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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1919
Page
8
Officers of the 14th Railway Engineers who served under Colonel Louis de B. Lovett defend their commander amid hiss es and jeers from his men during a farewell address in Symphony Hall Thursday night.
Captain Edgar Pitts condemns a Thursday night demonstration by six to seven soldiers in Roxbury referencing Col Lovett as a beloved commander. He argues the act harms the regiment while praising Lovett for fairness and discipline. Lovett, from Brookline, left for Washington and blamed the misconduct on six in the unit.
Michael Aspro entered Max Spiegel's shoe shop to argue over shoes and hurled insults. Spiegel, claiming self defense after Aspro struck him and he shouted about being bald, was found to have used a hammer and was sentenced to two months despite appealing. In a separate fire, the Curtiss Grain elevator in Buffalo burned, causing about 150000 dollars in damage.
Post Staff Correspondent reports at Camp Devens on May 9 that a number of discharged soldiers are living in the camp as a “lost battalion.” The men, unspecified in number, reportedly “live the life of Riley” at government expense and remain at large within the depot brigade area.
Officers hunt elusive men living free on camp grounds with back pay and a $60 bonus while 100 New England veterans prepare to depart for occupation duties. Rejoining enlistments surge nationwide, with 242 enlisting at the camp office in two weeks.
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Boston real estate dealers and owners announce a four month general rise in rents in response to Mayor Peters manifesto against rent profiteering. The move targets the ongoing apartment and tenement shortage used to justify higher charges.
Mayor Peters ordered Edward T. Kelly to lead a full inquiry into rent increases amid complaints of sharp hikes. The report cites $5 to $7 rises as excessive while real estate dealers claim much of the rise reflects higher operation costs. Kelly links tax hikes to rent hikes and notes a $15 tax rise on a $000 property yields far less than a $60 monthly rent jump would.
Dublin May 9 military authorities have taken possession of Mansion House the official home of lord mayor Laurence O Neill a Sinn Fein leader. Mansion House served as a Sinn Fein meeting place with no unusual situation reported. Michael F Ryan of Philadelphia and former Governor Edward Dunne of Illinois are in Dublin representing Irish societies in the United States.
A comprehensive critique of Victor ious detailing Andy Brown’s life from a Pennsylvania paper to war correspondent and soldier. The review weighs its strengths in vivid front line scenes and character portrayals against pacing issues and implausible censor dynamics. It also surveys other war era fiction by McKenna ONeill James Blasco Ibanez and Rinehart among a broad arts section.
The National Shawmut Bank announced purchase of 7000 square feet adjoining its Devonshire street property with a rear Congress street entrance. The acquisition increases floor area by over 50 percent and funds the erection of a new building to expand banking space, vaults, and offices for bankers and merchants. The Parker building at 78-80 and 74-76 Devonshire street will be included, giving about 145 feet of frontage.
The four masted schooner Alice May Davenport, once owned locally, arrived yesterday in tow by the tug Ball Camp. She was taken to Green's shipyard in Chelsea for repairs after leaking badly and with pumps in continuous operation.
The War and Navy departments will honor employers who rehire returning soldiers and sailors with government certificates signed by Secretary Baker, Secretary Daniels, and Colonel Arthur Woods. Employers pledging to keep faith with veterans will receive a framed certificate as a lasting asset.
President Alexander Meiklejohn of Amherst told a Boston University audience that the college president, or prexy, holds more power than it should. He warned that college governance has expanded presidential authority and predicted a future shift toward a board of faculty chair governance.
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