Striking Police and Public Safety Fund Grows in Boston
Reports say strikers’ ranks may be replenished while union leaders deny thinning. The Defenders of Public Safety fund neared $60 000 with gifts from diverse supporters including a $5 000 check from a nonresident and a South Boston women’s club. Trustees plan immediate aid for injured officers and guards families.
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Former Police Now Longshoremen at Boston Terminals
Several former policemen have found work as longshoremen at Charlestown and East Boston steamship terminals. They push trucks and check freight as needed. The work is irregular but well paid and welcomed by the men.
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Charlestown
East Boston
Boston police hopeful on back-to-work drive for veterans
Scores of ex servicemen lined up for police examinations at the State House as the Civil Service process screened weight, height, and service records. Notable candidate Sergeant Joseph F. Campbell, Croix de Guerre recipient with five citations, eyed a potential Boston patrol role.
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Joseph F. Campbell
104Th Regiment
Campbell
Selcheprey
France
Boston
Striking Officers Face Reinstatement Debate and Union Ties
Officers on vacation or sick leave earlier allowed to return with provisos. If they worked during the strike and then joined the union, they could rejoin by giving up the union and facing later charges. Reinstatement talks urged strike applicants to renounce union ties and be ready to reaffirm oath to gain a hearing.
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Veterans Seek Police Jobs in Boston Preliminary Test
Former soldiers and sailors lined Kingsley Hall for a preliminary examination for Boston police ranks. About 350 to 400 veterans were tested, with 80 accepted by Civil Service by 5 PM. Height and weight disqualified many. minimum 5 ft 8 in and 140 lb, with 10 lb clothing allowance. Veteran policemen aided applicants during the process.
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Navy
Kingsley Hall
Boston
Civil Service Commission
State House
William H. Pierce
Charles T. Reardon
Fields Corner
Perley Skillings
Dudley Street
Boston Natives Enter Civil Service After Armed Forces Service
Merrill E Robards of the Quartermaster Corps at Fort Andrew and Lee Thomas of the Motor Transport Corps, both Boston men, were received at the Civil Service Commission. They were told that a non competitive examination would be announced later after a busy day at the State House offices.
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Quartermaster’s Corps
Fort Andrew
Boston
Lee Thomas
Motor Transport Corps
North Atlantic Coast Artillery District
Civil Service Commission
State House
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