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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1919
Page
7
The Massachusetts House proceeds today to consider resolutions ratifying Congress’s constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage. Officials expect the House to mirror the Senate and join other states in granting full suffrage to women.
Governor Coolidge has signaled support yet taken no action beyond withholding approval if a referendum is reported. The committee favors referendum, the Senate aligned, and House action is anticipated to make the measure effective. State House crowds are planned with women in galleries by ticket, press gallery access reserved for reporters.
Harrisburg June 24 Pennsylvania became the seventh state to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment The House adopted a ratifying resolution by 158 to 44 and the Senate approved it last week by 32 to 6
At the Army Recruiting Office in Tre mont Row a steady flow of applicants followed a parade of seven Distinguished Service decorations awarded by General Edwards. Major F D Shaw reported 28 applicants and 19 acceptances, down from 81 on Monday, with 15 recruits sent to Fort Slocum in yesterday’s daily detachment.
The Senate substituted for an adverse report a self insurance bill under the workmen's compensation act and accepted an adverse report on a bill banning workers comp insurance by liability firms. A $100 veterans bonus moves back to the House for preamble adoption and final enactment once signed by the Governor. The body refused a water-rate lien petition, but supported a ways and means bill to aid invalided veterans and dependents, with supervision by the state commissioner of aid and pensions. Adjutant General Stevens urged penalties for aliens possessing weapons and explosives. A petition asks three gas companies to consolidate under Natick Gas Light Co. and West Boston Gas Co.
John H. H. McNamee reports rapid inflow of gifts to the Irish Freedom Fund with widespread participation from Irish American groups in Boston. Numerous donors from firms, unions, and local branches contribute including J. T. Connor, P. F. Kennedy, Ex-Governor Foss, and many residents across Dorchester, Newton, Cam bridge, Somerville, and Chelsea.
The text notes ongoing resistance to change and the need to insure rapid movement of goods, illustrating tension between novelty and practicality in a tight space. It emphasizes reluctance to welcome new ideas alongside a drive to accelerate commerce.
The Boston Elevated Railway's Past Boston division plans a roll of honor ceremony today for 9 members who served in the war. A dinner, music, and speeches accompany the inscription on the Noddle Island division’s roll. Most of the 90 veterans have returned. several were killed or remain hospitalized.
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