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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1919
Page
2
Army circles at Northeastern Department headquarters state no army planes will land in Boston until a suitable landing ground is provided. No orders have been issued but for the present no planes will be sent to Boston by army aviation officers until guarded landing grounds are prepared.
Fatal accident Monday June 23 involved one of seven Dallas army planes en route to Boston for recruiting. The aircraft struck landing at Franklin Field killing two local children and injuring others. Investigators examine cause.
The special board appointed by General Edwards completed its hearings yesterday and will present its report this morning before he departs for Cleveland. Members include Colonel Oren B. Meyer, Cavalry. Colonel Frank S. Long, Coast Artillery. Captain David W. Hickey Jr., Coast Artillery and anti aircraft. and Colonel Alfred Brandt, Infantry and aviator from the Eastern Department in New York.
Gloucester June 30 the arbitration committee of the Board of Trade acted to avert a general strike among fishermen set for Thursday The committee chaired by Richard B Fisher offered its services to the fishing vessel owners association and the Atlantic Fishermen's Union to settle the difficulties through arbitration Letters were sent to Fred L Davis president of the owners association and Newman Shea business agent of the union
Wilbur B. Bradley and his wife Jennie of New York City were burned to death in their Guilford Connecticut summer house. The fire began in the kitchen and both occupants apparently tried to escape from their room. Mrs Bradley, formerly Miss Spelley, leaves a Chicago brother. The house was built in 1750.
Reports from Florence indicate more than 127 killed and thousands injured as shocks hit the provinces of Florence Arezzo and Siena. A million and a half residents spent the night outdoors while hospitals overflow and rescue work continues under difficult conditions.
A powerful earthquake struck Tuscany with shocks from dawn to late afternoon, strongest in Mugello. Vicchio suffered many injuries, Borgo San Lorenzo faced destroyed factories and schools, and towns such as Marradi San Piero Sieve Vaglia Montorsoli Romano Covella and Lubiano reported grave damage. Livestock losses occurred and communications risked isolation. Air reconnaissance was dispatched along the Apennines and Arno and Chiana valleys.
Trustees of the Christian Science Publishing Society faced a lawsuit over control amid disputes with the Mother Church First Church of Christ Scientist Boston over pamphlets deemed heretical and likely to cause a schism. The case, arguing church governance, is before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Herbert W. Fustace testifies under cross examination about conflicts between trustees and directors of the mother church. John V. Dittemore seeks reinstatement after removal on March 17, 1917, claiming he was the strong man on the board and opposing compromises. The discussion covers Roman Catholic questions, Bible lesson committee appointments, and news dissemination delays.
A nine-year-old boy, William Boguzewski, visiting Chelsea, was assaulted by an unknown man after entering a vacant house on Winnisimmet Street. He was found mutilated and requires hospital care at Frost Hospital. Police seek the tall dark suspect described as Italian wearing a gray cap blue trousers and khaki shirt.
The season opener features a 40 mile team paced race at Revere track with Wiley and Herbert facing Madonna and Bowker. The event pairs veterans with youths for a four man race as midweek card includes amateur and pro events. Races also set for beach oval on July 4 and the regular card resumes Saturday night.
June 30 article notes the League of Nations covenant and surrounding influences as the vehicle for another lengthy Senate debate over the United States accepting the covenant.
Senator Borah accuses international bankers of backing the League to Enforce Peace for profit, citing Thomas W. Lamont's ownership of the New York Evening Post. He says bankers control the league and Taft's group. Senator Hitchcock defends ratification, citing broad pressure from business, labor, churches, farmers, and the public. Senator Gerry supports the covenant as Europe’s reconstruction hope, while Senator Fall opposes it without oath violation.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue issued strict rules for medicinal alcohol sales. Physicians may prescribe wine or liquor in duplicate forms with patient details, limited to one quart per dose, under constant supervision. Prescriptions must show patient name address illness and the pharmacist, with monthly reporting to tax collectors. Pharmacists must deny invalid or excessive requests. Tax rates apply: internal use alcohol six dollars and forty cents per gallon, medicated alcohol two dollars and twenty cents. Wine for sacramental use may continue in specified quantities.
About 40,000 gallons of whiskey remain bonded in state warehouses with a value around $8,000. Production figures are under supervision and investigators were ordered to report fully on any complaints about regulations and procedures.
A newspaper notice notes ongoing legislative debate over allowing drug stores to sell alcohol. Arguments focus on public health, tax revenue, and regulatory controls as lawmakers consider proposed changes and draft bill language.
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