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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
1
West Virginia moves to end the ratification deadlock by visiting key states across the nation seeking support. The measure would make West Virginia the 34th state to ratify a federal amendment, with two more states needed to reach approval.
News from New York confirms West Virginia has ratified the federal suffrage amendment. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, hailed the victory as the end of the long struggle as Washington and Delaware prepare for special sessions.
Eight men said to be members of a French military aviation commission drove into Wernitz near Potsdam in a car from Berlin. Inhabitants accused them of poaching and summoned surrender. Four obeyed, others tried to escape. one wounded man died on the way to a doctor. Two surrendered. one escaped.
London reports awaited on South African parliamentary elections showing strong Dutch Nationalist and Labor backing. Smuts defeat could spark a Dutch republic with its own flag as anti imperial forces gain influence amid high living costs and Boers desire to end British domination.
Boston Corporation Counsel Arthur Hill and Assistant Joseph Lyons told Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway trustees the city will not fund line operations in Hyde Park. The briefing occurred at yesterday’s conference in Boston as officials clarified city support.
Representatives from Milton Dedham Westwood Norwood and Walpole attended a meeting at the company office to protest the planned April 1 discontinuation of street car service in Hyde Park where they are included.
A second strike by Boston Symphony Orchestra players began as 32 of 85 members refused to report for a regular rehearsal after salary checks were withheld on Tuesday. Each striker was fined 10 dollars while two others received checks at the hall and one on Tuesday. The union claims contracts are not voided, signaling a extended conflict with management. An early benefit event at the Colonial Theatre Sunday night was planned amid hostilities.
Jurors quickly verdicted against Reuben in a suit against Mainzer over a $25 ham charge. The judge noted the panel’s spellbound attention as they dismissed the case, with one juror calling the fee amount excessive as he left. Continued on Page 138 Fifth Col.
Government operations in the shipping business showed a net profit of 166 493 990 up to last June 20, with Chairman Payne presenting the first full statistics to the Senate merchant marine committee. The report highlights cost coverage for next year and notes no request for construction funds.
The price of bituminous coal increased from $10 to $11 per ton yesterday. Across railroad gateways 272 cars were received and 407 cars forwarded in New England, totaling about 26,350 tons shipped to manufacturing plants. Water arrivals added 10,374 tons of soft coal and 3M tons of anthracite.
John P. Collins was found guilty in General Sessions of grand larceny. The case involved Collins posing as a narcotics squad member to seize Robb's stolen loot, including $1,000 and a gold watch from an express car. Robb had been convicted for the express theft and testified. Collins faces sentence on March 16.
Scores of guests fled as a roof storage room burned at the Hotel Westminster near Copley Square. No injuries were reported, but water damage from the elevator shaft flooded corridors. Estimated damage runs about 2500 dollars.
Fire discovered shortly after 7. Flames burst through a skylight roof of a storage building eight stories above the street, lighting the district. Guests fled Westminster and Copley Plaza as fire crews battled from street level to the roof. Porters on the adjacent roof near the elevator shaft are suspected of starting the blaze.
Charleston March 10 The West Virginia Legislature approved the federal suffrage amendment this afternoon. The Senate adopted the House of Delegates ratification resolution by 15 to 14, making West Virginia the 34th state to ratify the amendment.
A brief note references Senator Jesse A. Bloch of Wheeling and a hurried trip. It also mentions astronomical timings for sunset moonrise and vehicle movements scheduled for 6:16 P.M.
Robert T. Paine born 1751 and Henry J. Bigelow born 1818 marked as anniversaries. Congress authorized six warships and the U S Navy’s founding. A Pope peace appeal to curb Bolshevism noted. Maine Senate defeated a referendum enabling women to vote for presidential electors.
Forecast for southern New England calls for partly cloudy conditions Thursday and possible rain Friday, with moderate southerly winds. Northern New England expected to stay fair Thursday, with rain or snow Friday or Friday night. Temperatures rise east of the Mississippi. Washington reports over 60 degrees for the first time since 1919.
The item notes a fairly good, continued warm day and suggests rain might arrive tonight.
A weather brief notes average temperature around 44 degrees with highs and lows ranging from 8 to 24 degrees. The report mentions Thompson's Spa and local stations in the context of the day’s conditions.
Ex Governor McCall is named as a possible Shipping Board appointee with support from Herbert Hoover and Henry Robinson. He heads to Boston for talks, then plans a conference with political lieutenants on running for delegate-at-large to the Republican national convention.
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