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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1920

Page

2

Malden Robbery Reported After $400 Taken

Patrick Glennon of 23 East Canton Street Boston claims two unidentified men robbed him of $400 on Charles Street Malden yesterday afternoon. He says one man restrained him while the other searched his pockets and the pair fled across a field. Police suspect the robbers watched him withdraw the money and followed him to Malden.

Charles Malden Patrick Glennon East Canton Street Boston Glennon Charles Street

Willows Weep and Police Trace Hidden Bottles in Quincy

In Quincy on Furnace Brook Parkway a police team discovered 27 cases of 24 bottles of bonded whiskey behind willows. The bottles were empty, revealing a bootlegging cache. Nearby, the Wastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co resumes trolley service between Quincy and Squantum, prompting the Squantum Improvement Association to post a plea to automobile owners to refrain from offering rides to keep the cars running.

Squantum Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company Furnace Brook Parkway Adams Street Newport Avenue Quincy Garrett Blue Hill Metropolitan Police Wastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co Squantum Improvement Association

Interstate Commerce Board approves widespread all water rate increases

The Interstate Commerce Commission approves higher all water rates to take effect with rail rates. Increases cover freight and some passenger charges across Great Lakes routes, Atlantic coast links, and routes from New York to Canal Zone and Caribbean ports. Norfolk and New Orleans are allocated to specific regional sections for terminal and transit charges.

Interstate Commerce Commission Great Lakes New York Canal Zone Virgin Islands Porto Rico Norfolk Atlantic Coast New Orleans Norfolk, Va Porte

Judicial ruling notes advances judged just and necessary

A court states that advances proposed, when shown to be just, reasonable and necessary, may be approved as outlined in the governing provisions. The decision emphasizes the criteria of justification and proportionality for the proposed financial advances.

Suffrage Bill Drives to Colby and Washington

The Tennessee suffrage fight accelerates as Governor Roberts mails certification after a writ of supersedeas is issued by Justice Langden. Anti suffrage leaders plan to seek District of Columbia relief while suffragists hail the move and prepare to return home from a Decatur Alabama trip.

Aovernor Roberts Thompson Langden Tennessee Supreme Court Nashville Washington American Constitutional League District of Columbia Supreme Court Colby Tennessee Supreme Court Lansden Knoxville Justice Lansden Roberts Stevens Andrew Todd W. M. Carter Senate Seth Walker House John Green Gov Decatur Ala Davidson County Grand Jury

Defeat of Ratification Sparks Debate Among Suffragists

The discussion centers on the anti-ratificationists view that no progress will justify indictment. The investigation is expected to conclude within a few days according to observers.

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