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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1919
Page
11
George A. Long alias Wrath faced the Washington County Court in Montpelier for the murder of Lucia C. Broadwell in Barre on May 3. Today, for the first time since the trial began, he showed signs of nervousness during testimony.
Barre jury hears witnesses recount the May 4 discovery of Mrs. Broadwell's nude body in the Wheelock garden. Prosecution builds circumstantial case while defense challenges whether the body was moved from Keith avenue or Pearl street.
London reports Parliament to meet on October 22 with labor problems and the Irish question as top priorities. The alien bill is listed first but likely to be postponed for consideration.
The special cabinet committee on Ireland will meet again early next week after Viscount French returns. A draft plan of procedure will be prepared in ensuing meetings and the labor debate hinges on the Labour Party stance after yesterday’s conference on coal mine nationalization. Robert Smillie and Frank Hodges say miners likely take no immediate action as the issue rests with the trades unions congress.
Colonel Edward L. Logan of the 101st Infantry denounced the Chamberlain Kahn measure before National Guard Association members at the State House last night. He cited three main objections universal military training, undermining the National Army, and advancing regular officers’ rank and pay. He urged widening association eligibility to include all officers appointed by the President or state governors.
The Insurance Agents' Association of Boston reports no charter from the American Federation of Labor after A P Hickey's Washington trip. Other insurers in Chicago New York and Pennsylvania were similarly refused. Hickey says AFL avoids recognizing the insurance business and Boston agents plan a state charter and then form an international union.
Two State Guardsmen reported a ticking sound near Judge Albert F. Hayden’s vacant home at 11 Wayne Street as a bomb scare shocked Roxbury. A patrol wagon arrived and guards in rain gear searched the property, discovering a dripping roof pool where a supposed bomb was claimed to be.
Winooski Vermont Oct 10 A 40 member fire department strike leaves only engine No 1 at the station and no hose truck or other furnishings. Trustees refused to reappoint the old fire chief John McGrath prompting the walkout and disbandment. Water service is shut off for mains work, leaving the village without its fire company or water power.
London. King George announced that Great Britain has completed ratification of the German peace treaty. The ratified copy will likely reach Paris tomorrow, the first from any great power to be deposited there.
Clergy of all creeds 25 000 school children and the New York Bar Association paid tribute to Cardinal Mercier Belgian primate in a day of events. A luncheon by the Clergy Club preceded a visit to Manhattan’s Italian quarter where a bas relief was presented. He then went to the College of the City of New York stadium to be greeted by city schoolchildren on behalf of America’s children.
Leaders say the New York laundry strike has tied up the industry with about 30,000 workers on strike and one teamsters local voting a sympathetic strike.
In Pittsburg on Oct 10 Senators examined strike areas from rolling mills to workers homes. They met plant superintendents and held informal talks with strikers in Homestead and Clairton, reviewing conditions and the strike atmosphere.
Chairman Kenyon led a diverse, multilingual delegation through Homestead Duquesne and Clairton as strikers claimed thousands stayed away. Women and men pleaded for shorter hours and higher pay while some locals acknowledged limited walkouts. A dozen polices and a state trooper joined the tour as questioners pressed for naturalization proof and war bond donations.
Wreckage from the balloon Wichita linked to Captain Carl W. Dammann and Lieutenant Edward J. Verheydem Jr. was recovered Oct. 4 in Lake Huron. No trace of the two St. Louis aviators.
Mrs. Feridi Moses of Quincy sues William Carleton doing business as Fore River Garage in Norfolk Superior Court at Dedham for $10,000 in damages over a roof and eaves dispute she says overhang her land and home.
Zionist groups announce a report by Meir Grossman and Dr. A Kornalik stating that 30000 Jews were murdered by Russian troops in Ukraine from November 1918 to June 1919. The record cites pogroms and bloody excess at 127 locations.
The Vermont Teachers Association adopted resolutions at its annual convention in Montpelier with 1600 teachers present. The group urged federal aid to boost teachers' salaries, saying local and state taxes are inadequate. Edward I. Green of Richford was elected president.
Mrs. Ida V. Prior obtains a divorce decree from Frederick F. Prior a Boston leather merchant. The husband did not contest and his counsel agreed to $75,000 compensation and the summer home in Onset for Mrs. Prior.
At the closing session in Providence the biennial convention voted to meet in Kansas City Missouri in October 1921.
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