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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1920
Page
6
Five masked gunmen held up two detectives and 14 prisoners in a Harlem apartment card game raid. Detonating gunfire as they fled, one bandit mortally wounded Herbert Hayes, a Negro elevator operator, who died later in hospital.
Four detectives seized prisoners during a raid then split tasks leaving two to guard captives. Meanwhile five bandits arrived in an auto, wore masks to the elevator, revealed masks before reaching the floor, and forced the operator to let them off. One bandit trained the gun on a Black operator as the group moved toward an apartment where two detectives were found.
Police back at a jail when 16 men brandished revolvers and searched inmates. Detective Ryan fired on a robber. A gun battle followed with no injuries as the bandits fled. A second robbery nearby netted $1000 from a masked group.
Albany April 25. Crime in New York State declined since national prohibition began. Secretary Hugo reports 1919 convictions 65 369 vs 1918's 67 816. Stenographers mostly avoided court, editors and printers less compliant, farmers and machinists rose in charges, eight lawyers listed.
An advertisement urges readers weakened by winter or illness to take Father Twin's Medicine or Father John's Medicine to build up resistance. It stresses the tonic nature, lack of alcohol, and sixty years of use as a doctor's prescription.
Boston's police department is prepared for uprisings with seven machine guns at vantage points citywide. Nineteen stations host 6 to 14 expert gunners per gun, with 24 hour duty coverage. Ex service men and 120 reserves train weekly at Fort Standish under Commissioner Curtis.
The labor leader criticizes Congress for failure on the peace treaty reconstruction and rising living costs. He calls for a “Yes” Congress, warns of obstruction to democracy, warns against intervention at home and abroad, and urges a reform of policy toward labor and equality of opportunity. He denounces misleading rhetoric and aims to rally American labor to press for progressive Congresses.
Women rush for a new beauty cream from T Noonan and Sons Co Boston advertising four claims in one product including skin bleaching gentle astringent pore normalization cleaning action and a protective cold cream effect. The four ounce jar sells for 50 cents with supply through drugstores or direct from the company.
A proclamation declares steadfast resistance to those who betray public trust. It emphasizes persistent opposition in Congress and state legislatures, asserting resolve to oppose reelection of officials deemed false to humanity’s trust.
New York officials report metropolitan rail traffic returning to normal after a waning unauthorized strike. Some roads lack full staff but expect all crews soon. Edward A. McHugh says he has heard no new strike plans and notes potential locals forming their own unions after charter revocations.
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