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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1919
Page
12
New York Nov 20 Ellis Island 300 immigration inspectors voted the current uniforms look too much like street car conductors They seek snappler clothes to project dignity for arriving immigrants They will petition Washington for this boon They also demand a substantial pay increase graded by seniority
Malden citizens plan to oppose a permit for a public garage on Broad way opposite Webster street in the Maplewood district. At Malden City Hall tonight district residents including Broadway School parents will voice opposition, saying the project should be rejected. The short waist will be greatly favored.
Barbers from across New England plan to attend Thomas Consoly at Clark's Hotel for a major shav ing contest. Challengers include Ca tello George Caccia Raymondi Carmignaro and Edward J Raymondi from 8% Washington street. Carmignaro boasted of Italian start and fast strokes while Ferrara bragged a 25 second shave. Rossi, a former State Guard member, offered 19 minute hair cut and 28 to 29 second shave claims. Barrasso from East Boston seeks a match with Set tino Grandolfo and Stilphen for the upcoming event.
Two 88 year old inmates, Martin J. Griffin and George W. Davis, escaped from Bridgewater State Farm on Wednesday night. A state-wide manhunt is underway. Griffin is delusional and considered more dangerous. Davis is an imbecile but not as risky. Griffin had been committed from Lawrence House of Correction for assault and battery. Davis, a Worcester native, was also committed after a guilty finding for assault and battery.
Pittsfield woolen goods maker W. E. Tillotson Manufacturing Co. sold to George W. Goethals & Co. of New York for about 2.5 million dollars. The transfer includes four mills in Pittsfield, 146 acres of land and 28 dwellings, announced by Louis W. Hollingworth, Tillotson president and major stockholder.
Lawrence dispatch reports Rev. Arthur Wheelock Moulton rector of Grace Episcopal Church Methuen elected missionary bishop of Utah has not yet decided whether to accept the honor. He returned home after an extended survey of Utah’s missionary field.
Evidence surfaces about a romance between a Maine prison inmate and a young woman in the Cheerful Letter League. The woman, who had never seen him, accepted his marriage proposal by mail after their exchanged letters.
An appointment was made for their first meeting in Boston and a solitaire diamond ring worth 360 dollars was bought as a symbol of engagement. The fiancé pawned the ring for a loan, then returned it as collateral. local officials intervened, he offered installment repayment, and the case was allowed to stand. The young woman hopes for a possible alliance with the former prisoner.
Paris dispatch reports Tokyo denying any negotiations with the Russian Soviet government. The denial follows a Nov 16 Berlin-based Daily Herald despatch claiming Russia sought talks with Japan amid its Siberian advances.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a remedy to prevent influenza and colds. It highlights FE. W. GROVE as signature on the box and prices the product at 30 cents.
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