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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1919
Page
1
By Robert L. Norton Congress will confront the cost of living issue in earnest tomorrow as House leaders urge absent members to return to Washington. Telegrams have been sent to accelerate action within days on related measures.
Leaders of railroad unions plan drastic measures to force local shops to quit the strike. They say shopmen are weakening and predict the national walkout will end within days.
Rail shopmen and mechanics across New England remain on strike with local unions opposing their leaders but with national leaders expected to prevail. A series of meetings continues as executives from the three railroads prepare to decide if a quick settlement is possible or if the tie-up will widen.
Paris August 10 The State Department in Washington refuses to amend John L. Murphy's passport to cover the British Isles. Murphy claims constitutional rights are denied and says he has business in England and Ireland. He plans to return to Buffalo next week after the veto.
The Federal Reserve Board told the Senate banking committee that the path to offset rising living costs is to work and save. The briefing emphasized thrift as a remedy amid inflationary pressures.
Robert L Ginn 22 son of Dr and Mrs B R Ginn of West Harwich died of a brain concussion from a crash that followed a collision with a tree. He served in World War I at Camp Devens Base Hospital and was recently discharged. Funeral services will be held from his parents home on Wednesday.
State Police under Chief John H. Plunkett ordered officers and guests to stop playing golf at clubs. The move drew multiple complaints while police cited Sunday golf as outdated.
Former Marine Captain L. B. Flintom cites abuses at the military prison at 10 Rue Sainte Ann e in Paris during pro vost duty. He accuses officers and insists on his name among the perjured while detailing desertion under fire and alleged treason.
Hundreds of Sunday golfers across Brookline Belmont Wollaston Newton Melrose and Swampscott paused play after State Officer William T. Murray and Swampscott Patrolman Eugene F. Brogan stopped early rounds at the Tedesco Club Swampscott. Officers said the sport is legal. golfers conceded it was a sport under law.
A former detainee recounts a four day imprisonment from about a year ago after overstaying a 48 hour pass by two hours. He describes shocking brutality by marines and the Lincluda unit during confinement.
Eyewitness describes a frenzy as many were assaulted with no provocation. He reports brutal beatings and clubs used on men, with additional details continued on Page 5 First Column.
Attorney General Palmer ordered state food administrators to appoint a fair price committee in each county to investigate retail charges on necessities and publish fair price lists if found excessive, aiming to curb high living costs.
S N Cromwell of Yuma said reports that Mexican soldiers shot at American border patrol planes near Andrada Lower California were false. He witnessed the area from about a thousand yards away and noted engine noises possibly from backfiring or practice shots, but no ground fire occurred on either side.
William K. Cleary is listed as a member of the executive board of the Grand organization. Details on role or duties are not provided in the fragment.
Texas governor requests additional troops amid border tensions. Historic notes from 1915 include German advances, France and Montenegro declarations of war in 1914, highlighting early World War I milestones.
Forecasts show fair weather in Boston and vicinity Monday and Tuesday with rising temperatures. Winds shift from south to west near the coast while remaining variable inland, and overall outlook calls for continued fair conditions across the Central and Northern States east of the Mississippi River.
Am League New York defeated Cleveland 11 to 4 while Chicago beat Washington 1 to 0. In the National League Boston won 5 to 1 after overtime against St Louis. Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 3 with unclear innings. Chicago and Cincinnati results are incomplete in the record.
Montreal Aug 10 seven persons perished in a fire on a scenic railway at Dominion Park amusement resort near Montreal. Three men three women and a boy were recovered tonight from the ruins. Several more may be dead and identification of the victims is not yet possible.
Cause of the blaze remains unknown though investigators believe a lighted cigarette or match started it. The fire damaged the scenic railway section and nearby Mystic Mill, prompting investigations and safety checks.
Cincinnati August 10 William Howard Taft denounces the Plumb plan as socialistic and warns Republicans and Democrats to oppose it He calls for balanced railroad supervision and fair rates to attract capital while noting wage demands of shopmen and unions may outpace cost of living gains.
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