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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1915
Page
16
Our custom shops present a complete range of newest models for men and young men while stock lasts. A run away event grows daily with stronger values as the week progresses. Tuesday and Saturday sales are expected to top prior days, and the sale is limited to one week to prevent exhaust of supply.
In Shanghai the crew of the Chinese cruiser Chao-Ho mutinied last night and fired on two other warships and the arsenal. The exchange lasted about an hour with return fire. several shots struck the foreign concession nearby.
Conflicting reports describe a mutiny aboard the Chao-Ho after a launch party arrived from the foreign settlement. The ship fired on the arsenal, Hai-Chi, and Tung-Ching, prompting cannonade for about an hour and causing panic in the city. Officials warned the Chao-Ho would be shelled and sunk at daybreak.
Frank H. Burrill, former Quincy Police Chief, is in critical condition at his Washington street home after a shock yesterday. He retired from active service about six weeks ago on half pay.
Miss Ju liet S Poyntz of New York urged the creation of labor exchanges in all major cities to regulate employment and solve unemployment at a Union Park Forum gathering last night.
Miss Poyntz argues employers should pay a living wage year round and labor markets be directed by a national employment bureau with city branches. She blames fashion-driven demand and private employment agencies for job distress and criticizes Massachusetts lawmakers for not abolishing them. The meeting, opened by Adolph Geisberg, featured a 70-voice Jewish folk music program led by Henry Gideon.
A large Boston society gathering at Mrs. Horatio Nelson Slater’s Beacon Street mansion celebrated Mlle. Anna Pavlova and Mme. Tamaki Miura of the Boston Grand Opera Company. The event featured ornate gowns, opulent decorations, and guest lists including prominent families and figures such as the Jordans, Parkmans, Sears, and the Rabinoffs.
Randolph citizens and business leaders plan a petition to the selectmen demanding reinstatement of James W. McGerigle as police chief and officer. They allege unfair ouster and cite lack of public hearing as grounds for restoring his authority and uniform.
John J. Madigan former pugilist and professional clog dancer was appointed chief pro tempore. A local minister leads the group as the project progresses through unclear proceedings.
Malden Lodge of Elks held a sorrow service at the Malden Auditorium with about 1500 in attendance. Exalted Ruler Francis J. Walsh presided and Frank H. Pope delivered the oration. Two members died this year Enoch Perkins and Peter J. Maguire. since organization 27 members have passed.
Boston Central Labor Union members reported that Houghton & Dutton is fair to organized labor after a meeting yesterday. Cigar makers’ officers said the firm will discontinue premium coupons they believed were backed by a non union interest.
The Cigarmakers Union campaigned to drop Houghton & Dutton from the unfair list after department store president Alexander McGregor announced a switch from United Profit Sharing coupons to a new trading stamp system. Delegates voted to restore the firm to the fair list, praising McGregor for ending the dispute and aiding organized labor amid the freight handler strike.
A group of 150 Nash supporters will present a petition to Weymouth Selectmen asking Patrolman George F. Nash be reinstated. Chief Arthur F. Pratt plans to file charges of drunkenness and conduct unbecoming an officer at the same meeting. Nash was arrested last week for intoxication and jailed.
The funeral for Professor T. B. J. L. Grady, who died Friday, was conducted at First Methodist Episcopal Church in Melrose at 2 15 PM with Rev. Louis C. Wright and Rev. Charles E. Davis officiating. Interment followed at Wyoming Cemetery. Pallbearers included Eliot G. Mears, Howard B. Jackson, Andrew McArthur, T. Talmage Grady, Phillips W. Stone, and Sidney A. Stone. Surviving spouse, six children, and relatives reside across Massachusetts and western Canada.
William Lloyd Garrison will speak on The Second Abolition Taxes and Wages at Twelfth Baptist Church in Boston. The Boston Historical and Literary Association hosts the event with an open floor discussion to follow. Mrs Ratcliffe of Indianapolis will sing. admission is free. Reverend S A Brown presides.
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