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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1919
Page
5
Mayor Peters announced a wage readjustment raising firemen’s minimums to 1400 dollars annually to match police. The plan increases total annual pay by 15200 dollars beginning Friday, affecting seven privates from 1100 to 1400, twenty eight from 1200 to 1400, and seventy five from 1300 to 1400.
Mayor Peters files a communication with the City Council urging adoption of a $600 annuity for widows and orphans of police and firemen killed on duty. The current $300 is doubled by Chapter 93 of 1919, with the executive committee to decide, as Legislature has often granted higher amounts.
Ingraham destroyer speeds 35 mph down the English Channel from Ostend to the George Washington. The King and Queen of the Belgians, the crown prince, and a large party are aboard at noon.
At Ostend the Belgian King Albert with Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold arrived at 11 15 am aboard the destroyer Ingraham after a 45 mile dash. The royal party was greeted by cheering crowds as they toured ship quarters and met crew.
The Massachusetts Drug Clerks Association announces a mass meeting tomorrow at 8 p m in the Quincy House banquet hall. Officials said the hall will be used until 2 a m due to the importance of the business. Organizing questions will be discussed and several prominent speakers are to address the gathering.
Boston teachers push for higher salaries as Mayor Peters opposes further pay increases citing city finances. The school committee reviews a new schedule and surveys teachers on dates for a public meeting at Mason Street building to discuss pay raises and open the issue to taxpayers and cities with higher wages.
The Right Rev. Bishop Joseph Mc Grath of Baker City Oregon presided at St. Agnes Church Arlington over the marriage of his cousin Katharine T Burke daughter of Mrs Catherine Burke of 8 Orvis road Arlington to Patrick J Finn son of Mr and Mrs Michael Finn of 27 Dunreath street Roxbury and connected with the War Department finance office in Boston.
Samuel Gompers told the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World that lasting industry peace requires definite peace terms agreed by leading nations and prompt treaty ratification. He argued wages and production rise with real workers’ organization and that misstatements about wage costs and output ignore broader trade and material costs. The convention backed speedy ratification and the League covenant without changes. Helen and Warren Abroad previews continue in Boston Sunday Globe Magazine.
The notice explains that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and come in unbroken packages with proper directions. It notes aspirin as the Bayer trademark and describes affordable 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold at drug stores for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain.
After the war The Red Cross Magazine shifts from mercy or propaganda to a national forum. Under editor John B Phillips it becomes dedicated to America, a monthly town meeting for all Americans regardless of race or creed. Subscriptions detach from Red Cross membership and are offered to everyone at one price.
An article lauds Theodore Roosevelt as the most wonderful father noting his hard work and tender relationship with his children. It presents five short paragraphs on his simple life philosophy and promises lasting guidance for American families. The writer, linked to the Roosevelt Memorial Association, aims to inspire parents and to illustrate Roosevelt’s enduring character.
Frank Ward O'Malley is profiled in a feature that examines a preacher nicknamed Gone the Chore Boy of the Pulpit and his influence within church circles. The piece highlights his methods and public reception.
A brief, patriotic intro states the magazine belongs to the American people as part of the Red Cross. It frames the publication as a collective effort representing everyone involved.
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