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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1921
Page
6
Senate opens effort to outlaw a medical beer amid Volstead related provisions. Senator Willis of Ohio introduces a special bill including beer sections, aiming to move before prohibition commissioner issues medical beer regulations following Palmer opinion.
Prohibition leaders in the House push to expedite the Volstead supplemental measure as emergency legislation. Critics expect a prescription beer ban to be favored by the Rules Committee chair, with a final decision on top-placing the bill on the calendar later this week. Senator Willis cites delays in the House as the motive for his introduction.
Senator Willis introduces a bill to increase medical alcohol limits and curb spirituous liquor prescriptions. The measure would restrict physicians to no more than 100 prescriptions in 90 days for spirituous or vinous medicines unless emergency, halt further whiskey manufacture and import until supplies meet non beverage needs, and extend enforcement to Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. He argues the plan aligns with the Volstead act and addresses the brewing beer situation amid varied state laws.
Yale in New Haven on June 20 held senior activities ahead of Wednesday Woolsey Hall ceremonies. Shefield Scientific School class and academic class exercises occurred in Hillhouse Avenue and on the old campus, followed by the Law School alumni luncheon in Commons with Judge Henry Wade Rogers delivering his final faculty appearance and Judge Benjamin N. Cardozo also speaking.
A blaze at the Boston and Maine roundhouse in Portsmouth New Hampshire consumed two locomotives and badly damaged two others. Officials estimated losses around 150000 dollars with the fire occurring June 20.
The 87 year old Cyrus Greely, president of Androscoggin County Savings Bank, faced a suit by Mrs. Jane Rogers seeking her widow’s share of his estimated 150000 estate. Testimony cited Mrs Tash as his first love and others spoke of past relationships amid mental illness claims by greely.
The document details accusations of promiscuous advances by Fred Greely after 1913 following his wife’s death. Witness William H. Whittum testifies Greely showed changes in behavior, including targeting an elderly bank president with stock pitches. The defense cites estranged memory and denied involvement with Nora Greely’s actions. trial to resume.
Two Boston stock brokers James E Bradley and Aaron Jacobson were arrested by Police Inspectors Haggerty and Farrell on three counts of bucketing. They allegedly ran a Fall River brokerage, took money for stocks and bonds not delivered, and violated contracts with local purchasers. Bradley’s office is at 166 Dartmouth Street and Jacobson’s at 14 Federal Street.
Edward Sanprini about 45 of 595 Main street Cambridge arraigned in District Court on assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill. Bound over for the Grand Jury and jailed in $2000 or House of Correction. Angelo Dentino about 40 of Bedford fatally stabbed by Sanprini during a christening at Edward Balerino residence on Summer street North Lexington died at Symmes Arlington Hospital before 7 pm.
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