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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
18
The Public Service Commission urged public ownership of street railways after reviewing the situation. It concluded that outright purchase or takings by municipalities or the Commonwealth is the only plan capable of effectively meeting current needs.
The Massachusetts railway commission argues public ownership could secure credit and fair fares, detailing causes of deteriorating street railways, including over-building and wage/price rises from war, and calls for capital, better service, and a return to normal fares.
A six bout card at Commercial A. C. features Roxbury's Jimmy Kelly vs East Boston's Young Bruno and New Bedford's Tommy Flanagan vs Tony Veria. Marlboro Driving Club hosts Freddie Yelle vs Walter Butler in a ten round main event at Pastime Hall Marlboro. Lewiston Maine hosts Shaver O'Brien vs Billy Carney with three other bouts and Forest A. C. Manchester opens January 28 with Battling Ready vs Dave Astey. A Boston labor board effort seeks veteran employment with Mayor Peters backing and a campaign HQ at the Common.
Harlow B Daly former club champion and winner of the St Louis exposition chess event will give a simultaneous display at the Chess Club on Saturday at 7 30. Daly directs the New England section of the National Congress Chess Association and captains the Bay State team of the Met Linear Chess League. His wide tournament and match experience promises to draw a large crowd.
A bold Boston campaign will target returning soldiers and sailors in need of jobs. The local employment bureau, led by Frank H. Damon and G. W. Waldron, has worked hard, yet unemployment among service members rises as demobilization accelerates.
The report notes Bartfield lost to Mike Glover in Boston his only pro bout but then defeated Lewis Britton O Dowd and Greb. A Buffalo win over Britton prompts chatter Bartfield can become world welterweight champion after the anticipated Lewis bout and Gibbons seeks extra prep time.
A dramatic reassessment of Peggy Lawrence in The Crowded Hour at Selwyn’s Park Square Theatre. The play portrays a society defied by a woman's brave act of redemption after challenging norms and a lost romance, leading to worldwide acclaim and moral reevaluation.
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