04 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1919
Page
1
Dick Kerr pitched superbly to topple the Reds in a White Sox victory. Manager Gleason praised Kerr's clutch performance as the key to turning the game.
Last night brings hopeful signs with only minor changes in the president’s condition. He is able to take nourishment and managed to sleep some during the day, indicating steadier progress.
Cardinal Mercier will arrive in Boston at 11 35 a m and be greeted by Cardinal O Connell at Huntington avenue station. The Belgian prelate, first foreign cardinal to visit Boston, travels with his suite and will tour the park system and suburbs with Cardinal O Connell before resting tonight.
President remains in seclusion with close family as doctors report at 10 p m slight improvement and stable condition. Dr Grayson notes mind keen and alert, patient taking nourishment amid Washington consultations by medical team.
The long awaited report of the citizens' committee of 34 was released yesterday. The panel pins more blame on striking policemen while placing some criticism on the commissioner for his hasty actions. The union records no further action beyond voting to strike.
Washington Oct 3 Bodies of all American soldiers buried in Germany Belgium Italy Great Britain Luxembourg and northern Russia will be returned to the United States as transportation can be arranged Secretary Baker announced he has issued instructions to speed the process This does not signal a change in policy for bodies in France and relatives’ wishes will guide returns
In Chicago on October 3, Gleason's pitching trio finally broke a three day slump, toppling the Cincinnati Reds and lifting the pall over the Windy City.
Chicago dispatch reports Roland Ryan, a wounded Fort Sheridan soldier, waited in line overnight for pavilion entry as doors opened.
Chicago October 3. A woman tells Judge George Barrett she has not bathed her two young sons for four years. Mrs. Ventura Flores seeks custody from former husband Joseph Dibona. The divorce occurred four years ago. she has since remarried the Denver hotel manager. The case was taken under advisement.
Cardinal Mercier, hero priest of Belgium, ends a demanding day in Springfield after welcoming about 100000 western Massachusetts residents who filled the crowds during his visit and attended a low mass at St Michael's Cathedral.
Washington officials reported no official confirmation of Brigadier General Edgar Jadwin's disappearance in Ukrainia. Major General Churchill asked the Warsaw military attache to investigate amid despatches that two allied officers were captured and shot by Bolshevists near Bastoff, with Jadwin and Lt. A Bowe cited as believed to be in the area.
In Indiana Harbor on October 3 rioting erupted at the Universal Portland Cement plant as two armed men, described as Negro, fired at a union picket while attempting to return to work. Several shots were fired. the two suspects were arrested and jailed as about 300 strikers chased others into the woods.
Washington reports a three hour Senate debate on the peace treaty with a sharp attack on President Wilson. Senator Jones of Washington condemned the president for undermining orderly government and warned against ratification without amendments. The chamber recessed until Monday with interest in Shantung provisions.
The Versailles peace treaty and the military conventions between France and the United States and France and Great Britain were laid before the French Senate after approval by the Chamber of Deputies. Senator Leon Bourgeois will present the committee report on Monday and Tuesday with full debate expected to start Thursday.
The White House bulletin from Dr. Cary T. Grayson notes President Wilson remains in the same general condition with a slight improvement. It states the 10 p.m. update was issued from the White House.
A brief newsroom note shows a continuation marker at 7:32 with “Continued on Page 7 7th Column” indicating continuation of a story or item in the next column. The item preserves a standard newspaper telegraph style for page navigation.
The note lists events including English action in Wellington's France 1813, Rutherford B. Hayes born 1822, Peace Sunday 1914, Congress passing soldiers insurance 1917, and a World War I maritime attack and aerial combat incident, plus a Long Island Sound submarine blast rescue tally.
Chicago reports Miss Florence Dawson, head of physical education for the new YWCA central branch, condemns debutante fashion. She links tight skirts and high heels to ugliness, poor posture, and health risks, urging garments that allow natural foot alignment and freer movement.
Fair and warmer conditions are expected for Boston and vicinity with moderate shifting winds. The outlook for northern New England is cloudy and somewhat warmer, while southern New England sees partly cloudy skies with warmer easterly coastal winds. High Atlantic pressure maintains warm weather with generally cloudy conditions inland and higher coastal temperatures.
A clipped weather summary lists yesterday’s temperatures with hourly figures from morning to evening. It records average yesterday at 61 degrees and average a year ago at 65 degrees, with a date stamp of 7-24.
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