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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1920
Page
2
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin P Roosevelt Democratic vice presidential nominee is greeted with navy bands and cheering employees as he returns to Washington late today.
Committees from Washington navy yard greet the nominee at the Navy Department where Admiral Coontz and Major General Lejeune welcome him. Roosevelt pledges friendship to labor, receives teakwood gavel, and outlines plans including resignation from the Navy Department in August and a nationwide campaign with Governor Cox.
New York July 16 plans for increased coal car service to Lake Erie ports to secure Northwest gateways were agreed between the Association of Railway Executives and the National Coal Association. The plan goes to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval, with sub committees meeting Monday to study the New England coal situation.
Mayor John V. Kimball of Malden replied to General John H. Sherburne that he would appoint an inspector only if he believed it would do any good. He questioned the commission's effectiveness and its impact on reducing prices, casting doubt on any benefit from an inspector.
Dr. George Lasbdbott chased a burglar from Albany, New York into the yard where police joined in the pursuit. Securities valued at $43,000 were recovered from Frank Williams pockets after a municipal court hearing. Jewelry a camera and cash found in a handbag at the Abbott home.
July 16 reports the scene at the Wilson building where Booker Washington Lincoln Jones an elevator manipulator appears displeased as heavyset Miss Tiny Fyfe 305 pounds enters his car followed by Miss Angela King 275 pounds in a local event with a notably weighty cast
Miss Tiny Fyfe reads a morning paper ad seeking six 250 pound women for a millinery display. Jerome Mendel, judge for the Retail Millinery Association of America, watches an overflowing hallway as eighty or more buxom volunteers arrive, joking that ads brought far more than requested and still many are not the ideal 250 pounds.
A series of four earthquakes struck Los Angeles starting at 10:10 a.m. amid “good earthquake weather” in a jesting remark, surprising all who made the quip as the tremor arrived. The report notes the chronology and public reaction to the morning quakes.
Amid a sequence of shocks at sea in a Cup race, the Resolute and Shamrock endured structural damage and crowding crowds as crews fought to pull ahead. Despite the accident, Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock faces a rematch with renewed confidence while the Resolute’s crew vows to win the next leg in tomorrow’s triangular 30 mile course.
Prohibition officers raided Walter Boruckey’s home at 32 Division Street Chelsea during supper and found a homemade whiskey still in the cellar. Boruckey and the still were seized as he faces a prohibition violation arraignment. Revenue Officer Francis Cronin and Chelsea police Patrolmen Porter and Bradley reported the discovery.
The report notes that only one race stands in her favor while claiming three victories are needed to clinch the series. This frames the upcoming contests as pivotal for her overall standing.
Second race today with the winning boat the first to win three races. Course set off Sandy Hook in a triangular 30 mile course. Start time 12 noon Boston time. Race limit six hours. Fastest triangular time 3 30 18 by Columbia on Oct 3 1891 and 3 24 29 by Vigilant on Oct 13 1893. Third race scheduled for next Tuesday.
New York July 16. Tomorrow's conditions show morning cloud at the Hook, clearing by noon. Winds start light from the north and become variable later in the day.
Today events include a 2:30 dedication at the Magnolia Bird Way land junction in Dorchester with All Dorchester Post American Legion in charge. Also at 2:30 pm Olympic trials at Harvard Stadium and two city band concerts on the common at 3:30 pm and 8 pm.
The Association of Railway Executives met in New York and recommended that all railroads keep the nations express business under federal control, managed by the American Railway Express Company, as during the war.
The four original express firms are deemed unable to operate separately, leaving American Railway Express as the sole carrier. A standard contract will be submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval, then member roads will be urged to sign. The association backs a program: raise daily freight car movement to 30 miles per car, load 30 tons per car, limit bad order cars to 4 percent, retire unusable locomotives, and push car returns to owners.
In Ballylanders Limerick police and military making arrests were fired on by armed men hidden in houses. The fire was returned and one civilian was wounded. Seven men were arrested and a large quantity of arms and ammunition seized.
President hopeful Cox pledges full effort to secure ratification of the federal suffrage amendment by Tennessee. He spoke to a Woman's Party delegation led by Alice Paul, before leaving for Washington to meet with President Wilson alongside running mate Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Suffrage leaders pressed Governor Cox to use influence for Tennessee ratification as Mrs. Margaret Crahan Jones of Seattle warned of voter support for a pro ratification candidate in November. Cox urged the women to avoid promising votes for favors and proposed a conference with the Republican Women’s party to plan a Tennessee strategy. He pledged his time and influence to the cause. He cited spiritual and civilizational arguments for suffrage and criticized anti suffrage rhetoric. The governor also noted state sovereignty and religious appeals in the debate.
The Governor argues that fear of emotionalism limits women and that during war emotions supported progress. He says the democracy of the world was saved by ideals and that women deserve to become thinking, active participants. He cites Ohio reforms as evidence of women’s contributions.
Ward a Boston fireman, 37, arraigned on charges of fencing stolen goods from express companies. Police say he sold merchandise to fellow firemen, ran a lodging house front on Harrison avenue as a sales hub, and helped recover loot valued between 2000 and 5000 dollars. He posted bail of 2000 dollars and faces court today.
The Moira district council in Ulster Down refused the Larkin release committee appeal to help obtain the ruler of James Larkin, head of the Tram Workers Union, recently convicted in the United States of anarchism and sentenced to ten years. A resolution states Larkin’s conviction is just and righteous, and the sentence appropriate, with a copy sent to the U S government.
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