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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1920
Page
5
Federal Judge Morton declared he would jail violators and stop the distilling business. Antone Fernandez pleaded guilty to possessing a distilling apparatus and was given until today to pay a fine. A total of 26 violators pleaded guilty with over $700 in fines collected.
Colonel George Van Orden formerly commanded the 11th Regiment of marines in World War I will succeed Colonel Melville S. Shaw as commanding officer of the Marine Corps at the Charlestown navy yard. He is presently at the Army General Staff College in Washington.
A Lake Stirling crewled by Captain Thorpe docked with 5,376,000 pounds of raw sugar from Preston Cuba for Revere Sugar Refining in Charlestown. Three more large Cuban sugar cargoes, Lake Gakona Plainfield and Lake Markham, are en route, totaling over 17,000,000 pounds for Boston.
The Charlestown navy yard police honored their new chief John Fife by decorating his desk with floral tributes before his duty yesterday. He succeeds P. J. Mannion, who resigned.
The wedding occurs this afternoon at St Pauls Church in Dedham with society guests from Boston and many relatives and friends attending the ceremony and reception. The bride is active in the Sewing Circle and Vincent Club and starred in the Vincent Club show Sati. Her engagement was announced in March.
C Herbert George Smith aged 15 died at his Woburn home from tuberculosis linked to war exposure. Enlisted May 24 1917 as a cook, made 14 trips to France aboard America, survived Hoboken dock sinking. Funeral tomorrow at Episcopal Church with American Legion Wo burn Post conducting and regulars firing volleys. Interment Woodbrook Cemetery from his father's Orange street residence.
Mrs Agnes Mallett of 129 Norfolk Street Dorchester was fined 100 dollars and given a suspended sentence by Judge Joseph R Churchill in Dorchester Court for stealing jewelry valued at 100 dollars from Fletcher Houghtons home at 10 Penhallow Street where she was employed. Jewelry was recovered through pawn tickets found in her bag by Special Officer P J McNealy of Fields Corner police. Houghton asked the court for leniency.
Albert T. Smith of West Somerville built a full scale model hydroplane for his 11 month old daughter, naming it the "Alice." The electric powered craft features oak beams, nine planking, brass trim, battleship gray decks, a red waterline and green underwater tone.
The article discusses how evening clothes must harmonize with the wearer's personality, age, figure, color, and temperament. It notes that airy tulle suits buoyant types while satin or chiffon with precise lines better suit serious-minded young women, per today's illustrated gown.
Florence Mentzer of Denver Pennsylvania will receive her medical degree from Boston University Medical School this Wednesday and depart soon for Shanghai China to intern at St Elizabeth's Hospital. She was chosen salutatorian of the graduating class at class day exercises Monday night.
Public trustees of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway announce cessation of streetcar service on the Saugus Centre to Linden and Linden to Saugus Centre lines starting next Tuesday, with the date moved from June 1 at local request. Action by Saugus authorities to cover continued costs could change the plan.
The Aero flying cat has been located. A $100 reward was mailed yesterday by E. A. Terhune Jr of the Eastern Aircraft Corporation South Boston. The kitten had accompanied the Terhunes on their honeymoon flight through the clouds and disappeared when they landed at Atlantic City two weeks earlier.
William L. Volk of Boston Joseph M. Monahan of Fambridge pleaded not guilty in Middlesex Superior Court to larceny. They and Thomas J. Ferrick of Boston are charged with stealing 25000 dollars worth of Ford assembly plant parts in Cambridge. Ferrick held on 4000 bail. The grand jury also indicts Nicholas Caruso of Newton for murder in the West Newton barn fire death of John Cunnitt plus arson and robbery counts.
The city of Boston announces its band concerts start this year on July 6. City venues, schedules and participating ensembles will be released closer to the date.
A city plan approved by the Mayor's committee on music and the park department announces a public concert in Boston Common on June 20. Through July 4 902 certs will be issued for Marine Park Jamaica Pond and Wood Island every other Sunday 3 to 5 pm. Franklin Park hosts Sunday concerts, the noonday Common concerts begin July 6, and daily concerts run through August, totaling a six week band season.
The body of Herbert W. Peckham of 6 Cudworth Street Medford, missing since last Tuesday, was recovered from 12 feet of water in Dark Hollow Pond Stoneham by Metropolitan Park police yesterday before noon. His car had been found abandoned in Stoneham.
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