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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1919
Page
2
London July 2 Sir Luke White once a parliament member and knighted in 1908 is now an inmate at the workhouse in Drnfield. Once a leading city figure his fortunes collapsed after ill fated investments ending in bankruptcy with debts totaling $95,000 and more.
Nervous and physical collapse mark a climactic moment as an action against Herbert Brown, deputy coroner of East Riding, and Sir Luke surfaces over 1907 entrusted loans worth 1000 dollars. Sir Luke is unfit for trial due to health.
Rosa May Bowers, 16, of Richmond Missouri, crawled into a wolf den after a young wolf and captured it. The incident occurred in St Louis on July 20 and earned her $18.
A harsh critique argues that teaching intellectual pursuits harms productive work. It claims public schools split classes, devalue manual labor, and fuel unemployment among graduates. The piece urges practical training, thrift, and ambition to rebuild a strong workforce.
Washington is dance crazy despite heat and humidity crowds fill roof gardens and road houses nightly. The shimmy is common in many venues and not wholly frowned upon though confined in some exclusive spots.
The piece portrays Washington's postwar social scene with dancing such as cheek dancing and jazz. It notes politicians and officials like Uncle Joe Cannon and Volstead facing evolving nightlife, gambling houses near Cabin John Bridge, and a city alive with liquor lore, theaters, and roadhouses amid moral campaigns.
Boston and Maine operated two trains between Bedford and Boston and nearly a dozen trains between Arlington and Boston to aid the public during the Boston Elevated strike yesterday.
Walter Ramage of 62 Jefferson Street Newton rides an 1888 high wheel bicycle daily despite steam rail and Elevated strikes. He owns the bike since 1906, bought for 175 dollars, and chose to ride to Brighton yesterday instead of using an electric, drawing excitement as he navigated pedestrians and cars.
Boston Central Labor Union adopted resolutions urging Governor Coolidge to enact laws for taking over the Boston Elevated Railway Company properties. They call for fair stockholder compensation set by an impartial board and for saving dividends paid by taxpayers. The group also discussed housing project feasibility and a four to two year mayor term proposal to be drafted for 1920 legislation.
New York July 20. The American Steamship Association says strike-breakers will not be used to man ships affected by the marine strike. Members prefer idle ships. Passenger ships in the coastwise service are tied up by cooks and stewards strike. Union engineers, though not on strike, quit a coastwise steamer today.
A Department of Labor report shows 11 092 strikes occurred in the last three years, with most in May as unions seek wage increases. 1916 had 3676 strikes and 108 lockouts, 1917 had 4233 strikes and 126 lockouts, and 1918 had 3181 strikes and 104 lockouts, though year end totals for 1918 may rise to about 3400. Regional figures cover New England, New York, and Pennsylvania.
North End police anticipate immediate capture of Matteo Metalino shot dead by a stranger on Charter Street Saturday night. Special officers and Metalino’s relatives search for a motive while witnesses say the assailant stepped from the crowd and fired point blank without warning.
Brainerd Minn July 20 A motor trip by C E Moore and family met a large black bear blocking the Mile Lac road about ten miles east of Brainerd. Moore sped on honking and flashing headlights, the bear stood its ground and he narrowly avoided a collision.
The Boston Central Labor Union endorsed a wage increase averaging about 13 to 11 percent for Striking Cigarmakers' Union 97. Delegates heard about fishing industry strikes, heard Brown of the Fishermen's Union explain conditions, and discussed potential actions against "one arm" lunch room discharges. A plan to press Waldorf, Walton, and Hayes Lunch owners seeks reinstatement of workers discharged for union affiliation, with a general strike possible.
An ad claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate relieves languor brain fog and nerve exhaustion and describes it as a tasty refreshing drink. The fragmented text appears to be an early 20th century patent medicine advertisement with implied health benefits.
On July 20 a large mob chased two soldiers near Dublin’s quay as a police sergeant intervened. A revolver report wounded the sergeant in the back and he was hospitalized. Eighteen or more mob members were later treated at Jervis Street Hospital.
Francis Ober, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Ober of North Bellingham, is in Milford Hospital with concussion of the brain after falling from a trolley car today in Milford.
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