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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1919
Page
13
Jim Corbett, Kid McCoy, Tom Kennedy, Kid Broad and many other boxers now finding success in the silent drama. The silent part tests them but they endure the strain for the chance at sizable purses.
An advertisement asserts that mental workers gain energy by eating regular meals and using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. It claims the pills stimulate stomach juices, ease gas and heartburn, and allow eating rich foods without guilt, urging a 50-cent box to boost productivity.
An advertisement claims poor digestion causes widespread ill health and promotes NR Tablets as a nightly remedy. It asserts long term benefits from a week of use, with beef becoming noticeable after the first dose and ongoing maintenance with occasional use. It touts a 25 cent box, druggist guarantee, and cheaper wellness.
Governor Coolidge prepares to send selections for 45 paid and 22 unpaid posts created by the reorganization act. The plan merges over 100 boards into 20 departments with competition and speculation over chairmanships and key offices across Public Utilities Public Works Conservation Banking and Insurance Education Civil Service and Registration and Public Welfare departments.
The schooner Emma Fr was lost at sea after leaving Providence on Oct 14 bound for the Cape Verde Islands. All 37 aboard were saved by the vessel Jose Monteiro of Trenton New Jersey, its captain and owner, reported to local agents.
Washington November 18 government steps to force miners and operators to agree on a new wage scale and resume mining in the bituminous fields. Fuel administrator Dr. Harry A Garfield uses wartime powers to convene scale committees and signal formal notice to return to normal mining operations.
Chicago November 18 A nation wide freight embargo for coal conservation is not contemplated at this time, according to information from a reliable source at the conference of Director General Hines of the railroads and several regional directors. The conference was still in session with no formal announcement.
Mayor Peters asks Governor Coolidge to approve a $2 rise in the municipal tax limit for three years. A bill accompanies the message to the Legislature, arguing higher costs of municipal administration require the increase.
Dr Garfield found a full attendance impossible and the conference was postponed to tomorrow. Reports from Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania show all mines idle and coal supplies shrinking, threatening plant shutdowns unless production returns to normal. Officials say the situation warrants drastic action though no specific measures are disclosed. Kansas considers government operation of mines to spur a quick settlement of wage disputes.
Half of the striking miners at Bridgeport Texas returned to work today according to Ed Cunningham miners' official others are in the cotton fields but will go back to the mines when the cotton season closes
Charleston W Va Nov 18 although 75 percent of the mines in the Kanawha coal field are operating coal production is less than 6 percent of normal Of a daily capacity amounting to 47000 tons only 20250 tons were mined yesterday.
Montana coal operators and United Mine Workers District No 27 reached a Montana wide pact to resume mining work. The agreement calls for final wage settlement within the central competitive field and directs an ultimate settlement framework.
The joint committee on ways and means will hear Provincetown’s claim for recognition and a $50,000 appropriation to improve approaches to the Pilgrim monument. Gov Coolidge urges funding via the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission for the Plymouth Rock celebration.
The special session opened with quick action. Committees took up the measures for early hearings on street railways and anti strike legislation. The street railways report moves to the street railways committee with a 10 am Thursday hearing on the Boston Elevated issue. The legal affairs committee will hear the anti strike bill at an undetermined date. Municipal finance will hold its first hearing next Monday at 7 30 for salary increases for teachers in Boston Cambridge and Worcester.
The Brown freshman fullback Clarenicg L. Emery of Saco wed Miss Helen Williams in North Newportland, Maine. Emery, once hailed as a top freshman prospect and punter, left the Brown squad amid rumors of Cupid’s influence and returned to coach at Maine Central Institute where he first met his bride.
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