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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1921
Page
4
Dorchester girl Trene Kelley aged 15 appeared in Dorchester court on a charge brought by her mother Mrs. Catherine Kelley alleging stubbornness. The mother refused to prosecute and the case was dismissed after emotions ran high.
Federal prohibition agents seized five hundred gallons of 180 proof alcohol in a New Haven Railroad freight house near South Station. The shipment, consigned to a shoe firm proven fictitious, was valued at over 7500 dollars after gauging.
The public utilities department ordered the Boston Elevated Railway Company to suspend operation of its cars over the Cottage Farm bridge between Boston and Cambridge. The suspension remains until the bridge is reconstructed to the department’s satisfaction following an inspectors’ safety review. The legislature previously provided for a new bridge at this site.
The Nonantum First Degree Club will meet Thursday evening July 14 at A. Quincy’s home to finalize arrangements for a harbor excursion on Saturday July 16. The steamer departs Rowe's Wharf at 10 30 a m.
In St. John's Newfoundland on July 12 workers returned to their docks as a temporary settlement ended a prolonged strike and allowed ship loading to resume. The action involved local longshoremen and harbor officials working toward a stalled labor dispute.
Hundreds of Weymouth Braintree and Quincy residents stormed Beacon Hill to protest offensive smells blamed on the Massachusetts Oil Refining Company plant in East Braintree. Officials held the health hearing in Ford Hall due to the volume of testimony and odor concerns.
On April 2 the health department declared the oil plant a nuisance and suspended enforcement while improvements are made. Residents clashed with company reps as wind records were cited to explain odors. Some witnesses said meals and bathing salts were spoiled. officials will decide soon whether to enforce or extend time to eliminate the nuisance.
Senator Lodge attacks a sweeping anti beer measure as unconstitutional and harmful to medicine and pharmacy. He warns it will complicate enforcement, burden courts, and erode public support for temperance while risking broader penalties for physicians, surgeons, and druggists.
Portland Maine July 12 An estate valued at nearly 1 000 000 dollars was left by Seth M Milliken a New York financial leader and former Portland businessman who died in New York in March 1920 at the age of 84 according to an inventory filed in the Probate Court today by administrators and appraisers Rights and credits aggregate 863 159 and real estate 50 256
John E. Hanlon appointed by Mayor Peters to serve as adjuster for the Rent and Housing Committee during Ellis vacation at Wilmot Flats. Hanlon will be paid 60 dollars a week for the temporary post.
News states Mrs. Ponzi remains in the Lexington mansion as Richard Engstrom delays payment to Ponzi trustees awaiting appeal. Attorney Mc Tsaac argues dower rights of one third of the estate. Judge Anderson ordered return though exact reimbursement is undecided.
Washington July 12 government data show American merchant tonnage up by over 1181 percent since the war began. The Bureau of Navigation released the statement noting a rapid expansion in shipping capacity and maritime activity.
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