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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
1
Railroad officials and Boston and New England business interests seek relief from a strike by more than 1500 dock and shed freight handlers at the Boston & Maine and Boston & Albany railroads. The walkout began at noon yesterday and serious results are feared if it continues.
Twenty one employees of the R. H. White Ice Company were injured when an ice house at Por ters Pond collapsed this afternoon. Ten men escaped unhurt and none died. Six workers were trapped under rubble for about an hour before being dug out.
Ernest B Freeman of Boston and Hyde Park testified in the Suffolk Superior Court defense of Margaret Reed Freeman s absolute divorce petition against Dr Benner. He claimed the doctor called him a coward and boasted of conquests while his wife alleged spy rumors. Continued on Page 11 Second Col.
Monsignor Arthur J. Teeling rector of St. Marys Church Lynn, a well known New England priest, is seriously ill with pneumonia following influenza. He returned Saturday from Pinehurst North Carolina where he contracted influenza.
Mrs Josephine Stefano of Brooklyn sues Peter B Stefano in Brooklyn Supreme Court for separation. She alleges cruel and inhuman treatment and says he refused to give her 10 cents for a movie. He earns $225 weekly shining shoes. alimony request of $50 weekly reserved.
A brief local notice identifies William VENT Samuel Johelmes and Dewey Swig in a shared civil matter. Names appear together in the readable text with no clear dates or actions stated.
Professor I Leon Craffee of Harvard University, a wireless telegraphy expert, told a Post reporter at Harvard Medical School that so-called messages from Mars are atmospheric electricity or disturbances and that no planet is sending messages.
General Leonard Wood accepted Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington's challenge to debate in Pierre on March 20. The announcement follows a January 28 event as both figures agreed to a formal discussion to be held in the South Dakota capital.
The Post Clancy Fund tops $11,000 as editor aims for $16,000 with help from readers. If reached, the sum will be invested to yield 5 percent annually to support the widow and baby of the hero patrolman.
Pledged donations to the Boston Post Clancy Fund include 81,000 from The Boston Post and 25 from Governor Calvin Coolidge plus 25 from Cardinal O Connell and 100 from The Boston Globe. Other donors read as The Boston Evening Transcript District Attorney Joseph C Pelletier Paine Furniture Co and several trusts and individuals. Continued on Page 17 Fifth Col.
The forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for colder conditions Thursday with moderate northwest winds. Friday trends warmer and fair with winds shifting to an easterly direction and temperatures rising to a moderate level.
A Manchester fire gutted the Elks Hall block on Hanover Street early today causing an estimated loss of 100000 to 125000. Four firemen were injured and about 50 residents fled to the street as the blaze raged. The cause remains unknown.
Last week demand ran high as the factory struggled to keep up. Friday evening through Saturday afternoon saw shortages at some shops. Today Friend Street workers prepare for a fresh run, urging customers to come early and buy with groceries. The coveted vanilla cream center, wrapped in molasses candy, returns Friday and Saturday across all stores.
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