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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1919
Page
4
Mrs. Fannie Paddock, long crippled by a February stroke leaving her speechless and with use of limbs minimal, recounts a dramatic recovery after a lightning bolt struck near her home amid a violent storm. Doctors note potential nerve revival while friends call it miraculous.
American forces press the pursuit of bandits along the Mexican border aided by planes to maintain liaison with troops in Mexico. General Dickman says the search continues as long as trails can be followed, with precautions against ambush and joint operations with Mexican forces under General Pruneda.
Henry Berwin, a self confessed house breaker, led police on a long chase through a string of thefts. Samuel A. Eliot, son of Harvard president emeritus, of 25 Reservoir Street Cambridge, learned his Cambridge home was robbed while he and family were away. At police HQ he identified loot including a stamp bearing the city seal and initials S A E formerly used by his grandfather, Boston mayor Samuel A Eliot.
Western Union Telegraph Company to grant regular employees a 30 percent raise on October 31 1912 and a 2 percent raise on December 31 1915 effective for the remainder of the year after August 1 1912. The president is excluded from the increase.
American Legion posts in Massachusetts will send delegates to the Worcester state convention on Oct 15. Each post with 135 members or more gets one delegate, plus one for each additional 100 members or fraction over half. All posts with at least 15 members get one delegate. Apportionment uses paid-up membership as of Oct 10.
Former Lt Gov Frothingham Leon Spillane State secretary and Robert Cutler head a committee to draft a full programme and arrange a convention. They also will urge Governor Coolidge to declare Armistice Day a legal holiday. Massachusetts leads in Legion organization as Somerville Post 19 launches a Tuesday night membership drive with an auto parade and band concert.
The agriculture committee reported a measure to curb profiteering with adjustments including kerosene gasoline and raw cotton proposals. The amended bill, to include smaller retailers, passed amid heated debate on high living costs and Wilson administration policy.
Trenton August 22 The state moves to condemn 65000 pounds of mackerel halibut and smelts owned by the Bay State Fish Company of Boston now in Seaside Heights cold storage. Health inspectors found the fish unfit for consumption and Attorney-General McCrain filed under the 1913 cold storage act. Some fish have rested in storage since 1917.
Charles L. Gibson of Boston and Miss Bertha Hansen of South Weymouth abducted an unknown New York fur salesman to act as best man at their secret wedding near Augusta Maine. They eluded a chaperone sister, filed a marriage intention, and revealed their escape tale after a clergyman ceremony. Gibson is a chief clerk in Boston while Mrs. Gibson worked at the Fore River shipyard.
A long list of marriage intentions shows numerous couples from Boston area addresses and diverse occupations. Names include Athanasios Dracousis with Maria Diassacou, Henry McNealy with Jillian Cormican, and Harry Perkins with Gladys Peach, among others.
George Edward Nevins of Williams Street was arrested for the third time in six months on desertion from the U S Navy. He earlier faced arrest two months ago and was sent to Newport naval officials then moved to Hingham where he remained. He received leave in August and did not return to duty.
William S. McLaughlin of 194 Essex Street was arraigned before Judge Bosson in Chelsea Court on manslaughter charges in the death of Joseph Ready of 43 Vane Street Revere. He waived examination and was held for the grand jury. The case was continued to Monday to allow bail arrangements. Ready died from injuries after a scuffle with McLaughlin Sunday night.
Boston dealers greeted the FTC sugar report with skepticism as they doubt enough raw Cuban sugar will arrive by September 1 to restore normal supply. The commission said imports would steady the market, but traders remain unsure.
Boston sugar dealers say Cuba has ample supply but Shipping Board ships are needed to move it here. 2,000,000 pounds of government sugar sit in Cuba as Boston's daily need runs about 1500 tons. Experts expect ships to rise imports soon, though Cuban producers may seek higher prices.
Gloucester August 22 The Fishermen's Union of the Atlantic called off a seven week strike today after a scheduled agreement between vessel owners and a fishermen committee received near unanimous support.
A resolution to investigate the Office of the Alien Property Custodian under A. Mitchell Palmer and current custodian Francis P. Garvan was introduced by Senator Caldera of New York. The measure was temporarily postponed.
Federal regulation of the packing industry proposed by the Kenyon and Kendrick bills drew mixed views at a Senate agriculture committee hearing. Witnesses from Missouri to Georgia urged no interference with packers, arguing regulation could threaten consumers and others.
Missouri feeders from Tarkio and nearby towns told a Senate committee that competition remains in stockyards and lambasted packers for price influence. They cited higher costs, defended Swift & Co. distribution, and opposed licensing proposals in the Kenyon bill. Various traders urged affordable meat despite rising costs.
Ukrainian troops captured Odessa the key Black Sea port as Bolshevik resistance collapsed. Reports from London dated Aug 18 say the populace drove Soviet forces from the city and evacuations from Kiev and wider Ukraine continued.
The New England Legion speakers bureau completed its organization yesterday with five Rhode Island men joining. Named are G Edward Buxton of The Journal Company Providence William Shunney of Woonsocket A H Johnson state chairman City Hall Providence Colonel Chaffee Providence and James Cummiskey state secretary Crompton.
An advertisement for Noonan’s Hair Petrole a petroleum based tonic with antiseptic claims aims to treat thin dry hair. Barbers report surprising results and offer the product to customers for 15 cents per application, sold by barbers druggists and department stores from T Noonan & Sons Boston.
Aug 22 Baron von dem Bussche Haddenhausen, former German minister to Argentina, in the Buenos Ayres Herald says peace treaty indemnities will not be collected as they are ridiculous and high. He predicts the League of Nations will nullify or reduce them and that Germany will regain her old place of supremacy.
The former German minister Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen denounces the peace treaty as a historic monstrosity and says Germany will recover territory, with limited immigration from Germany and strong German ownership of mines. He blames the Kaiser, critiques Wilson, Lloyd George and Clemenceau, and defends the blockade while criticizing the League of Nations and U S policy. He predicts no monarchy return and questions Bolshevism. He defends Scapa Flow as well done and labels Lodge as anti German.
More than 17 000 Lynn shoe workers receive a 15 percent wage increase and a 45 hour work week under an agreement between the United Shoe Workers of America and the Lynn Shoe Manufacturers Association. The deal covers 18 factories and establishes a five day work week.
The toothsome doughnut, once restored to favor by the Sallies at the front, returns as essential fare for a political gathering. Once displaced by clams and lobsters, it remains a staple for sovereign citizenry in torchlight procession days.
The Republican committee plans a charity style outing at Norumbega Park Auburndale next Wednesday featuring National Chairman Will Hays Senator James Watson and Governor Coolidge as speakers. Tickets stay at 50 cents with box lunches including sandwiches and sweets. The event will include community singing and new Coolidge songs as campaign momentum builds.
Timothy F Callahan withdrew as district attorney candidate to manage Governor Foss campaign while others including James A Hatton and Charles D Driscoll pulled out. He said remaining in a crowded field would force an unjust sacrifice. Other withdrawals listed: John J Gillis and Charles S O Connor as councillor candidates and Senator Charles D Brown of Gloucester.
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