29 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1919
Page
1
A landlords group systematically raised rents and cut repairs in Greater Boston. The Commission on the Necessities of Life, probing the high cost of living, hopes to obtain evidence for more than 500 indictments in the city.
The Senate votes 65 to 20 to annul wartime prohibition once the peace treaty is ratified. President states Congress will be notified and veterans may celebrate if peace comes before January 16, ending wartime restrictions.
The first woman named city magistrate in New York sits with Judge Marsh at the Jefferson Market Court for her first lesson in judging. Judge Jean H. Norris will assume office next Monday after her October appointment by Mayor Hylan. The story hints at wider changes as Boston and Massachusetts may follow.
In Muskegon Michigan the Crosby steamer Muskegon formerly the City of Holland wrecked on harbor piers. Fourteen dead and six or more missing, with the seas lifting the vessel and driving it into water fifty feet deep. Rescue by flashlight aids in reaching survivors as tally grows hourly.
The Senate voted 65 to 20 to pass the prohibition enforcement act, creating immediate machinery to curb beverages over one half of one percent alcohol. The measure, favored by dry supporters, moves ahead despite wrangling over priority with the peace treaty. Continued on Page 4 First Column.
Former Senator William E. Russell, son of the late governor, issues an open letter to District Attorney Tufts challenging the handling of James Hart, a Brighton patrolman, tied to a grand jury indictment last March accusing him of possessing a stolen automobile.
Within the last few days officials report hundreds of cases of rent profiteering discovered by the commission. The investigation targets unlawful price gouging and illicit surcharges across multiple properties and urban districts. Local authorities promise further actions and public briefings as cases proceed.
In Washington on October 28 President Wilson showed no ill effects from recent activities and continued progress toward recovery. Officials said no executive business was taken up by the President during the day.
Washington reports the miners show no sign of calling off the soft coal walkout, despite President Wilson's efforts. Details of the strike scheme remain unrevealed as officials prepare possible responses. Continued on Page 4-Sixth Column.
In Pittsfield Berkshire County Superior Court Morris Levenson, a New York ship charterer, pursues a $75,000 alienation suit. The case features love and business complications as the drama unfolds in court.
President W G Lee and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen committee will meet Director General Hines to discuss wage demands amid a coal strike threat. Hines has weighed the board of railway wages recommendations for two weeks, with a decision expected soon. The union seeks a general wage increase, which is expected to be refused, and Hines will act independently of President Wilson.
Turkish warships bombard Russian ports on the Black Sea in 1914 as Belgians push Germans back by flooding the fields. One year ago today an Austrian commander in Italy sought armistice terms from General Dias. French advances stretch seven miles between St Quentin and Herpy as Italians take San Giovanni di Medua in Albania.
Forecast calls for fair and colder conditions across Boston and vicinity on Wednesday with diminishing west winds. Thursday brings fair skies and rising temperatures. Coastal storm warnings were issued along the Atlantic from Cape Henry to Sandy Hook with diminishing winds and fair weather inland.
Fragmentary data lists temperatures and averages with numerous errors. It notes yesterday's average temperature around 60 and compares to last year, plus scattered codes and unreadable figures. No identifiable people or places beyond Thompson's Spa.
Senator Russell asks whether Hart told Captain Hurley of the Cambridge police department that he was
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