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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
18
Federal authorities expect unprecedented crowds at the U S Court as Charles Ponzi appears today. Precautions have been taken to guard against trouble with many officers to oversee the proceedings and deter dupes who trusted the former con man with life savings.
A beauty tonic named Danderine claims to halt hair loss and improve appearance. Advertisements describe stronger roots, thicker strands, and shinier hair, urging readers to try the product for quicker, noticeable results.
A promotional pitch claims a few cents buys Danderine and after use no hair falls or dandruff. It asserts every hair regains life vigor brightness color and thickness.
Federal and state officials pursue Ponzi with a crowded calendar. A Black Hand threat warns U S District Attorney Gallagher as Ponzi wields hopes for bail and possible receivers. Neilsen faces larceny charges while police scour New England for hidden assets and the Hanover Trust probe widens.
Peruvian researchers Velasquez and Maldonado report ancient Inca garments dyed with digo before Columbus and discovered in tombs in Peru. The blue dye remains vividly colored.
Nearly a thousand members of the NEP Greater Boston lodges and friends traveled from Boston on the Dorothy Bradford to Provincetown. They marched through town, dined at the Masonic Hall, visited the Pilgrim Monument, and heard speeches by notable officials including John J. Vortisch and Hi. William Scott. The excursion committee included Judith A. Hinkley Grace J. Thurston Isabell V. Lawin and Gertrude FE Woods.
Four suits against Joseph Bruno local agent of Ponzi's Securities Exchange Company were filed by Manchester investors attachments total 8200 dollars. Bruno a prosperous fruit merchant still protests his belief in Ponzi.
The article notes vast East African forest lands totaling about 3 million acres ready for exploitation. Companies form and narrow gauge railways are sent to the scene, with heavy timber extraction expected soon.
Superior court Judge Thomas L. Marble awarded custody of six year old Constance Hope Winter to her aunt Ella Forbes Buchanan and sister Helen M. Winter after an abduction from Ottumwa Iowa. The ruling transferred legal questions to the New Hampshire Supreme Court regarding extradition to Iowa while temporary custody may be assigned during the defendants absence. The child was found at a Barnstead farm after extradition petitions and habeas corpus suits filed by counsel for Buchanan and Winter.
The brief argues that welfare would be best served if she could stay with the defendants whom authorities allege abducted her. The statement frames the defendants as the abductors in the ongoing case.
A polo match featured the King of Spain scoring three goals, Prince Henry of England tallying two, with two queens and a princess among the spectators.
Marion Ohio August 18 Senator Harding urged policies for national self reliance both material and governmental speaking first to American Indians requesting expanded racial rights. He said democracy and humanity should be extended to native peoples here rather than abroad and urged a forest conservation program to guarantee timber for housing at home.
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