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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1920

Page

13

Large scale liquor smuggling alarms U S officials

Washington reports indicate liquor smuggling has grown into a vast illegal traffic affecting other goods. Treasury officials say customs is underfunded and understaffed, urging coast guard expansion to curb landings by small boats along the Atlantic coast and offshore vessels beyond the three mile limit. A light tan cheviot skirt and knee length brown cheviot jacket appear in unrelated copy.

Washington Associated Press United States Treasury Department Customs Service Shouse The Treasury Mr. Shouse Atlantic Atlantic Seaboard West Indies Florida

Ogunquit Artist Paints Only Sunrises From Window Studio

John W. Hawkins, an Ogunquit painter living in a seaside cottage, rises before dawn for years to capture sunrises. After a paralyzed left arm and a lifelong habit of watching the horizon, he began his career in New Hampshire and now maintains an established reputation for truthful sunrise interpretations across thousands of works.

John W. Hawkins Ogunquit Mr. Hawkins Atlantic Ocean New Hampshire

Brockton Ice Prices Probed By State Commission

The Brockton Coal & Ice Co and the Flagg Coal & Ice Co of Brockton are summoned to explain why ice costs one cent a pound, above the 70 cent per hundred pound ceiling. Other commissions in multiple towns have reduced ice prices from 10 to 30 cents per hundredweight.

Miinols Watch Co

Actor Slavin Case Taken Up

New York Aug 9 Investigating injuries to John C Slavin veteran musical comedy actor unconscious in hospital District Attorney Swann ordered inquiries Assistant DA Marro questioned detectives to determine if injuries occurred at Lambs Club or near where he was found as police deploy new detectives to trace movements since Saturday night involving McGraw Leggett and others

New York John Co. Slavin Swann Slavin John J McGraw New York National Baseball Club Marro Lambs Club McGraw Winfield Leggett

Ohio Primary Sets Stage for GOP Races in 1930s Era

Ohio voters head to the polls to nominate candidates for U S Senator and Congress in a Republican dominated primary. Former Governor Frank B Willis and Walter F Brown contend for Senate while Theodore F Burton runs for Congress from Cleveland. Democratic contests are scarce.

Columbus Ohio Frank B. Willis Harding Walter F. Brown Toledo United States Theodore F. Burton Congress Cleveland

Vast Corn Crop Foreseen Amid July Improvement

The Department of Agriculture forecast a three billion bushel corn crop the third in U.S. history, based on August 1 conditions, with July gains in major corn states except Illinois. Wheat, potatoes, and tobacco also show gains, with spring wheat down due to rust and total wheat near previous forecasts. potatoes projected above 400 million and tobacco possibly surpassing 1918 record by about 200 million pounds.

Washington Department of Agriculture Middle West Illinois

Supreme Judicial Court Blocks Graves Extradition

Judge Braley refused to turn Edward B. Graves of Medford over to Chicago authorities until the full court rules on the legality of his first arrest. Graves faces a Chicago indictment alleging a conspiracy to dynamite buildings during the upholsterers strike, involving 14 others.

Braley Supreme Judicial Court Edward B. Graves Medford Chicago Supreme Court Coolidge Graves Edgartown

Buxton Family Heads to Reunion and City Meetings

Buxton family members depart South station for a reunion at Camp Grounds in Douglas. At 8 p m the Back Bay Tenants Association meets at Bates Hall Huntington Avenue with Mayor Charles H Adams to speak. Also at 8 p m Hull firemen’s hall Paragon Park Nantasket hosts events.

Buxton South Station Camp Grounds Douglas Back Bay

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