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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1919
Page
7
John M. McCarthy recently back from overseas and his friends Mansell and Frazer foraged for three pints, taking drinks in a Dedham Street doorway and then another doorway as they moved through the block.
The episode began at 1 to 6 in the afternoon as Mose Long told Guardsman So peno of the trouble. McCarthy boasted knowledge of soldering and, after being told to go home, kicked the sentry and seized a rifle. He shot at the mouth of an alley but the rifle was unloaded. Guardsman Di Sisto intervened and knocked McCarthy down. McCarthy fled Alleany street and was pursued by Guardsman Regilio, captured four blocks away. Both guardsman Sopeno and prisoner McCarthy were sent to the hospital and, at Central Court yesterday, McCarthy was given a two month sentence. He claimed amnesia and appealed.
More than 100 University of Montana faculty members join the new Faculty Union No 120 affiliated with the AFL. A salary scale is being prepared and the union charter reportedly carries no strike provision.
The Kansas State Teachers Association adopted a resolution opposing forming a teachers union and affiliating with labor groups. They argued teachers owe first allegiance to pupils' parents and could not be subject to sympathetic strike orders.
William Formby Halsall, a distinguished marine painter born in Kirkdale England in 1841, died at his brother’s home in Winthrop. He served in the Civil War and dedicated his life to marine art. His works include Our Glory the Battleship Oregon and the Merrimack and Monitor fight in the Capitol.
In the Boston Sunday Post Magazine the series "First Told Tales" presents "'Twas a Painful Duty But She Did Her Best" by Elizabeth Jordan as the next installment. The piece promises a woman's perspective on duty and effort within a poignant narrative.
Secretary Lansing and officials will greet the Prince of Wales at the border and at Union Station in Washington. He will stay at Belmont residence on New Hampshire avenue with a military escort. Planned stops include the White House Mt Vernon and the Naval Academy at Annapolis with Major General Biddle as aide de camp.
The Public Employment Bureau reports housemaids scarce with 20 seekers per job and wages from 12 to 14 dollars weekly plus room and meals. In October 1736 job seekers visited the office, including 1502 soldiers and 243 sailors, with 86 soldiers and 45 sailors finding work. The report notes strong demand for skilled trades, particularly in building.
Boston College students planned a weekly paper named the Maroon and Gold joining the Stylus. Six editors were elected for the coming year: James B. Donahue, W. F. Fitzgerald, Thomas N. Foynes, William Pashby, John Ring, and E. F. Shannon, all recognized for roles on campus publications and athletics.
Patrick Lally author of Irish Ireland spoke on Irish History before the Bishop O Dwyer branch of the Sons of Irish Freedom at the Ozanam Council K of C clubhouse in North Cambridge. He outlined Ireland from St Patrick’s landing to modern times with about 100 members in attendance.
A Portland Oregon man appeals to Mayor Peters to find him a wife who will share his possessions and not stack the cards. He claims to possess good horse sense and notes he can keep the larder full without being a bloated bond-holder.
A letter to the Boston mayor requests help finding a suitable Boston woman for a Portland man seeking a marriage match. The writer asks for discretion, notes he is not wealthy but can provide a home and a Ford if needed, and cites affiliations with three fraternal groups to avoid publicity.
Armistice Night will be held Sunday at Trinity Church Newton Center following Governor Coolidge's Armistice Day proclamation. General Cole of the 26th Division will deliver an address on postwar lessons for peace, with a Widor Prelude during the morning service.
English women start wearing monocles for home and street use as a fashion trend emerges.
A cable from the Swiss Federation of Friends of Armenia appeals to President Wilson and Vice President Marshall urging the United States to accept a mandate for Armenia to prevent its destruction. Signed by Leopold Favre and A Krafft Bennard, the appeal cites Armenian suffering and appeals to American action.
The Philomatheia Club at Boston College University Heights will host a lecture on Citizenship by Rev. Richard O'Brien S J. The event is part of an afternoon program of music and entertainment, announced by Mrs. Denis Mahoney and set for Friday, November 14.
Lawrence Nov 7 Ime Kaplan a prominent winter textile strike figure and admitted Communist party member was arrested for circular distribution on city streets. He faces potential charges under an anti-anarchy statute after a search of his 2 Eutaw Street home yielded radical literature and letters including a note from Rev. A J Muste.
Police found boys distributing a hand bill titled Workers of the World Unite You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Chains. They told officers Kaplan hired them to circulate the bills and were taken to police headquarters. City Marshal T J O'Brien acted within thirty minutes.
A campaign to raise 3600 for Oriental schools and colleges is under way at Mt Holyoke College and echoed in other eastern women's colleges. Funds will support education for women in the Orient, including Madras India Ginling College Nanking China and Vellore India. Committee chair Maggie Adriance leads with Ruth Guppy and Florella Pedley among members.
Orrin F. Lincoln of Easton told Judge Nelson F. Brown in Superior Court that he waited 40 years for Cora Lincoln to return after she left 14 months after their marriage. The judge granted a decree nisi. Lincoln said he kept the house, and the estrangement began after five years. he blamed his wife’s religious shift and preference for her mother.
Miss Catherine Perkins of Waterbury Connecticut was elected president of Boston University freshman class after a tight race. On a re ballot she edged Miss Eleanore March by one vote. Earl Gowdy won vice president and Charles Eaton of Somerville became treasurer.
Judge Frank A. Milliken ordered confiscation of liquors valued at 20 dollars seized in a September raid. The confiscated stock belonged to Eugene H. Vien owner of the Waverley House and Charles Phoenix.
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