25 Nov 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1919
Page
1
Provincetown residents urged the Massachusetts Ways and Means Committee to grant substantial state funding for the tercentenary celebration. The Plymouth ceremony spotlighted Captain Miles Standish’s 1620 landing as the state plans commemorations.
A sweeping purge hits List of Nominees with 29 office holders dropped and 19 new appointees. Macleod Sohier Schaff and the entire Civil Service Board fall under the axe as women are named to key posts.
Washington observers see limited chance of U S intervention after the arrest of Consular Agent William C Jenkins by Mexican authorities at Puebla Officials await Mexico's reply as the incident is reviewed Continued on Page 15 Fifth Col.
Governor Coolidge announced a sweeping reorganization in Massachusetts, selecting 64 of 67 appointments under the act consolidating 118 old boards into 20 departments. The move drops 29 state salaries and elevates 19 new officials, marking the era’s most extensive political shake up and a bold break with political expectations.
Teachers press for a substantial salary rise and were barred from Senate finance hearings. They plan to address the committee at the State House auditorium this afternoon after a council vote approved their testimony. uncertainty hangs over Mayor Feters's stance on the issue.
May vice chair Peters said he would seek a law department ruling on his authority to veto Council permission. The law department had not issued a decision by late last night, delaying clarity on the veto action.
Miss Eveline Wood of 41 Hawthorne street Cambridge will wed Dr William E Gabe of Indiana today at First Congregational Church Cambridge Rev Raymond Calkins to officiate The couple met at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital where Miss Wood trained as a nurse and Dr Gabe interned after Harvard Medical School graduation.
Brief fragment notes a nighttime instruction or alert about lighting vehicles. Contains scattered timing marks 12:47 SUN 22 MOON and scheduled set times 6:50 p m and 4:46. Details unclear due to OCR errors but indicates a nighttime guidance or enforcement note with specific times.
Andrew Carnegie born 1835 an iron master. In 1914 German forces between Warthe and Vistula rivers pursued by Russia. In 1915 Italians capture heights northeast of Goritzia.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Tuesday fair with Wednesday increasing cloudiness and rain later. Moderate winds shifting to south. Eastern New York and New England regions show fair Tuesday, rain by Wednesday, with higher temperatures than seasonal averages. A central West disturbance moves east, bringing rain Tuesday into the middle Atlantic and New England states.
Fragmentary weather data appears with average temperatures recorded yesterday at 44.12 and 24.12, and a year ago at 40.16 and 24. The text references various figures and names as part of a garbled report, including temperatures and miscellaneous codes, making exact details unclear.
Chicago sees an unprecedented rise in major and minor crimes over the weekend as the municipal lighting plant curtails street lighting to conserve coal. Chief of Police Garrity says the force now dedicates all efforts to solving robberies, safe blowings, and automobile thefts.
London reports the British government expects the trial of former Emperor William of Germany to begin in London early next year. Arrangements are being completed and a united request for his surrender will be sent to Holland after the allies ratify the peace treaty.
The text notes two patterns where board members lose office due to upheaval or loss of backing from powerful organizations. The passage indicates some boards see all members removed, while in other cases leaders with strong organizational support are displaced, with continued coverage on the next page.
Le Roy B. Blinn a Detroit attorney from West Springfield was found alive after a July disappearance thought to be drowning in Lake Michigan. He had a nervous breakdown and military discharge last summer, and said he rode freight trains across the country until railroad detectives found him in Boston area freight yards a week ago.
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