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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1920
Page
1
London transmits to Secretary Glass a denial that Britain asks for more loans in the United States and says it desires to reduce its existing obligations, a statement released tonight via R. C. Lindsay British charge d affaires.
Boston Post special correspondent reports Mrs. Cora Spiker of Baltimore forgives the wife of her husband who sinned with her. She offers shelter and affection to the other woman and to the child, seeking reconciliation and a home near the man she loves. The story is described as one of the strangest triangle tales in history.
Unnamed freight handlers refuse to return until Hines sets a date for delivering the wage award. Budget gaps and staffing plans hinge on the announcement, with organizers seeking certainty to resume operations and secure future pay scales.
A man is killed and the killer calls police after the act. The suspect claims income support for dependents and is armed with a gun. Authorities investigate motive and weapon details.
More than 3000 dollars still needed to reach the 16000 goal for the Post Clancy Fund. The appeal urges many more contributions and a few large gifts to meet the target. Continued on Page 15 First Col.
Lieutenants E. F. Davis and G. E. Gimmes, U S. aviators held by Mexican authorities since a Wednesday forced landing near Guerrero, were released at Nuevo Laredo and crossed the Rio Grande into Laredo Texas this afternoon.
In Montpelier Vermont a 65 year old farmer, George Hale, reported a shooting to the sheriff declaring I have just shot Lester Morse. Meanwhile Boston area freight workers on the Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany lines stay on strike as wage talks continue under Director General Hines.
First instalment of a biography of George Eastman the Kodak King and Mysterious Mr Smith. It outlines a poor youth who left grammar school at 14 to work, then built a fortune from his own labors and refused many interviews. It notes his unexpected gift of 11 million dollars to MIT.
The article portrays George Eastman as the nation's most modest and successful self-made millionaire, symbolizing the rags to riches story popular in American fiction. At 65, Eastman is highlighted as a quintessential self-made man, challenging Bolshevik critiques of limited opportunity.
The Post begins publishing the life story of George Eastman, America's most modest and least known millionaire, detailing his career and philanthropy in a feature debut this morning.
Gaby Deslys the actress remains in a serious condition in Paris after a further relapse. She has undergone another operation to treat her illness.
Acting District Chief H. M. Hibbard and Engine 46 captain Edward G. Chamberlain were nearly suffocated when a tenant slammed a basement door during a fire at 55 Deering Road. Fire confined to the basement, loss $300. Building owned by Federal Realty Company, four stories, occupied by several families. Fire likely started from hot ashes touching a wood partition.
New York Feb 1. Robert F Gowen engineer in charge of the DeForest Radio Company of Ossining reports experiments with a new wireless telephone apparatus. With a small aerial a wavelength of 375 metres and a third kilowatt of power he claims to have talked to Chicago and other Western cities in ordinary zones and been heard clearly.
In Dublin Tipperary Limerick and Cork police arrest 66 Sinn Fein leaders and republicans. No new developments reported. In Limerick Police Sergeant Wellwood was shot in the jaw but is expected to survive.
In Franklin New Hampshire on February 1 Chester A Joyce caretaker faces federal court after officers raided Daley Web birthplace owned by the state. Officers found cider but seized a device like a chicken brooder used to make beer for personal use with Joyce admitting the fabrication.
Hale tells authorities he went to his sugar place after dinner to cut a wire fence Morse had stretched across the road. Hale says he carried a rifle to defend himself as Morse had threatened his life. Morse approached with a pitchfork and Hale ordered him to stop while Morse demanded he leave.
A weather summary for Boston and southern New England calls for fair and warmer conditions Monday, with Tuesday partly cloudy and moderate southerly winds. Northern New England should also see fair weather, with generally fair conditions east of the Mississippi and rising temperatures in the lower lake region, the Middle Atlantic, and New England. Winds vary from moderate southeast to south off the Atlantic, with fresh northeast winds and cloud from Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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