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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1919
Page
3
Medford Mayor Benjamin Haines reported that local junior high pupils threatened to strike for shorter hours. He warned he would replace striking children with others if the action occurred and said he had no knowledge of any initiative by the students.
At Medford Junior High School pupils push for shorter hours matching the high school, signing a petition with about 75 percent on board. Parents intervene. Superintendent Nickerson calls the strike talk Tommy- rat, asserting most children will not strike and the town remains sensible.
A photo shows John C. Coolidge Governor Calvin Coolidge and Calvin Coolidge Jr. three generations of Coolidges resemble each other. Governor Coolidge looks like his father John Coolidge and his son Calvin Jr. shares features and expression with them. The elder boy resembles his mother.
The essay reflects Oliver Wendell Holmes’s deep ties to Boston, noting his pride in the city as the hub of the universe and the source of his fame. It highlights his Boston roots, the boarding house era, the Old Corner Bookstore, the Saturday Club, and poems like The Last Leaf and The Chambered Nautilus as enduring works rooted in Boston life.
Four Brockton residents were injured when a high speed offshoot car struck their small touring vehicle near the Plymouth line in East Carver. The injured include Mrs King and Mrs King mother of Judge C Carroll King. Baker the Abington driver escaped. Dr Chase treated the women, later Dr King returned to Brockton with his car to take them home.
Officers of the old pre war National Guard report severe difficulty in enrolling veterans in the planned new Guard. Many older soldiers dislike soldiering and military discipline, with a captain noting his unit only managed to recruit 20 men, more than any other company commander.
Announcement from South Boston Army base that the Army Retail Store will open at Warehouse 2 on D Street September 25 and offer surplus army foods at cost. War Department price cuts on frozen meats and jams. parcel post charges covered for all retail mail orders.
Fritz Seidl the former Sparta ean leader and five associates were sentenced to death for murder of hostages during the Soviet regime. Josef Seidl and Herren Sickerhofer, Widl, Purzel, and Fahmer also got death sentences. Seven others received 15 years for accessories. Three were discharged.
Joe Lynch of New York and Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne fought 12 rounds in Baltimore with honors even. The referee drew criticism for ruling a draw as Mason briefly led in the third and fourth rounds, but Lynch powered back with rights from the fifth onward, while Mason rallied in the 12th before Lynch recovered.
Mrs Gulian Lansing formerly Elizabeth Pilling wore a string of Egyptian carnelian dating from 8000 B C at her wedding in Well esley 1915. Daughter of Samuel Jackson Seaman of Glen Cove New York the bride’s family notes the ancient jewelry and friends Miss Josephine Lansing and Miss Ellen Balch served as bridesmaids with Am brose Lansing the archaeologist as best man.
Governor Burnquist today vetoed the tonnage tax bill approving a 5 percent tax on ore at the mouth of Minnesota mines. The Legislature had passed the proposal this week, drawing opposition from mining interests and fiscal observers.
Willie Quigg of Winchester testified in Central Court on Thursday night regarding the assault and battery case against John Collins. Quigg, normally composed and active, appeared unsettled while recounting the incident during the visit that led to the hospital stay.
In a Boston court Willis from Winchester testifies he woke in hospital after a blow, while Collins claims he pushed a man away over a loan incident. Guardsman statements place Collins as the possible assailant, with five stitches and a split lip noted. The judge questions the memory and past moves, and the case is held for Collins’s record review.
Boston Y. W. C. A. physical director will lead classes starting Monday.
Beginning Monday at the Boston YWCA under Miss Nellie Mershon, girls of all weights will join sessions in gym work, aesthetic dancing, corrective exercises, basketball, and swimming. The fall term aims to develop grace, lightness of foot, and nimbleness for all participants.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge and affiliated bodies of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and related groups finished their annual convention in Baltimore and adjourned to meet in Boston next year.
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