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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
2
A brave unidentified girl rushed to aid Police Officer Michael J. Brennan of Melrose when five young men attacked him during an arrest in Franklin Square. About 150 bystanders did not intervene. the help may have prevented serious injury to the officer.
Army health officials expose a smallpox case in Motor Transport Company 428 forcing the ship Imperator to dock in France. The unit was sent ashore for observation, with Boston sergeants Philip Paro George T Palmer and corporal J A MacDonald among the ranks.
Among 434 passengers arriving aboard the steamship North Land from Yarmouth nine men from the wrecked North Star crew reached the city sent by the American consul. Included were A. J L. Strout mate of the steamer and son of the commander and Purset Benjamin B Cann with other seamen and steward department members.
Boston liquor dealers face forced storage of all liquor above 2.75 percent alcohol after police orders issued to move stock. The move follows a West End raid and aims to curb bootleg sales, threatening seizure of prohibited liquor and sparking expected scarce supply and high prices. Dealers estimate about 250,000 gallons worth two million dollars must be relocated, with no adequate government warehousing available.
New York Aug 14 In honor of Knights of Columbus war work a ship at Hog Island shipyard will be christened Casey when it leaves the ways next October. U S Shipping Board District Manager Higgins says high officials of the order are expected to take part in the ceremony.
Miss Annie E. Cameron of Chestnut Hill was appointed last night by Physical Director Samuel K. Nason to lead the Brookline municipal gymnasium women’s classes, replacing Mrs. Radford J. McCormieck who resigned to join her husband in New York, where he coaches at a college.
Five thousand dollar blaze tore through the Sylvester Tower Piano Key Factory at 145 Broadway Cambridge. Firefighters battled the flames after a fire started between the third floor’s flooring, causing significant damage and delaying operations.
Reports reveal a secret police order to meet auto thieves with maximum force after officers fired many shots to stop fleeing youths in Boston and Quincy. James Mahoney of Dorchester and Joseph Lafarge stood charged with car theft from Dr. James Piper. Lafarge also faces an earlier larceny charge. Three companions will testify.
Miss Ethel Vanderstreet wins the beauty prize at a W L Douglas Co outing in Brockton with her sister Louise previously earning a similar honor at a Mardi Gras carnival. The Vanderstreet family takes repeats in local events.
Miss Hilda A. Hedstrom announces new sale hours for government food in Roxbury. Sherman School Ward 13 opens at 10, Hull School Ward 16 at noon, other stations in Wards 12 14 and 15 open at 1.
Letter to the Post editor defends Marine Corps practices in Paris 1917 1918 noting ledger of duties and the need for investigations while calling for accountability among officers. L B Flint argues that some reports of cruelty may be inflated and cites other Marine units and conditions for context.
Discharged members of the old Third Company of Marines arrive at South Station in Boston in scattered groups from Paris. The men, who halted police duties and ran the military prison at No. 10 Rue St. Anne, traveled home after leaving the army on Wednesday.
Donald W. Fether of Los Angeles a 21 year old Cornell sophomore is jailed in Ithaca charged with the murder of Hazel Crance 18 of Ithaca after a lakeside canoe outing on Lake Cayuga July 19. Crance’s body had not been recovered and Fether had been arrested previously on liquor charges and released on bail.
Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler advised packers not to discriminate against non citizens in hiring. The temporary ruling followed union claims that Polish and other foreign born workers were not rehired after walkouts and cited potential international tensions.
An advertisement claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate makes all drinks tastier and more satisfying. It urges readers to buy a bottle for a better drinking experience.
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