond, a lifetime Army veteran, re-enlisted as a private after requesting discharge from the rank of major. He cites system demotions in peacetime and retirement timing as reasons, noting service in three wars including Spanish American War with Troop G Seventh Cavalry and actions under General Bershing in Mindanao, plus duty near Nome in 1904.
Washington April 17 Representatives from five large packing firms and their employees will meet in Chicago on April 23 with government representatives to discuss extending the wartime labor agreement. The pact covers wages hours and working conditions and remains in effect through the war. The firms have proposed a one year extension after peace.
Auto day in the Brockton District Court drew 20 automobilists answering auto law violations. Seventeen others were summoned and nineteen were fined, including Bradford W. Thurston of Boston who paid $10 for overspeeding.
Major Frank W. Cavanaugh of the 102d Field Artillery, famed Dartmouth and Holy Cross football figure, returns aboard the Patricia to Commonwealth pier. He was wounded at the Argonne near Samogneux, with minor facial scars, and recounts near-miss shelling while praising surgeons who grafted skin and performed bridge work. He plans no fixed football plans yet, noting he may sign a Holy Cross contract but remains a free agent aboard.
Lawrence reports that workers refuse concessions despite Governor Coolidge’s inquiry. Male strikers may seek work in other New England cities if the strike fails, while women and children stay until men send for them.
Scores of strikers children were moved from Lawrence to Boston to relieve parents idle due to the strike. They gathered at Dudley Street Opera House and were placed in temporary homes in and around Boston with some sent to New York and New Jersey for care until the dispute ends. Samuel Bramhall defended the strike's actions and the decision to withhold testimony from the State Board of Conciliation. Wealthy mill owners including William M. Wood were expected to appear before the board in Boston.
In Brattleboro Vermont on April 15 the dog known as Prince animates the town with an American flag in his teeth. He belongs to Sergeant Edward J Cavanaugh despatch rider 101st Ammunition Train 26th Division and has become a local celebrity since the 26th Division returned. Prince performs tricks notably posing with the flag for groups and passersby.
Paris reports on the seventh and eighth meetings of the international convention of aerial navigation under the peace conference. USA delegates Admiral Knapp and Major General Mason Patrick presented. The draft convention has 41 articles and six annexes detailing nationality, crew certificates, overflight rights, identity papers, dangerous goods, arbitration, and status of aircraft between nations. A permanent international commission of aerial navigation is proposed to coordinate developments and information.
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