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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1919

Page

2

All Trawlers Now in Harbor as Strike Impacts Boston Fleet

Five fishing schooners arrived yesterday and the entire Boston trawler fleet is in port with crews joining the fishermen strike. Seiners are idle except Swordfishermen, while Gloucester Provincetown and Portland craft face reduced activity. Fishermen's Union officials express satisfaction as fish day this week will reveal the strike's full effect. A union meeting at 11 AM today will hear the strike committee report on the state of affairs and general strike matters.

Boston Gloucester Provincetown Portland Fishermen's Union

James A. Early Dies of Heart Disease

James A. Early longtime Newton Lower Falls postmaster and 2 1/2 year Worcester post office superintendent died at home 9 1 2 Washington Street Wellesley after months of heart illness Born 1864 in Falls he was son of Timothy and Ellen Gallagher Early Survived by wife six children Eleanor John Elizbeth Philip Edna Catherine three brothers and four sisters Funeral services set for St Johns Church Wellesley Thursday morning

James A. Early Newton Lower Falls Washington Street Wellesley Early Falls Timothy Early Ellen Gallagher Early Eleanor Early John Early Elizabeth Early Philip Early Edna Early Catherine Early St. John's Church

Tom and Jerry Safe After Carnival Monkey Escape

North Adams reports the missing carnival monk Jerry captured after his mate Tom was already found. Jerry was lured from a culvert by W H Crews using a rope then hauled into a toolbox and taken to a barn on Phelps avenue where he enjoys straw and milk.

North Adams Jerry W. H. Crews Phelps Avenue Tom Crews Jack

Brookline Board of Trade Outing At Villa Napoli Beach

The Brookline Board of Trade will hold an outing today at Villa Napoli Nantasket Beach, after a two year lapse. Twenty four World War I veterans will be guests, along with Brookline selectmen, police chief, fire chief, Chamber of Commerce presidents. outing committee members are Gardner Whitney, Maurice Buxbaum, Albert Meserve, Chester Burr, De Witt Adler, Arthur Caulfield and Walter Allen.

Brookline Board of Trade Villa Napoli Nantasket Beach Board of Selectmen Fire Department Chamber of Commerce Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Gardner A. Whitney Maurice Bu

Struck Uncle 10 Save Women in Claremont Story

Clyde Sheppard a 17 year old was arrested for manslaughter after striking Daniel H Weld a Cornish farmer with a club to protect women relatives. Weld died after the Fourth of July weekend at his farm where he brewed beer. witnesses said he abused guests leading to the fatal blow.

Claremont N. H Clyde Sheppard Daniel H. Weld Weld Sheppard

Cigar Makers Strike Sparks Bid to Limit Costs

The Boston cigar manufacturers deny union blame for the deadlock, arguing demands will raise cigar prices. The strike committee of 2000 Boston cigarmakers issues a blunt denial and the Cigarmakers' Union 97 responds with a brief defending their position.

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Oppose Fusion of Boards Debate in Brockton Delegation

Former Governor William L. Douglas and Gerry Brown led a Brockton citizen delegation before the Sea committee on the state consolidation bill. Douglas warned of hardships for manufacturing plants, Brown argued lawmakers seek jobs the bill would create while wiping others. Douglas praised the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration and urged its retention.

William L. Douglas Gerry Brown Brockton State Department Brown Douglas Board of Conciliation and Arbitration

Dormitory Grove Cottage Fire Reported at UCONN Campus

STORRS Conn July 8 A fire at Grove Cottage the girls dormitory at Connecticut Agricultural College caused alarm and prompted evacuation with minimal damage and no injuries reported as investigators began initial assessment on the campus.

Boston cigar makers clash with manufacturers over wage and control demands

Boston cigar manufacturers clash with the Cigarmakers Union over proposed wage hikes and production costs. The union seeks a 137 11 percent raise and a grievance committee in every shop, while manufacturers claim current demands threaten competitiveness and cost accounting. The strikers deny the manufacturers' claims and defend their wage proposal as modest.

Babies Die in Burning Barn in Millbury

In Millbury on July 8 Leslie Kent aged five and his brother Richard aged four were burned to death in their father William Kent's barn in West Millbury. The boys were seen entering the barn by William E. Stockwell from a nearby field and moments later the structure was ablaze.

Millbury Leslie Kent Richard William Kent West Millbury William E. Stockwell

Vahey and Pillsbury Named as Arbitrators in Street Railway Row

James H. Vahey counsel for the Streetcar men and Samuel A. Pillsbury representative for the Bay State Street Railway Company were named as two of the arbitrators in the dispute over the Rooke hand fare register. They will pick the third member within six days. if no agreement is reached W. B. Mahon and the company chief executive will name the third arbitrator.

James H. Vahey Samuel A. Pillsbury Bay State Street Railway Company Board of Arbitration W. B. Mahon International Association

Refuse Warrant in Boy's Death Roxbury Judge Denyed Arrest Warrant

In Roxbury yesterday Judge Hayden refused a warrant for the arrest of James DeGrasse of Havre Street East Boston on a manslaughter charge. Patrolman Arthur F. Scholl of the Dudley Street station was the complainant. DeGrasse drove a car on Howard Avenue near Quincey Street when Philip Silver aged 11 of Stam ford Street West End leaped from a wagon, ran before the car and died later at City Hospital.

Boy Hayden Roxbury Court James DeGrasse Havre Street Boston Arthur F. Scholl Dudley Street DeGrasse Howard Avenue Quincey Street Roxbury Philip Silver Stamford Street West End

Fire burns dairy barn and other buildings this week

A fire this afternoon caused a loss of $22,000. On Sunday a large dairy barn on the grounds, valued at $8,000, was burned.

Office Girl Fractures Ankle In Elevator Accident

Miss Agnes Berry a 22 year old office worker in the Tremont building fractured her left ankle yesterday after her foot caught between the second floor and a passenger elevator. She was en route to 119 Dakota Street Dorchester and taken to Haymarket Relief Hospital.

Agnes Berry Tremont Building Miss Berry Dakota Street Dorchester Haymarket

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