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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
7
State Guard traffic officers in Boston will educate pedestrians to respect white lines and keep to sidewalks until cars yield. Whistles signal street direction changes. tagging will enforce limits on standing cars. Enforcement becomes stricter with cadet armory reports and new one way street plans.
The chalk line on crosswalks guides both pedestrians and drivers. Pedestrians must stay on sidewalks and crosswalks and not diagonally cross streets. Cars have right of way but should not crowd white lines while pedestrians pass. Pedestrians must heed officers whistles as drivers do.
General Parker says the public will accept radical traffic changes once cooperative spirit grows. He insists pedestrians will prefer narrow paths as whitewashed passages prove safe from sudden car bumps.
The President rose from bed for the first time since leaving Wichita Kansas on a special train. He walked unassisted through the station to a parked car and later enjoyed a two hour motor ride through Rock Creek Park, appearing alert and smiling.
Dr Grayson says the President's condition remains good but requires rest to complete recovery. An afternoon ride for fresh air was prescribed after two and a half days on a special train. Wilson walked with a swing but showed weakness from poor sleep during the eastward journey.
The presidential special reached Washington at 11 06 this morning after a 10 000 mile run. Awaiting Mr and Mrs Wilson were Miss Margaret Wilson and a crowd cheered as the President alighted and entered an automobile. Mrs Wilson and Miss Margaret rode with him while Dr Grayson joined them for the afternoon ride.
A speaker predicted victory for steel strikers amid debate over labor standards described as likely to trigger calamity by opponents. The remarks appeared as a continuation from the paper's first page coverage of the issue.
Labor head condemns Judge Gary chairing United States Steel and rejects charges of radicalism in the strike. He defends Fitzpatrick and Foster and criticizes Gary for refusing to meet them, arguing they represent a majority of the workers.
The steel strike enters a second week with about 356 000 Bethlehem Steel employees ordered to march out. Both sides prepare major actions as mills stay closed in Youngstown and Allegheny County while Detroit River congestion slows ore traffic.
A deputy sheriff was shot and four men arrested in Lawrenceville mill district amid a crowd of youths. Carnegie Steel offers a $1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the shooter of Peter Luke, a loyal worker, and states all striking workers will be paid off tomorrow morning.
A lynch mob sets the Omaha courthouse jail afire trapping about 100 prisoners. Firefighters rescue people as ladders reach the fourth floor while rioters vandalize and assault officers. One man is killed and several wounded as the crowd roams downtown.
Troops left Fort Omaha and Fort Crook at 11 o clock. A patrol wagon was overturned and burned by a mob before the soldiers reached the city. The mob looted gunpowder stores, fired at the courthouse, and injured many in downtown Omaha. Police and firemen were overwhelmed as the crowd grew and dynamite explosions were heard at the courthouse.
Charles T Gallagher a prominent Boston lawyer and South Boston civic leader died. Born May 21 1851 in South Boston he studied at Boston public schools Boston University and Harvard Law School and served in the Civil War. He held many public roles including state senator school board and Republican activist. Funeral arrangements await Mrs Gallagher who was in Camden Maine.
London reports the railway system across Great Britain except Ireland is almost at a complete standstill. Great London termini are deserted and gates closed with minimal police guarding. Strike leaders emphasize peaceful conduct amid widespread picketing absence and no disorder.
Informal cabinet talks and union and railway managers hold meetings while Downing Street says traffic and food distribution remain unchanged. Managers run skeleton services to aid London suburbs and holiday resorts. volunteers from clerical staff aid operations. James Henry Thomas opposes widening the dispute. miners’ leader Robert Smillie predicts widespread idle days but urges restraint amidst calls for order.
The British embassy notified the State Department that the English railroad strike threatens bunker coal supply and could force closures of many ports and holding vessels at foreign ports. This develops amid Britain’s wartime energy and trade concerns.
The British plan to restrict outward-bound vessels from Gibraltar Malta Egypt Sierra Leone and other Atlantic coaling stations. Ports in the United Kingdom likely to close during the strike to prevent congestion. An order halting all British vessels bound for the British Isles at loading ports or calls was said to be imminent. The embassy voiced regret over possible American shipping inconvenience.
Dublin reports railway workers are not on strike yet but are prepared to walk out if ordered. The Irish Labour Party and Trade Union Congress urge workers to be ready to assist the railwaymen in every possible way.
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