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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1919
Page
3
Lawrence May 9 Immediate settlement of the textile strike here now hinges on the response of strikers to mill owners proposal that A J Muste s gang of intellectuals stay out of the dispute and leave final adjustment to mill representatives and a general grievance committee of strikers made up only of recognized workers.
Angelo Rocco, Italian lawyer and adviser to the strike committee, says manufacturers are ready and willing to adopt the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration recommendations reported to Governor Coolidge weeks earlier. The plan would have strikers return to work immediately.
Proposals urge immediate discussions between shop committees of workers and employers to settle wage controversy. If no agreement is reached within 15 days, the matter would go to arbitration by a chosen committee or the State board.
Washington reports from Charlestown Navy Yard indicate the battleship Georgia with returning troops will reach Boston Sunday or Monday while the transport Luckenbach is due noon Tuesday. Both ships departed Brest in late April and carry mostly West and South residents with few New Englanders aboard.
Meeting of the 101st veterans favors directing funds to immediate needs and wounded members families, with later use for Liberty bonds. A second mass meeting is set for 5 PM at Hast Armory to appoint a committee from each company to consult the ladies' auxiliary about final fund disposition.
In a telegram from John L. Lewis acting president of the United Mine Workers to Walker D. Hines director general of railroads, the railway administration is accused of discriminatory coal purchases defying an announced policy of equal distribution. The message says Ohio division contracts favor two firms, Pere Marquette and Potomac field output shifts elsewhere, and Pennsyllvania lines West district 8 reportedly loses locomotive fuel buyers to Ohio and West Virginia sources.
Salem May 9 A Lynn city officials and a company president were found not guilty by a jury on charges of conspiracy to defraud Lynn in cement purchases. Prosecution alleged about 10000 dollars misused. defense blamed bookkeeping issues and wartime transportation delays.
Paolo, sculptor, carves a Carrara marble bas relief of Bessie P Edwards, only child of General and Mrs Clarence R Edwards, who died as an army nurse at Camp Meade from influenza. The double portrait shows her as living and as soul, with a star above the cause she loved. The piece, unfinished for a month, may hang at 66 Commonwealth Avenue.
Twenty two mounted bandits raided Cananea Sonora last night robbing a bank and killing five police officers including the chief and the city jailer. They freed all prisoners and seized several horses before fleeing into the mountains.
The former German crown prince Frederick William Hohenvollern is named director manager of a newly formed company exploiting calcareous sands on Wieringen island in the North Sea. He is said to be a major investor. a tile portrait of him in outing costume has been produced, reportedly bought for $40,000 as a gift to Premier Clemenceau of France.
Greek war pictures depicting Greece’s WWI role will be shown today in Lorimer Hall Tremont Temple from 2 to 10 30 p m by the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. The reel show includes scenes from the Sera battle where Greek forces defeated Bulgaria to aid war sufferers in Asia Minor. Six reels, two newly received by the Greek minister in Washington from Athens, have not yet shown in New England.
Labor leaders say Albany and Buffalo express workers will join the walkout demanding higher wages and better hours. If true, about 100,000 employees could be idle across New York as the strike expands.
Mrs. Mary Clark, 74, of 22 Plane Street, Woburn, was struck while crossing Montvale avenue near Main Street and suffered a fractured skull. She was in critical condition at Choate Hospital. The driver was William Hargrove of Winchester. the victim was identified hours after the accident.
In Pittsfield on May 9 six young auto bandits, three from South Boston, were captured after a running battle in wild mountain country between Lee and Canaan, N.Y. Chief Frank T. Coughlin was shot at as he pursued the suspects who fled from a stolen Providence vehicle.
Senator Borah of Idaho reaffirmed his opposition to the League of Nations in a public letter. He asked the Republican party to declare its stance on adopting the league covenant and warned he would quit the party if it approved the document. The letter was sent to the editor of the Boston Transcript.
Police chased a six man gang from Lee to the Hudson car east of Canaan after a gas station robbery near Berkshire. Six suspects including Shields Schlesser Fein Sullivan Smith Russell surrendered or were captured. stolen goods found in their car. They confessed thefts from Providence to Springfield and had altered license plates in Brookfield Conn. They were to be arraigned in District Court next morning.
A Senator denounces cowardice and treachery while urging the Republican Party to declare its stance on a crucial issue. He questions loyalty, fidelity to American traditions, and the party’s independence, warning that silence or vacillation would dishonor its ideals. The text ends with a manic sports-like chant and subscription notes.
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