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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
2
John Neulist, a deaf juror, repeatedly failed to listen during a liquor law violation trial. After a recess he vanished to the clerk’s office to claim jury pay, returned to the box in a reverie, and asked the judge to speak louder. Judge Miller declared a mistrial and seeks how Neulist served on the jury.
Milford January 18. After an all day hunt by 40 New England Fox Hunters Club members south of Milford and Mendon the party returned reporting they started three or four foxes from their lairs but the high whistling wind prevented hearing the dogs call and thus no shots were fired.
Joseph W. Lang 21 of 42 West Brookline Street South End was arrested by East Dedham street police for stealing 13 Liberty bonds valued at about 1000 from Mrs Martha Egan and her husband who found the bonds hidden under a bed. Lang allegedly confessed and said he cashed them in New York. police recovered nearly the monetary value.
Radcliffe College hosted a successful ice skating carnival to boost the endowment fund. Willie Frick, now a professional instructor at the Boston Arena, performed a lighted candle dance while Sherman Badger could not perform due to an injury. The event featured a grand match and notable pair skating.
George H. King, 40, of 574 East Third Street South Boston, was pulled from the Fort Point Channel after leaping from the Dorchester Avenue bridge. Police say he is in serious condition at the Relief Hospital. Draw tenders rescued him from the water.
Erwin R. Bergdoll, a member of a wealthy Philadelphia family serving a four year term at Fort Leavenworth for draft evasion, filed a habeas corpus application in the Federal Court at Topeka seeking his release, announced tonight.
Samuel Untermyer urged an immediate congressional inquiry into the Department of Justice and the alien property custodian, warning the secret service relied on British reports and helped intern those opposed to war. Calder bill coal regulation endorsed by IC C and Geological Survey officials as workable.
Trains arrive daily at Danzig bearing artillery supplies bomb throwers and ammunition for the Polish army a wireless Moscow message says The Polish army is being hurriedly organized under French officers' direction from the city in question.
Miss Sallie Killen aged 65 of 1% Wales street Dorchester died after sudden illness at a theatre performance yesterday afternoon. Medical aid was not obtained in time.
Washington Jan 18 average drop of 8 percent in retail prices for 22 food items from November to December with a 10 percent decline vs December 1920 Oranges pork chops sugar ham bacon butter lard rounds steak flour bananas down and raisins up 36 percent oats 18 percent eggs cream of wheat macaroni 9 percent
The sermon will be preached at 10 30 a m in the Church of the Immaculate Conception Harrison avenue and East Concord street with Rev James L McGovern as preacher and Rev Joseph G Kirchmyer and Rev Joseph R Hurley as celebrants for vespers. Dorchester Catholic Club officers named Henry F Sheehan president Harold F Ryan vice president John J O Neil secretary Louis M May treasurer and directors Daniel F Ford Joseph M May Thomas Murphy Roy A Terry. St Mary s Cambridgeport Alumni Association reunion and banquet set for Sunday evening February 6 in St Mary s Hall with expected record attendance and pleasant surprises.
Mrs Elizabeth H Brown of 48 Bedford Road Woburn Massachusetts won 100 for her line honoring Joan of Arc chosen by judges in the Insteader contest The writer is the wife of Edward S Brown civil engineer and a longtime Somerville resident now in Woburn The Post could not publish a photo of Mrs Brown.
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