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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1919
Page
11
A reader asks citizens to pressure Washington by sending letters to the food administration protesting sugar profiteering and rising costs. The letter claims collective action can lower prices and empower households to influence national policy.
Paris Oct 21 Joseph Caillaux the French politician accused of furnishing intelligence to the enemy will appear before the Senate as a high court on Thursday for trial. The actual trial may be deferred until after the elections due to the wishes of many Senators.
In the cross country flier story a fleeing woman seeks refuge in Roger Sands' stateroom. He shelters her and they wed, but then a mystery unfolds, signaling the dramatic start of The Lion's Mouse by C. N. and A. M. Williamson in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, former Clare M P, told Tremont Temple that winning freedom by force is impossible and Britain must go. He blamed harsh repression, bans on Sinn Fein, boy scouts, fairs, and labor groups, and cited raids, arrests, and censorship to argue for a republic in Ireland.
Colonel Lynch defends Irish self determination amid hecklers. He traces Ireland’s history and attacks British rule in Ireland, citing 80,000 troops and use of force. He denies links to De Valera government and says it is normal to voice views on his homeland.
Oct 21 Pittsburgh area riot flares as about 50 strikers clash with workers near Braddock plants. One man shot, many injured. State troopers disperse crowd, arrest Joseph Owener and Von Wasp, both Braddock residents. Police report more than twenty injured and rushed to Edgar Thompson Steel Works hospital.
Two men posing as solicitors cashed in on the Boston police walkout by collecting money for families of former officers. They worked the shopping district and Blake building, then at 8 Winter Street, gathering silver from sympathizers. Police issued a general alert and mounted a pursuit. One man is tall and the other short.
A riot broke out at a Hoboken longshoremen meeting as pistol shots were fired after T. W. O Connor, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, urged Hoboken strikers to return to work following a New York waterfront strike ending.
Six guards accompany Mr. O'Connor into the hall where a guard fights erupt, shots ring out, and cries of lynch him rise. Police rescue the group as pandemonium erupts on the stage and a guard opens fire through the floor. The crowd blames Joseph Ryan for the shots while police arrest Ryan and Dennis.
An advertisement cites Dr. Lewis endorsing a home eye treatment using Bon-Opto tablets dissolved in water for eye strengthening. Testimonials claim restored reading ability and relief from watering and pain, urging readers to purchase through local druggists and noting a physician endorsement.
Hogan and a man identified as Henry were charged with assault and battery and with carrying concealed weapons. Captain O Connor went to the police station as a crowd taunted him and longshoremen threatened him during the confrontation.
A large number of striking Chelsea piers longshoremen plan to return to work tomorrow morning. The move, not sanctioned by their national union, raises hopes for partial port relief as steamship interests face ongoing dock disruptions.
Cardinal Gibbons joins the National Association for Constitutional Government in a letter to Colonel Archibald Hopkins of Washington, voicing support for the group and its constitutional efforts.
Portland officials report the Maine State Board of Trade and the State Agricultural and Industrial League will join forces and operate as the State Board of Trade and Agricultural League. The merger was approved unanimously at a joint meeting of both organizations.
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