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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1920

Page

2

Today’s Luncheons and Lectures See Regional Campus Talkes

Afternoon events feature Professor Archibald C. Coolidge of Harvard discussing Austria at a Twentieth Century Club luncheon. Other gatherings include alumnae and club luncheons, a Bryn Mawr lecture by Professor Charles Fenwick, and a Stane address on the future of American citizenship. Evening events include a Massachusetts Woman’s Hospital ball at Copley Plaza and a Woman’s Auxiliary dance at Whitney Hall Brookline, plus a reunion for the 301st Infantry at the First Corps Cadets Armory.

Twentieth Century Club Archibald C. Coolidge Harvard Austria Boston Mt. Holyoke Alumnae Association Canadian Club City Club Bishop Hughes Moorfield Storey Charles Fenwick Bryn Mawr College League of Catholic Women Notre Dame Academy the Fenway Joseph C. Stane Cathedral Church of St. Paul Massachusetts Woman's Hospital Copley Plaza Womans Auxiliary Whitney Hall Brookline 301St Infantry First Corps Cadets Armory

Dr Boos retracts slander claim in Burke Bartley murder case

Dr William F Boos Boston toxicologist is forced to issue a full retraction or face a 25000 suit after alleging handwriting and gunshot expert A H Hamilton damaged his credibility in the John A Burke Nelson W Bartley murder trial in Skowhegan Maine. The exchange follows a day of dramatic courtroom developments including overheard remarks and Hamilton seeking counsel to sue.

Skowhegan William F. Boos Boston A. H. Hamilton John A. Burke Nelson W. Bartley Supreme Court The Maine Woods Dr. Boos W. R. Pattangall Hammilton William Fr. Boos Hamilton Mr. Hamilton Sturgis Dunn

Burke Witness Describes Night of Bartley Killing in Jackman

Mrs. Burke testifies she married a decade ago in Vermont and lived at a Jackman bungalow with her husband and a foster child. She recalls Nelson Bartley visiting, notes signatures on questioned notes, and describes Burke’s fatal wound as witnesses set to testify as rebuttal closes.

Nelson W. Bartley Sepha Moore Bartley Moose River Dr. Boos Burke Portland H. J. Hamilton Auburn N. Y Flossie Burke Mrs. Burke Thomas Leigh Nelson Bartley Jackman Leigh Hancock's

French premier denounces railway strike as revolutionary

Paris Feb 27 Premier Millerand labeled the ongoing railroad strike a revolutionary movement in the Chamber of Deputies. He backed fast passage of a bill authorizing requisition of transport and said mobilization would be used as needed. He argued the strike is not a union or professional action.

Paris France Millerand Chamber of Deputies Chamber M. Millerand Yves le Trocquer England

Japanese strife in Hawaii prompts call for naval aid

Senator Phelan urges Senate to keep its second deficiency bill amendment granting 300000 for repairing naval vessels to quell Hawaii unrest amid Japanese laborers strike sabotage. He cites saboteur fires and a Japanese warship aid as white planters resist. Havana tragedy follows as Mrs. Nancy Ashton dies in a train collision.

Washington Senate House Phelan California Hawaii Japan Customs Service Chicago Speedway Hospital

Police insult protection bill rejected by judiciary committee

The bill petitioned by Police Commissioner Curtis to ban insults to officers on duty was turned down by the judiciary committee which filed a leave to withdraw report. Mayor Peters proposal to abolish the Boston licensing board and transfer duties to the health department also received an adverse report from the committee on cities.

Curtis Committee On Judiciary Peters Boston Licensing Board Health Department Committee On Cities

Army Stores Stay Open In South Boston

The army retail stores at South Boston will not close today as ordered from Washington. The mail order department will close tonight and all orders received by then will be filled. Over 250 reclaimed woolen blankets priced at $6 are selling this morning for $2.50 each. Large shipments of foodstuffs and supplies are anticipated next week.

Army South Boston Glasgow Washington

Maine Senator J Merrill Lord Dies Suddenly

PFARSONSFIELD Maine Feb 27 State Senator J Merrill Lord a well known lawyer and business man died this afternoon from heart disease a few hours after a noon meal and a telephone call with Judge of Probate S B Ayer of Biddeford He remained active despite heart trouble in the last two years and collapsed within an hour after dinner in his home.

Pfarsonsfield J. Merrill Lord Lord S. B. Ayer Biddeford

Limerick Contest Winners Named by The Boston Post

Mrs Annie I Curtis of Haverhill Mass wins 150 for best ending to Limerick No 40. She is wife of Joseph D Curtis, shoe maker in Georgetown Mass. Consolation prizes go to William Peckham in Lexington Edwin Nichols in Enfield and Leonette Barnes in Milton.

Annie I. Curtis Marsh Avenue Haverhill Mass Ww. E. Peckham Hancock Street Lexington Edwin Nichols Enfield N. H Leonette E. Barnes Eliot Street Milton

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