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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
7
Washington reports Secretary of Labor Wilson announced deportations under the Feb 5 1917 immigration act. He rebuked Micrometer Lodge 460 IA M of Brooklyn for protesting deportation of 58 alien radicals. Wilson said aliens were given fair trials and due process.
Mr. Wilson restates policy that no arrest for joining the IWW will occur, but aliens who advocate sabotage or overthrow will be deported. He cites duty to enforce the law and condemns violent attempts to change government, urging peaceful constitutional processes. He notes AF of L support for immigration act and explains that radicals are expelled after defense avenues are exhausted.
The text states all involved were granted counsel and treated fairly under immigration law. It notes 80 took counsel while others declined, the department did not act as prosecutor, and aliens retained the right to seek court review. Some did, most accepted the department's decision.
The Boston Lodge of Elks No. 10 announces the war relief ball at the Copley Plaza ballroom on Thursday evening February 20. Executive committee member Melvin A. Early notes a lineup of prominent attendees including Governor Coolidge his staff Mayor Peters and other state and city officials plus grand lodge representatives. The program features a concert by well known performers followed by dancing.
The House approves a Senate bill to extend work of the Federal Board for Vocational Education in rehabilitating wounded soldiers. The measure authorizes employing vocational advisers at army convalescent hospitals.
The British steamer Durham Castle left Cape Town on February 17 without the South African Nationalists delegation bound for the Paris peace conference. The crew refused to man the ship if the delegates boarded, so the delegation remained behind.
Boston Dorchester City Council urged injunctions to halt The Air Reduction Company acetylene plant being erected at Columbia road and Mt. Vernon street near St Margaret's Church. Council criticized park authority and demanded legal action to prevent a potential explosion in a thickly populated area. The matter advances to next week's meeting.
Roxbury native Private Sidney Foster of E Company 301st Infantry died of wounds received Nov 10 the day before the armistice was signed. He was 30, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Foster of 26 Ottawa Street, and brother to Grosvenor Foster, a Post compositor. Foster went from Camp Devens to France last July and served in multiple regiments before being wounded.
Washington Feb 17 A bill passed by the lease committee provides for a three member Perry memorial commission to control the Put-in-Bay Island tribute. The commission would include appointees from New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Michigan Kentucky Illinois Massachusetts and Ohio.
The Post presents personal WWI experiences by members of New England’s division. These narratives will be continued daily in the Daily and Sunday Post.
A veteran recounts dangerous battles in France during the St Mihiel drive. He details near misses from shelling, a severed arm of comrade Jack Skelley, and his own four shrapnel wounds while carrying messages for the 26th Division and 101st Artillery.
Washington February 17 The Senate poised to begin talks on the League of Nations constitution within days despite President Wilson urging postponement for White House consultations with foreign relations leaders. Senator Poindexter plans to open criticism. Cummins Reed Gore Borah among others expected to follow with remarks.
Harvard led in active service with 36 percent of undergraduates and alumni serving when the armistice came. Nationally about 18 percent of college men were in service, with Princeton at 53 percent, Yale at 44 percent, and Harvard 3 percent of combatants on the Roll of Honor.
Henry E. Hanley longtime Weymouth selectman loses renomination at Republican caucus by four votes. Joseph Fern defeats him, noted for wartime work promoting Weymouth boys’ activities.
Portsmouth New Hampshire February 17 Opposed suspension of two and a half miles of the Portsmouth Street railway before the Public Service Commission in a Boston and Maine petition. General Solicitor A R Tisdale argued monthly costs to collect revenue and estimated salvage and repair expenses for the line.
An old advertisement touts Grove's cold remedy asserting the single Bromo Quinine formula to cure grip and fever with a box labeled EB. W. Grove and a 30 cent price.
A local retailer promises to match or beat the price of every item sold in New England. The guarantee emphasizes durable bargains and competitive sourcing to attract shoppers across the region.
C P general agent Mr Sturdee departs Boston for Seattle to oversee Canadian Pacific passenger interests on the North Pacific coast. He will be succeeded on March 1 by L R Hart, previously general agent at Buffalo and with prior Boston and New York posts.
Haverhill police kept crowds roving after seven shoe workers were discharged from factories. The anticipated clash between the Boot and Shoe Workers Union and the Shoe Workers Protective Union failed to materialize as officers remained on alert.
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