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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
8
Extermination of rats in New York Harbor as plague prevention will not be by health officials. Dr Frank J Monaghan acting health commissioner announced plans to confer with shipping interests to urge rat eradication and wharf cleanup amid bubonic plague in Vera Cruz.
Detective theories center on a government automatic pistol and a jealous husband of Elwell’s wife. Investigators also consider a gambler with big losses as a possible shooter while awaiting more clues from society figures and financial district links. Richard Elwell arrives for the Ridgewood funeral as a will surfaces indicating his father’s estate may pass to parents.
A Boston girl, living in Princeton Street, is under arrest after police say she forged bank statements and used stolen funds to buy clothes from exclusive shops. Investigators accuse her of stealing about 500 from Columbia Coffee Company and 1250 from Commonwealth Fruit Company, with 200 deposited in Prudential Trust Company. Her father, a real estate broker, denounced her conduct and said he could do nothing. The girl faces arraignment at Central Court.
Increased coal prices higher terminal rents at Providence Fail River New Bedford and Boston plus rail damage from heavy freight cars and noisy all night traffic spur abandonment of freight service. Wage demands trigger arbitration concerns as about 2% of express staff and 40 freight cars may become snow plows.
Actress Viola Dana endorses Derwillo as a popular complexion beautifier promising life like appearance and lasting wear. The ad claims Derwillo resists perspiration, clinging to skin without rubbing off and allegedly improves dark or blemished skin. Read Dana’s upcoming article for skin care tips.
Forty six of the 1895 class attended a private banquet at the Colony Club to honor Calvin Coolidge. The event featured a white on purple emblem bearing Coolidge’s name. He arrived with Edward Horrigan and Captain Riley after a train stop in Springfield.
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