09 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1919
Page
1
The report blames retailers and cold storage abuses for rising prices. It warns labor against strikes and against threats that would worsen the situation. It argues wage raises are exploited to push prices higher.
By Monday the strike of railroad mechanics may settle with local workers likely to resume amid a promised settlement by President Wilson. In Boston and nearby areas traffic conditions grow worse hourly as the dispute continues and affects nationwide movement.
Providence officials and family fear Mary A. Yorston a 22 year old secretary who fled yesterday with 4000 dollars in Liberty bonds may have taken her life after receiving a note written on Copley Plaza Hotel stationery and mailed from Boston Tuesday night.
Glenn E. Plumb testifies before the House Interstate Commerce Committee amid questions on labor's plan for tripartite railroad control. He discusses funding and propaganda charges as lawmakers probe the controversial railroad labor bill and its supporters.
President Wilson urged a comprehensive program to cut living costs in a joint session address. He blamed retailers for inflated prices and warned labor leaders against a nationwide strike. continuation noted on page 4.
Howard V. Allen, manager of the branch bank, retrieved Miss Yorston's touring car from a Boston garage at 76 Broadway after she left the vehicle there. She wrote from the Copley Plaza about a garage check in Allen's name and later claimed she had lost it. In letters to her mother she stated she would take her own life if authorities closed in.
American League Cleveland edged Boston 5 to 4. New York 66 routed St. Louis 1. Philadelphia 56 beat Chicago 4 in a first game then Chicago won 6 to 2 in game two. National League Boston edged St Louis 4 to 0. Chicago beat New York 3 to 0. Pittsburgh 3 defeated Brooklyn 0. Cincinnati 4 edged Philadelphia 2. Eastern League Haven 6 Hartford 1. Springfield 6 Waterbury 5. Worcester 3 Pittsfield 0. Bridgeport and Providence 3.
President Wilson speaks to Congress outlining a program to reduce the cost of living and ease economic strains. The speech presents recommendations aimed at stabilizing prices, increasing affordability, and supporting workers and consumers.
A speaker appeals to Congress urging swift legislative measures to control and reduce the rising cost of living, stressing it as a duty to address the issue with persuasive force.
The Great Northern brought the first German war brides to New York from Brest. They were part of 249 young women of various nationalities who wed American soldiers abroad. Representative Goodall of Maine, returning from battlefield visits in France, also traveled aboard.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists temperatures and times with scattered numbers. It mentions an average temperature yesterday around 75 and a comparison line for the previous year, but the context is unclear and many values are incomplete or garbled.
Mr. Plumb argued unions aim to replace profit motive with service motive, warning democracy in industry is essential for real democracy in politics. He warned revolution if such a plan fails to pass through Congress.
Boston theatre managers report the New York actors' strike has not yet spread locally and no walkouts are planned. Managers say performers receive favorable treatment and expect no trouble. New York theatres closed include Astor Broadhurst Gaiety Knickerbocker Lyric Playhouse Princess Republic Shubert.
Roundhouse workers from Boston and Albany Boston & Maine and New York New Haven and Hartford railroads strike at 10 am pending a 35 percent wage increase decision from Washington. About 600 Knights of Labor Local 1063 members met at Hibernian Hall Charlestown to protest delays and halt locomotive handling in Boston affecting 900 to 1900 workers.
A fragmentary OCR line shows times 10:28 and 5:43 with notes Light all vehi and cong. The readable items suggest a transit or event schedule snippet with unclear meaning.
Today’s anniversaries note Culpeper or Cedar Mountain battles in 1862, Serbia’s 1914 declaration of war on Germany, and Italy’s capture of Gorizia after a yearlong campaign in 1916. The page also includes a time line reference and a 4:35 p.m. set time.
Washington reports fair skies for Boston and vicinity with moderate northerly winds. Expect pleasant weekend weather across New England with partly cloudy skies from Sandy Hook to Hatteras and a cooler, below normal temperature trend east of the Mississippi over the past 24 hours.
The French schooner Gallia sunk after colliding with the British steamer War Witch off St. Pierre Miquelon. War Witch rescued four passengers and three Gallia crew. Gallia carried 15 passengers and 11 crew.
Captain Bennett of the steamer War Witch reports foggy conditions when a red light appeared on the starboard bow at 1:27 a.m. The War Witch struck the Gallia’s port bow, the schooner foundered, and seven passengers and crew were saved. Captain L. E. Loup of the Gallia is among the dead. Six bow plates of the War Witch were damaged. The Gallia was bound from St Pierre to a French port with fish cargo.
Mrs. Eugene Redmond, wife of Boston real estate operator Eugene Redmond, was seriously injured when thrown from her horse near the Kebo Valley Club. She suffered a skull fracture and was taken to Bar Harbor Hospital, then flown to Boston for treatment with her husband and two nurses.
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