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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
9
Rose Farrell a 7 year old Newton girl was struck by an auto on Adams Street near Lincoln Road while returning from school. She was taken to Newton Hospital with a fractured left thigh and multiple contusions.
Bargains dominated the scene as the Associated Women's Clubs of Newton opened their annual bargain sale at the Newton Servicemen's Bureau. Proceeds from antiques and cast-offs will fund charitable efforts and the sale runs through Saturday.
The Boston Post launches its Santa Claus operation at 255 Washington Street with assistants unpacking toys for New England children. Subscriptions at headquarters fund gifts, with a $1000 initial donation from the Post and small gifts from readers and the Old Colony Trust Company leaving a balance of 1086.96 to date.
The Society for the Protection of Native Plants urges protection of mountain laurel from destructive cutting. It highlights laurel as an evergreen native shrub with pink and white summer blooms and rich winter foliage, noting extensive midwinter gathering for church and ballroom decorations and the harm to next year's flowering.
In Mansfield three Italians faced assault and battery charges after a dusk ride with a girl the court described as a boyish escapade. Florindo Ragno and Achille Fiore were fined 60 each with the muttini suspended until March 1, 1920, while other charges against Ragno and Pasquale Fiore were dismissed. Alice Dellolcono, the girl, testified her screams were fear in darkness, then she grew calm when she recognized Ragno. The case against machine operator Joseph Cataloni proceeds with trial set for November 25.
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau responding to Senator Monis's congratulations as returns show France must rebuild under law and order. He says the nation will be stronger and more united. Georges Mondel, elected deputy for Bordeaux, resigns as Clemenceau's chief confidential secretary and is congratulated by the premier.
DES MOINES Iowa November 19 a Washington source warned that if negotiations fail to end the coal strike within a week martial law in coal mining districts is probable and may be imposed to restore order and supply.
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