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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
2
Ex governor Foss prepares to announce his bid for the Republican nomination for governor within ten days. He centers his campaign on national prohibition and party designation abolition. He forecasts temperance voters and business support, hoping to attract Democratic voters amid Walsh’s reelection prospects.
Ex-Congressman Samuel W. McCall supports Liberal judiciary reforms while Mr. Foss aims to pull sectarian issues into the Republican contest. Lieutenant-Governor Cushing counts on church-backed strength. Ex-Governor eyes national Prohibition votes. Foss promises a record campaign with Christian Endeavor backing. Ex-Senator Charles Burbank sought as a unifying Republican Lt. Governor tilt. Alvan T. Fuller favored by Progressive committee for Governor.
Rev. H. P. Woodin of Auburn was elected president of the Maine Congregational Conference at the closing session. R. Laughlin of Portland was chosen vice president, Rev. George E. Kinney of Auburn clerk, Rev. J. C. Gregory of Presque Isle assistant clerk, Osman Adams of Portland auditor, and Edgar R. Payson and Edward Rich of Bangor trustees.
Charles F. Gettemy director of the bureau of statistics reports 16.6 percent of organized wage earners in the state out of work at end of March down from 18.3 percent in December. The March level is unusually high for the month, second only to a similar period since 1908, with improvement over December noted as atypical.
The Boston Post corrects an April 19 article that labeled a fundraiser as an imposter. It states William Skinner is authorized to solicit for the Christian Non-Sectarian Rescue Home at 1 Lenox Street and is an accredited representative of the institution.
Belief grows that the unemployment percentage fell recently and conditions are stronger than earlier reports. Mr Gettemy notes that at the end of March last year 12.9 percent of organized wage earners were jobless, suggesting improvement even with partial data.
The schooner Earl of Latham was sunk by a German submarine off Kinsale on the Irish coast. The crew escaped in small boats and were rescued by a trawler after nine shells were fired at the vessel.
Loyal garment workers were attacked with aged eggs on Hanover and Richmond streets last night by members of the opposition. The missiles damaged clothing and struck passersby. Patrolmen Winslow, Leonard, Brennan and McGarr dispersed the rioters and arrested four men charged with assault with eggs.
Ellis Parker Butler presents a humorous tale in the next Sunday Post Magazine. The piece centers on a character named John and a meddlesome cuckoo clock, delivering lighthearted whimsy for readers.
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