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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
11
Governor Coolidge sent four nominations to the Executive Council for a commission to investigate the street railway situation in Massachusetts after four previous nominees declined to serve.
The new nominations name Roland W. Boyden Beverly Charles Giddings Great Barrington Charles S. Ashley New Bedford and David A. Belden Haverhill to join the Street Railway Commission. Gov Washburn and Senators Cavanagh Hardy Walsh, Representatives Kneeland Young Allen Maloney McDonnell also named as appointees. The council suspended rules to confirm these nominations so the commission can begin work and report by November 15.
Springfield report states Whitman F. Loveland of Auburn New York driver of the car that collided with a truck east of the city yesterday killed John Brown of Buffalo New York. Loveland was arraigned today on reckless driving charges and held on 3000 dollars bond for a hearing. Cr H Thomas of Buffalo foreman of the Buffalo Express composing room was reported in a dying condition in a local hospital. Thomas was Brown’s companion in the automobile truck.
Aug 6 two young boys playing auto racing in a car parked on Common Street sped across the square at about 60 miles an hour and crashed into the Baptist Church lobby half way up the stairs. Both uninjured and fled before police arrived. they are being sought.
A 1919 account describes a ladies night boxing exhibition in New York for Red Cross relief. Promoter Tornado Egan and fighter Knockout Smith planned a fake bout while guests including Jeanne and Mrs Bloom attended, raising funds amid high society enthusiasm.
The Boston Post item lists residents including Angela Morgante 24 of Merrimac Street and James H Furlong 44 of Boston with spouses and companions. The fragment mentions Frederick Doherty 20 sailor U S N Towell and Flora Morton 20 Tufts Street, plus other couples and addresses across Roxbury East Boston and Jam. The note ends noting both are colored.
In a crowded arena, Tornado Eagan contemplates a staged knockout to boost the champion’s stock and fund his mother and sister, while Eagan fears shaming his family and vows to fight honestly for the Red Cross. The narrator notes crowd fury, pre–fight scheming, and a cliffhanger ending promising continuation tomorrow.
A long list of marriage intentions shows Daniel W. and Aen A. Wate of So. Boston. Others include William B. Grohe and Gladys B. Fowler, Joseph B. Hoyt Jr. and Alice A. Seabury, Daniel J. McMahon and Delia A. Keane, John J. Murphy and Mary I. Gately, Arthur Hand and Mary Conroy, Joseph H. Scanion and Mary E. Skerrett, Orris B. Larabee Jr. and Jean M. Morrekk, Hansel R. McRae and Jessie E. Morrison, Jacob Rubin and Eleanora Belsole, M. Merrill Gri and Pi M. McKillop, Alfred F. McDonnell and J. J. Smith, Abraham Zaltzman and Bella Zabaroky, Harry Lomas and Mildred O’Neil, Carmen Kerreh and Dora Sidlosky, Augustus E. Banks and Catherine A. Anderson, Lorin Hammer and Aslang Olsen, George L. MacNeill and Nettie M. McKinley, David Kaufman and Ida Steinberg, Frank Ruderman and Vera Dingin, Earl W. Smith and Ruby A. Jewell, Pietro Grassam and unnamed partner. Names include residences in Woburn, South Boston, Roxbury, Allston, Dorchester, Cambridge, Everett, and Brookline.
The Times reports British authorities believe current strikes form part of an international plot to subvert government. Police strike success might trigger nationwide direct action. Scotland Yard says a Swede confessed funding from Hungary to a British radical labor man, who denies involvement, and the Swede was deported.
Arthur W. Sullivan, a clerk in the Suffolk Probate Court for 12 years, is admitted to the bar. Former secretary to Joseph A. Conry, he lives in Orient Heights East Boston and will begin practice after taking the oath. He studied at Northeastern College School of Law and was vice president of the class of 1919.
City marshal announces enforcement against jitney buses carrying passengers for hire unless drivers display tickets and bonds. Each passenger bond stands at 100 dollars, with license or temporary permit pending final bond decision by the mayor.
Mayor William L. Gleason of Brockton files a formal petition with Governor Coolidge's high cost of living commission led by General John H. Sherburne to investigate alleged high ice and coal prices in the Shoe City. The petition was sent after a phone assurance of due consideration.
A free 10 am film exhibition shows the 26th Division in action at Majestic Theatre. An 9–11 am Cambridge class, a Reading school parade, and a Harvard Summer School lecture follow. A meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion is held at Cary Hall, Lexington.
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