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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
3
The outdoors girl favors a light color satin skirt with a subtle brocade for summer sports. She pairs it with a sleeveless black knitted slip-on top, a sporty blouse, white low shoes, and a white satin hat trimmed with soft mull for a feminine daintiness.
John H. Zimmer of Roxbury will be awarded the Croix de Guerre for extraordinary heroism in action. The War Department announced the cross is en route to Boston. Zimmer, 25, of 12 Mills Street, served with Company L of the Seventh Infantry and already holds an American citation.
At the home of Thomas Kelley night clerk at the Boston post office a christening was held for their newborn son Thomas Francis Kelley attended by many friends. Mrs Kelley formerly Miss Sadie Deveye of Everett a niece of James P Dooley janitor at 694 Washington street Boston is mentioned as connected to local paper men and labor circles.
Five Back Bay patrolmen were moved to new posts in General Orders last night. Robert J. Eberts goes to City Hall station, Morris C. Fouhy and John J. Lucey to Brighton, William F. O Malley to LaGrange street, and Gerald J Thompson to Hanover street station.
Robert C. Heick alias William B. Lannell alias Bertram W. Bellington, 38, Irvington N J, arrested in Framingham for attempted theft of a $35 wreath and a $610.50 forged check. He admitted bigamy across four New England states and confessed to passing worthless checks. held on $3000 bail as police link him to numerous frauds and a arrays of aliases.
Suffolk county grand jury investigated the rising cost of shoes citing foreign buying of leather and speculation in hides by New York brokers as two key factors contributing to the high prices.
Relief is hoped from leather shortages as India reportedly accumulates shipments due to limited shipping. Public demand favors high priced shoes, while retailers say ample lower grade stock remains. India usually exports up to 20 million goat skins yearly but none arrived since the war. six months of 1919 exports reached 33,216,654 pounds of sole leather versus 9,627,325 in the same period previously.
Testimony before the grand jury reveals fears of shoe shortages and rising prices. Witnesses warn the public may stop buying shoes as prices could jump $2 to $3 per pair. Tanners deny price fixing while noting increased competition and supply-demand dynamics. Industry figures like James H. Stone, James K. McElwain, and Charles H. Jones testified about margins and wholesale costs.
John H. Kelley aged 65 and a lodger at 129 West Concord street was found dead in bed yesterday by his son John P. Kelley. Medical Examiner Leary ruled natural causes as the cause of death.
Boston faced a fresh fish market dispute as the schooner Funchal arrived with 11,260 pounds of groundfish. The Boston Fish Pier Company bought the catch but the Fishermen's Union blocked landing because non union workers were used and striking members were not reinstated. Captain Bragg and crew lament the lost sale while the union says the issue should be resolved by reinstating handlers, with union paying any losses if needed. Officials indicated a settlement was likely the next day.
William R. Palmer of Oxford Connecticut was nominated to serve as United States marshal for the district of Connecticut announced from Washington on August 18.
Mayor Peters approved appointments sent from his summer home and a contract for an addition to the Pauline Agassiz School in the Roger Wolcott district. The firm Mc Gahey and O Connor won the bid at 95300, with bidders named including John J. Gilmartin and Dennis McCarthy in public service roles.
Boston police aided by Worcester detectives sought relatives for a man thought to be Frank Butler of Boston. The body was found in a East Park bathing pool Saturday morning, age about 55, 174 pounds with iron gray hair. He wore a light check coat, blue trousers and vest, and had a scar on the back of his left hand with the top of the left ring finger missing.
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