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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
1
Florence S. Wright, 14, was found unconscious in a Roxbury bathroom at 51 Vernon Street and died after two physicians treated her. Medical Examiner Timothy J. Leary will perform an autopsy today to determine cause of death.
Mrs George W Wright found her daughter unconscious in the bathroom near 6 pm with an odor of escaping gas. The girl, a Dillaway School student and Thomas G Plant factory worker, had throat trouble and was to be operated on tomorrow. Two physicians treated her but she died suddenly.
The 38th annual Knights of Columbus convention at the Hotel Commodore passed resolutions supporting Irish independence and private school education in the United States. A post-vote demonstration led by Daniel J. Gallagher, committee chair, sparked an intense, riotous display of enthusiasm.
Delegates from across the United States and beyond applauded Boston district attorney during a convention where Gallagher's resolutions passed unanimously for 750000 American Catholics. The Irish leader De Valera's appeal arrived after the ovation and a K of C watch was presented to the official.
American League results show Boston 6 Detroit 1 Cleveland 3 Washington 11 Chicago 10 New York 3 Philadelphia 7 St Louis 2. Eastern League scores list Springfield 6 Pittafield 2 Worcester 12 Albany 3 Bridgeport 5 New Haven 2 Hartford 1 Waterbury 0 First game Hartford 0 Waterbury 4 Second game.
John D Rockefeller handed out 15 cents as a lucky talisman at the Aspinwall Hotel in Lenox Massachusetts during a Berkshire motor trip. He kept most of the talisman subject to Chauncey M Depa who received two thirds of the money and advice along with the gift.
In a hotel lobby a half hour chat between two aged celebrities ended when Mr Rockefeller presented Mr Depew with a good luck charm and two new nickels. He added a third nickel to Miss Edmee Reisinger for being a good girl. Depew quipped that horse chestnuts and nickels are best wealth harbingers.
Five destroyers patrol the entrance to Miami harbor under President Wilson orders to stop a cable laid from Barbados by Western Union Telegraph Company from landing on U S shores.
The British vessel Colonial has been chartered by Western Union to land the American end of a cable linking with a British line from the Barbadoes to South America. The State Department announced that the British embassy had been asked for a response.
Washington August 4 The Interstate Commerce Commission said return tickets and mileage books bought before the higher fares take effect will not be valid under the new schedules. Officials are working on how pre existing tickets will be treated and whether refunds or post charge use will be allowed.
Miss Bessie Rayno an 18 year old from Coventry was found unconscious along a Newport road after claiming two men offered a ride and drugged her. She was cared for by local residents and a physician worked over her for hours. Authorities say they have a possible clue but no arrests yet.
Raymond D. Whittemore a wealthy New York cotton broker was arrested at State and Devonshire streets following a wild motor chase. Three Dorchester men in a touring car pursued Whittemore who drove a large powerful limousine. He faced a motor law violation charge.
Edward M. Sullivan, of 41 Moseley Street, John Allen, of 2 Buttonwood Street, and Henry Myers, of Buttertwood Street, told police they saw Whittemore's machine.
New York Aug 4 Senator Pat Harrison says he plans to take Ty Cobb Detroit outfielder on a presidential campaign swing. Cobb would appear as a spellbinder in a circuit organized to bolster the Cox Roosevelt ticket.
Paris August 4 The Bolshevik forces have scored a decisive victory over Poland, forcing a retreat from the Bug river line and threatening Warsaw. Russian columns envelop Warsaw from north and east, driving Polish forces into a rapid retreat toward the Vistula and San rivers.
Medical Examiner George B. Magrath held the body of Jacob Sacks, 24, leather manufacturer of Lynn, in Boston private hospital. The inquiry seeks the technical circumstances of the adenoid operation performed while Sacks was in apparent good health. he died a few hours later.
The French administration rejects claims of Ponzi coupon traffic in Paris. Postal stations limit to 500 coupons daily and coupons are redeemed at current exchange rates. U S authorities push the federal probe led by George W Storck with Palmer and Shea guiding the inquiry while officials remain silent on developments.
The Attorney General directs the states investigation into a Ponzi scheme as details unfold. The report notes ongoing legal scrutiny and anticipated continuations across pages of the edition.
A dated fragment lists events with no clear narrative. It mentions a siege repulse in Belgium in 1914, Wilson offering peace offices, a German occupation of Warsaw in 1815, and the Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth for Canada. It also notes George Eastman pledging 2.5 million dollars to found a music school to aid films and a League of Nations approval.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies on Thursday and Friday with little temperature change and moderate easterly winds at night. North eastern New England and southern New England expect similar partly cloudy conditions with no major temperature shifts and winds from the Atlantic coast remaining gentle to moderate.
The forecast predicts continued fair skies with a light chill today and tonight. Temperatures remain cool as the day progresses under mild conditions and calm winds.
Fragmented OCR shows temperatures and times with several unreadable marks. Readable items include 63 70 84 78 degrees and 9 pm readings, with partial station names and abbreviations. The text lacks coherent context or complete data for a full forecast.
Charles Ponzi outlines plans to open 45 to 60 offices across the United States to attract investments in a holding company promising 12 percent yearly returns and much higher dividends. He spoke to a Post reporter in Lexington after midnight, claiming to recruit top banking and industrial authorities with salaries exceeding the President's.
Aug 4 Paris reports urgent telegrams to allied ambassadors including the American ambassador. They are ordered to return from vacations for a meeting of the ambassadorial council to be held tomorrow. The first topic will be a reply to Germany’s request to use troops for defensive purposes in Allenstein.
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