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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
1
Thousands of Boston housewives gathered outside Faneuil Hall area market shops at midnight to deter turkey prices. The boycott led to a large stockpiling of turkeys in cold storage as speculators faced heavy losses and shopkeepers closed early.
A large crowd of women gathered in the market district causing a notable disruption. The event continued through the afternoon and was expected to be reported further on Page 18 First Column.
Providence November 29. A general strike of Boston New Bedford New York New London and other ports may be called if Providence longshoremen demands are not granted soon. John Avila New York organizer met New Haven officials with strikers. New Haven offered no compromise. They imported 250 breakers from the South boarded and fed in box cars and paid 15 dollars a week. Strikers demand 3 cents an hour the rate paid in other cities. About 150 men from New Haven docks are out.
About 1200 waiters in Boston affiliated with the Hotel and Restaurant Alliance Local No 34 voted to delay strike action. The group decided to meet Friday morning to deal with hotels individually, avoiding an immediate walkout.
The union committee and Hotel Men's Association rejected every proposal from the hotel men in a meeting led by President Linfield Damon and Secretary Thomas O Page. Union waiters seek ten dollars weekly and a day off each week. Hotel men offered thirty five dollars monthly eight dollars and five cents weekly and two days off monthly. Multiple minor concessions were rejected.
The Malden Young Men's Hebrew Association raised more than $300 at its 15th annual ball held last night in the Auditorium ballroom.
The first foreign refugee to flee Chihuahua City since the siege began arrived in El Paso, Texas. He said Villa and Julio Acosta controlled part of the city as he escaped by automobile at 2 AM, but he could not confirm Trevino's location due to prior hiding.
A refugee reports Carranza forces hold part of the city while foreigners are safe. Cannon fire stopped early Monday but small arms continued through Monday and Tuesday. He knows little about the capital’s military situation beyond word from servants and locals near General Trevino’s home.
Yesterday afternoon and evening meetings at Tabernacle drew a total of 376 attendees as followers reported previous converts amid ongoing trail sessions.
The article compares the number of trail hitters in other cities where Sunday campaigns occurred with the six day total in Boston. It presents a numeric contrast across locations to track campaign activity.
The Sunday receipts show afternoon and evening meetings with a day total of 678.72 dollars. The table lists 184.92 and 493.80 as subtotals, with previous collections recorded at 29,928.15 dollars.
Billy Sunday rallied Greater Boston ministers last night and spurred them to join lay crowds in inviting others to Christ. Clergymen left their seats and publicly greeted the evangelist, while some sermons aimed at hard questions for those who did not spread the gospel.
Lieutenant Harry W. Hiltz of the Nova Scotia Battalion describes the operation of the British tanks after arriving in Kingsport Nova Scotia on leave. He was wounded during the taking of Courcellette in the Somme offensive.
Lieutenant Hiltz explains two tank types the male with two heavy guns and six machine guns and the female with two heavy guns and five machine guns. He notes their slow speed two to three miles an hour and a caterpillar like advance over trenches. The account details German responses during the Somme and Courcelette and the tanks proving surprising to both sides.
William H. Nagle of Chicago wins his Edinburgh fiancée Miss Marion Milne after earning $100,000 plus during wartime speculation in "war" stocks. The couple reunites as the Tuscania docks in New York and Miss Milne, a nurse, plans to found a tuberculosis hospital for children. Psychologists note love’s path often faces obstacles.
London dispatch reports Admiral Sir David Beatty, aged 41 and Irish by birth, takes command of the British Grand Fleet as Admiral Sir John Jellicoe is detached and named first sea lord. The change is seen as Beatty’s dazzling rise and a high mark for him while Jellicoe, long hailed as Britain’s premier sea fighter, steps down.
Cables from London and English papers arriving here suggest Jellicoe was publicly praised after the battle with the German fleet, yet privately criticized for allowing the Kaiser's ships to escape.
A three story wooden dwelling at 985 Columbus avenue Roxbury was hit by an early morning blaze that endangered Mr and Mrs Cornelius Hooley and their three year old son Edward on the third floor. Police and firemen rescued the family and others with difficulty the child was restored after a pulmotor and taken to City Hospital. Fire damage totaled ten dollars.
Police seized enough liquor to stock a saloon in Lynn last night. Ina garage behind Pater Bakr’s plumbing shop at 611A Summer street, officers found 1000 bottles of beer and ale 200 gallons of beer in kegs and 10 gallons of whiskey. Two patrol wagons transported it to the central station.
A note lists Thanksgiving Day as a legal holiday nationwide and St. Andrew's Day as an observed day. No events or dates beyond these designations are provided.
The forecast calls for clearing in Boston and vicinity on Thursday with slowly falling temperatures and moderate southwest winds. Northern New England is expected to see rain on Thursday and fair, colder conditions Friday, while southern New England will be partly overcast with rain early Thursday followed by fair and colder Friday.
The United States sent notes to Great Britain and France on November 29 urging reconsideration of their refusal to issue safe conduct through blockade lines for Count Tarnowski the Austro Hungarian ambassador designate. The move signals concern over potential impact on American opinion if access remains blocked.
The note stresses it is an inalienable right of sovereign nations to exchange ambassadors and that a third nation cannot deny that right even in war. The United States seeks international legal grounds, not courtesy, and expects early replies as Count Tarnowski plans to depart Rotterdam on Dec 16. If replies are unfavorable, options include notifying allies to challenge the Austrian envoy or sending a merchantman or warship to fetch the ambassador, though such steps remain unlikely.
Harry Lauder the Scotch comedian is named for knighthood in King George’s New Year honors for aiding army recruitment. He spent 160000 on pipers tours and gave concerts raising funds. his son serves in Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders and is now a major with a military cross. Lauder owns 22000 acres in Scotland and may retire to become a country squire after the award.
Recorded temperatures show daytime high around 65 and evening lows near 50 with morning readings in the 40s. The piece notes an average yesterday of 56 degrees and an average for the prior year of 46 degrees.
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