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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
7
A dog roaming Brockton today bit a small child and then attacked a police officer who tried to aid the child. The animal was shot dead. its head was sent to the State Board of Animal Industry, which confirmed rabies in the dog.
A call urges immediate subscription for new readers and repeats for current subscribers to double and treble their support, urging thousands to participate and amplify the effort. The message emphasizes action and collective response for ongoing readership engagement.
Legislative joint judiciary committee reported in the Senate a redraft of former Governor John L Bates bill to prohibit spread of anarchy in Massachusetts. The principal change eliminates Section 2 making possession of anarchistic literature illegal.
The emergency act sets penalties up to three years in prison or a $1000 fine for advocating or inciting assault on public officials or property destruction, and for opposing existing laws in public meetings. The measure, filed in one session, moved to the Senate, then to committee amid two stormy sessions and a May Day riot prompted House orders.
Mean Datameter reads 20.06 cents and 52.00 mean temperature. Mean dew point 47.00 and relative humidity 72.00. Maximum temperature 59.00 and minimum 44.00. Meteorologist WW SMITH notes data values.
Shipping notices list steamers Titan Yarwood City of Gloucester and many others from varied ports including Belfast Searsport and Newport News. Towing barges 704 741 123 and others are bound for New York or laden to haul cargo along the coast. vessels include Beechwood George J Hughes and Beacons.
Public competition invites 1250 to 1450 word condensations of twenty novels with $3000 total prize. Sign full name and address. multiple entries allowed. must mail by May 15 1919 or earlier. manuscripts not returned. copies recommended. Condensations should capture atmosphere and thrill, may include anecdotes and quotations.
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission will place names of war service veterans at the head of certified civil service lists as required by Governor Coolidge's act. Veterans now on the lists will be moved to their proper top positions to reflect the preference.
Ten rioters arrested in Roxbury on May 1 were sentenced by Judge Hayden. Sentences ranged from fines to 18 months, while nine defendants were found not guilty and discharged. Those convicted face appeals. names include Frank Werensonbo and Martha Foley among others.
Field Marshal French, the first commander in chief of the British armies in the field, shares his intimate account of World War I. The remarkable story will begin running in the Daily and Sunday Post on Saturday.
Dr. Harriet M. Gervais of the Serbian Unit of the American Women's Hospital of New York has been cited for conspicuous service. A Tufts Medical College graduate, class of 1912, she enlisted in the hospital unit and sailed in January with 12 women doctors under the Red Cross to Serbia to aid soldiers and refugees. Her home is 19 Maxwell Street, Dorchester, where she resides with her father, Alexander Gervais.
About 200 market teamsters walked off their jobs yesterday causing delays in beef and market produce transport. Business Agent Eugene Mehegan said the union demanded a $2 weekly raise and a nine hour work day, which employers had not granted.
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