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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1920
Page
1
The supreme council asked President Wilson to arbitrate Armenia’s boundary. It awarded a British mandate for Mesopotamia and Palestine and a French mandate for Syria.
The supreme council asks President Wilson to take the mandate for Armenia, though the council shows internal divisions on the region’s status and governance.
Police were called to quell a disturbance at a Sons and Daughters of Washington meeting in New York. Two disturbers, accusing Albany speaker Jay W. Forrest of casting improper reflections on the Catholic Church the Knights of Columbus and Irish republic advocates, were arrested for disorderly conduct as the meeting continued with interruptions.
National League results include New York 5 Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 7 St Louis 5, Pittsburg 4 Chicago 1 in 15 innings. American League games show Washington 2 Boston 0, Philadelphia 2 New York 1, St Louis 4 Cleveland 1, Chicago 2 Detroit 1 in 10 innings.
Joseph Martin aged 29 of 1091 Westminster street Providence chased his former fiancée Alice Harrison 30 of 126 Burnside street to Taunton Massachusetts and fired four shots from a revolver into her body. Harrison hospitalized with slight chance of recovery. Martin held by Taunton police on charges of assault with intent to kill.
Local police records indicate a marriage license was procured by Martin for Miss Harri-Sixth Coal, with continuation noted on page 17.
Irish bond drive concludes in cash with total likely reaching 1 750 000 dollars as State director earns high praise for leadership. Bay State leads all regions in fundraising performance.
The Irish bond certificate drive in Massachusetts ended last night with more than 1.6 million dollars in cash raised. Final day figures accompanied the report, marking a strong closing for the campaign.
Providence April 25 Frank Manning superintendent of streets Fall River Mass driving through Warren when steering gear failed his car crashed into a one story office building knocking it from its foundation and setting it afire Damage about 2300 Manning was only slightly hurt
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation, charges that the present Congress has failed the nation with completeness and abandon. The report notes expectations of fair weather with likely warmth and unsettled conditions overnight.
A note attributed to R. R. urges officials to adopt a time table plan. The advice centers on scheduling and orderly progress for procedures or events. Details specify the need for clear milestones and coordinated steps among involved parties.
On the first day of state daylight saving hundreds faced delays and confusion as rail travelers dealt with trains still running on eastern standard time. western union also sticks to old time, adding to the mix of inconvenience for patrons.
A page note lists anniversaries and historical events: poet Alice Cary born in 1820, author Martha Finley born, and the U S Navy Daniels inspecting the German fleet at Scapa Flow a year ago. Also reports that the temperature reached 81 at 8 a m and notes New York’s coldest April 26 in 45 years.
Forecast for Boston area through Monday and Tuesday calls for fair conditions Monday then unsettled weather with possible showers Tuesday. Northeastern U S experiences partly cloudy to cloudy skies with occasional rain in Vermont New Hampshire and eastern New York. Winds shift from moderate northwest to moderate easterly along the Atlantic coast.
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