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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1921
Page
4
Special attorney general Hurlburt told the Supreme Court that Tufts took blackmail money. The remarks came during a hearing on Tufts' two motions via Melvin M. Johnson to dismiss the case and limit it to acts before November 4, 1919 and to acts only in Tufts' district.
After nearly three hours of argument the judges left the bench without comment. A decision is expected soon. The statute requires a summary hearing and if adverse to Mr Tufts, trial may begin and run through the summer.
In court Mr. Hurlburt accused Tufts allies of a $100,000 robbery hoard and blamed Brownie Kennedy for a case against her being unprosecuted. Johnson argued to restrict the hearing to Tufts second term and questioned public recall. Chief Justice Rugge and judges listened as arguments on impeachment and authority continued.
The quoted remarks discuss whether ratification can ground evidence exclusion and whether re election affects the ability to remove a convicted official. The speaker argues that re election does not excuse wrongdoing and that the official could still be removed.
Miss Lucy D. Gillett of 31 Court street Westfield sister of Speaker Frederick H. Gillett was arrested in Chicopee on a manslaughter charge after her car struck and killed Irene Cote 12 and seriously injured Yvette Gauthier 12. Bail was set as the investigation centered on the noon accident near Chapin School.
Crown forces raid the Irish National Foresters headquarters in Dublin on June 10 and arrest 44 young men believed to attend a class teaching signalling. Signalling gear is seized and residents near Dublin Castle are warned not to go on roofs without permission or face shooting.
Colonel Perkins, WWII era commander of the 101st Artillery and a Salem native born February 29 1872, died after a brief illness. He served at Verdun received the Croix de Guerre and the Order of the Crown and held multiple civic roles including banker, state records commissioner and American Legion leader. He left a wife and two sons.
Four eyewitnesses testified in the Sacco and Vanzetti trial in Dedham. Louis Pelser identified Sacco but said it was not an identification. Mary Splaine previously identified Sacco but later said her belief was unsure. Other witnesses described the scene and described a bandit car number 49783. The court adjourned with a morning session planned.
June 10 announcement from the White House states Roy Haynes of Hillsboro Ohio will become national prohibition commissioner succeeding John F Kramer. Haynes, editor of the Hillsboro Despatch, aided Harding nomination and has long been active in Ohio Republican politics. He formerly led the Miami Military Institute at Germantown and has ties to church and temperance work.
State Legion Adjutant Leo A. Spillane warns against a man calling himself Lieutenant Diaz who claims French service and shows purported discharge papers. He is described as charming, multilingual, and likely soliciting funds from veterans. alerts issued to Legion posts statewide.
About 600 striking members of the International Seamen's Union gathered at Faneuil Hall last night to hear speakers pledge resolve against a 15 percent wage cut and altered working conditions. Denis B. Driscoll urged solidarity and criticized Secretary of Labor Davis for not backing organized labor. Other speakers included John J. Kearney and leaders from several unions urging unity and defense against capital attacks.
Immigration officials say no landing chance for 1200 immigrants aboard the Canopic before Monday due to Congress driven quotas. Police reserves prevent a planned rush as crowds on the pier and on Deer Island detention station escalate tension amid protest over perceived discrimination between Potomac arrivals and Italian Portuguese quotas.
More than 6000 Boston school cadets marched through city streets to Boston Common for their annual parade and review. For the first time in Boston school military instruction, nine cadet regiments formed a division of infantry under saluting officials including Mayor Peters and Lt Governor Fuller. Colonel Robert C. White led the cadet division after earning top marks in drills.
A woman from Flint Michigan reports her child cured by Dr True s Elixir and warns parents to watch for worm symptoms such as constipation stomach upset pale face and cough. The ad urges immediate use of Dr True s Elixir and promotes three sizes including a large.
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