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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1919
Page
2
The Republican State committee schedules 26 meetings today including a major rally in Faneuil Hall as the final day of speeches aimed at urging every registered voter to the polls tomorrow under the slogan Re elect Coolidge for Law and Order.
Governor Coolidge headlines a Faneuil Hall rally with leaders like Bartlett Bates and Cox among others. The day’s circuit includes Amesbury Ames Memorial Hall North Easton South Braintree Malden Framingham Lynn Franco-American Hall Swampscott Salem Everett Whitinsville Rockdale Watertown Crawford Hyannis Falmouth Chelsea Revere Dedham Dorchester Medford Peabody Pepperell with a host of congressmen governors and state officials appearing or speaking at multiple venues.
Advertisement proclaims Horsford's Acid Phosphate mixed into any drink enhances satisfaction and acts as a wholesome stimulant.
Henry B. Endicott appeals to the Lynn shoe labor force to vote for Governor Coolidge. He cites his role as arbitrator in the Lynn shoe strike and warns that a Coolidge defeat would slow or halt the state’s economic wheels. He recalls wartime judgment and urges loyalty to protect Lynn’s shoe industry and jobs.
Nathan A. Tufts, candidate for re election as district attorney of Middlesex county, declares an overwhelming win and denounces opponents as discrediting his work. He says voters demand decency in campaigning and honesty in public statements and urges the polls to open as the returns come in.
Londoner S K Ratcliffe spoke at the Brookline Forum in Harvard Congregational Church on America and Britain. He contrasted Boston police strike with England's and urged a national police organization. He praised Massachusetts for a former progressive stance and criticized British government silence during the railway strike.
Charles Fleischer leader of The Commons praised Governor Coolidge for resisting efforts to make the Boston police a tool of organized labor. He called the stand an act of high courage and lasting service to Massachusetts and the United States.
Dorothy Matilda Lewis daughter of Malden policeman Charles H Lewis was chosen from 91 girls as the Malden lookalike to Mary Pickford. A Centre School pupil living at 2 Albion Street she won 50 dollars after photographs were shown at a local theater with judges John W Kimball Mrs BE Wellington and Mrs Fred M Prescott declaring her unanimous winner.
The excerpt notes meat dressings replacing bread to augment the body and taste, claiming they uniquely heighten texture and savor beyond any other accompaniment.
RE H Sothern and wife Miss Julia Marlowé arrived in Boston to begin a Shakespearean season at the Boston Opera House. Sothern recalled his near farewell but said the public’s pull brings them back. Marlowé remembered her Park Theatre debut at 16 and the crowd’s warm response to a big scene.
William T. Sheehan aged 12 son of Mr and Mrs Haward J Sheehan of 2 Temple Street Brockton died at Brockton Hospital at midnight from a fractured skull the result of injuries sustained Thursday noon when struck by an automobile truck driven by John N Sullivan.
In a driving rain at a grade crossing eight miles from Woodbury New Jersey a Pennsylvania railroad train hit a auto truckload of masqueraders. Fourteen killed and eighteen injured, many seriously, all from Philadelphia's Kensington mill district. Most victims died instantly. two died at Cooper Hospital Camden.
The new Boston police force is functioning at about two thirds strength. About 500 of the 1000 patrolmen on duty are appointees since the strike began, while the rest are veterans who refused to go out.
About 300 to 450 prospectie police men are undergoing preliminary training and will be ready this week. They will be deployed as uniforms arrive, likely reducing State guardsmen within the week. Officials foresee the new force may assume control of the city in under two weeks. The First Motor Corps may be the last guard unit relieved as traffic policing begins. Training of a mixed traffic squad proceeds under Sergeant Bernard J Hoppe. Recruiting ends this week and sworn-in recruits can be on duty in 10 to 14 days.
Brockton veterans and sailors who registered after returning home show strong support for Coolidge. Republican leaders claim a majority of several hundred votes in Tuesday's election.
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