Big Bill Could Not Quit Crooked Game
A veteran gambler known as Big Bill contemplated retirement after amassing about $300 000 but remained entwined in the crooked game. He could not walk away despite chances to start anew.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
1
Will Greet 1920 With Big Time
The city plans a bold welcome to the new year calling for a dry eve and a lively night of celebration. Churches and city government coordinate Advent observances to mark the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healy
Washington St. Beach
Life of Crime Boss Big Bill Kelcher Told to Post
Kelcher recounts his rise from a $15 a week grocery clerk to wealth through illegal gambling. He describes luxe excesses and excitement, including wine, fine dining, and high society, before noting 1920s New Year’s Eve amid Prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
John Jacob Astor
Europe
Palm Beach
Paris
Woman killed and man kills self at Northwood Centre
Bertha Doro thy Macleod, 23, was shot and killed yesterday at a manicure parlor where she worked. Francis a Caverly of Northwood Centre, 51, fired the fatal shot and then killed himself after warnings from his family went unheeded. Continued on Page 2-First Column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Dorothy Macleod
Francis A Caverly
Northwood Centre
Ford to Launch Broad Bonus and Profit Sharing Plan
Ford Motor Company will announce to all employees a cash bonus of a million dollars payable immediately, tied to daily income and length of service, and a cooperative buying system for Ford employees. The plan aims to cover every worker from janitorial staff to executives and promises widespread profit sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Coolidge Declines South Dakota March Primary Endorsement
Pierre South Dakota December 30 Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts nominee for Vice President wired the Secretary of State he does not want endorsement at the March primaries. He is forwarding a 32 letter withdrawal.
Germans Report 1 500 000 Lost Lives Since War
Berlin officials release wartime death toll showing 1.5 million Germans killed in battle. The figure excludes deaths in prison camps and reflects official statistics made public on December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Revere Man Arraigned Over 11 Bottles Brandy Purchase
Richard P. Flanagan of Calumet Street Revere was arraigned before the U S commissioner on charges he bought 11 bottles of brandy fraudulently imported into the United States The purchase is alleged to have been from White Firemen using a scheme to illicitly obtain the liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Flanagan
Calumet Street
Revere
United States
Flanagan
Canopic Starliner Crewman Pleads Not Guilty in Bail Hearing
Starliner crewman Canopic, arriving here a few days ago for $33, pleaded not guilty and was held on $4 bail for a hearing on January 17. His mother posted bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starliner Canopic
Two Die From Wood Alcohol Poisoning In Jersey City
Two people John Reynolds and Mrs. Mary Ward died of wood alcohol poisoning after drinking alleged whiskey at the Reynolds home last night in Jersey City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
John Reynolds
Mary Ward
Reynolds
Dunkirk air attacks recalled in anniversary item
The column notes German airplanes attacking Dunkirk in 1914 and recalls the anniversary of President Wilson returning to Paris a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
1914
Wilson
Paris
Boston Area Weather Forecast With Snow Likely
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Wednesday fair and Thursday unsettled and warmer with probable snow. Fresh northwest winds diminish and shift to east and southeast by Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
New England
New York
Atlantic Coast
Weather Uneven Readings and Averages Reported
Reading shows yesterday's average temperature 27.4 with a prior year figure of 33.13. The fragmentary OCR notes include scattered numbers and codes from Thompson's Spa, lacking clear context or coherent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson's Spa
Bribe Offer Reported at City Hall Annex
Boston lawyer, well known locally, attempted to bribe City Registrar investigator Joseph Callahan. The offer of five dollars to falsify a birth certificate used in a marital case was rejected and reported to City Registrar Edward W. McGlennon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Callahan
Boston
Edward W. McGlennon
Bar Association
Callahan
City Hall Annex
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