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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1919
Page
11
The House approved by roll call 85 to 79 a measure to entrust the Department of Education with reviewing petitions to grant college degrees. The vote yesterday moves the bill toward engrossment.
In a heated session Representative Doyle opposed a measure ceding education department power, while Sawyer urged defeat to prevent pigeonholing bills. The House concurred with the Senate on a soldiers bonus provision excluding yeomen, sending the bill for enactment. Other actions included licensing for hunting and fishing, higher motor truck fees, dividends for savings institutions, and a study on consolidating state departments. The Senate approved engrossment, with various favorable reports and a Berkshire courthouse borrowing proposal, alongside public health and port policy statements.
Three 16 year old boys were rescued after their sailboat capsized a mile off Nahant yesterday afternoon. Thomas McClennon of 88 Williams Street Lynn Lindon Cook of 14 Porter Street Lynn and Fred Phillips of Sheridan Road Lynn were aboard when the boat overturned while attempting to tack McClennon swam a considerable distance to shore before the others clung to the hull and were rescued by Nahant lifesavers.
The Ways and Means Committee reported no action on Governor Coolidge's recommendation to reimburse Judge Albert F. Hayden of Roxbury and Representative Leland Powers of Newton for damages from recent bomb blasts. Critics warn of establishing a precedent for future outrages. The Senate moved to engross a methyl alcohol licensing bill and a Norfolk State Hospital lease to the federal government. An investigation into fire hazard planning for the Soldiers' Home Chelsea was supported, and Coolidge certified Massachusetts' ratification of the woman suffrage amendment to the federal Constitution.
Mayor Peters is expected to appoint Josiah Quincy as chairman of the transit department within a day or two. The post pays 5000 dollars and Quincys term may run a year or 18 months. The transit department, born from the old five-member transit commission, faces ongoing bills that could keep it active for at least another year despite plans for consolidation. Offices have been leased in the Albion building for 18 months outside City Hall.
The Middlesex and Boston Street Railway filed a new fare schedule with the Public Service Commission proposing a ten cent fare on 19 of 22 sections, with August 1 as the schedule’s effective date. The move aligns with increases already announced by the Boston Elevated and Bay State companies.
Hopkinton July 1 Graduating exercises for nine students sparked a town split as two rival school committees issued diplomas. The class held unsanctioned park ceremonies led by Lester Kennedy after officials feared arrest. Resignations followed including town counsel Judge D. J. Riley and Selectman J. D. Stewart amid the dispute.
Paris reports that the future of allied accords hinges on approval by the U S Senate. The notices describe treaties between France and the United States and between France and Great Britain under consideration, with diplomatic implications for wartime cooperation.
The defense of France against Germany will not be valid for Great Britain until the Franco-American convention is ratified by the United States Senate.
An advertisement touts Poslam as a powerful overnight solution for eruptions and skin aggravation. It claims rapid relief and easy use, urging readers to start now, with free samples available from Emergency Laboratories in New York. Poslam Soap is advertised to brighten and improve complexions.
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