23 May 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
1
Boston elementary teachers clubs at Huntington Hall debated uniting into one federation to block alignment with the American Federation of Teachers. The meeting drew strong protests against un-American radicals steering the effort as local clubs seek a unified voice.
Marion OBrien, girlfriend of Herman L Barney and linked to his jail escape, was arrested in Arlington by Hanover Street Station officers Frazer and McDonald. Police learned she was at Barney's parents’ home and had been due in court yesterday.
Political leaders vow full investigation of administration war activities. They aim to use charges of inefficiency and extravagance to shape the 1920 campaign. They also attack the president for absence and inattention to crucial issues.
The House approved the measure on a 210 to 3 roll call. Opponents were Representatives Feinberg, Fitzgerald, and Niland of Boston. The bill aims to stamp out anarchy and advance engrossment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Percy A Guthrie, who recruited the McLean Kilties and led them to France, was welcomed by about two thousand veterans at North Station in Boston on his first visit since organizing the unit in June 1917. Many in his command had not seen him since March 1918 during the German drive when the battalion was broken up as replacements for Canadian regiments.
A disaster at the Douglas Starch Works in Cedar Rapids Iowa during the night shift left a score of people killed and about a hundred injured. The plant burned completely, with a loss estimated at 3 million dollars as fire crews and volunteers removed victims from the debris. Firemen expected the death toll to rise as the search continued.
In Washington May 22 Republicans push strong opposition to White House war measures. They spotlight the failed war risk insurance appropriation and argue the administration faces battles over efficiency and extravagance as Congress begins its session. The $45,044,500 bill would aid soldiers families and Civil War pensioners and was stalled last Congress.
Under Miss Julia E. Sullivan as president, the Boston Elementary Teachers' Club plans a stance against Red and un-American influences. The organization, comprising about 2200 elementary school teachers, vows to stand for pure Americanism at a rally that drew cheers.
All games were postponed by rain in the National League while the American League schedule produced Detroit defeating Boston 6 to 3, Chicago defeating New York 1 to 0, Cleveland beating Philadelphia 3 to 2, and St. Louis winning 5 to 4 over Washington.
May 22 forecast from Azores warns favorable conditions may return tomorrow for continuation of the NC-4 flight to Lisbon. Southwest winds, cloud cover, and rough seas hindered today’s proposed leg as a disturbance moves eastward.
Count von Brockdorff-Mantzau accompanied by several German peace delegates travels to Spa to confer with German government representatives. The mission aims to address postwar settlement issues as Allied powers monitor progress.
As peace negotiations proceed at Versailles the Allies push for Germany to respond to demands. The Council of Four meets daily while awaitful delays signal the next crucial Thursday when Germany must declare its stance on peace terms.
The measure originally filed at the urging of former Governor John L. Bates passed in a redraft by Representative Abbott of Haverhill. It includes section one prohibiting actions by any person through speech or exhibition, distribution, and related activities, with continuation noted on Page 12-Sixth Col.
Mannheim residents in panic as belief grows that Germany will not sign peace and Allies will occupy the city. Crowds storm the Municipal Savings Bank, flee en masse, and gather for protest meetings amid confusion. Berlin expresses regret that Mannheimers appear to have lost their heads.
Genevieve Donovan daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Donovan of Shenandoah Street Ashmont died this morning at the Children's Hospital from heart disease She was 6 years and 11 months old.
Indignation ran high at a large overflow meeting in Fay Hall Boston as the wage committee failed to report on wage conferences with Boston Elevated Street Railway Company trustees and management. The union asked for 73 1 2 cents an hour and an eight hour day.
The hall was packed and members stood in the adjacent corridor and on the stairways to attend the meeting, with continued coverage noted across pages.
Veterans date lines list a 1917 tax bill passage yielding 1.857 billion annually. Notes Italian army advances against Austria in 1915. A year ago British airmen bombed Karusewald electric power. Bruges targets hit. Moldavia torpedoed en route to Channel port. Washington to New York mail speed exceeds two miles a minute.
Forecast predicts showers for Friday in New England with Saturday likely fair. Boston and eastern New York expected cloudy Friday with showers on the southeast portion, then generally fair Saturday. Winds on the mid-Atlantic coast moderate and shifting. pressure higher in the central region but low nationally.
Descriptive portrait of Sergeant Alvin C. York returning to New York. The article notes his red hair and sunburned neck, red features, blue eyes, and tall stature without his regulation 111-2 doughboy shoes. It emphasizes a dramatic look at the celebrated soldier's appearance.
On Oct 8 1918 near Chatel Chehery in the Argonne forest Sergeant York killed 25 Germans captured 185 including a major and three lieutenants and silenced 33 machine guns. He left Pall Mall Tenn Nov 14 1917 as a conscientious objector and is a second elder in the Church of Christ and Christian Union. He landed today from the transport Ohioan wearing the Medal of Honor and Croix de Guerre with palm, pinned by Marshal Foch, plus British Distinguished Conduct Medal. A reception committee of the Tennessee Society of New York met him at Hoboken dock after five days' leave granted by a Washington adjutant general pass.
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