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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1912
Page
17
Boston lawyers broadly condemned Lawrence authorities for blocking the exit of strikers' children. Notable voices, including James H. Vahey and Herbert Parker, called the move unwarranted and unlawful, while John L. Bates supported official interference citing potential trouble.
Governor Foss said he would recognize Congressman Wilson's request for information on the Lawrence situation especially the sending away of strikers' children. He condemned the Lawrence authorities for interfering with constitutional rights and indicated federal intervention is unlikely. Foss stressed the need to avoid infringing citizens' rights and suggested reports may be exaggerated.
Salem report from the Loyal Order of Moose banquet says Mayor Michael Scanlon of Lawrence rejected claims that police clubbed women at the railway station. He said women were pushed but not struck and argued sending children away was to prevent harm amid the atrixe hardships.
A speaker argues law enforcement should imprison strike leaders and followers to overwhelm Lawrence jails, claiming state facilities are ample for all arrests and using money sent for sympathy as leverage to deter exploitation claims.
Board members express opposition to shipping Lawrence children out of the city. Leontine Lincoln argues no reason to remove wards of the state, and Robert W. Kelso says action only in emergencies. Charles H. Adams questions the removal’s welfare impact, while A C Ratshesky calls it a crime to take children from homes.
Lawrence strike leaders William D Haywood and William K Trautman will address the public on the Lawrence strike at Faneuil Hall Thursday February 2nd. They will oppose officials who bar core strikers' children from homes in Philadelphia and present the workers’ viewpoint. Patrick Mahoney and Reverend Charles Casson are listed as speakers. Boston, Feb. 2.
Mr and Mrs Harry Godfrey of Boston were arrested in Augusta on larceny and receiving stolen goods charges. They are bail until extradition papers arrive for Boston officers. Godfrey worked for a Boston liquor house and is well known here. Mrs Godfrey formerly lived in Augusta. Both were admitted to bail and face arraignment if extradition is waived.
The Work-Horse Parade Association will hold the final smoke talk of the season Thursday at 8 p.m. at Kingsley Hall, 100 Bowdoin Street. Tickets are free and available by applying at the association office, 15 Beacon Street. A new Memorial Day prize—a handsome silver medal for the driver of the horse with the most blue ribbons in prior parades, provided the horse also wins a blue ribbon—will be announced later.
Dr Richard G Cabot lectured on Socialization of Medicine at Lincoln House on Meridian Street claiming broken windows let in pure air and that tenements with ventilation are healthier than sealed rooms. He argued most air is too dry triggering tuberculosis, noted school ventilation favors teachers, and said women eat less and sleep less than men, despite Edison.
Mrs. Michael Bray escaped serious harm when a snap match lit her thin dress as her husband sparked a pipe. The blaze spread to her dress before neighbors alarmed the fire and extinguished it before apparatus arrived. No major damage reported.
Nearly 7600 people visited Revere Beach yesterday afternoon. All stands and refreshment booths along the Boulevard were open and the theatres crowded all day. Bay State railroad ran special trains for the first time this year and were crowded, as Crescent Beach station on the Narrow Gauge line resembled a midsummer scene.
The government bans demonstrations in San Juan del Sur during the visit of United States Secretary of State Knox. The order applies to all protests both for and against.
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