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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1919
Page
11
Attorney General Palmer told the House agriculture committee that the Lever Food and Fuel Control law must be extended six months after peace to prevent price surges. He cited worldwide unstable economics and warned unscrupulous interests would exploit postwar conditions.
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as an all year tonic flesh builder that helps people gain steadily. It claims to be alcohol and drug free and cites Mrs Lucy Wing of Liberty Missouri as proof a run down baby was made fat and healthy by the medicine.
A Nashua girl describes months of painful menstruation causing fainting fits and school absences. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief and urges others to try it, noting safety and lack of narcotics.
Miss Martha Foley and six other young people and three men face trial in the Superior Criminal Court on assaulting police officers during a riot after the May Day parade in Roxbury. She denied knowing what force she would use to overturn the government and establish a Soviet, saying a general strike could succeed where the ballot might fail.
The witness, Miss Foley, favors forceful action and a general strike under a soviet government, arguing traditional government is flawed. She says foreigners educated by present conditions in America and that suffrage for women would exist under soviet rule. the trial resumes Monday.
Edward H Crosby reports that The Outrageous Mrs Palmer a new play by Harry Gribble was premiered at the Arlington Theatre last evening. John Craig Mary Young and associates starred in a work that mixes comedy and pathos and marks one of Gribbles early efforts for the stock company.
Mrs. Palmer drives a tense dramatic arc as a mother who loses and revives her son in a New York stage triumph. Mary Young wears the title role with artistry and nerve, while Craig's likable playwright offers a pivotal scene. Bickford and Barnicoat support, Gribble shepherds success, a vehicle likely to tour nationally.
Louisville dispatch reports that by November 7 the statewide anti saloon amendment led by 7797 with 99 of 120 counties counted. Dry supporters expect the remaining 21 counties to reinforce the large dry majority in Tuesday’s election returns.
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company local branch office and sales staff plan a costume party and dance tonight at Hertig's Bungalow in Brighton. It marks the first event in a winter series to foster fellowship among employees with a prize for the best costume. Dorothy Earle Mary Tomah and Caroline Shindler oversee arrangements.
The commander in chief of the forces issues a proclamation forbidding owning or keeping an automobile or motorcycle in Ireland without a special permit. The order becomes operative November 15. It directs enforcement across the country and marks a curtailment of vehicle possession for civilians.
A seven car special train carried a solid delegation backing Colonel Edward L. Logan of South Boston as the first national commander of the American Legion. The New England group rallied for Logan with Colonel William J. Keville and George F. Gilbody guiding pledges from Massachusetts and Maine as they neared Albany.
Massachusetts delegates head to Minneapolis for a national Legion convention as factions push Colonel Logan for national commander while Briggs era plans collide with rival candidates. Key figures include Miss May Nagle and Lieut Col William Root who seek to shape Massachusetts support and bar political figures from Legion offices.
Bishop Lawrence to officiate Armistice Day service at the Cathedral Church of St Paul next Tuesday at noon with appropriate prayers and music. Bishop Page of Spokane will preach at morning and evening services tomorrow. Reverend A Z Conrad will preach twice tomorrow at Park Street Congregational Church. A musical program at People's Temple features Adolf Bak and others with Kennedy officiating. Congregational Church in Brighton seeks Rev Silas Whitman Anthony as pastor, linked to the Pilgrim Tercentenary movement.
Herbert L. Baker a prominent Boston attorney collapsed in his Pemberton square office. He was taken to Haymarket Relief Station where doctors reported a cerebral hemorrhage and placed him on the danger list. He is about thirty years old.
Judge Carroll yesterday dismissed the petition of John F. McInnis and other Boston police officers who went on strike September 9. The ruling ends their only court recourse as the governor and commissioner stand firm that even veteran officers will not be rehired.
Judge Carroll dismissed the petition after two hours, ruling the men did not file for a public hearing within three days and had not availed of the 1918 anti coercion act. Commissioner Curtis said the officers had no standing as they were no longer in the force. Vahey urged an appeal to the full bench. Frank H. McCarthy of the American Federation of Labor outlined the federation’s scope and membership. Parker argued the rule targeted police affiliation with the federation. Vahey claimed it violated citizens rights.
The juniors of the College of Liberal Arts hosted a social for the freshmen last night in Jacob Sleeper Hall. The event featured an inter collegiate match with teams from Harvard Yale Cornell and others led by committee chair Anne Irving and members Esther Hinckley Marion Clark Heber Bailey and Rockwell Gray.
The Rhode Island Club of Boston University Law School was formed yesterday in the courtroom to cultivate Rhode Island law and procedure for future practitioners. There will be lectures by eminent Rhode Island lawyers and members from the Board of Bar Examiners.
George H. Dearborn and Mrs. Dearborn celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a public reception in Melrose Unitarian Church auditorium. Mrs. Dearborn also marked her 75th birthday at home, with hundreds of friends.
Mrs Anna Corcoran of Cambridge wife of David F Corcoran and former Cambridge City Council member died yesterday at Charlesgate Hospital after an operation. She was 33 years old and is survived by her husband and four children.
Hugo Haase president of the Independent Socialist party died from wounds suffered October 8 after being shot three times as he entered the Reichstag building in Berlin. The Associated Press reports his death occurred this morning.
Former Portland police officer Albert Lambert was fined five dollars and released on personal recognizance after a Central Court appearance. He appeals and will face a Superior Court jury trial, with testimony over alleged profanity and a remark about a new style uniform.
Congratulatory messages from across the country arrive at the Governor's office praising Governor Coolidge and Massachusetts for rejecting anarchy and lawlessness after Tuesday's victory. The messages emphasize national pride in the political outcome and state leadership.
Protests rose before the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners against a gas price increase by Fast Boston Gas Co from 1 to 1.10 per 1000 cubic feet. Veterans and lawmakers from East Boston criticized managers and dividends, urging price restraint and sacrifice until normal conditions return.
At a Plymouth gathering Lady Astor declares she is proud of her Virginian blood and American birth. She says she will not sit at home and emphasizes Anglo-Saxon lineage while praising women as catalysts for the League of Nations and noting mothers' sacrifices beyond the front.
Bayer markets Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packages with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The name Bayer stands for genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Sold by Bayer Manufacturing Company as the Monoacetic ester of Salicylic acid.
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