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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
15
The State Department of Public Utilities will hear at 10 this morning arguments against the Boston Consolidated Gas Company petition to raise gas price from 1.10 to 1.60 per thousand cubic feet.
The State Legion executive committee met last night amid fireworks over a proposed merger of New England Post of the American Legion with an alleged veteran outlaw group in Charles Town. Investigations will probe Pat Wilfred Beaudreau of Orlet Heights Post for misusing a club pass and arresting Legion members for gaming on the Lord's Day. A new State Legion Women's Auxiliary board was named to boost auxiliary posts, aiming for 140 posts and a convention next month.
B. N. Wrightington, vice-president, testified that producing 1000 cubic feet of gas costs up by 70 to 15 cents since 1906 when the 90 cent rate began. He urged a new standard rate of 1.72 instead of 1.60, citing increased oil fuel labor and supplies costs.
Mrs. Jaasy M. Erd of the New England Post seeks a Cradlestown meeting site at Abraham Lincoln Post quarters. Charlestown Legion Post opposes, claiming the move aims to secure a legion charter. Massachusetts State executive body already refused twice. The dispute centers on potential cooperation with World War Veterans and a new Post No. 2 of the American Legion. The committee postponed a decision to the next meeting.
Captain Murray, lighthouse keeper at Little Gull Island, and his wife were capsized in a sudden squall near New London. A large search by Coast Guard, submarines base craft, and Scott Wrecking Company tugs scoured the area as the couple clung to the keel and drifted seaward.
Bernard Geissler, described as paranoid, killed Mrs. Arthur De Cordova near a lonely road outside Stonington Connecticut last Monday night. Dr. Florizel Myers, sister of the dead woman, testified that Geissler was drunk and distraught at the time.
Mr De Cordova says Geissler, five years’ chauffeur, showed religious mania and declined alcohol yet drank from a bottle in the car. He notes Geissler owned a revolver and spoke of using it on the Fourth of July while appearing devout to the family. Three weeks ago he was deemed unbalanced.
A man ordered aid to bring the car at 8 on Sunday morning but he was late claiming mass obligations. He dismissed others opinions and believed no mechanic could surpass him in automobile handling, displaying notable ego.
In Lurgan two thousand Sinn Feiners and Unionists clashed over the capture of a man said to have taken part in a recent raid on a mansion near Lurgan. Local authorities reported the melee with no immediate arrests.
The Bastile Day banquet and ball at the Hotel Victoria honored ties between France and America. Lieutenant-Governor Channing Cox and Mayor Peters spoke for state and city, with Captain Morize and Eugene Larrouy also addressing 100 French residents in Greater Boston. Andre Gay presided as toastmaster.
A vintage claim that Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound restores natural dark color to gray hair. It promises even coverage, gloss, and fullness after regular use with a dampened brush or sponge.
Patrick A Eagan and several neighbors from South Boston report chronic kidney discomfort backache and sleep trouble. They credit Dean's Kidney Pills with stabilizing kidney function easing back pain and restoring daily activity.
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