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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1919
Page
9
Three hundred Republicans from the first district will meet with dignitaries from Washington and Boston at Heaton Hall Stockbridge for the annual love feast of western Massachusetts Republicans hosted by Congressman Allen T. Treadway.
Providence R I Oct 19 Former Congressman William P Sheffield of Newport died suddenly today of heart failure at his camp on Lake Yawegzoo South Kingstown He was 63 years old.
Francis B. Williams former captain of Engineers U S A came from New York by seaplane to defend Richard H Long Democratic candidate for Governor against war profiteering charges. He traveled with his wife and pilot Clifford J Webster aboard the craft that taxied near the Harvard bridge then headed to Newport with Longs children aboard for a short ride.
Three youths from Cambridge and Somerville were arrested by Lowell police after a half mile chase over railroad tracks. They face charges of stealing Henry W. Beal’s touring car from 170 Babcock Street Brookline while he attended a stadium football game. Cambridge officers took the boys into custody today.
In New England churches yesterday pastors cautioned congregations about dangers to pedestrians drivers and riders near railroad property. The nationwide campaign by the railroad administration runs through October 31 with Boston & Maine Boston & Albany and New Haven crews assisting and reports of accident reductions kept daily in offices.
Rochester Typographical Union No 15 rejected a counter-proposal from newspaper publishers by 20 to 8. It would have set day workers at 34 dollars weekly and night workers at 37 for a 48 hour week. The union demands 42 and 48 for a 44 hour week, with the current scale at 28 to 31. The issue now goes to an arbitration board under the ASA and ITU agreement.
In Berkshire County Superior Court a new heart balm case, Morris Levinson versus Raymond Terry, is set for trial after last week’s Gohn Regnier matter. Levinson seeks 75000 for alleged affections of his wife by Terry, a summer resident of Great Barrington. Sensational counter charges are anticipated from Terry.
A New Haven testimonial touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments including back pain and painful periods It claims the remedy strengthens the female organism and helps with infertility issues The ad invites readers to write for advice and cites 40 years of experience at Lynn Massachusetts.
Three Cuban shiploads bring about 20 million pounds of raw sugar to the American and Revere refineries over the past week. Boston dealers expect a somewhat larger sugar supply than the last two weeks as refineries rush the stock through. Despite faster processing, orders remain behind and production will be stretched to meet Northern New England demand.
Dealers agree the shortage will last into January before the new Cuban crop is available. Relief measures hinge on Congress action on Senator McNary's bill extending federal price and distribution controls to December 31, 1920. Retail sugar is limited to one or two pounds per customer, with purchases tied to other groceries, leaving many families still without sugar and forcing fruit preservation to stop.
Two bandits forced a motor truck driver to ride with them for about 10 miles then abandoned him. They later recovered the truck and fled with a $20,000 silk shipment en route from New York to Philadelphia. Driver Samuel Ostan of Bayonne says he was robbed of his money at gunpoint.
Bishop Anderson administered the sacrament of confirmation to several hundred youths at St Ann s Church Neponset in the new upper church yesterday afternoon. Over 250 girls in white veils and 225 boys in blue serge attended with several adults confirmed. Timothy Neville and Miss Anna Shea served as sponsors. He also presided at St Ambrose s in Dorchester where 800 youths were confirmed.
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