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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
3
Chairman Jackson of the board of trustees announced that another fare increase is being considered but no vote has been taken yet. He could not state whether the rise would be 10 cents or a larger amount.
Trustees must set fares to fund operations starting July 1. A 9 cent fare proved inadequate by April costs, with a tentative 10 cent fare under discussion. No action until War Labor Board decision on wage dispute. A meeting was set for Thursday but postponed to Monday due to the Board’s absence.
Ernesto Ardolino faced arraignment in Superior Criminal Court on charges of desertion and non support of his wife and family in the state. He allegedly remarried in California and obtained a divorce there, resisting extradition efforts led by Lieutenant O Neil of the Boston police. Ardolino held on bail at fifty dollars after pleading not guilty.
Dr. B J Lloyd of the Public Health Service told the National Tuberculosis Association in Atlantic City that if Congressmen understood tuberculosis cost and protection, they would raise the child tax exemption from 200 to 500 or 1000 dollars. He urged valuing every child’s life in tax policy.
John J. Dailey, secretary of the Dorchester Board of Trade, rebukes Charles J. Leonard of the Boston Elevated Railroad for publicizing new cars while seeking a better waiting room at Fields Corner. Dailey argues the public deserves clear statements and a sanitary station instead of vague promises.
Athol held a major patriotic celebration to greet service members returning from war. About 600 local men served, and roughly 300 or more have come home, marking one of the town’s largest days in history.
The Rev. Henry Melville King D D longtime Baptist preacher and author died in Providence at age 81. He led Dudley Street Baptist Church Roxbury and served as pastor emeritus of First Baptist Providence. Born September 8 1838 in Oxford Missouri he graduated Bowdoin Newton Theological Seminary and Bowdoin earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1899.
Howard B. Wood broker declared by federal authorities to be secretary of Tar Island Producing and Refining Corporation was arrested in New York and held on $5000 bail on a charge of using the mails to defraud investors. The complaint says about 50 000 shares sold at $1 each based on misrepresentations about oil production.
Lieutenant-Colonel E. V. Sumner nephew of General Samuel S. Sumner of Brookline was killed in a June 3 motor accident in France. He commanded at Romerantum near the large American aviation depot. The Sumner family has a long military lineage with multiple generals across the Civil War Spanish-American conflicts and insurrection periods.
James Courtney, 33, a window washer for the House Cleaning Company of Boston, fell from a third floor window at 424 Dudley Street yesterday. He sustained a broken ankle and forehead wound but was not seriously injured due to soft ground and was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
The Roxbury Notre Dame Alumnae Association holds its crystal anniversary reunion at the academy on Washington Street Roxbury this Saturday June 21 from noon to 6 pm. The group will also elect officers. Reservations indicate many will attend.
One hundred cast ers' employees at the Waterbury brass branch of the American Brass Company did not report for work and the casting shop closed.
At Colby College commencement in Waterville Me President Arthur J Roberts conferred two honorary degrees. Herbert Carlisle Libby received Doctor of Letters for public speaking and Everett Carleton Herrick Doctor of Divinity for his pastorship at a Baptist church in Fall River Massachusetts.
A liquor dealer apparently killed himself amid worries that July 1 prohibition would end his business. Local authorities reported the man, whose name was withheld, died from self inflicted injuries. Investigating officers stated the death followed his distress over impending prohibition.
Charles Johnson, 64, a well known grocery and liquor dealer in the South End, committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday in a small rest room over his Washington and Northampton Streets store, ending a family business dating back over fifty years.
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