Boston Police Trial Ends as Curttis Dismisses Further Debate
The Boston police trial recess ends with Commissioner Curtis closing the hearing after a clash over misstatements. Feeney and Vahey challenged General Order 35 linking officers to the AFL, arguing the rule is unreasonable and unconstitutional. Prosecutor Devlin and union officers defend the policy and affirm officers will continue to perform their duties while remaining union members.
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Commissioner Curtis
Devlin
Feeney
Vahey
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Policemen’s Union
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John P. Whitten
Edmund J. Burke
Michael L. King
William P. Wills
James J. Garrity
Richard J. Austin
John H. O'Hare
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Fay Hall
McInnes
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Willam P. Wills
William H. Pierce
Pierce
Chamber of Com
State House Briefs On Labor Talks And Savings Data
A second postponement occurs in a labor hearing at the Thomas G Plant Co after the absence of president McGaffee. Reports show rising Massachusetts bank deposits from Oct 1918 to June 1919 and a surge in trust company savings, with state convention costs tallied at $594,284.46 for 1917-1919.
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State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Thomas G. Plant Company
McGaffee
State House
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Cook
Thorndike
Massachusetts
Nine Hurt as Bullets Fly in North End Incident
Nine young boys aged six to twelve were injured when a hammer struck a box of 32 calibre revolver bullets causing an explosion. Abtrachi Cattroud eight and James Bastole six suffered leg and body injuries. others received lesser injuries. Police investigate source of cartridges.
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Abtrachi Cattroud
Clark Street
James Bastole
Haymarket
Antonio Maio
Domenic Maio
Alberto Caradozzi
James Bastone
Michael Roselle
Benjamin Rosselli
Big G O P Outing at Norumbega Park
Massachusetts Republican clubs join with the state committee for a major Norumbega Park rally this afternoon. Rail and streetcar travelers plus motoring delegations from up state pledge to pack the venue for speakers Will Hays James E Watson and Governor Coolidge.
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Massachusetts
Norumbega Park
Republican State Committee
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
United States
James E. Watson
Coolidge
Gompers Pledges Support to Actors in Strike
Samuel Gompers pledged to support the Actors Equity Association with every service and aid of the AFL until an honorable and justifiable end to the actors strike. He spoke to about 2000 members, urging a fight to the finish from the speakers' platform in New York.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Actors’ Equity Association
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Festivities and events listed for today across multiple Boston area venues
A schedule of today activities includes memorial events for Italian officers at Conte di Cavour, fairs and reunions at Dedham and Norumbega Park, an archery contest at Soldiers Field, outings by Republican and nursing groups, a reception for veterans in Lawrence, a Cambridge playground demonstration, a USDA garden pageant at Brookline Field, a Delta Tau Delta convention at Copley Plaza, a Somerville American Legion drive by auto parade, a dance for service men at Ocean Pier, a Dunbar photoplay at Bates Hall, and a Portuguese Americanization meeting in East Boston.
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Federated French Societies
Lawrence
Boutwell Park
Cambridge
Russell Field
North Cambridge
United States Department of Agriculture
Brookline Field
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Copley Plaza Hotel
Somerville Post American Legion
Highland Avenue
Central Street
Ocean Pier
Revere Beach
War Camp Community Service
Central Bureau of Entertainment
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Bates Hall
Prayers and their answers debated by Post readers
The Boston Post invites readers to share experiences on whether prayer yields direct answers. A 1919 reader urges personal testimonies from diverse faiths, noting that experiences may vary and suggesting brief letters to Prayer Editor, Boston Post. Messages may omit names if preferred.
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Boston Post
Faith in Prayer and Signs from God Across Life
A Dorchester reader reflects on childhood prayers for material help and signs from God. He recalls starry portents and Gideon’s wool, rejects private praying, and argues that prayers succeed in guiding moral outcomes. He urges faith amid social tensions and advocates keeping faith as a personal treasure.
Prayers Are Answered To the Editor of the Past
A letter to the editor argues prayer is a spiritual relation with God, urging readers to value prayers that reform and elevate rather than only seek worldly gains, and cites the paper’s space for discussion to reflect on this view.
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God
Dross
Prayers for Soldiers Believed Answered by Chelsea Resident
In a letter to the Post the writer says 14 names of American soldiers in France were prayed for by a Congregational church. All returned home and most had three gold stripes or 18 months overseas service. 150 mustered out and 87 came back with the company. One was gassed. Believer signs from 240 Parkway Chelsea Massachusetts August 25 1919. He argues prayers were answered and urges equal earnestness in earthly courts.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
Church
Gideon
God
France
Parkway
Chelsea
Mass
Lot in Prayer and the Power of Supplication
A Lynn reader writes that prayer is essential and transformative. The writer explains personal reliance on supplication to God and the helpfulness found in prayer as a meaningful aid.
Prayer sustains Lynn family through influenza scare
Mrs Alton Warren of 72 Highland Avenue Lynn recalls a severe October illness when her husband and four children were stricken while she fought fever. She credits persistent prayer with her family’s survival and urges others to faith, saying “pray without ceasing” and that God moves in mysterious ways. She asks for publication to encourage others.
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St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church of
Lynn
Alton Warren
Highland Avenue
Nervous Breakdown Patient Praises Vegetable Compound
Newark New Jersey Mrs Kelly describes three years of nervous breakdown and daily headaches. After two years under a physician she tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound per a friend's recommendation and felt better from day one, now able to work normally.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Te Kelly
14Th St
Miss Kelly
Widow Prefers Death at Home and Finds Relief
A woman plagued by long stomach trouble chose not to go to a hospital. After trying various doctors, she used Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for over a year and reports no pain, good appetite, and no dietary restrictions. The ad claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation in the digestive tract with a money back guarantee.
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