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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
11
In Kansas City Judge William C. Hook declared the Adamson eight hour law unconstitutional, saying the ruling rested on expediency rather than merits due to the approaching Supreme Court decision before January when the law would take effect.
The action to push the case directly to the Supreme Court progressed rapidly as Frank Hagerman, special counsel, urged Judge Hook to have receivers for the Missouri Oklahoma and Gulf join with the defense, directing the matter on its merits to the high court.
Washington reports that most of 2,000,000 dollars worth of American tobacco remains blocked at Copenhagen docks. Only 700 of about 5,000 casks have been released as British authorities dispute assertions by American owners that all import conditions to Denmark have been met.
Boston society women opened the Bostoner Deutsche Gesell schaft charity sale at 607 Boylston Street to aid the German Red Cross. The sale runs through December 20 with Baroness von Schelley, Miss Alice Ahlborn, Mrs. Carl Barth, Miss Louisa Diesel, Mrs. Edwin Ginn, Mrs. Karl Muck, Mrs. Hugo Munsterberg and Mrs. John Ritchie in charge. Proceeds fund a unit of American surgeons for a hospital.
Pilgrim Publicity Association members gathered at City Club for a banquet featuring talks on world advertising and vocational training and an emphasis on Patrick O'Keefe as Boston's future mayor. Gillette's Thomas Pelham urged European agency expansion before wartime end. Jordan Marsh's W A Hawkins urged utilizing worker ideas. Captain Cush ing spoke on border service with the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment.
Captain Alfred W. Bijornster United States Army arrives at Harvard to jointly lead the military science department with Captain Constant Cordier. He starts active duties Monday after months with the Sixteenth Infantry in Mexico under General Pershing.
Mrs. W. Harry Brown, wife of a Pittsburg millionaire, plans a tile lined 8 by 36 foot pool on the Brown estate off Prince street Beverly Cove. Water will be pumped from the ocean to fill the pool.
Marlboro observes mayor Louis Farley’s funeral with City Hall blacked and flags at half staff. Schools and businesses close as officials escort the body from 144 Broad Street to St Mary’s Church.
Former Roxbury Councillor James A. Watson launches re election bid at Tremont and Gurney rally attended by 600 voters. He denounces the Good Government Association as a political machine and pledges vigorous, clean campaigning while supporting civic centres and better city services for ordinary residents.
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