Attempt to shift day enforcement on prohibition
Washington sources report Representative Hill of Maryland introduced a bill to place enforcement of prohibition entirely in the Department of Justice. He characterizes it as a counter attack on Representative Volstead's recent dry amendment while supporting repeal but urging rigid DOJ enforcement if the law remains in effect.
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Frankin Statue Arrival Planned for Charlestown Navy Yard
May 6 arrival aboard a battleship of a bronze statue honoring Benjamin Franklin is expected at Charlestown navy yard. Mayor Peters announced after conferring with T. J. Silsby of the Bostonian Society which is arranging the statue’s arrival for an Exercises in Honor ceremony.
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Bostonian Society
Home Beautiful Exposition Offers Free Admission for Brides
Gifts totaling hundreds of dollars in value will be given to attendees at the Home Beautiful Exposition in Mechanics' building. Chester I. Campbell, show manager, announced the event and promised a special attraction titled April Brides Day tomorrow when all April married women gain free admission with wedding certificates.
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Mechanics’ Building
Chester I. Campbell
Grand Prize Piano at Boston Home Furnishings Show
The exhibition offers daily gifts including washing machines vacuum cleaners electric irons and candy for buyers with tickets. A lucky number drawn each Saturday night will win an upright piano while a Boston theatre actress draws daily prizes. The show draws crowds with entertainment and tea served by waitresses at Chase and Sanborn exhibits.
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Elaborate Booth Showcases Lumber for Homes at Exposition
Visitors linger at the Downs Lumber Company exhibit near the hall entrance admiring polished wood panels. The Bonell Adams Company booth 263 highlights growing Newton, Winchester, Brookline and Malden lots ideal for permanent homes with woods from Honduras mahogany to Maine pine.
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Virginia Girl Pays Tribute to Their Taste in Selection
A Virginia girl praises the home silverware choices in a light feature. The piece highlights domestic taste, family pride, and refined living as a charming domestic vignette.
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Virginia Girl
Boston Home Beautiful Show Showcases Classic Silver Line
Miss Marguerite Walker Jordan visits the Home Beautiful Show in Boston admiring a sterling silver exhibit by Shreve Crump Low and partners with Gorham. She praises New England taste for simple patterns rooted in Paul Revere era, noting silver's daily life value and the enduring American love of silver.
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Smith Patterson Company
A. Stowell & Co
Bigelow, Kennard & Co
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New England
Paul Revere
Son Testifies to Mother's Shot That Killed Father
Frank Frucci a 13 year old Norwood boy testified in Dedham Superior Court that his mother Carmello Frucci shot and killed her husband on July 25 1920 after a quarrel at their Norwood home. He described the argument at the window and kitchen and said she fired when he feared for her life.
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Walter P. Hall
Senate Votes For A Budget In Lame Duck Session
The Senate without a recorded vote passed the budget bill after brief debate. Originated by Senator McCormick of Illinois, it creates a Treasury Bureau of the Budget headed by a director appointed by the President with Senate consent for seven years at $10,000 annually. Comptroller offices are abolished and replaced by Comptroller General roles.
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Wilson
Treasury Department
Sherburne Named Special Counsel in Bergdoll Escape Probe
The House committee investigating Philadelphia draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll named former Brigadier General John H. Sherburne of Boston as special counsel. The committee reversed its earlier decision not to hire counsel, saying legal services were essential.
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Bergdoll
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John H. Sherburne
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House
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Philadelphia
Clerks Questioned in O Daly Cashier Theft Case
City clerks from the treasurer's office are grilled at the district attorney’s office over the 40000 alleged to be stolen by Cashier O Daly. Some inquiry yielded little light. City Treasurer Murray announced a May 9 hearing on charges tied to the suspension of County Paymaster Edward J Sullivan for false entries at O Daly’s order.
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O’daly
Murray
Edward J. Sullivan
Arthur D. Hill
John A. Sullivan
Denby Seeks 25000 for Fleet Pictures
Secretary Denby asked Congress for 25000 to fund a historical pictorial record of the American fleet in foreign waters during the war. If approved, artist Burnell Poulde would be hired to produce the collection preserving the navy’s wartime feats for public view.
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Denby
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