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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
18
As her wedding day neared she feared the revelation that the groom never loved her and that his heart lay with Laurie, a troubling truth that haunts the upcoming ceremony.
George Laxton the Black Sheep pursues Norah Ackroyd while fending off Laurie Fenton and a looming Barton Manor sale. Norah’s warning and Laurie's schemes unsettle the couple as wedding day nears. Jealousies flare over a rich father and a tangled romance.
Norah endures a night of doubt about Laurie's love while a surprise wedding gift note from Laurie arrives. She forgives him enough to visit London, but Laurie's sincerity clashes with unresolved fears as a tea visit ends with tension. The scene ends with Norah awaiting continuation in tomorrow's Post.
Traffic on the Boston Elevated Railway between Charlestown and the city was tied up for about an hour last night when the Washington Street North drawbridge failed to close after a sand lighter passed. Regular surface lines were jammed while temporary shuttle routes operated via the tunnel from Dudley Street to North Station and back. The Warren Street bridge could not be used due to repair materials, and a hydraulic pump was out of order delaying the return to normal service.
Reported mean barometer and temperatures for Boston with mean temperature 67 degrees and mean dew point 67, mean relative humidity 81 percent. Maximum temperature 80 degrees, minimum unknown, total precipitation data unreadable. Meteorologist J. W. Smith provided the figures.
Attorney General announces an exhaustive audit of all Greene companies after a filed financial report from H. V. Greene Company. Home offices are in Huntington Avenue with branches across the United States. Results are expected within ten days.
Maine officials disclosed that on February 7 1920 the H. V. Greene Company was forbidden to operate in Maine after state authorities found violations of the Blue Sky Law. The company had offices in Bangor Portland and Lewiston and faced potential daily penalties for late financial filing.
A Republican conference in Marion, Ohio, failed to finalize a speaking schedule for Senator Harding. It discussed regional requests for trips, added only two front porch dates, and announced Labor Day remarks from Marion with a Central Labor Union event. Will Hays stated Harding wished to speak on labor to locals who know his record, turning down other invitations.
A long list of intended marriages includes Clarence Carter and Elizabeth Morse both of Boston. Benjamin Shapiro and Rose Patashnik. Robert Grant and Margaret Harrick. John Rose and Elizabeth Enos. James Fitzgerald and Mary Chambers. Frank Kelly and Leokadya Radsikowski. James Hoyle and Madeline Barrett. Isaac Brown and Tina Zandelovitz. Waldman and Brennan. Prendergast and Margaret Duffy. Lates and Florence McGowan. Harry Summers and Ruth Balsky. Abraham Bilverman and Lena Safran. Daniel Sullivan and Frances Schultz. Harry McCormic and Louise Ober. George Kelly and Helen Powers. Herbert Clarke and Esther McCaster. Jeffers and Elizabeth Donovan. Howard Bartlett and Marion Adwers. Leo McGuinn and Marion Roberts. Francis Broadley and Jeanne Gauthier. Towns and Alexandra Dakan. John Smith and Ernestine Brown. Giovanni Filosi and Immaculata Bruno. Robert Wark and Gertrude Denton. William Keegan and ae McCarthy. Henry Walter and Susie ONeil. Frank Deckelman and Clara Schaefer. William Harley and Christina Hill. and others including widowed and separated pairs, listed with their addresses across Dorchester, East Boston, Roxbury, and surrounding Boston suburbs.
A Chaotic listing shows names ages occupations and addresses in Roxbury Dorchester and nearby areas. Individuals include forewoman Margaret Towner 28 and foreman H Pope 41 with multiple relatives at Farnum Pier Tremont and Sakersfield street addresses.
J R Hastings applies for a jitney franchise in Canton on August 17, officials confirm. The action outlines the permit request and potential service area, with no further details provided.
Walpole was today granted a license to operate a jitney bus service on a route linking Walpole with Stoughton and Sharon, a path formerly used by the Blue Hills trolley cars.
In a light interview by Carl Wilmore for the Boston Sunday Post Magazine Larry Lemon signals he plans to quit show business. The entertainer speaks candidly about his future and reflections on fame.
Multiple death notices and funeral details for Adolphe Billotte Lena Billotte Mary Elizabeth Blackburn William Brison Josephine Cartwright Thomas Costello Charles Cox Edward J Crowley Nicola D Antuono Daniel Doherty Annie Donovan John Elliott Robert Eng lish Mai Foster J Som mer Getz John W Gray Etta Haley Joseph F Hearn James Davis Hennis Marie Hooper Timothy M Kelly Mabel F Lawrence Alice Mackey Thomas B McCoy Michael J Morgan Sigrid Nel son Rodwell Penney Josephine R hilinger Joseph Robins Edwin J Searle Alfred Stetefeld Raffaele Struzziero and others with funeral times locations and family references
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