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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1919
Page
7
Paris reports Bela Kun's Soviet government overthrown at Budapest amid rioting and pillaging. Bela Kun admits Romanian offensive momentum with Romanians advancing near Nagyvárad and Bekcsaba as Hungarian forces falter and disperse under pressure.
Mrs. Lillian T. Butler petitioned Norfolk Superior Court to nullify her 1914 marriage to George W. Butler of Cambridge. She says the wedding occurred in Putnam, Connecticut, after Butler's divorce from his first wife became final, and that Massachusetts law may not permit such a union within two years of a final decree.
The town of Limerick laughs at strikers who after a hurling match were barred from crossing Sarsfield Bridge. They boarded a train, four left at the gate, others fled through doors and windows as soldiers contested passage. Strike leaders hint at further developments.
Sir Horace Plunkett III, Dublin chairman of the Dublin convention, underwent a serious operation and will be bedridden for weeks. New York reports note his illness and regret among friends after a health trip to the United States and a Battle Creek stay. He led Ireland’s industrial development and helped tenants on the Congested District Board.
About 1100 Canadian troops departed Vladivostok aboard the Monteagle and are due to reach Vancouver in 15 to 18 days.
A Canadian airman plans a Toronto to Vancouver honeymoon by air with camping gear, then across the U S. Lieutenant David Mc Culloch piloted a 28 500 pound load in a Navy plane, a record for its type, flying 20 minutes. Navy to skip Aero Club Atlantic City contests. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt informs Senator Fletcher. Worcester’s Houstis J Wells, 18, is cited as a young commissioned pilot. Government airship flights along the coast for Victory Loan begin April 28 visiting Quincy Boston Lynn Gloucester New Bedford and other cities before May 1.
Frank E. Thruett Jr a six year old from Portland Maine visited the Post seeking his father who left Portland a week ago to work in Boston as a barber His mother now hospital bound due to his absence received a letter dated the 16th urging them to prepare to come to Boston The boy is six feet tall 150 pounds with blue eyes dark brown hair wears nose glasses and was last seen in a dark blue suit with a black and white vest brown hat and tan oxfords.
Harvard balloonists join the Flying Club contest in Akron Ohio on May 10 with an Akron airship loaned to Cambridge fliers. Ten colleges send representatives. the team farthest from Akron wins intercollegiate status for the national race in St Louis next summer.
Former colleagues of Brigadier-General John H. Sherburne of Brookline plan a dinner in Boston on May 1. It is expected that current legislators and Sherburne’s former associates will attend.
In Chicago on April 22 a distillers committee debated the practicability of enforcing the national prohibition act by concurrent federal and state powers as part of the industry’s fight against prohibition.
Levi Mayer counsel for the committee argues in an opinion after reports of referendum petitions in multiple states including Ohio Missouri California Washington Oregon Nevada New Mexico Nebraska Oklahoma Arkansas Colorado Michigan and Maine The opinion states section 1 is not self executing until enacted legislation enforces it and that enforcement rests with Congress and state legislatures leading to potential confusion if they fail to act in a uniform manner
The quotation discusses potential conflicts between concurrent federal and state laws. It notes that if Congress and states legislate in different orders or with non identical provisions a legal conflict will arise immediately. The passage emphasizes the complexity of preemption and supremacy in the U.S. legal system.
Miss Edith Johnson a Massachusetts League secretary chaired plans for a mass girls meeting at Tremont Temple under War Camp Community Service. Mrs Forbes Robertson Hale gave an informal address with girl group songs and community singing led by Alfred Tra ll am. Edith Howes led the event and Alice Grady presided as vice president of the Women’s City Club.
In Cleveland on April 22 secretaries of 60 coal associations met to discuss plans for a nationwide market information bureau. The bureau would report coal volume demand supply and transportation data to stabilize prices and remain essential after the federal fuel administration ends. Seventy percent of bituminous production was represented. National Coal Association directors meet tomorrow.
The fifth annual meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Tuberculosis League opens this morning at the Twentieth Century Club auditorium. President Vincent Y. Bowditch will give the opening address. Dr. Donald B. Armstrong will discuss The Discovery of Tuberculosis and Philip P. Jacobs will outline the National Tuberculosis Association recommendations for a state program.
The Rev. A. Lowell Ryan of Manila, active with the Methodist board of Sunday schools in the Philippines for five years, addressed Boston University School of Theology last night on pressing the Philippines for democracy.
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