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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1920

Page

24

Cantata The Pilgrim Fathers To Be Sung At Boston University

The joint choruses of Boston University School of Theology and School of Religious Education perform The Pilgrim Fathers this noon in the School of Religious Education chapel. Professor H Augustine Smith directs the program with Miss Edith Thomas and the Rev. E. E. Harper directing the pageant.

Boston University School of Theology School of Religious Education H. Augustine Smith Edith Thomas E. E. Harper

Policemen Shifted For Holiday Season

Three patrolmen were moved to police headquarters by order of Commissioner Curtis. Cornelius J. Ring from Brighton station Thomas L. Lyons from Roxbury Crossing and George W. Augusta from City Point station are reassigned temporarily until after the holiday season.

Curtis Cornelius J. Ring Brighton Thomas L. Lyons Roxbury Crossing George W. Augusta City Point

Bitter Attacks on Dry Law Highlights Hypocrisy and Class Bias

United States District Attorney Daniel J. Gallagher denounces the Volstead act for punishing a man who hoards or makes liquor at home while richer individuals enjoy stocked cellars. He warns prohibition may erode respect for law, noting enforcement obstacles from prominent opponents and the influence of high standing citizens.

United States Daniel J. Gallagher

Prohibition Law Under Fire at Boston Business Meeting

Massachusetts U.S. attorney Michael Gallagher urged that enforcement violence or corruption fuels contempt for the ban. He cited a Boston suburb meeting where he asked if anyone would refuse a suitcase of liquor, noting every hand stayed down to show broad opposition among business leaders and even a clergyman present.

Gallagher Massachusetts Boston Mr. Gallagher

Mixed Juries Start Things in Montclair N J

Montclair begins selecting its first mixed jury with 12 men and 16 women summoned. The judge allows one spouse to be excused when both are called, prompting comments as families shift responsibility to partners.

Montclair N. J

Ireland Near England Without Independence Claim

Harold Spender, English writer, told the Women City Club that Irish independence is impossible because Ireland’s proximity would allow it to cut England’s food supplies. He urged a coalition government as the only path to settled Irish question, expressing confidence it will be resolved soon along broad lines.

Harold Spender Lloyd George Women's City Club Ireland Spender England Tirelana

Baron Desborough Dies During Dinner Speech

Baron Desborough died suddenly in Birmingham while delivering a speech at a dinner, reported by the London Times.

Baron Desborough London Birmingham London Times

Dogs Fail to Yield for Wife in Court

Robert Pitts of West India told Chief Justice Aiken in Cambridge Superior Court that his failure to pay wife support came as his dog business "going to the dogs." Probation Officer Ramsey said Pitts pled guilty to non support and Judge Cox ordered $4 weekly. he paid briefly before tiring.

Robert Pitts West India Aiken Cambridge Ramsey Pitts Cox

Five Dogs Boarded at Home in Saugus For Weekly Fee

A man testified to a justice that he kept five dogs at his Saugus residence and boarded two of them there earning two dollars weekly from the boarders.

The Saugus

Man Refuses Support Then Agrees to Pay Rank Wife

In a Cambridge courtroom a man named Pitts argued about his wife's support payments. The officer described a tussle before Pitts was lodged in the dock. After speaking with Chief Justice Aiken Pitts agreed to send four dollars weekly to his wife and was released.

Receiver Sought for Lowell Textile Co of North Chelmsford

A petition filed in federal court by Clarence N. Frohlich and William N. Barbour of Memphis asks for a receiver for the Lowell Textile Co. of North Chelmsford. They claim the company owes $60,891 for cotton and has refused payment. Judge Anderson set a hearing for next Monday morning.

Lowell Textile Company North Chelmsford Clarence N. Frohlich William N. Barbour Memphis, Tenn Lowell Corporation Anderson

Malden Schools Close for Funeral of Miss Laura A. Leonard

Malden public schools closed yesterday afternoon for the funeral of Laura A. Leonard a retired teacher at West School who died Sunday Services were at First Universalist Church Malden with Rev C J Cowing officiating Burial followed at Rock Middleboro.

Malden Laura A. Leonard West School

Testimony in Botta Murder Trial Seeks Self Defense

Giuseppi Botta testified he fired the fatal shots in self defense after a dispute with Bozzella. He claimed to have hidden in his cellar that night armed with a revolver and said Bozzella threatened to shoot him like a dog if the subject was raised again.

Dedham Giuseppi Botta

Husband Fatally Shoots Wife After Cellar Embrace

Botta testified he fired three times after Bozzella entered the cellar and embraced his wife following a signal. Two bullets hit the wife, who died shortly after. The defendant claimed self defense as witnesses described the events and court arguments are set to begin.

Bozzella Botta

Neighbor Suspected in Franklin Suspicion Raised

A Franklin man suspected Pasquale Bozzella, his next door neighbor, due to his frequent accompaniment of Mrs. Botta home from the Ameri factory, raising concerns about their movements.

Franklin Pasquale Bozzella Mrs. Botta Ameri

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