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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
10
In Central Court today the accused, once named John Doe, was identified as Joe McGinnis the ice man. Witnesses recalled the stumble on Shawmut avenue and Dover street just before proceedings, with the charge changing to assault and larceny of a Panama hat.
In a small-town incident, George Boyden misplaced his Panama hat causing a comic dispute with Joe McGinnis involved. After detectives traced the hat, Judge Murray discusses probation terms while McGinnis swears off drinking since July 1.
New York July 14 District Attorney Swann's probe yields first sentence John Cramer jailed six months to three years for retaining 200 dollars given by Ada Newberger for oil stock purchases Judge Wadhams backs DA with maximum sentences where warranted.
Boston election officials report 98,997 registered male voters versus 102,913 last year. They attribute the drop to men in military service or not yet registered. Civilians 20 and military service members may register at the election department through Sept 18.
Antonio Schentino of 70 W Fast Boston was sentenced to one year in the house of correction after slashing his wife with a vegetable knife during a dispute at their Webster Street home. He appealed and is held on $1000 bail.
Springfield July 14 laborers from the Street Railway Company were attacked by strikers hoping to recruit them. Trolley workers lost tools and were driven off their jobs as police protection was sought. The strike has been ongoing for 19 days with about 50 Springfield residents involved.
A schedule of community events includes the Bohemian steamer arrival with Red Cross nurses from France at 40058. Morning outings at Lake Chebaco and Nantasket Beach are planned by various groups. Public library and museum events occur at Simmons College and Symphony Hall, with multiple band concerts and civic gatherings throughout the day.
The Posts present condensed fiction as ideal summer reading and urge readers to enjoy these excerpts on vacation. The effort aims to spark interest in enduring English romances and guide readers toward the original works for fuller enjoyment.
A Post Condensation summary recounts Besant and a London tale of Miss Kennedy and Angela Messenger. In the East End a heiress backed venture builds a working class Palace of Pleasure offering meals and recreation. The cabinet maker Harry falls for dressmaker Angela, who is revealed as Messenger. The narrative blends social reform with romance in a London of hopes and illusions.
In 1881 Angela Messenger heiress of Messenger Marsden & Co faces a social drift as she abandons her brewery wealth and Whitechapel mansions to become a dressmaker. In a shabby boarding house near Kenned Street she meets Harry Goslett a simple cabinet maker.
Back numbers can be secured at the regular price of 2 cents per copy for the Daily Post, 6 cents in Greater Boston for the Sunday Post, and 7 cents elsewhere, if applied for immediately.
The Boston Cigarmakers Union Local 77 reports no talks with manufacturers and no overtures from either side. Strike benefits have reached over 800 members since last Saturday. A circular appeal for national financial aid is prepared. Morale remains high. A band concert and dance open at Paine Memorial building at 2 pm today, running to 8 pm.
George F. Redmond treasurer of G F Redmond & Co stock brokers was arrested on an indictment warrant and held in 2500 bail after arraignment before Judge Cox in Suffolk Superior Court. He faces two counts one for keeping a bucket shop and one for larceny involving 293 74 dollars from Peter N Nelson and 00 shares of stock from Nelson. Inspector Wait of police headquarters has the case.
The Boston Common summer concert series opens at noon and again tonight with Emil Mollenhauer’s Boston Band. Selections include operatic highlights from Lucia, Hoffmann, Thais, I Pagliacci, and Lombardi, plus Narcissus by Nevin and conductor composed galop. Tomorrow features a full program with marches, overtures, arias, and favorites by Wallace, Donizetti, Massenet, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Ponchielli, and more.
In Rome New York a metal trades strike turned violent as strikers attacked mill workers with stones clubs and fists. Dozens were bruised and some teeth were knocked out. Police and deputies were deployed plus 50 State troopers to restore order amid a five week strike affecting about four thousand workers.
Dayton, July 14. Captain William 8. Jones and George Duzarty, a mechanician, were fatally injured when their biplane crashed today. They died several hours later.
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