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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
1
Samuel Gompers and the A F of L pledge support for police strivers and urge limits on talk of a general strike. Curtis reiterates that no man who struck will be reappointed to the force, warning against leniency.
President Wilson presented a strong case for the League of Nations in San Francisco. He tied the Shantung issue to the Monroe Doctrine and stressed the League as a means to aid smaller nations, drawing energy from California political support and local officials.
A speaker asserted that nothing within the League of Nations can be interpreted as creating any binding obligation. The statement emphasized strict limits on international duties and protections against implied commitments.
Detroit beat Boston 7 6 in the opener and lost 2 1 in the nightcap. Chicago swept New York 2 11, then 2 2. Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 8 2. Washington and St Louis forfeited. In the National League Boston edged St Louis 6 5, then 5 2. Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 8 3.
In North Andover on Sept 17, Dr Joseph Kittredge of 56 Academy Road said he would dismiss Henry H Hall from his estate when Hall arrives for the wedding to Grace Hope Gerow. The former Wells Maine lay preacher and his parson’s former parishioner bride face a harsh backlash from the employer over public attendance.
The preacher who was acquitted last spring of murdering his wife and the woman he remarried the previous Saturday in Lawrence remained away at midnight as the tale continued.
A medal is to be presented by the provincial government to participants returning from the World War service. The ceremony aims to honor U.S. veterans and recognize their contributions to the war effort.
Provincetown marks 300th anniversary by welcoming home 300 Army and Navy men with a large ball at Town Hall. Over 500 couples filled the floor and celebrated into the night as the town prepares for a historic day.
Dressed in holiday attire the town honors 300 Provincetown men returning from World War II. Flags hang and a Portugal flag joins Stars and Stripes as officials promise a sunrise holiday celebration beyond tonight’s successful first event. Church bells will ring from five chapels to signal the grand reception.
Just arrived from Baltimore Army Base 20 000 brand new khaki or gray one piece 毛 wool 4 Ibs size 66 by 84 inches sold for 5.75 dollars parcel post prepaid 6.00 dollars Old Colony Storage Co 22 Federal Street Boston near P O selling details in a compact classified notice
Six guardsmen were shot in the legs when a riot gun exploded at a police station area in Boston. They were taken to City Hospital with non serious injuries. The incident centers on Delia Nee's freshened suit at a Broadway cleaning and dyeing establishment awaiting 16 year old Delia Nee of Athens street who paid $3.50 for its freshening.
A group of men including Privates Harold Cuail Asa Purdy Robert Lusk John Alexander George Parker and William Jackman were at a station when one returned from guard duty and cleaned a gun that discharged buckshot into the guardsmen legs. The incident caused a rush for ambulances and hospital treatment with buckshot removed and several days of confinement expected.
A truce in Lynn police dispute is reported as a citywide declaration of a truce day is expected amid a clash between Mayor Walter Creher and William A. Neal of the State AFL over forming the Lynn Policemen's Union. The AFL charter awaits action at union headquarters.
Delia, a factory worker and breadwinner with four younger sisters, faced ruin as her suit and $200 in clothing were stolen during Boston police strikes and ensuing riots. She wrote a pleading letter to Mayor Peters asking for aid to recover the value and return of her belongings.
Developments in Macon Georgia show union members gaining a temporary victory as the civil service commission withdraws its ultimatum demanding resignations. The commission takes control of the police and fire departments and will plan with officers to satisfy public demands. Chief Thompson pledges orderly response to commands.
Sir Oliver Lodge in Birmingham on September 17 spoke on atomic properties of matter noting wireless telephony as the first use. He warned that if atomic energy could power an ounce of matter it might lift sunk German ships from Scapa Flow to Scottish mountains, saying humanity must have brains and morality before such power is used.
Rome reports no American contingent in Fiume or nearby despite an official statement claiming an American and English embarkation. Colonel Mervyn Co Buckey and Brigadier General Evan M Johnson, the new embassy attache, made the statements today.
General Parker thanks Bostonians for aiding State guardsmen on duty in Boston and notes prompt, generous citizen and organizational support. Troops came from various locales. supplies and recreation aided their comfort. Samuel D Parker Brigadier General, Commanding Headquarters M S G Police Headquarters Boston. Guy H Oyster reiterates AFL stance via Samuel Gompers’ representative.
Today marks anniversaries for Clinton Scollard the poet born 1860 and John Lewis Bates born 1859. It notes the Irish Home Rule bill signed by the King in 1914 and a French English repulse near Rheims in 1914. It recalls a year ago when the US rejected an Austro Hungarian peace proposal and reports the US steamer Buena Ventura torpedoed with 64 men missing.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions on Thursday and Friday with moderate northwest winds. Temperatures expected to rise slightly in the interior, with showers possible in western portions and generally fair weather along the Atlantic coast.
A partial snippet lists times and temperatures with percent figures and an average temperature of 63, alongside a note referencing the previous year’s average of 70. It appears as a weather log or diary entry with scattered digits and no complete context.
President Wilson announced the 22 men who will represent the general public at the national conference in Washington beginning October 6 to discuss a new relationship between employer and employee.
The President names Henry B Endicott of Dedham and 21 others to represent the public at a Washington conference on October 6. Final selections will come from organized labor agriculture investment banking and manufacturing. The list includes Bernard Baruch Robert Brookings John D Rockefeller Jr Elbert Gar t Harvard president Charles Eliot and socialist leaders Edward Russell and John Spargo.
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