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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1917
Page
2
State Senate voted to substitute an adverse committee report and permit only the Massachusetts Employees' Insurance Company and mutuals to handle workmen's compensation insurance. The bill bars stock companies from this field and requires self insurers to deposit at least $50,000 before qualification.
The Senate substituted for an adverse report a resolve making employers accept the workmen's compensation act. The move was reported by the judiciary committee after failing to file on time. Senator Cavanagh of Everett filed the reports and moved substitution before adjournment. The measures were sent to ways and means after no debate in both chambers.
The special commission on building legislation killed a fire protection measure for school houses after the Peabody school fire. Governor McCall’s veto of the Merrimack River improvement bill was sustained, with 99 votes in favor of the bill and 122 to sustain the veto. A $50,000 appropriation for fighting white pine blister rust moved to engrossment.
Harrison Lee of Shawmut avenue, South End, faced Roxbury District Court for contempt for obscene language at a flag raising on May 2. He pleaded guilty to the obscenity charge and was fined $10. the contemptuous treating charge was put on file after he pleaded not guilty. At the ceremony Lee was nearly mobbed as witnesses said he refused to remove his hat during the flag raise.
A sale of thirty Jersey cows and five Jersey bulls at Boston Common at high noon on Wednesday May 16 includes Blue Ribbon winners. Proceeds fund free seed, with herd to be shown in a large tent on the Common Playground from Tuesday morning.
The Majestic Theatre reopened with a picturization of Winston Churchill's The Crisis, also issued in play form. The book, popular on release, portrays pre Civil War Southwest conditions and faction lines among lifelong friends, plus St Louis secession era customs contrasted by Northerners.
A review of a photo-play adaptation traces the plot from Virginia Carvel of St Louis and Stephen Brice of Boston through Civil War battles and a tragic ending. The critic notes the emphasis on love stories, adds forthright praise for performances, but condemns the gratuitous battle scenes and repeated death sequences.
Election officers and male voters in Boston may volunteer for one day to assist with military service registration. Interested individuals should apply in person or by letter to the Board of Registration. The date will be determined later.
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