27 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
1
Clarence W. Barron, Boston News Bureau publisher and noted financial authority, provided a forecast for the New Year 1920. The piece signals insights to be continued on Page 2 First Column.
Nancy Fay of Southboro marked her 103rd birthday with a reception at her daughter’s home, visited by many friends. Born in Framingham she moved here after marriage, her husband died about fifty years ago. She remains in excellent health with keen memory of early days and once lost a son in the Civil War.
Lawrence prices cited as not higher than others and a probe into profiteering found no proof. The article notes remarks by a company head defending pricing against accusations. Authorities and officials weigh in on legality and public concern.
General John H. Sherburne of the Commission on the Necessaries of Life challenged William M. Wood president of the American Woolen Company to prove his charges that prices of necessaries of life are higher in Lawrence than elsewhere in the state.
A wild engine on a 10 car Pullman line neared a passenger train in Waterville but an open switch sent it to a siding. The shifter abandoned his engine after it went out of control, sideswiping the last passenger car yet avoiding a wider catastrophe as the runaway crossed the Kennebec River bridge and continued to Vassalboro. The interlocking switch system was damaged.
Reports say a tainted alcoholic mixture made in New York caused multiple deaths and illnesses across New England. Authorities list 18 deaths in Chicopee, 10 in Hartford, 6 in Holyoke, with numerous others stricken and blind in some cases. Investigations focus on colored wood alcohol as the suspected toxin.
Dr William Vermilye missing since Christmas Day wedding in Monson Mass was found at Cumberland Street Hospital in Brooklyn. Police say a physician at the hospital reports he underwent a slight operation and is the victim of violence suspicions tied to radicals.
Former inmate known as Big Bill Kelcher returns to Boston seeking to rebuild his life after serving time for aiding and abetting George W. Coleman in a fake fare scheme that damaged the National City Bank of Cambridge. He says he is changed and aims to regain honor.
Newport notes that Vice Admiral Hilary P. Jones and Captain Raymond D. Hasbrouck refused Navy Cross decorations, aligning with Admiral Sims in declining awards in the recent list. Hasbrouck concurs with Sims views, signaling disapproval of the award method.
Vice-Admiral Jones who commands the first division of the Atlantic fleet has written to Secretary Daniels to decline the Distinguished Service Cross and to protest awards to members of forces under his command. His principal war commands were the first squadron of the patrol. Continued on Page 6-Fourth Col.
Reported weather figures and times appear scattered with unusual tokens. The readable data include average yesterday temperatures around 21 to 24 degrees and a prior year’s average around 37 to 15 degrees, with other numeric noise.
Miss Ruth M. Keeney of Monson launches nationwide search for her fiancé Dr William Grey Vermilye a former New York naval surgeon. He vanished after leaving his Brooklyn boarding place en route to Monson and was to marry yesterday in the local Methodist church.
A woman named Miss Keeney remains highly unsettled as she pursues ongoing questions about the sudden disappearance of her fiancé. Details and developments are continued on page 9, seventh column.
Springfield reports seven deaths from poisonous whiskey affecting Chicopee residents and others in Holyoke Hartford and New York. Thirty three dead and one woman blind from the liquor. authorities warn the public as state and federal agents cooperate and arrests for sale of the poison are made.
A historical note recalls United States opposition to British trade policies. It marks events from 1914 including Polish and German clashes, demands for troop passage, and a Bolshevik threat near Vilna. The piece mentions occupation of Mannheim to guard Allied prisoners and street fighting in Posen following an insult to the American flag.
Forecast calls for fair Saturday and Sunday in Boston and nearby towns with moderate temperatures. Winds shift from fresh southwest to west, with cloudy conditions in parts of northern New England and partly cloudy skies south.
The Salem City Council set a special municipal election for January 27 to decide whether its December 17 revocation of jitney licenses will be rescinded. About 400 signatures on a petition urged reconsideration and operators planned to resume service Saturday under a charter clause allowing automatic suspension of measures facing a voter petition.
Vladivostok dispatch reports that the United States and Japan have reached a common ground to base joint action in Siberia. The announcement came from the Japanese official publicity bureau.
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