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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
1
Roberto de Masellis of Lynnfield heads a list of large creditors tied to the Ponzi case with dozens of names across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine. Amounts shown include 4,450 4,235 1,000 3,800 4,600 2,000 1,825 5,000 among others.
Department of Justice officials predict a drop in coal prices aligned with renewed anti profiteering action. As production rises, the market is expected to follow sugar price trends downward in the near term.
Federal agents began gathering evidence yesterday against an alleged group of dealers accused of boosting prices through repeated resales in Balti more. The notice signals a wide investigation into price manipulation and market practices by local distributors.
Engineer Edward A. Doran was killed when a New Bedford bound train derailed near West Quincy Atlantic. Fireman Carl Burgess and a brakeman jumped to safety. Burgess injured, brakeman uninjured. Wrecking crews moved in as authorities described a mass of twisted iron and steam pipes burying the locomotive.
Washington reports say the gunboat Sacramento was en route to La Ceiba Honduras to safeguard American interests amid rising revolutionary movements in Central America. Officials observe unrest in Guatemala and Honduras tied to a regional unionist movement linked to Mexico's Carranza era and a potential federation of Latin American republics.
Governor Cox charged a deliberate GOP campaign fund is being raised and promised to reveal evidence in his Pittsburgh address that Republican readers convict every mother's son, as he rallied southern Indiana Democrats in Evansville.
Speaker asserts that once the fund size is known the public will be shocked. He recalls past charges and hints at forthcoming evidence against Chairman Hays and associates, alleging a nationwide plot. Continued on Page 190-Fifth Col.
Florence Rush aged sixteen of East Boston and her friend Gertrude Smith aged fifteen have vanished after planning to run away. Police note the sisters may be colluding with an adult connected to the prior kidnapping case involving Cornelius W. Sweeney of New Bedford. Sweeney’s sentence and appeal are pending in higher court.
Plans under consideration by six of eight AL clubs, excluding the White Sox, threaten Carl Mays with a major league ban. At Ban Johnson’s Teague meeting yesterday players adopt an ultimatum, signaling the end for the controversial pitcher.
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts begins at 8 40 p m from Dover to Calais in the first Channel swim attempt since the war began.
There will be no strike as players refuse to protest conditions. The issue centers on a dispute involving Cerl Mays. players say they will not endure this stance in the future. Action by fall players, discussed after the New York tragedy, was suggested last week by Boston and Detroit players.
Sullivan traveled to England in 1913 aiming to swim the Channel. He started from South Foreland in August but only reached within six miles of France. He returned to Dover last July and has resumed practice for the planned attempt.
New passenger fares rise about 20 percent with Pullman berths up 50 percent and freight rates to New England up 40 percent. Outside New England freight climbs roughly 33 percent, while joint rail and water traffic also see increases. Some individuals may switch to different travel plans as tickets bought yesterday retain lower prices for travel forward.
Roberto de Masellis, former Ponzi manager from Lynnfield, returned cash via his attorney Michael Fahey of Charlestown, part of the thousands dumped into loans gifts and fees during Ponzi’s peak. The latest recovery adds to $50,000 already repaid as part of the widening effort to compensate credulous investors.
Togoland surrenders to Great Britain in 1914 and Brest Litovsk fortress fall in 1915. One year ago Belgian Senate approved peace treaty unanimously. Five million Germans applied to emigrate. Samuel Gompers arrived in New York from Europe.
Forecast for northern and southern New England and eastern New York calls for fair weather Thursday and Friday with no significant temperature change. Winds along the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Hatteras will be moderate to fresh north to northeast, with a few clouds. High pressure remains over the Mississippi Valley and eastward, while a minor disturbance near the North Carolina coast moves eastward. Local showers were reported along the Middle Atlantic coast in the last 24 hours. Temperatures in the Eastern States are near or slightly below normal, with generally fair conditions expected east of the Mississippi River.
The reader forecasts another bright fair day and night with warmth similar to yesterday.
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