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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1920
Page
1
A joint committee reports a total appropriation of 400000 for the celebration with 300000 to be spent at Plymouth and 100000 at Provincetown. The funding will be managed by a federal commission in cooperation with local commissions named by Governor Coolidge.
Dayton Ohio February 27 an airplane carrying Major R W Schroeder chief test pilot at McCook Field fell more than five miles after reaching 36020 feet about 5020 feet above the world record. The major is in a hospital with shock and temporary partial blindness. Instruments show a fall of over five miles in two minutes and the plane righted 2000 feet above the ground and landed gracefully.
George May of Akron Ohio won the national barnyard golf title by defeating Joe Wilkinson of Akron 50 to 37 and then beating Fred Brust of Columbus 50 to 22 to become the new champion.
New England faces fuel and food shortages with heavy snowfall. The item lists anniversaries and notable events including Lord De La Warr becoming Virginia's governor for life in 1600 and American Legion formation for national defense in 1915. It notes the sinking of the Aquitania near Bedioe's and Governor's Islands and a Southern Congress of the League of Nations opening in Atlanta.
Premieres agree that seeking U S cooperation would be an ideal method to resolve the outstanding question. The statement signals a move toward international consultation and a collaborative approach to the dispute.
New York on February 27 Enrico Caruso bought a diamond necklace for his wife as a birthday gift. He visited a Fifth Avenue jeweler and selected a 48 inch chain of 0 flawless diamonds weighing 1½ karats total price about $15,000. He departed for Pittsburgh to fulfill a singing engagement.
Major Stroeder appeared lifeless as attendants reached the aircraft after it settled. Residents misread vapor trail as a comet during the two hour ascent before the machine descended rapidly. At 36,020 feet the pilot reportedly lost consciousness, height recorded by instruments.
President Wilson’s flock grows with seven new lambs arriving after a three year growth from seven to thirty seven. Three sets were twins, and the animals now graze on the White House grounds in Washington.
Miss Mary Gillespie aged five percent years, of 64 Horace street East Boston, ran from home and rolled in a snow bank to extinguish burning clothing after a hot coat fell against her dress while removing ashes from a kitchen range. Her injuries include burns to the back legs and arms and she was placed on the danger list at East Boston Relief Hospital.
Second place looks to go to Wilkinson who has only lost to May. Third may go to Brust or Harton of Michigan. Wilkinson and Harton meet tomorrow while Brust still has two games to pitch before the tournament ends.
Akron fireman George May clinched the national championship in the Harward Golf Tourney held in St. Petersburg Florida. He emerged as the top scorer at the event, edging rivals in the final rounds.
Antonio Valentino of Derby was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a Superior Court jury in New Haven. The killing of Salvatore Zoilo in Derby occurred on October 99 after a dispute over a mortgage. Judge Gardiner Greene deferred sentencing, meaning life imprisonment.
Weather forecast notes fair and warmer conditions for southern New England on Saturday and Sunday. North of Sandy Hook winds shift to moderate west, with fair skies. The cold wave crest remains along the Atlantic coast but temperatures rise toward the week’s end.
Forecasters say a warmer day arrives erasing the cold snap this morning. Sunlit hours bring thawing across the region as temperatures rise.
Maximilian Fischer aged 60 former proprietor of Clark's Hotel on Washington Street and dealer in motor car accessories shot himself at his wife's grave in Forest Hills Cemetery after repeated threats to end his life.
Fragmentary weather data cites Thompson sources with figures such as 19 20 24 11 3p m and 13 6-24 yesterday versus 30 12-24 last year. It lists averages and temperatures in cryptic form with multiple unreadable timestamps and numbers.
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