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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1921
Page
4
Stoughton February 4 A district court inquest report states Mrs Bessie Price died from a bullet wound inflicted by George Pavlis also known as George Brown with no malice noted in the killing Pavlis fled after the shooting and has not been captured
Leon Titus a Wakefield travelling salesman hurries through midnight Boylston street meeting Mrs Harriet Stone Lydon in a fashionable suit top coat fox neckpiece and toque who holds a bowl of goldfish. Miss Frances Ellion in blue toque and fur coat assists with the goldfish in an eager posture.
Mr Titus testified in Central Court about a street encounter where two girls shared a cigarette, pressed him for his neck warmth and collar details, then dined on his $16 billfold. After a pursuit to Back Bay station, the pair received six months each while a firehouse and a bakery address surfaced.
Three trucks loaded with furniture from President Wilsons Princeton home arrived in Washington and are being unloaded at the house bought from Henry P. Fairbanks. Mrs Bolling and I H Hoover supervise placements as more pieces are expected in the coming days.
Eight doughboys from Camp Dix two native Americans and the rest foreign born shared life stories from birth to education under the army school system at a Massachusetts Commandery dinner at Copley Plaza. Major-General Clarence R. Edwards presided and introduced Dr. C R Mann who explained the work needed to educate these men as citizens and soldiers. Captain E H Cooper showed movie reels from the 26th Division. Guests included Admiral and Mrs Dunn Brigadier General J W Buckman Colonel and Mrs Learnard Lieutenant-Commander and Mrs D W Hamilton and Captain and Mrs John J Hyland. Colonel Holton B Perkins vice-commander Captain Lawrence B Page secretary and N C Nash Jr attended.
Mrs. Victor A. Searles, wife of Boston artist Victor Searles who inherited 8.6 million from his uncle, files suit for divorce charging desertion. The wife worked as a cigar store clerk and later a department store saleswoman after separating from her husband. Searles left the city to live elsewhere shortly before Edward F. Searles’ death.
Infuriated by a strike at 775 Washington street several workers rushed the Washington Dress Company workshop entering the building and attempting to wreck machines before police intervened. Three men found on site without good reason were arrested at Lagrange Street station for creating malicious mischief. Names: Bernard Berak, Samuel Rogowitz, and Michael Davison.
A reflection on historic ties between Portsmouth and Boston highlighting Paul Revere, Daniel Webster, Rev. Joseph Buckminster, T. B. Aldrich, and James T. Fields. It recalls Fields as a boy leaving Portsmouth for Boston, his early library, and his rise as a beloved publisher acclaimed by Oliver Wendell Holmes for his literary counsel and hospitality.
Burton Holmes closed his present Boston season with Visions of Venice at Symphony Hall. He presented realistic camera and word pictures of the Queen of the Adriatic, its past and present, art treasures and architecture, noting war’s impact and adding charm to familiar spots. The Lakes prelude showcased Italian scenery before the Venice section. A repeat performance is planned for this afternoon. GROVE'S Laxative BROMO QUININE tablets advertised with the Grove signature.
February 4 report on former Lynn councilor Benjamin B. Ray facing trial for receiving 10 stolen automobiles taken from Boston in 1919 by Thomas F. St. George. Ray, the principal witness, flatly denied seeing St. George more than once and claimed the intermediary was Ralph W. Greene at Liberty Garage. He asserted no telephone talks with Greene and said he misunderstood “hot car” as a car with a burned-out motor.
Athens Feb 4 Premier Rhallis will resign due to disputes over who leads Greece’s delegation to the near eastern questions conference in London. The Rhallis ministry formed November 18 after M Venizelos’s government.
George L Ware an investment broker convicted in federal court Tuesday of using the mails with fraudulent intent in promoting Mutual Divide asks for a new trial. The petition argues the verdict rested on insufficient evidence and that Ware was out of the courtroom for two hours during the trial. Judge Hare will hear arguments later.
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