23 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1919
Page
1
Two state troopers were shot as guards opened fire into a crowd in Farrell and Newcastle, wounding seven people amid a large labor walkout. The violence marked the most serious incident in the statewide disruption.
Chairman Michael H. Sullivan warned the Boston School Committee will sink or swim on salary raises for teachers despite Mayor Peters opposition. The dispute centers on whether to boost pay as city finances constrain any increases. A note mentions a leaders of steel workers striking against United States Steel Corporation.
A second outbreak at Farrell near the American Steel and Wire plant left Paul Prouse dead from a bullet wound. State trooper Frank Milligan and Sergeant Smith were wounded as bricks and missiles were hurled at authorities. Several others were injured in the clash.
London reports the Italian government requests an allied force excluding Italians to expel D Annunzio from Fiume. In Washington the Adriatic operations are overseen by American naval authorities. Meanwhile Boston begins recruiting a new police unit of World War I veterans to replace striking officers with over 400 applicants present for early examinations at King'sley Hall.
In Washington on September 22 the Senate judiciary committee, by unanimous vote of the six members present, ruled the proposed treaty to guarantee immediate U S aid to France in case of German provocation is constitutional. Twelve members were absent and did not vote.
Late last night eight applicants from across Massachusetts passed the special board of examiners led by former Police Superintendent William H. Pierce and are listed for the Civil Service Commission eligible list. Exams in Kingsley Hall run 9 am to 5 pm or later as yesterday, with State Guardsmen patrolling approaches to the Ford building to prevent trouble.
After a heated debate the City Council tabled Councillor Hagan's order to probe sanitary and other conditions in police stations. A board from the Chamber of Commerce Real Estate Exchange and Boston Central Labor Union would conduct the inquiry. Some members urged Police Commissioner Curtis to handle it, noting Station 2 will be replaced soon. other stations in Roslindale and Hyde Park were also cited. The issue may return for action and the commissioner could be asked to conduct the investigation.
Massachusetts primaries mark a historic day with three to one candidate disparity on both State tickets. Voters in Boston will use 219 polling places guarded by two State Guard members armed with rifles and ball ammunition to protect the ballot box amid wary public note of potential disturbance.
The article notes a light voting pattern across the state with Governor Coolidge unopposed in his party. The main attention centers on the Democratic gubernatorial race featuring former Congressman Frederick A. Deitrick of Cambridge, former Governor Foss of Boston, and Richard H. Long, among others.
Joseph W. Bates an 11 year old from Union Street Brain Tree was killed in a game of Robbing the Farmer when 16 year old Hollis fired a shotgun he believed unloaded. Bates fell from a shed on Union Street and died from a stomach wound. Doctors Merriam and Dame treated him at the scene.
Walter Sargent, 12, son of John B. Sargent, died today from an accidental pistol discharge by his playmate Irving Reed, 10, in Bangor Maine. The incident occurred Saturday and the tragedy is attributed to negligent handling of a firearm.
Judge Sullivan presided at a Mason street conference between the committee and the board of superintendents. The discussion covered several items including the matter of salary advances.
Marion Smith of 14 Porter Street Jamaica Plain was abducted from a West End hotel doorway and beaten in Wayland. Attorney Florence Sullivan, representing the injured girl, said she suffered a severe beating with potential lifelong deformity including a fractured jaw and facial lumps. The assailants remain unidentified as investigators found no trace.
A roundup notes Joseph Dudley born in 1647 as Massachusetts governor. It recalls a British aviator bombing a Zeppelin shed at Düsseldorf in 1014 and Russian forces pushing back Austrians in Volhynia in 1015. Also mentions a year ago on the Ul Lorraine front the American Flying Circus claimed 1387 aerial victories and a Western Front raid where two British aircraft captured 65 Germans and guided them to British lines.
Forecast calls for showers Tuesday morning in southern New England followed by cooler, fair conditions on Wednesday. Northern New England sees showers Tuesday with cooler interior weather, while central and northern districts east of the Mississippi stay generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Winds travel from southwest to west off the Atlantic with moderate speeds, and a disturbance over the St. Lawrence Valley moves northeast.
Report lists temperature readings at various times from morning to night with values around 50s to 60s. Includes average yesterday 72 and average a year ago 53 with dates 10-24 and 2-24. Data appears as a raw transcription of meteorological figures.
A Cambridge school committee meeting debated whether a 58 year old man named Ulysses Grant Houston could be admitted as a pupil at Cambridge High and Latin School. He appeared before Superintendent Michael E. Fitzgerald requesting enrollment.
At a board meeting 68 year old Mr. Houston sought entry to Harvard language courses. Miss Winslow urged encouragement while John F. Gadsby warned it would hinder younger pupils. The board referred the issue to a sub committee on teachers.
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association leaders accused anti suffrage representatives of deceiving voters by circulating petitions for a referendum on ratifying the federal woman’s suffrage amendment. Mrs. James D. Tillinghast, chairing the ratification committee, and other prominent suffrage leaders supported the claim.
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