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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
5
The YWCA closes its conference and plans to hold a meeting in New York City in a few months to expand camp opportunities for working girls. Applications rise yearly as girls prefer camp life over hotel or boarding house stays for vacation weeks.
In Municipal Court Judge Burke hears a $300 damages and false arrest suit by James J. Cummings against former patrolman Patrick J. Coyne. Ex-servicemen fill most spectators as Coyne’s attorney Arthur Hill and Cummings’ counsel John L. Glynn present. Cummings alleges Coyne struck him after ordering him to move on Billerica Street on March 8, 1919. case adjourned to a later date.
The defense plans to present its witnesses first in the morning session, outlining its strategy as the trial proceeds.
The fourth annual meeting of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts opens at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Representatives of over 1400 concerns across Massachusetts will discuss social and economic business issues with Governor Coolidge, President Nicholas Murray Butler, and Dr. Joseph Sullivan among the speakers at the dinner.
British and Esthonian forces repelled a Bolshevik torpedo boat destroyer attack in Koporia Bay Gulf of Finland. Two Bolshevik ships were sunk, six survivors rescued, and no casualties reported on the British Esthonian side. Four Bolshevik destroyers took part.
Washington October 22 The Federal Trade Commission challenged Senator Watson Republican Indiana to prove claims that the FTC is a Bolshevik hotbed and that its staffers are targeted. The commission said Watson’s charges align with Chicago meat packers and aim to subvert justice as DOJ prepares a case to present to a federal grand jury in Chicago.
H. W. Gifford, president of East Boston Gas, petitions the Gas and Electric Light Commissioners to raise rates from $1 to $1.10 per 1000 cubic feet. He says no dividends have been paid for nine months while costs rise. commissioners debate and public shows no opposition.
The commission considered an increase to provide a six percent dividend. The decision was taken under advisement.
Interest grows in establishing a National Daughters of Isabella branch at Knights of Columbus Hall Jamaica Plain for tomorrow evening. Miss Helen Murphy leads a committee working hard to recruit a large initial membership. Although 18 is the minimum age, many local women eagerly reveal their ages to join. Miss Elizabeth Duffy aims to ensure a lively first meeting.
Advert explains a cold remedy to take every two hours for three doses. It claims to open nasal passages, stop runny nose, relieve headache feverishness sneezing and soreness. It touts quick relief, low cost and no quinine, urging insistence on Pape's.
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