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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
18
Worcester reports no gas service as of June 12 despite end of strike with workers returning at 5 PM. State Board of Arbitration settled after 39 conferences lasting nearly five hours. Dispute centered on alleged discharge of 14 workers tied to pro union activity.
Fragments show unions pressing for a percentage raise and an eight hour workday with overtime concessions. The text hints at ongoing labor negotiations and demands affecting wages and hours for workers.
A Ukrainian diplomatic mission arrived in London with another en route to Washington. The group submitted its case to the British government and reported a favorable reception. They urged coordinated Allied action with Ukraine against the Bolsheviks and requested formal recognition of the Ukrainian republic.
A large crowd watched Miss Jessie Murray of Poplar Street Roslindale jump 20 feet into the waiting arms of two policemen after she and her father were trapped in a Friend Street building yesterday morning. Four Hanover Street police officers rescued them when keys could not be found.
The Post will print 100 condensed novels over 100 days with Miss Ruth McCall of Winchester illustrating the effort. The first condensation, Tess of the D Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, appears this date, followed by a schedule listing Don Quixote and Paul and Virginia among others condensed by various authors.
The Senate approved a bill increasing legislative salaries from 1000 to 1500 and raising annual state expenditures by 140000 on a 27 to 11 roll call yesterday, despite Governor Coolidge's veto. President McKnight did not vote though he implied support if needed.
The two thirds vote required 39 of 40 members. 27 yes and 11 no. Senator Hardy defended not supporting the governor while noting the bill’s veto and calls for raises. Other actions included a tenancy possession delay bill moving to third reading and Beck’s amended licensing bill for aircraft under state control.
Miss Mary Antell of Amesbury, among the first American nurses to enter Germany after the armistice, served at Evacuation Hospital No. 3 near Trier and Coblenz. She, with about 100 nurses selected from Camp Devens, was greeted by General Pershing and faced challenging conditions in a former German training school used for French prisoners.
Miss Antell served five months in Trier as operating room nurse, then moved to Base Hospital No. 9 at Coblenz. After six weeks there she returned home arriving in New York May 29 aboard the Imperator and now stays with her parents Mr and Mrs John T Antell at 3 Cedar Street Amesbury.
National Board of Fire Underwriters sent telegrams to governors and fire marshals across states opposing any unrestricted Fourth of July observance. The action aimed to curb reports of communities planning to suspend fireworks ordinances for an old fashioned celebration.
SAIL FOR FRANCE reports that the big transports Mongolia and Sid gar Luckenbach departed yesterday for Brest with 80 soldiers aboard. They arrived the previous Saturday and loaded coal water and provisions for the voyage to France and back. Next Monday the President Grant, another large troopship, will begin its return passage to Brest.
The piece argues about why people brush teeth and promotes McK & R Calox dentifrice claiming it cleanses tartar acids and breath. It describes its lime water action and oxygen gas release and notes dentists may recommend it and druggists stock it with a pleasant taste.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation announces sale of yellow pine fir spruce oak lumber from multiple yards in Maryland Virginia North Carolina and New Jersey. Bids opened with right to accept or reject. deposits returned if rejected. inspection per current rules.
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