14 May 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1919
Page
1
Post Staff Correspondent reports evidence from Barre VI May 13 indicating the killing of Mrs Harry E Broadwell was premeditated and that her body was stripped of clothes to mislead investigators. Garments torn from her before her hands were tied behind her back, with authorities pursuing the case.
New York May 13 Creation in this city of an employment bureau to obtain jobs for the children of widows eligible to pensions under the widows pension law was announced tonight by the Board of Child Welfare. The bureau will be a branch of the State employment bureau and its purpose will be to look after the interests of the children of widows for their own benefit as well as to save money for the city by the contribution of the juvenile's work to the home.
Germany sought a peace accord based on Wilsonian principles as part of postwar negotiations. Uprisings and diplomatic shifts influenced the aim for a treaty that reflected collective security and self-determination ideals.
In Berlin on May 12 the National Assembly cheered Chancellor Scheidemann as he denounced the peace terms as unacceptable, drawing a hurricane of applause from members, spectators, and press gallery. the declaration marked a striking moment in the session. Continued on Page 6- Fourth Col.
Washington May 13 Rail road earnings for March tabulated by the railroad administration show a net income for the federally controlled roads of 14 095 000 dollars, while the average monthly compensation totals about 74 047 000 dollars leaving a net loss to the government of roughly 59 952 000 dollars. Figures from the Interstate Commerce Commission based on federal and small non federal lines put March net income at 10 842 000 dollars.
New York May 13 A son was born today to Mrs William K Dick formerly Mrs Madeline Force Astor at a city hospital The announcement notes the baby and indicates the family’s social connections within New York society
William James Sidis, the noted prodigy, was arrested during the Roxbury May Day riots and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. The outcome is continued on page 16, sixth column.
Two private detectives John Dealuvas alias Deltuva and Michael Zierhoffer alias John Mack will present sensational disclosures to Essex county grand jury at Newburyport on Thursday. They say radical leaders controlled the textile strike from secret sessions of the general strike committee where they worked as mill hands.
Dealtuvas and Zierhoffer were arrested this morning and held in bail of 1000 dollars each for a court appearance next week on rioting charges. Deal tuvas was taken by police officers at Continued on Page 10-Sixth Col.
Samuel Dorf of New York was re-elected grand master of the Order of B'rith Abraham for the 28th consecutive time at Atlantic City New Jersey on May 18.
Local fogs swept Trepassey Bay this morning and did not clear in time to permit the planned departure. The delay was noted as officials prepared further updates and await clearer conditions for travel continuation.
Trepassey Newfoundland May 13 Weather prospects for tomorrow received tonight indicate perfect conditions for the flight. The airmen retired early to be fresh and alert for the gruelling journey before them.
Paris May 13 Information received by French officials indicates the Austrian chief delegates will arrive at St German station tomorrow evening General Albertini head of the Italian Military Mission in Vienna accompanies the delegation.
Fragments note upcoming anniversaries and a 1918 protest by President Wilson over German attacks on Americans. A line recalls a German demand a year earlier for Moscow and Petrograd. The text mentions daily illumination for all vehicles at 8:27 and a sunset at 7:57.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather on Wednesday and probably Thursday with moderate temperatures. Fresh west winds along the north Atlantic coast and moderate variable winds along the middle Atlantic coast. A general rise in temperatures has occurred across most parts of the country in the last 24 hours.
Washington May 13 Consumers must pay a tax of 1 cent for every 25 cents in the purchase price of most toilet articles and patented or advertised medicines under new Internal Revenue Bureau regulations.
A May 1 effective stamp tax will fund regulatory oversight of medicinal preparations. Nine denominations from 1 to 40 cents cover goods sold under patent or trademark or produced by exclusive claimants. The tax targets medicines marketed as remedies or specifics and unadvertised private formulas, with exceptions for food items, poisons, serums, vaccines, and most toiletries.
A three day prayer observance in honor of Saint Rita will be held at St Philip's Church on Harrison Avenue in the South End. It opens May 20 at 7 45 p m and closes on May 22 with a sermon each evening.
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