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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
4
Prohibition Party Nominates Watkins and Colvin
At Miami Military Institute in Germantown Ohio the Rev Aaron S Watkins and D Leigh Colvin formally accepted their Prohibition party nominations before a large crowd. They emphasized strict enforcement of prohibition laws and the Volstead Act as central campaign issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Miami Military Institute
Aaron
Watkins
D. Leigh Colvin
Branch Office Opened by 6 Men in Springfield
A branch of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company opened in Springfield last Friday led by six men five from Boston. Several promoters claim prior employment under Charles Ponzi. The scheme allegedly offers a 50 percent return on investments in 45 days. Police have questioned the promoters but no action taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Boston
Charles Ponzi
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Child Health Benefit
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the best laxative for children. It markets gentle relief and easy dosage, presenting the product as a trusted family remedy endorsed by parents and caregivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Syrup of Figs Ends Message
Old style ad copy endorses California Syrup of Figs as a safe gentle laxative for children noting fruity taste and full directions on each bottle.
Girls Warn Bogus Duke Put In Jail
Police officials at federal state and city levels pursue a fake nobleman dubbed General DeClamecy also claiming titles Philippe de Bourbon Duc de Nevers and Duc d Aumare. The article notes authorities keep him in check amid the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
DeClamecy
Philippe, de Bourbon
Duc de Nevers
Duc d’Aumare
France
Cambridge con man known as duke tied to Providence case
No warrant issued yet for the alleged scammer DeClamecy as details surface of luring a Cambridge girl to Providence for three days. Reports claim his wives seek prison time for his deceit while his links to the Watch and Ward Society are disputed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aib
Cambridge
Providence
Watch and Ward Society
Frank Chase
DeClamecy
Back Bay
Chase
Official Board of Censorship
Marion Baumeister
Post
Boston Duke Told to Heroin? No, Faked French Marriage Claims
Victims accuse the so called duke DeClamecy of keeping multiple “wives” in Boston amid disputed marriages. Delphine Turnbull fled after a French consul marriage certificate looked valid but was not recorded in New York. A lawyer and police involved, Turnbull feared returning to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Duke
Boston
Delphine Turnbull
DeClamecy
Miss Turnbull
New York
MacIntosh
Newton Lower Falls
Watch and Ward Society
Berkeley Street
Post
Iron Girder Kills Workman at West Dudley Plant
George Piers, 30, iron structural worker for Hamilton & Chambers Co. of New York, died when a 30 foot two ton girder fell on him at Burmus Company plant in West Dudley. He leaped to the floor to escape the shifting girder but it collapsed onto his chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southbridge
George Piers
Hamilton & Chambers Co
New York
Burmus Company
West Dudley
Piers
Mannix in London after Baltic arrest draws sympathy
Archbishop Daniel J. Mannix of Melbourne arriving in London after being taken ashore at Penzance following an arrest on the Baltic received widespread sympathetic messages from England Scotland and Ireland as he spoke with reporters today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daniel J. Mannix
Melbourne
Australia
Penzance
England
Scotland
Ireland
Archbishop Mannix Faces Government Court Challenge
The prel ate's secretary Father Vaughan says letters urging meetings were not answered as Archbishop Mannix weighs future plans. London reports of a possible legal action against the government are reportedly doubtful, with officials noting the Defence of the Realm Act gives the government wide powers. Detectives monitor Mannix’s sudden car outings from Nazareth House Convent.
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Father Vaughan
Associated Press
Nazareth House
Mannix
London
Archbishop Mannix
Balloon lands in tree tops after storm over New Hampshire
Three men aboard the US Navy balloon A-5605 endured a wild night in a heavy electrical storm losing their route. After their basket bumped tree tops near Swanzey factory they were freed and landed safely in an open field. They aimed for Rockaway station Long Island and reported no injuries.
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Keenepd
N. H
Swanzey Factory
Rockaway Station
Long Island
L. A. Kloos
Raymond Brinkham
D. Quinlan
Rockaway
Canada
Royalston
Mass
Birthday Brief on Robert Southey’s Life and A utopian Plans
Hoped bio brief highlights Robert Southey born August 12 1774 as a great English poet. It recalls his American Utopia idea with Coleridge on the Susquehanna, their friendship, economic struggles, Keswick move, Southey’s 14 000 volume library, family support, and later tragedy of his wife’s insanity and children’s deaths or departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Southey
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Susquehanna River
Southey
Coleridge
Southeys
Coleridges
Lovells
Keswick
Dorchester Boy to Enter Priesthood at Yonkers
Joseph L. Flanagan, member of Boston College High School’s 1920 class, will enter the Jesuit novitiate in Yonkers New York this evening. A 16 year old son of Mr and Mrs Patrick J Flanagan of 75 Coleman Street Meeting House Hill Dorchester he was active in debating and helped start a basketball team at the high school. He attends St Peter’s parish in Punysyter and resides in Dorchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeClamecy
Charlestown
Touraine
Walnut Street
Neponset
Anna N. DeClamecy
New York
Metropolis
France
Chateau Thierry
Dorchester
Joseph L. Flanagan
Boston College High School
Yonkers
N. Y
Society of Jesus
Patrick J. Flanagan
Coleman Street
Meeting House Hill
BL Peter’s
PunYisster
Altar Boy Service Ties Clerical Families Across Provinces
A man who has served as altar boy at St. Peter's Church for several years has siblings also in religious life with Father John P. Flanagan stationed at Woodstock Maryland and Sister Leo Stanislau serving in Halifax Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Church
John P. Flanagan
Woodstock, Md
Leo Stanislau
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Alderman Rescues Wife From Drowning in Portland
Alderman Albert A. Sylvester of St. Portland saved his wife from drowning as she vanished beneath the water. Rescue followed by a physician after thirty minutes of effort. woman revived after being brought to shore and pronounced unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Albert A. Sylvester
St. Portland
Waltz Dies After Shootout With Posse in Haydenville
George J. Waltz, 34, dies from injuries after a May 1 shooting while fleeing a posse at Haydenville. He had escaped the Rutland State prison sanitarium in August 1919 and previously committed a series of crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltz
Northampton
George J. Waltz
Haydenville
Rutland
Hare
Walts
Peigivert
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