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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
11
In Central Court a group met on Derr Street to mock a friend who had thrown up his job. Police testified with a display of keys and coins while the judge noted the oddly clever defense. A fine of four pounds was imposed.
John Hoey aged 85 registered at the Hotel Osborne 181 Broadway. He was found dead in his room yesterday afternoon by the landlord with gas escaping from an open jet. The body is at the south morgue. No home address obtained.
Detec tive Ryan charges James A. Roden with daytime break ing and entering Jessie Watsons Columbus avenue home by a false key and larceny. Roden pleads guilty in Central Court with a self satisfied air.
A police witness testifies the defendant stole six quarts of gin at $9 per quart and drank four. The court hears the plea for restitution, the prisoner agrees, and a suspended sentence with probation and restitution is imposed.
United States customs inspectors mis counted passengers aboard the Dorothy Bradford leading to 16 travelers deserting at Provincetown Sunday. Cape Cod Steamship Company manager Peabody said the firm will reimburse all inconvenienced passengers and noted a 1441 count on arrival versus a 1660 capacity. The Provincetown agent sold tickets near the legal limit. inspectors halted boarding.
Fred H. P. Marks of South End faces a Superior Court indictment with five counts for burying two in one grave and swindling grieving relatives. His license had been revoked earlier for alleged misdemeanors. The grand jury acted and he surrendered yesterday.
The New England Women's Post of the American Legion No 28 will meet tonight at 86 o'clock in the Blue Triangle U Hall Huntington avenue. Daisy M ard, commander, will preside. Identification cards showing member name and organization title will be issued at the meeting.
A Doughboy battles imaginative rivals Ananias and Munchausen in a playful record attempt. The escapade frames a comic contest where legends test limits in a fictional arena.
Lieutenant Harmon recalls a postwar house-warming with Eddie Stevens singing a new ballad “Such Is Life” that draws praise from publishers while rivals jeer. Marine officer exam results and medal tales mix with jokes about Pershing and No Man’s Land as the party winds down at 3 a.m.
Thomas W. Lawson, once a financier and rancher, is summoned to appear before the Suffolk county grand jury amid claims that Henry B. Endicott and others caused high footwear prices. Witnesses discuss cost swings in leather and hides, retail margins, and fashion-driven demand as the state probes living costs. General John H. Sherburne says a full report will be issued soon and cooperation will continue.
Henry B Endicott and Richard H Long testified with other retailers before the grand jury led by Mr Pelletier and Assistant District Attorney Sheenan. Witnesses discussed causes of high shoe costs, role of jobbers wholesalers and packers, and impacts of foreign demand, embargo risks, and material sourcing on pricing and supply.
Randolph announces a town tax rate of .60 per thousand for 1919. This marks the highest rate in the town’s history, up $5.40 from 1909, reflecting months of assessors’ work on the books.
Sanford Bates Boston penal institutions commissioner disputes T O Brien deputy director of prisons Massachusetts claim Deer Island and about 15 other institutions should close due to low inmate counts Bates corrects reported June and July admissions 155 and 74 noting Deer Island 2664 commitments in the year ending October 1918 versus 1776 for all State institutions and defends costs against transfers and state use charges
In civil service actions the commissioner ordered 100 day men to report at the State House plus nine at the Custom House and the rest at Boston Latin School at 7 p m for sergeant exams. Of 170 night candidates 100 go to the State House and 70 to the Custom House at noon. All must appear in uniform. The day is Thursday August 14 1919.
The Egyptian room at the Hotel Brunswick opened last night for the fall and winter season drawing a crowded crowd. Attendees praised the non alcoholic drinks and the Nile themed atmosphere as more pleasing than before indicating dancing will remain popular in Boston.
The Nantasket Beach Line steamer Mary Chilton, damaged in a collision with the Kathlamba in the lower harbor last Thursday morning, is at Green's shipyard in Chelsea for repairs. Officials expect repairs to be finished in time for it to resume sailings to Pemberton and Nantasket Beach next Sunday.
Chief Plunkett said Massachusetts Golf Association officials agreed a club member will play a Sunday match next week to test the law. The plaintiff will be summoned to court to expedite a Supreme Court review. Plunkett will not halt Sunday golf while the case proceeds.
Jane G. Rogers of Elmwood avenue Winthrop faces Central Court on fraud charges for impersonating Mrs E W Lacroix of Ocean avenue Lynn to obtain a 48 dollar broach 2 dollars in gold beads 98 dollar silver plate at Shrieve Crump Low and 80 dollars of merchandise at Slattery s She was arrested after returning yesterday for additional goods per Inspectors Pierce Finn and Piaherty.
Mr Ralph M Borchers of 65 Mt Auburn Street Cambridge says he was gradually deaf for three years with head noises. He credits Osmo-Chemic treatment and X ray therapy for restoring his hearing and claims wide success against many ailments.
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