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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1919
Page
1
Messrs. Vahey and Feeney issue a long statement blaming Commissioner Curtis for the walkout. They recount meetings with the mayor's committee and public officials in an effort to secure a compromise and avert a strike.
John Fitzpatrick testifies in Senate as United States Steel leaders refuse arbitration. The Associated Press notes the steel walkout enters its fifth day with no serious disorders reported. Elbert H. Gary says arbitration would end the strike only on moral grounds.
Tokyo officials say Japan will officially invite China to confer on the Shantung situation after ratifying the peace treaty. They stressed that China cannot be compelled to accept the invitation.
Lieut. Selden K. Griffen, first Yankee Division member to wed a German bride, has a Hartford Connecticut home. The report notes the marriage as a notable wartime liaison reflecting cross allied ties.
Mrs Selden K Griffen in Hartford reflects that America and Americans differ from German notions and are far ahead in practical tasks and spirit, noting resilient Yankee energy in cooking and daily life amid wartime sentiment.
Equal suffrage remains secure as anti suffragists failed to gather enough signatures to place a ballot question on the election day regarding the ratification under the [. & R. amendment. The secretary of state announced 13,000 signatures were collected of the 15,000 required.
Gates closed at 2 p m as surplus food and clothing worth at least 12000 sold to over 10000 shoppers. A staff of 500 clerks could handle 1000 customers per hour but was overwhelmed. Guards struggled at the yard gates as mobs of angry women fought to gain admission.
Thousands gathered between 2 p m and the 4 p m closing time. The last 2 p m buyers exited after 5 p m. Colonel Glasgow, superintendent, said 012 acres stored with foodstuffs and clothing fill a six story warehouse, ensuring ample supply for interested purchasers.
Paris reports President Wilson has replied to the plan to neutralize Fiume and internationalize its docks and railways. The exact reply remains undisclosed and American peace delegates decline to discuss. Two Italian circles claim Wilson rejected the proposition.
Copenhagen dispatch says American marines landed from a torpedo boat destroyer to compel Italian evacuation of Trau Dalmatia after inhabitants fired on them. Jugoslav troops reportedly took over the town from the Americans.
An inbound electric car struck a Boston Elevated Company repair wagon at Seaver Street and Columbia Road Dorchester. Three men worked on a tower wagon repairing a wire and on the tracks. Motor man John J Connolly applied brakes but wet leaves on the rails failed to stop the car. Alexander Macdonald 50 of Roxbury jumped from the wagon before impact and died at City Hospital.
In the National League New York routed Boston 14 to 2 in the first game while New York beat Boston 4 in the second game and Philadelphia won 10 to Brooklyn. In the American League St Louis defeated Chicago 3 to 1, Detroit beat Cleveland, and New York topped Philadelphia 4 to 0.
At midnight Vahey and Feeney, counsel for the Policemen's Union, issued a lengthy statement defending the walkout. They attack Governor Coolidge's attitude and present the case of the former patrolmen as the response to the proclamation.
Anniversary items recall events from 1914 to 1918. Germans crossed the Meuse near Verdun in 1914. In 1918 water first admitted to Gatun Locks. A year ago US troops advanced on a 20 mile front between Argonne and Verdun. British captured Brumitza on the Bulgarian front and the naval patrol boat Tampa was torpedoed and sunk in the British Channel.
Forecast for southern New England calls for fair and cooler conditions Friday and Saturday with moderate west and northwest winds. Northern New England should stay fair Friday with showers in northeastern Maine and Saturday turning fair. The Superior disturbance has moved to the lower St. Lawrence Valley with light local precipitation. Winds off the Atlantic coast are fresh southwest to west north of Sandy Hook, diminishing to fair by Friday night.
Incomplete temperature snippets list yesterday and last year figures with multiple garbled codes. Mentions 19 SR MH and WS terms, but no coherent event or location details emerge.
Premier Lloyd George conferences with cabinet amid railway crisis fueling speculation of ministerial changes. Viscount French argues for another Irish government settlement while James MacPherson may be reassigned as Parliament readies a new proposal.
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