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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1916
Page
8
A Cardiff meeting of rail workers demands a 10 shilling weekly wage rise and July 1 back pay, threatening a nationwide rail stoppage in South Wales by Sept 16 if unmet. The group seeks government guarantees on food control and price regulation, raising fears of a broader national strike.
Danvers saw thousands gather for the dedication of two new St. John's Preparatory College buildings. Cardinal OConnell's representative Monsignor Splaine attended along with Monsignor Teeling of Lynn and Boston College president Very Rev Charles W Lyons SJ. Brother Benjamin CIC presided as speakers included Rev Augustine F Hickey.
Mer Splaine conveyed the cardinal’s greetings and spoke for Benjamin and the school community in Danvers. He praised nine years of St Johns Preparatory School progress started by the Xaverian brothers and described new dormitory and recitation hall facilities with Georgian-Venetian architectural style connecting by an archway.
The battleship Nearsarge today landed 63 Maine men who had taken part in a civilian naval cruise from Portland Maine. The ship sailed immediately afterward.
An open letter from Walter H. Creamer of Lynn attacks Senator Lodge for “preaching dis union” and criticizes his stance on income tax. The missive, released for newspaper publication today, frames the senator as a target of suspected conspiracy.
Walter H. Creamer a Democrat and real estate operator, former state committee member and two time failed congressional candidate, writes to Henry Cabot Lodge from Nahant Massachusetts expressing concern that Lodge inflames sectional tensions. He argues income tax bears unevenly on Northern versus Southern states and urges unity in economic policy.
STATIC COLLEGE Penn State faces the 1916 campaign with a 1% better outlook than last year per head Coach Dick Harlow after six days of evaluation. Coach Harlow and the staff express strong optimism as 25 candidates report for preliminary practice and a squad of at least 15 men is expected by college opening on Sept 21.
Former Surveyor of the Port Jeremiah J McCarthy running for Republican nomination for Representative in Ward 25 says the Apportionment Board under Supreme Court order plans to boost Republican representation in Ward 7 up from Ward 10 He claims Ward 7 lacks greater entitlement than Democratic wards and warns of a conspiracy to thwart the will of the people.
Mr McCarthy urges Channing Cox to repudiate the board s plan to add a third representative to Ward 7 amid a contested reapportionment. He accuses machine Republicans of trying to influence the Legislature and warns of court directed action if the commission errs.
An entertainment and dance will be held Thursday night at A. O. H. Hall Malden to raise funds for the Irish Relief fund. The event is hosted by the Sir Roger Casement branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom with speeches by former Senator Francis J. Horgan and Jeremiah Carroll.
Report from Sofia states two Russian monitors and one cruiser have opened a bombardment against 12 Kavala forts along a 16 kilometre front near Havala Zurich. The action signals intensified naval pressure on coastal defenses as World War I era fronts shift.
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