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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1919

Page

9

Lawrence Athlete LA Sherriff Dies After Illness

Laurence F Sherriff an 18 year old athlete in Lawrence died at his Osgood Street home after a brief influenza illness. He was son of Mr and Mrs William Sherriff with his father employed at Merchants Trust Co. Born in Scotland he came to the U S young and excelled in Lawrence schools and high school athletics.

Lawrence Laurence F. Sherriff Osgood Street William Sherriff Merchants Trust Company Sherriff Scotland Misseu Re

Heat Parade Strains City As Mercury Rises

Seven prostration cases were treated in city hospitals amid intense heat. Crowded North and West Ends faced great suffering while beaches and parks drew thousands seeking relief. Mayor Peters opened Frog Pond to children, letting them swim as a remedy to the heat. Many residents slept outdoors, parking cars on beaches and workers in boiler rooms endured extreme temperatures. Weather offices warned of continued high temps and vacation travel began despite heat.

Jyvere Sched Peters Kkids

Hot Weather Advice For Adults and Infants

City health commissioner Dr William C Woodward urges bathes, light dress, avoid excess, sparing meals, ample water unless overheated, promote breastfeeding, rest in cool places, get fresh air and sun with caution, and stop work if faint during hot days.

William C. Woodward

Heat records fall as Berkshire thunderstorm roars through

Pittsfield reports 94 degrees in the shade for June 8 breaking 25 year heat records. A late afternoon thunderstorm at 5 o clock silenced the heat with heavy rain after a sharp thunderclap prompted police inquiries about a possible bomb explosion.

Pittsfield Berkshires Mercury

Marriages Filed at City Hall in Busy Registrar Day

Fifty three couples filed marriage intentions at City Hall with many more expected in June. Readable entries include Henry Cohen and Emiline Crosby at 52 Taylor Jr Roxbury and 15 Kinco st Roxbury. Nathan Chesler and Frieda Greenfield. Harold Ivey and Florence Crowder. Osia Yeramian and Siranoosh Kasparian.

City Hall Henry B. Cohen Merchant Taylor Jr Waltham Emiline Crosby Kinco St Roxbury Nathan Chesler Mattress Parkman St Frieda Greenfield West Cedar St Harold ©. Ivey Packer Sarin St Florence M. Crowder Heffernan St Allston Osia Yeramian Foreman Centre St Jamaica Plain Siranoosh Kasparian Washington St William Gray Mail Porter East Lenox St Helen L. Garnett Carleton J. Butler Taunton Julia V. Rubery FE St South Boston Samuel Béngar North Russell St Sarah Babrick Beach St Revere Francis J. Monahan Tick James J. Lynch Seminary St Charlestown Lucy G. Lawton Prospect St Charles F. Batley Pleasant St Hudson Emma M. West Gainsboro St Will W. Boyer Commonwealth Ave Elma B. Massin St. Francis Luigi Mercurio Checker Hanson &J Maria di Luigi Bartlett Pl Joseph L. Traunstein Chester Sr Bertha Miller Blue Hill Ave Harry V. Waugh Willis Sr Dorchester Bessie M. Galway Edgewater Drive Mattapan Michele Pignato Cottage St East Boston Filisia Irrana Boston Vincent Judkiewicz Chipper Perch St Josepha Sebastonis Harry Rosenberg Popler St Dorothy Kogos Lawrence V. Brindberg East Dedham Helen A. Conley Blanchard St Readville Arthur B. Stanley Oak St. Hyde Park Ruth Preston Wakefield John Ford Porter Parker Hill Catherine Callanan Green St Prookline Aloysius A. Homer Wigfin St Roslindale Mary BR. Freitag Clerk Princeton St John D. Taylor Chef Kenil Worth St Edna S. Freeman Sumner St Harry E. Brown Deer Island Gladys Vonette Chestnut Ave Oscar F. Alfardus Toy St Rear Ivernia B. Freeman Northfield St Herbert A. Slater Haymarket Edith G. Leggett Cross St Somerville Archie N. King Greenville St Mary F. Doyle Cos J. Harkins Perkins St Margaret FE O’brien Haverhill St Michael B. Smallcomb London St Margaret Ham Iton Havre St Giuseppe Colangelo Garmela Buono Porter St Bernard T. Feeney Westville St Concord St Vernon T. Leighton Nashua N. H Alice M. Campbell Penn Fast Newton St John D. Henderson Santington Age Margaret BE. Jones Newton John J. Bush Teamster Char Hyde Park Julia Tialkowska Wall St Burke George FE. Sahlin Pembroke St Anna A. Nordby Charles TL. Kaplan Allen St Anna R. Maybush Salem St John J. Rochefort Huntington Ave Margaret M. Spence Pier James J. Clark Fast Dexter Row Emily F. Smith Charles St. Pl Hermén Zelman Hancock St Gertrude Goldstein Mortle St

Withdrawn request to War Board by Boston unions

Announcement by Boston Elevated trustees and the Boston Street Carriers Union committee states the demand for higher wages and an eight-hour day to be sent to the National War Labor Board is withdrawn while members vote on Referendum.

Boston Elevated Trustees Boston Street Carmen’s Union National War Labor Board For Arbitration War Labor Board

Boston Elevated Railway Officers Postpone War Board Hearing

After a two hour conference at Milk Street headquarters the Boston Elevated Railway Company and the Car Men’s Union agreed to postpone the National War Labor Board hearing until union members vote by referendum on the precise question. Union officers to announce method of the vote today.

Milk Street National War Labor Board Boston Elevated Railway Company Car Men's Union

Irish Victory Fund Reaches 4754 75 With New Subscriptions

The Irish Victory Fund total rose to 4754 75 after several new subscriptions were reported. Donors include Daniel F Cohalan Thomas F Meagher Division 65 A O H and members from Boston organizations and Irish associations.

Irish Victory Fund Daniel F. Cohalan INGW Thomas F. Meagher A. OG. H Thomas Francis Meagher Annie Wwe Svesses McLiodrig Thomas Clark Seer Recusel Michael ‘O. Ciarée Pachcr Albcioy Ingemell Tip Ole Hy Ciamon Brien McGowan William Driscoll James McGillicuddy Charles McCarthy Wae Thomas J. Hurley Edward Murray Cccesepesevenses Patrick Mulkernon Ccceccesees Patrick J. Q'Oor Christopher Lennon James Cunningham Willon Butler Swd Sae Tans Thomas N. Stephens Ewg Gommman Iocciacgeaan SF Frit Ic Patrick Walsh Michael J. Mortimer Irene Patrick Kelly Ivenets James Sullivan Suarere John McGaffizan Vergina Hearth Ediward Houghton Rialees Chauffeurs’ Benevolent Association, Inc Greater Boston County Longford Association of Patrick Reilly Cparruter McMurrary'’s Creamery Dorchester Datchavena Swss Phew Nedee

Two Women Jump From Burning Street Car

Two women leaped from the window of a Dudley Street bound surface car and another jumped from the rear platform as the overheated motor caught fire near Tremont and North Hampston streets. The car sustained slight damage and none were seriously injured.

Dudley Street Tremont Northampton

Imperator Sails New York With Troop Feraigh

The giant German liner Imperator, refitted to transport American troops, sailed from New York for Brest with 150 passengers. Among them Lt Col Stephen Winifred heads to Prague to serve as military attaché of the American legation in Czecho-Slovakia.

New York Imperator Brest Stephen Winifred Prague Czecho-Slovakia

Peace Conference Turmoil and Allied Reactions Reported

Reports from the peace conference indicate friction over German terms and new tensions. Germany protests French actions in the Rhineland while ordering arrest of Dr. Dorten amid rumors of a Rhenish republic. Strikes in France and Allied debates on a blockade involve Sweden Denmark Switzerland and Norway amid neutrality concerns.

Dr. Dorten Spa Rhineland Supreme Council Lithuania Copenhagen Petrograd St. Germain Innsbruck Hungary Sweden Denmark Switzerland Norway Germany Paris Lille France

Berlin orders Dr Dorten arrested on government directive

Berlin reports the German government has issued an arrest order for Dr Arno Dorten, president of the new Rhenish republic. The North German Gazette says Berlin has filed protests with Paris and Spa over French authorities in the Rhineland occupied zone.

Berlin Dr. Dorten Rhenish Republic Paris Spa Armistice Commission Rhineland

Boy Mullen Drowns While Bathing in Merrimac River

Fred Mullen seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Mullen of 171 Merrimac street drowned in the Merrimac today while bathing.

Newburyport Fred Mullen Merrimac Street

Mrs OBrien Held In 5000 Bail In Boston Officer Death

John F Dillon re indicted as principal with Herbert L Barney in the shooting death of Boston police officer Charles E Deininger in a Chelsea garage. Dillon and Barney declined to plead and bail was denied. Mrs Marion O'Brien pleaded not guilty and held in 5000 bail. Trial date set for June 18.

John F. Dillon Herbert L. Barney Charles E. Deininger Boston Chelsea Superior Criminal Court Sanderson Joseph F. Hurley Marion O'Brien Barney

Uprisings Reported in Western Hungary

Berlin reports counter revolutionary uprisings in many towns and villages of western Hungary with hundreds of refugees arriving daily at the Austrian frontier.

Berlin Hungary

112 in the Sun at Camp Devens

A reputable thermometer at Camp Devens recorded 112 in the sun this afternoon while another nearby shaded reading showed 103. Army officials regarded the device as unusually truthful.

Camp Devens

Doctor Mullowney Commissioned Major in U S Subsistence Dept

Dr. P. H. Mullowney former deputy health commissioner of Boston and head of foods received a commission as major in the U S Subsistence Department after assisting in army food inspection at the port of New York. He had been serving for over a year and returned to New York yesterday after accepting the post.

P. H. Mullowney Boston Board of Health U. S. Subsistence Department Boston Mullowney Department of Foods Washington New York

Independence Urged for the Philippine Islands by Harrison

Governor General Harrison urged independence for the Philippine Islands during a second joint hearing of House and Senate committees on the memorial from the Philippine Mission to the United States.

Washington Philippine Islands Harrison House Senate United States

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