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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
1
New York June 21 The murder of Joseph Bowne Elwell noted whist expert and racehorse owner remains unsolved. District Attorney Edward Swann said the case may take months to unravel after meetings with prosecutors and officials who have worked on the case for days.
Agnes Tobin an 11 year old girl from Youtlney Vermont drowned attempting to rescue a lame crow from Herricks Quarry. The depth is over 75 feet and the quarry has not been operated for years. She called her brother to throw in a log but could not seize it and sank after surfacing twice. recovery took two hours.
Penn and B and O roads report returning men amid rail labor dispute as partial embargo on New Haven freight continues. Grievances of workers cited as central to ongoing tensions and potential settlement efforts.
In Philadelphia on June 21 striking railroad employees said they would muster large numbers and fully tie up lines entering the city within 24 hours. Railroad officials from Pennsylvania Reading and Baltimore and Ohio issued optimistic statements countering the claims.
Strikers say nearly 4000 workers quit with more expected to leave tomorrow. All three railroads report movement in freight yards and maintain passenger service at normal levels. The Pennsylvanian states three shifts operated as usual today. Continued on Page 10-Sixth Col.
Dr James A Keown president of the Lynn Biological Society and a prominent Lynn lawyer was recaptured in Pawtucketville square after escaping in a high powered car from the Danvers Insane Asylum yesterday afternoon. Patrolman James Goldrick noticed the automobile with plates 127 218 and arrested the doctor as he entered a garage for gasoline. He was alone in the vehicle and no other passengers were seen.
Colonel Thomas W. Griffith retired chief of the Army Recruiting Station at Tremont Row has completed the machinery for distributing the new World War Victory medals to every man who served. He has arranged with Colonel Hugh T. Gallagher of Boston for the operation in and around the city.
Gaetano De Dominica, 32, of Somerville, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 8 to 10 years in State prison by Judge O'Connell in East Cambridge Superior Court. He admitted shooting Joseph Agliotti on September 18, 1919 after an argument over a card game on Warren Street.
In San Francisco on June 21, President Wilson assumes full control of the Democratic convention organization. He designates Secretary of State Colby as permanent chairman and Senator Carter Glass of Virginia as chairman of the resolutions committee. The White House direct influence on candidate selection remains unproven.
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts will be notified of his Republican nomination for Vice President on July 27 at his Northampton home in Massachusetts.
The Phillies beat the Reds 5 to 1 in the National League game. Rain caused other games to be postponed.
Charles S. O'Connor of the Boston school committee proposed an order to discontinue the Century Dictionary in city public schools until a discriminatory and untrue reference to the Irish race is eliminated. Continued on Page 10-Fourth Col.
Miss Mabel Emeline Puffer, who tried to wed Arthur Garfield Hazzard, a Black man, was confined at the State Hospital for the Insane in Worchester. The year ago arrest in Concord New Hampshire drew wide attention. Her claim that a white man named Charles R. McGee forged the love was found to be a myth.
Near dawn returns from 480 of 634 precincts show Mitchell ahead for congressional nomination while Fred eric H Parkhurst of Bangor leads the gubernatorial Republican primary with about two thirds of statewide tabulated votes. Polls indicate a very slow reporting of results.
John Winthrop arrives in Salem with the Massachusetts charter in 1650. Julian Hawthorne born in 1846. George V and Queen Mary crowned at Westminster Abbey in 1911. Italians break Austrian lines on the Piave River in 1918. A year ago today fatal race riots in Washington DC. Forehlag Stadium presented to the French Republic by General Pershing.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with occasional showers in Boston and vicinity on Tuesday and Wednesday. Moderate temperatures and fresh southerly or southwesterly winds are expected, with similar conditions across New England and the Atlantic coast north of Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
Forecast suggests a mild day and night with a few showers possible. Temperatures rise slightly compared to yesterday, bringing a warmer feel overall.
Average temperature yesterday was 58 with a high around 61 and a low near 50. A year ago yesterday the average was 61 with similar daily swings.
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