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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
1
The group accuses the senior Senator of avoiding the issue while hoping others strike him instead of supporting the Governor. They demand he back the Coolidge boom with full backing.
Salvatore Micelli, Roxbury shopkeeper, confronted a gang during a break in at his George Street store. In the clash one man was mortally wounded, his body found hours later in a nearby yard. Police say Micelli mortally wounded Frederick H. Doherty, a presumed gang member, during the incident.
A deceased man Frederick H. Doherty aged years at 179 Norfolk Avenue was buried. The veteran of the war was shot by Salvatore Micelli aged 38 who faces investigation or charges.
An automobile struck a boy at the junction of Main Street and Revere Beach Parkway in Everett as he turned off to Main Street. Driver Joseph M. McGrath of 18 Sprague Street Malden faced manslaughter charges and was held in $1000 bail at the station.
The South Shore Assembly and Penpalpha Chapel of Masons began a 50th anniversary celebration yesterday with services at the Methodist Episcopal Church in East Weymouth. The observance continues today to draw to a close.
Three masked robbers with revolvers held up a home on State highway in Becket early this morning. They ransacked the house and took between 75 and 100 dollars, binding and gagging Mr and Mrs Hazelton in chairs before fleeing toward Springfield. Mrs Hazelton escaped, freeing herself, and Mr Hazelton notified Westfield police, but the bandits were not located.
The letter describes a large bank crowd at a Massachusetts Tremont Trust Co. event praising its savings earnings of 75000 in six months and assuring customers of fair, square dealing. It urges strict adherence to laws safeguarding deposits and condemns real estate investments by legislators while calling for continued patronage and continued profitable banking for depositors.
William A. Gaston of the National Shawmut Bank calls for immediate measures to alleviate a serious food production problem. He says the public and agricultural administrations at national and local levels must address the worsening situation.
Two persons narrowly escaped serious injury when an automobile driven by Hyman D. Jacobovitz of Walnut Street Lawrence upset on Columbia Road near Hamilton Street Dorchester. Jacobovitz and Miss Rose Woodle of Winthrop were thrown out with Miss Woodle bruised and Jacobovitz unhurt.
National League results list Brooklyn defeats New York 3 to 0. Cincinnati 10, Chicago 2. St Louis 6, Cleveland 2. Washington 5, Boston 4. New York 12, Philadelphia 6. Cleveland 2, St Louis 1. second game noted as a flat affair.
Ex Senator W Murray Crane calls the fight chaotic as North state leaders tighten against Senator Johnson. California Senator Johnson’s strength prompts a practical agreement to eliminate him over views on government ownership and the peace treaty.
Arbitration board reports a 15 cent per hour wage increase for Boston Street Carmen's Union. The decision, sealed after signing by all three members, would raise minimum pay to 75 cents an hour, aligning with Detroit and Cleveland rates and making local carmen among the nation’s highest paid workers.
The award will be read at a special union meeting this evening at the Grand Opera House. H. Wate Barnum, the Boston Elevated Company representative in the arbitration, is expected to proclaim the board’s findings to the body. The board members, James L. Doherty of Springfield for the company and James J. Vahey for the union, completed their work yesterday afternoon.
Washington June 6 Supreme Court awaited a ruling on the prohibition question with potential impact on conventions and public sentiment. Observers speculate whether the decision will influence party gatherings, enforcement, and civic expectations depending on the Court’s interpretation.
Alexander C. Mason of Rutland asks 35000 in Rutland County Court from Michael Dugan a retired Rutland liquor dealer alleging alienation of his wife Mrs Mason 35 who left him May 17 after Dugan allegedly enticed and persuaded her The Masons have four children Mason is secretary of the Vermont Accident Insurance Company.
John F. Hardy, supervisor of cons in the district, reports Boston's population as 753000, but Washington fixes it at 747923. The drop, over five thousand, reflects service members at Charlestown navy yard and harbor posts, per census supervisor figures.
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston and vicinity Monday and Tuesday with rising temperatures. Moderate west and northwest winds shift to variable, as a disturbance moves northeast from off New Jersey toward Maine, bringing strong winds and rain to parts of New England and northern Atlantic states.
The forecast promises a bright and fair day with warmer temperatures than yesterday. Expect light winds and comfortable humidity for outdoor plans.
Supporters greet Governor Coolidge upon arrival in Chicago as sentiment runs high for his national campaign. Organizers announce an active push throughout the week with visits to key venues and scheduled speeches.
Chicago date June 6 The seizure of liquor belonging to the Massachusetts delegation may hurt the prohibition plank in the convention. Massachusetts delegates faced resentment as wets may gain votes, though the faction could still vote for the prohibition plank if tensions ease.
Delegates from Massachusetts arrive in Chicago just before 5 PM after a lengthy delay at the Windsor Detroit border caused by a prohibition enforcement officer. They join James B. Reynolds to formally open the Coolidge campaign in Convention City.
Russians aboard the auxiliary ship Yenisei in the Baltic marked the date 1015. Canadian aviator aircraft wrecks a German Zeppelin over Flanders in 1915. A catastrophic earthquake destroys San Salvador and other towns in Nicaragua in 1917.
Yesterday's readings from Thompson's Spa show daytime highs around mid eighties with evening lows in the fifties to sixties. The record lists temperatures by time of day and notes an average yesterday of 64 degrees and an average from a year ago of 76.
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