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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1920
Page
7
Winthrop police chief and detectives rule Porter M. Bliss death at 64 Beach Road a natural one. They cite heart trouble as the likely cause to the exclusion of foul play, noting Bliss had long suffered from heart ailments and may have been overcome by gas in the three room cottage.
Washington on December 20 the treasury and Federal Reserve Board with State Department approval ended restrictions on export of coin bullion and currency to Soviet Russia and on dealings in rubles and related credit or exchange transactions.
The Treasury and Federal Reserve Board announced removal of the final Soviet Russia trade restrictions to give force to the State Department's July 7 decision. Officials stressed this does not sanction commercial relations, and trade would be at the trader's risk. Mint and assay offices will still refuse Soviet gold. No major trade opening is expected without official relations.
In Worcester Massachusetts 18 year old Evelyn Stratton wed 62 year old widower William Dunphe after a three year acquaintance. She urges others to marry older men citing experience and steadiness as reasons. Dunphe resides at 136 Southbridge street.
The Puritan Motors Corporation displays a holiday exhibit of enclosed Lincoln models at Commonwealth Avenue salesrooms. Highlighted is Braunn of Buffalo’s custom park brougham with dark maroon finish, 14 inch nickel drum headlights, and French-gray broad cloth interior. The car can transform into an open model by lowering windows and folding posts. Leland praised the Boston showroom as among the finest he has seen on his tour.
A plea urges action to aid a poor child after Christmas. The message emphasizes timely charity by posting donations and support to ensure the child enjoys the holiday season. Local organizers call for immediate involvement to deliver gifts and care.
A playful scene unfolds as a pair of famous cats respond to applause in cat language. They leap to the platform and have since become a familiar sight when Professor Carver lectures at the university.
Beezel the Boston University cat abandons hunting mice for a desk bound career in secretarial science. Dean Davis brings Beezel from Manchester New Hampshire to campus to fill a niche as building inspector and classroom visitor. The feline monarch roams halls, sits in lectures, and even ambushes Professor Carver with two resounding mellows to start a lecture.
The article recalls Francis Green who helped spark public interest in educating the deaf and dumb, noting his Boston birth in 1742, Harvard attendance, and advocacy for methods to teach speech. It traces later efforts by Dr. Cogswell, Horace Mann, Dr. Howe, and Horace Hubbard to establish schools for deaf education across Massachusetts.
Mr. John Clarke of Northampton offered 50 000 toward endowing a school. The charter was granted, the Chelmsford school moved to Northampton, and the Clarke Institution there became the beneficent result.
The article urges charitable giving to aid poor children whose Christmas remains cheerless without gifts from the Post Santa Claus. It emphasizes the joy of giving as a worthy cause and appeals for assistance from readers.
Special Officer Walter Brown of Brighton police arrested Cecil H. Sawyer 24 of Allston Edward P. Walsh 25 of Woburn William V. Bowen 25 of Brighton and Merle J. Buchanan 29 of Brighton on breaking and entering charges with larceny of $4000 in liquor. The four allegedly entered the Converse estate at Marion on December 14 and tried to steal a large quantity of liquor.
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