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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
6
Catalog note detailing mail order from London to France with merchandise and service pamphlets. Items include Pigskin and Military Leather cases, various khaki leather goods, and a Service Toilet Case set priced from 3.00 to 16.00 dollars.
An ad describes Morroco leather pocket folding cases with silk lining and celluloid protection for 1 to 4 pictures. Pricing options include various openings and sizes with price ranges from $3.00 to $7.50.
The Boston Telephone Operators Union demands a new maximum wage of 22 dollars per week and cuts the graduated scale period from seven to four years. The wage scale committee presented the demands yesterday during a conference with William R. Driver Jr. of the New England Telephone Company.
Operators seek higher pay with a new schedule proposing a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 22 per week. The dispute centers on management power under government control and which body negotiates wage deals with the union. Julia S O Connor Mary Mahoney and May June represented the telephone girls union as Driver for the company explained the issue. The conference ended with the question unsettled and a promise to clarify the authority within days.
In a ruling by Chief Justice Rugg, the court held pedestrians may recover if they would have reached safety but for an automobile’s excessive speed. Gladys Emery and Gladys Killam, about 17, were struck in Reading while avoiding an electric car. Miller’s car, speeding at 35 to 40 mph, caused Emery a skull fracture and Killam a broken leg. trial court verdict for the defendant was overturned, affirming pedestrians’ right on public highways.
Bureau of Markets U S Department of Agriculture provides prices to retailers and general market information with consumer retail prices by the Massachusetts Board of Food Administration. It notes which vegetables are normal and which are scarce including squash cabbage peppers celery southern green beans onions apples beets carrots lettuce parsnips sweet potatoes spinach cauliflower tokay and native beans radishes tomatoes corn cucumbers eggplant oranges are scarce.
Letter to the editor from Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts SPCA urges reader concern for horse welfare. He notes driver inexperience, calls out cruel practices, and reports Boston police order enforcing age limits and prohibitions on mistreating horses under street regulations.
The Public Service Commission reports the Boston & Albany railroad has been unjustly discriminatory in hauling property to its own and other warehouses. It notes the finding is not final since the company is under federal control and expects the U S Railroad Administration to implement change. The case arose from National Dock & Storage Warehouse Co prevails on East Boston waterfront with adjacent rail access.
The state fisheries and game commissioners asked sportsmen to refrain from shooting ruffed grouse or partridges during November open season. They labeled the birds the finest game in New England and urged protection to preserve them.
Princess Radziwill presents a revealing portrait of Grand Duke Paul’s exile in France as part of her ongoing series on the loves of Russian grand dukes in the Boston Post Sunday Magazine. The feature traces romance, politics, and personal sacrifice amid courtly life and distant lands.
Governor McCall withdrew four of the previously named supervisors of election for the 10th Congressional district over party enrollment and fitness issues. New nominees include George B. Christie Asa R. Mitchell Robert B. Smith Isaac Gordon, while earlier picks Fares Deban Samuel Cohen Patrick Conroy Cornelius Shay were removed. The revised slate was confirmed with support from Congressman Peter F. Tague.
Miss Juda Stimson of Worcester Massachusetts, formerly chief nurse of the American Red Cross in France, is named chief nurse of the American expeditionary forces. She will start her new duties early in November after previously serving with American hospital units attached to British forces.
Police warn parents and youths that stealing rides on autos and streetcars is banned. Anyone caught will be arrested and dealt with by law as dangerous behavior causes serious and fatal accidents.
A health note urges daily hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims benefits for constipation bilious attacks acid stomach headaches rheumatism and sleepless nights, noting a quarter pound costs little at the drug store.
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