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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
4
Washington April 21 under an executive order the postmaster general may submit to the President for nomination to first second and third class postmasterships the name of the highest eligible veteran with the highest rating or the best interests of the service may require It is not necessary that the veteran have led among those for the vacancy
Mrs. Kate Ives confesses to shooting Oliver Lovely while he slept after he told her he was leaving. Authorities report he summoned her from Rutland to stand by him in exchange for release from a state fine, a deal she claims he did not honor.
Judge Almy of the East Cambridge Court ruled there was no evidence of intentional fraud and no failure of election officials to follow laws in the Arlington contest. Any irregularities likely due to ignorance or carelessness by officers, not malice or illegality.
Reports from Mexico note growing strength of the revolutionary movement led by Sonora. Private sources say Hidalgo and Tlaxcala have joined the secession effort with support from their legislatures and state troops.
Despatches describe scattering but growing insurgent push led by Generals Arnulfo Gomez, Rodolfo Gallegos, Albundio Gomez and Amaro Durango. Gomez blocks Tampico with 3000 troops, threatening Mexico’s oil hub while the Mexican embassy calls the movement local yet warns of wider disruption to business and debt.
The Mexican Embassy warned that if Sonora rebellion spreads it would halt business and international commerce and delay foreign debt payments. The rebellion is described as local, with the central government seen as unshaken, though suppression could be slow due to distance from the capital. The Michoacan governor and General Estrada are noted as having small forces.
A fragment notes sympathizers with the rebel oe in Sonora outside of that fate, suggesting cross border attitudes and unresolved loyalties amid regional conflict.
General Benjamin Hill, Obregon's campaign manager, was wounded in a battle at Contreras near Mexico City where rebel forces were defeated. The report notes a Federal garrison of 50 at Contreras and mentions Hill's earlier flight with Obregon to safety with Maycot's forces near the Morelos-Michoacan-Guererro region.
Final arrangements set for a 48 hours visit by French Marshal Joffre to Madrid arriving April 27. King Alfonso hosts a luncheon in his honor and a public demonstration will feature speakers from science art commerce trade and literature guarded by French and Spanish societies and war veterans.
The description notes dainty evening frocks of net and lace for sub-debs, trimmed with tiny colored rosebuds. This refined attire hints at a formal social event with delicate detailing and feminine fashion.
The Boston Elevated reports a 5 per cent common dividend with a plan to raise to 5.5 per cent for two years and 6 per cent for six years under public control, contingent on extensions. First quarter profits fell short, snowstorms cost 470,689, and net deficit after dividends was 181,460 despite higher gross earnings of 8,315,891 versus 6,600,906 last year.
Jamaica Plain community conference will hold a meeting in Library Hall on Sedgwick street at 8 this evening. Speakers include Dr. E R Kelley of the State Board of Health and Dr. William C Woodward of the Boston Board of Health. The topic is public health and establishing a health centre for the area. A large turnout is expected.
Washington April 21 conferees from the Senate and House reached a tentative agreement on a service pay bill granting a $1 percent pay rise for enlistees in the navy and 29 percent for army enlisted personnel with graduated increases for commissioned officers in both services all retroactive to January first. The group remains split on making the raises permanent.
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