24 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1921
Page
1
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway faces a general strike after 97 percent of carmen vote against management wage offers and union leaders, with trustees refusing to retreat. Workers prepared for walkout as plant cuts were installed in power houses and car barns amid failed arbitration talks.
Wage reductions for train service staff on the Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany lines were announced for May. If approved by the Railroad Labor Board in Chicago, about 6,000 Boston and Maine employees and 2,000 Boston and Albany workers could face pay cuts, possibly around 20 percent. Local union leader Z J Blake called it a potential major labor conflict.
An indemnity bond for 57.57 was issued to Federal Judge Joseph Buffington in Pittsburg. The judge, at the Washington inaugural ceremonies on March 4, mistakenly took Vice President Calvin Coolidge’s overcoat. The bond protects the coat during Founders’ Day exercises at Carnegie Institute next Thursday.
The bond covers the overcoat for 67.67 against loss while the Vice President is in Pittsburgh. The coat must be worn from 7 a.m. to midnight Thursday. contents are not insured. Mr. Coolidge must notify Mayor Babcock upon arrival for police protection details.
A police board chaired by Captains Grant King and Gallivan exonerates Patrolman James J. Mullen of Charlestown station of assault charges connected to the April 2 incident. His partner Patrolman John J. O Connor is found guilty, ordered to 210 hours extra punishment duty, and transferred to Ange Street station to begin duties yesterday.
Berlin reports Germany has extended its reparations proposal to allies, raising the offer by about 5 billion dollars to 50 billion gold marks or roughly 12 billion dollars. The note was sent to President Harding as a mediator request. President Harding to receive the proposals tomorrow. Secretary Hughes to push Allied governments for action if the president deems them reasonable.
British and French premiers gather at Hythe to chart a course after May for meeting Germany’s reparations demands. France readies forces for Ruhr invasion while the United States seeks to avoid encouraging Germany to dodge restitution. Secretary Hughes says Washington will not back any stance that aids evasion of war damages.
In a Paris style briefing Briand and Lloyd George discussed France's plan to set up an economic administration in Westphalia including the Ruhr to enforce May 1 reparations. Proceeds from coal export taxes and excess profits would fund payments to the Allies. Alberta Breese, six, of Roxbury, fell 15 feet from a second story piazza, fracturing her leg and injuring her body.
Opposition to General Clarence R Edwards grows as critics charge he criticized Pershing and resisted joint plans. Pershing declines to back him for promotion, while Weeks backs the full general roster. The Senate will debate the Edwards nomination amid a push to expose internal history.
Washington Apr 23 The Census Bureau reports the foreign born population in 1920 reached 13 703 987, up 358 442 or 2.6 percent since 1910, with declines tied to wartime immigration cessation and emigration. The breakdown lists England to Italy and many others by nativity, plus counts for Canada and Mexico and other regions.
Clarence W. Loud of Melrose, named as a person of interest in the murder of Patrolman James Arthur Preston in Wakefield, was reported to be involved in bootlegging. Authorities said investigations found enough information to support the new line of inquiry, though not fully probed yet.
Opponents allege General Edwards was relieved of command just before his division faced battle. They claim the dismissal stemmed from his criticism of General Pershing's aircraft and its use in operations.
Funeral services for Henry Harrison Proctor a longtime leather industry leader and New England donor will be held at Old South Church Back Bay Wednesday noon Interment follows at Forest Hills He died at age 80 at his son Dr Francis I Proctor’s home in Wellesley Survived by his widow Ellen Augusta Perkins and two sons Dr Francis I Proctor of Wellesley and Charles A Proctor of Boston
American League results show Cleveland 66 over St Louis and Chicago beating Detroit by an innings relevant note. Rain affects New York Philadelphia and Boston Washington with unsettled results. National League action includes Cincinnati a Pittsburgh and Chicago 5 St Louis 1 with Brooklyn and Philadelphia New York games noted as rain delays.
A number of persons identified Loud as running bootlegging operations selling gin by the quart and gallon at $100 per quart to a select group, with some customers tied to a major Boston concern. He also conducted antique dealing as a secondary activity.
Provincetown April 23 Captain George H. Bickers longtime Wood End coastguard station commander retires after 30 years in service born and life long resident of Provincetown. He began at Race Point for 19 years before leading Wood End with an enviable record.
Daylight saving became uniform throughout Massachusetts today and will last until the last Sunday in September. The Bay State is the only Eastern State observing daylight saving by state law. New York and other states with prior daylight saving laws have either not enacted measures or adopted local option.
Ten small towns in Hampshire and Franklin counties vote in special meetings to stay on Eastern standard time rather than adopt daylight saving. Attorney General J Weston Allen calls the move illegal and notes only local officials and institutions must follow daylight time.
A defendant acknowledges submitting certain entries while denying any intention to commit wrongdoing. Prosecutors describe the actions as unauthorized access, while defense counsel emphasizes lack of malicious motive. The case centers on disputed interpretation of entry submissions and intent.
Edward J. Sullivan Suffolk paymaster was suspended by City Treasurer Thomas Wee Mirray for irregular entries concealing a $40,000 defalcation by cashier Thomas J. O'Daly now under arrest. Sullivan, of 357 K street South Boston, faces charges of improper entries and failure to report irregular practices.
Sullivan released a statement just after his suspension admitting irregular entries in his ledgers. He claimed his records show three cash entries totaling $34,000 in 1919 and $40,000 in 1920. He asserted he did not know the entries were incorrect at the time and said they were made under the direction of his superior, Mr. O'Daly.
A 1915 item reports German forces claiming control of Liserine west of the Yaer Canal as revolutionary events unfold in Dublin and a 1919 note cites Italian Premier Orlando quitting talks over the Fiume crisis. Weather summaries follow with forecasts for Boston and eastern regions, plus storm movement from Lake Michigan and coastal wind warnings.
After unsettled conditions this morning the day should brighten and temperatures rise making it warmer than yesterday. Winds are expected to be quite strong with gusts likely across exposed areas.
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