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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
7
A real life size opium pill facility was shown in United States District Court yesterday drawing crowd attention. The setup included a galvanised iron pail a copper kettle and a copper pail alongside standard dope smoking gear. An expert said the items were used to make the gum for pills.
Customs inspectors sleep and Kyte with S&S report opium operations at 11 Brighton Street laundry. Wong Kee Quong Sing Wong Yuen and Wong Tee face federal charges for importation manufacture and concealment of opium. Hearing continued before United States Commissioner Grinnell. E Mark Sullivan prosecutes. OConnell represents defendants. Inspector Kyte notes 150 raids since 1911 across New York and Atlantic seaboard. opium allegedly smoked concealed and manufactured there with a bowl hidden under an ironing board.
Jesuit priest Rev. John J. Tompkins returning to the United States urges more American clergy for the Philippines. He notes scarce priests in towns of 15 000 to 20 000, while 700 000 pupils attend English-language public schools. He credits Spanish missionaries for laying groundwork for current government-led progress.
On Cape Ann John Hays Hammond offers a mammoth silver cup for the amateur baseball champions. Trophy on display at a Main Street store. Entries due by Wednesday evening July 31. First game scheduled August 3. Cup stands 18 inches high, 16 inches wide, with three handles and an inscription noting the 1912 championship presented by Hammond.
Judge Loring of the Supreme Court ruled after an eight year contest that more than 60000 in bequests from William Litchfield of Tsexington will be distributed. The gifts include MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital among others totaling funds to Windgarten for the Blind Jamaica Plain and several charities.
About 2000 Knights of Columbus members and families will participate in a harbor outing in observance of Embarkation Day. Bishop Verus Assembly of the fourth degree leads the event with District Deputy J Philip O Connell as committee chair and a panel of grand knights from Greater Boston councils.
The transport Sheridan brought the body of Lieutenant S. S. West of the 16th Infantry, U. S. A., frozen to death on the Nome to outside station trail on February 19, 1911. West, from Concord, was to be sent home for burial in Concord, New Hampshire.
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