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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
10
John J. Riley of 21 Worthington Street Dorchester was arrested yesterday by Station 9 officers in connection with the Fidelity Trust Company robbery valued at $12000. Police say he has been under suspicion since the robbery report.
A Dorchester robbery targetting a Fidelity Trust Company collection taxi on East Cottage Street saw four men force the chauffeur from the seat and eject bank messenger Ray Gurney. Riley was identified by Volpe at Station 9 and at the scene, with a second witness confirming. He had earlier been linked to Town Taxi and faced grand jury larceny charges, then arrested during an all night stakeout at his home.
Seamans Cobb Thread Mills in Hopkinton Massachusetts report a cooperative worker store reduced groceries and beef prices while Silas Peirce & Co refused future supplies. The supplier said the co op plan harms retail trade and will cut off deliveries to the mill.
A mayor appoints a citizens committee led by Storrow with members including George W. P. Babb Ezra H. Baker Charles G. Bancroft Edmund Billings George E. Brock Vincent Brognn Dr Arthur M. Broghton Charles F. Choate B Preston Clarke General Charles H. Cole Howard Coonley Francis M Costello Henry V Cunningham Frank M Eshleman Peter J Donaghue A Lincoln Filene Paul E ie patrick Colonel R. E. Goodwin Edward G Graves John T Hosford John R. Macomber J W Maguire Harry P Nawn P A O'Connell Joseph H O'Neil George R Nutter James J Phelan A C Ratshesky Frederick S Snyder Robert J Seaver Charles F Weed Butler R Wilson Frank L Young.
Mayor Peters says no raise for police now and backs Commissioner Curtis on union affiliation. He suggests cutting city jobs to fund higher pay, provoking criticism from Boston labor leaders and Police Union lawyers who urged delay pending Curtis findings. The dispute centers on whether police may unionize and affiliate with the AFL.
The commissioner may take two weeks to publish findings to allow mediating agencies to start. Curtis refused to specify when findings would be released. Civilian emergency force recruitment, led by former Police Superintendent Pierce at the Chamber of Commerce, saw a drop in volunteer applicants.
The bench and bar committee of the Irish Victory Fund designated a group to travel to Washington to press Irish national independence rights at a Senate foreign affairs hearing chaired by Senator Oge. Members include Daniel H. Coakley Joseph C. Pelletier John P. Feeney Michael Fahey Paul F. Spain Col Edward J. Logan W T A Fitzgerald Major Thomas TF Walsh James A. Dorsey and Joseph F. OConnell.
New York Aug 27. Mr. Gompers asserts he supports the actors and will back them with every resource of the American Federation of Labor after Producers' Association accused him of rushing to judgment without weighing issues. He condemns managers for refusing to meet and recognize actors' right to collective representation.
John H. Dawson 80 of 111 Lakeview Avenue Cambridge collapsed in front of his home shortly after 6 pm. Medical examiner ruled death from arteriosclerosis after review.
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