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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1919
Page
14
The Necessaries of Life Commission backed by federal authority has launched a state wide push to curb sugar speculation by robbers. General John H. Sherburne, chairman of the commission, condemns forced combination sales of sugar and other foods and vows prosecution to the limit for dealers using sugar as bait.
Boston retailers blame refiners and wholesalers as incoming Cuban sugar is held for European bids. Shipments totaling 6.7 million pounds arrive at Revere Refinery with 7 million more on Lake Duane and Thelma also bound for Boston. A further 7 million pounds from Jacaro was diverted to New York. Governor Coolidge schedules a Friday conference with mayors and officials to coordinate state and federal action on sugar and life-costs.
Louis Ritchie a 10 year old Italian resident of 104 Chestnut Street was killed tonight while possibly stealing a ride on an auto truck. Driver Walter F. Heinrich found the boy's body entangled between a wheel and the truck as the engine stalled on Park Street.
A temporary pet cemetery for cats and dogs opened in North Easton by the Southeastern Massachusetts Relief Club. Mrs. Robert C. Wood buried her nearly 14 year old Maltese, Buster, with care, as club plans a humane animal home and ongoing pet care in southeastern Massachusetts. A misprint mentions Russian news of rebellion near Petrograd and counterrevolutionary activity on Bolshevik lines.
A Central News despatch from Helsingfors reports unrest and rebellion activities around Petrograd. With observers noting clashes and government measures, the tremors of upheaval ripple through the capital as Russian authorities respond.
Brewster Brown the Rocky Mountain herding dog disappeared from his Na tick home last Friday leaving Betty and Dolly Westcott grieving. Natick police traced the dog wandering in North Natick six miles from the kennel and returned him to his owners.
Walker of Yale admits roughness in the Yale B C game and says he only attempted to stop the runner. He does not confirm delivering a knee blow and notes his actions were unintended.
A man’s overcoat was found within 50 yards of the murder site in Lowell, with weeks-old reports of women’s undergarments in the same area. Police questioned fiancé Andrew Gasienica and brother Jacob Targ, while the route the victim took remains unclear and the ex-husband Fortuna is missing.
State Officer Smith said no attempt had been made to locate Fortuna but police could be reached on short notice for questioning. Reporter Targ said he had no idea where Fortuna was and recalled Fortuna last being seen Sunday night planning to leave Lowell to search for his former wife before returning to work in Pawtucket Rhode Island.
In Lowell on October 21 the brother and the fiance of Mrs. Mary Fortuna, a Dracut mill worker found dead in a remote Dracut farm area, said detectives would pursue a new angle in tomorrow’s inquiry after a fruitless afternoon grilling.
London reports the Admiralty states Kronstadt has not been attacked and will not be by Baltic naval forces. If Bolshevik evacuation occurs before Petrograd falls it would be a surprise. surrender is expected after Petrograd’s capture, likely to the British fleet.
New York Oct 21 Willie Hoppe national balkline billiard champion defeated Koji Yamada 400 to 129 in the national championship. Hoppe ran 400 in the eighth inning with an average of 50 and top runs of 1338, 115 and 72. Yamada averaged 161.8 with best runs 49, 26 and 21. Afternoon results included Slosson over Morningstar Sutton over Cochran and Schaefer over Sutton. Tomorrow pairings: Slosson vs Morningstar Sutton vs Cochran Schaefer vs Yamada Hoppe vs Sutton.
Miss Olive Pendleton wed John Leland Robertson Jr. of Roxbury at her Winchester home last evening. Relatives and friends attended as the couple, both well known in Roxbury and Winchester, plan to reside in Roxbury.
Miners led by John L. Lewis and operators led by Thomas Brewster converged on a crisis, with talks in recess and federal agencies weighing invoking laws to avert nationwide coal shortages. Officials recalled Roosevelt era threats of government operation with troops if mines shut, as Cabinet meets paused without Secretary Wilson present.
Maurice J. Lacey, newly appointed headmaster of West Roxbury High School, will be honored at a City Club Boston dinner tonight. He succeeds Oscar Gallagher, the Brookline schools superintendent, as head of the West Roxbury post. Sleeveless nightgowns made of pink georgette are noted in the same column.
In the initial election of officers for the freshman class at Harvard Dental School, William B. Jordan of South Portland Maine was named president Chester D Carroll of Worcester the secretary Brooks H Marsh of Waltham was chosen secretary and Valentine Fager Jr of Harrisburg Penn was treasurer The student council includes William A Walsh of Maine and Gordon A Trasér of Transvaal South Africa.
A dancing and whist party will be tendered to World War II veterans of the Dorchester district at Dorchester High School hall tonight. Mrs Ellen Ma honey leads novelties with aid from Miss Charlotte Wood and helpers Frances Sullivan Margaret Mould Mollie Finnegan and Mary McHugh.
A local ad invites readers to visit the White Garage on Newbury Street near Massachusetts Avenue to view Y-D System ideas. The note highlights a modern facility and service oriented to customers, with returning soldiers as staff. Services include day and night storage tire maintenance lubrication and customer eligible self service.
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