Move Soon in Fish Case Prosecutions Head to Supreme Court
Attorney General Attwill and Assistant DA Webber, who prosecuted 17 defendants found guilty in the fish case, plan to move for sentencing. Defendants' counsel intend to appeal to the full Supreme Judicial Court, alleging trial errors in evidence rulings. They seek an extension of exceptions to June 18 and prosecutors reportedly favor jail sentences over fines.
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Webber
Fish
Supreme Judicial Court
Soldiers Return: 731,889 Landed In United States
War Department reports on April 21 731,889 soldiers have been landed in the United States since Armistice with 120278 men still at sea en route home. Since armistice the department has returned 302 vessels totaling about 2 million tons to the Shipping Board.
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Washington
War Department
Shipping Board
Four Planes Reach Springfield for Parsons Cup
Four of six airplanes from Hazelhurst Field Mineola arrived in Springfield for the Victory Loan stunt flight. Lt Stewart W Torney landed first, winning the Parsons cup. One plane landed near Hartford and another close to the starting point. Major Jack W Head led the squadron of new aircraft in the Parsons Cup race.
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Springfield
Hazelhurst Field
Mineola
I. I
Stewart W. Torney
Darrell Montieth
Hartford
Conn
Ulysses G. Jones
Jack W. Head
No Fear of Bolsheviks in America Speech
Secretary of Labor Wilson warned business leaders at a Boston Chamber luncheon that the era of unlimited employer control without oversight has ended. He stressed government and public pressures now shape management practices.
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America
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Brunswick
Wilson
Labor Talk on Bolshevism and Unemployment Sparks Debate
Henry I Harriman presided as speakers warned Bolshevism poses little threat to America while prolonged unemployment could spark local unrest. The discussion praised American wage standards and warned against class conflict, with leaders including S. St. John Morgan and James Duncan attending at the head table.
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Great Britain
China
Henry I Harriman
Lyman Abbott
S. St. John Morgan
Alfred Hallem
Roger W. Babson
Frederick C. Hood
George W. Coleman
H. J. Skiffington
Charles H. Jones
James Duncan
American Federation of Labor
Mrs. Cerise Carman Jack Found Not Guilty
Mrs. Cerise Carman Jack of Walpole wife of Harvard professor was acquitted after Judge Callahan ruled her Boston Common remarks on Feb 24 did not constitute a public address under the city ordinance. The jury returned a not guilty verdict without leaving their seats.
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Walpole
Jack
Harvard
Boston Common
Wilson
Callahan
Aeronautics News and Notable Stunts Across the Nation
A Detroit inventor gets a patent for a captive balloon heated by an onboard electric heater. Pilot Locklear boasts daring ground-to-air stunts while promoting the Victory Liberty Loan. French aviator Jules Vedrines, famed speed ace, is remembered after his fatal fall. In New Bedford lawyer Frank Sparrow buys a plane for personal flying at his Mattapoisett home. An aviators’ circus sails over Boston Common and the State House today.
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Locklear
Terra Firma
Victory Liberty Loan
Jules Vedrines
France
Speed
Chicago
Boston Common
State House
The
Aviators’ Circus
Portland Sailor Lost as Steamer Beattie Burns
The ferry-type steamer Roy H. Beattie, built for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, burned and abandoned at sea last Friday near Bermuda. Third Officer Lewis B. Huntley of Portland was drowned. rescued crew were landed at Bermuda by a whaling vessel. The telegram to Huntley’s wife confirmed the loss.
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Portland
Roy H. Beattie
Portsmouth
N. H
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Lewis B. Huntley
Huntley
Bermuda
Narratives From World War Vets in The Daily Post
A series features personal WWI experiences by members of New England's division. The Post announces ongoing installments to run daily and on Sundays, sharing stories from the war and its veterans.
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the Post
New England
Daily
Sunday Post
War Memoir Part Two from A WWI Soldier
The narrator, Harry W. Simmons of Co. M 102d Infantry, recalls marching through German lines at St Mihiel, capturing prisoners and even rolling kitchens. He describes dangerous outpost duties near Dead Man's Curve, Verdun, and the Argonne, plus a shell that injured his elbow and his evacuation to the U S A. He remains thankful to be alive and proud to have done his bit.
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Harry W. Simmons
Oak Street
Winsted
Conn
St. Mihiel
Beaumont
Verdun
Argonne
Fritz
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