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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
7
Delegates from 10 countries at the Pan American Federation of Labor congress adopted a resolution demanding that all nations be eligible to join the League of Nations. The meeting included delegates from the United States.
Samuel Gompers, president of the congress, proposed an amendment after a favorable committee report backing the League of Nations. Delegates from the United States and Latin nations debated aiding labor unity in non admitted countries. The Pan American congress grew from a 1924 Laredo conference with AFL leaders Gompers Frayne Lord Wohl guiding plans for cross border unions and elected officers.
The newspaper announces a series of literary condensations starting tomorrow with Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, condensed by John Kendrick Bangs. Future entries include Alice in Wonderland, The Scarlet Letter, The Mysteries of Paris, among others by various editors.
Dominico Vigiantoniasso of 192 Cottage Street East Boston saved a little girl Antonina Vataninaz from a fall on Moon Street acting as buffer as she toppled from a window. The child suffered a head injury and ear damage but Tony remained unhurt and puzzled by the hero label.
The House of Representatives passed a bill by a 21 to 2 vote to base state income taxes for 1919 and 1920 on 21 9 percent rather than 11 2 percent. The house refused an amendment to exempt $3000 from taxation instead of $2000. Rep Bradbury urged tax relief to prevent residents leaving the state. Rep Kneeland said the bill would raise about $2,000,000 and aid cities and towns in the emergency.
Ruth Fielding's child players aged eight to fifteen will perform an annual concert tomorrow evening at the Larch Road Bungalow Cambridge before embarking on their summer tour. The lineup includes Mae Doheney Catherine Carrol Ethel Roberts Florence May Kay Korbett Gladys Reis Mary Alice Sionnae Dorothy Grandison Dorothy Redmond Mildred Olson Elizabeth Solomon Wileen Skinner and Zenith Myers.
Captain William R. Rush, commandant of the Charlestown navy yard, will leave Boston on July 25 with Mrs. Rush for San Francisco and then sail for Japan. It is expected Rear Admiral Robinson will have reported for duty, having arrived in New York on Saturday from Eyrags.
Residents of Hingham complain that water rates set by the Hingham Water Company are excessive. The Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners, except for Commissioner Lewenberg, deny relief and orders keep the rates in force.
Army and navy intelligence arrested two men in a scheme looting Red Cross knitwear. Frederick Godey alias J Williams faced larceny charges for $39 in goods seized at the Red Cross warehouse on Washington Street, while William Donald, a seaman who jumped ship, was held for court martial after requisition frauds.
Anna Francis, 15, of Coatesville Pennsylvania, is in Boston police custody after disappearing from home ten days earlier. Pennsylvania officers asked Boston authorities to search for her. Police Inspector Pierce located her working in the city.
George E. Warner, sentenced to be hanged this week for the murder of Henry Wiggins and his wife at Andover, had his lawyers denied permission to file a reprieve petition. The move aimed to allow time to prepare a new trial based on alleged new evidence.
The Filene system is described as a perpetual motion like stock flow with constantly changing merchandise. It emphasizes fresh goods, mechanically reduced prices, and regular improvements in value by separating service costs from merchandise costs. The message highlights ongoing better value as reliably as a ticking watch.
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