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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1921
Page
8
Sallie Aaron, a downtown saleswoman, told Judge Cohen that she is a hardworking person who earns her living and that there is nothing disgraceful in working for pay. She described an incident with Manager White who allegedly berated her about a week ago.
A young woman charged Julius Bloomberg proprietor of the Central Court store with assault and battery. She claimed Bloomberg pulled a pair of puffins from her feet during a dispute over payment for shoes, causing a foot laceration and twisted ankle. She said she bought a $3.90 pair that wore poorly and returned it, was promised another pair, and later received a $2 pair. The silken right ankle was shown in court while a physician was offered for examination.
Julius Bloomberg found guilty in a shop incident where a young woman was allegedly coerced into surrendering pumps over a $2 charge. The judge imposed a $5 fine after testimony by Bloomberg and the store manager.
In New Bedford on June 24 the American Federation of Textile Operatives elected officers. James Tansey leads as President, with William McNamara first vice president, Abraham Binns second vice president, Louis Langlois third vice president, William Harwood treasurer, and John P. OConnell secretary. McNamara and OConnell were reelected.
At Nantasket beach the guardians halted a moonlit shimmy contest by Miss Zoe North and Tiny Baker. Phonographs and arousing dances were deemed improper on public sands, ending the New England shimmy championship attempt.
Barron M. Caffrey a Lawrence post office clerk pleaded guilty to embezzling about $30 000 in twenty dollar bills from the mails. He was sentenced to three years in a federal prison in Atlanta. Inspectors found over $10 000 on a young woman with him and recovered notable items including a diamond studded ebony dice worth $60.
Senator Silas D. Reed of Taunton filed a petition for a referendum on the salary increases for Payson Smith Commissioner of Education and George M. Kline Commissioner of Mental Diseases. Both officials saw raises from 7500 to 9000, the only increases granted by the Legislature.
The Roslindale Carnival showcases Twombly's Flying Service with Jerry Hudson performing on the plane and Fred Twombly on wing stunts at 8 p m weather permitting. Speakers include Senator Reed of Missouri Lieutenant Governor Fuller and Congressmen Gallivan and Tinkham plus local officials. A baby contest and an automobile parade with prizes are also on the program.
Governor Cox yesterday declined to act on a Boston Central Labor Union request to remove Samuel Ross of New Bedford from the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration. He said one decision does not determine fairness, and the conference ended without action.
George R. Hobbs, a East Boston box maker, faces arson charges for a May 5 factory fire. Foreman William H. Finney also stands trial for insurance fraud. Key witness Edwin G. Searles testified Hobbs blocked an alarm and promised him a good job. Hearing continued for a week.
The Boston Masonic Club plans its annual dinner and outing at Paragon Park Nantasket Beach today. With over 1900 members, the event is expected to be a red letter date on Boston Masonic calendars.
A correction notes that William Downey was also known as Joseph Adams and Thomas J Meldon. A Thomas J Meldon of 82 Mt Pleasant Avenue and business at 2389 Washington Street Roxbury telephoned to state he is not the J Meldon mentioned in the story.
John B. O'Dea of Lowell, a federal prohibition agent since 1920, was secretly indicted by a federal grand jury for soliciting and accepting bribes and illegally possessing two barrels of whiskey. He pleaded not guilty in U S District Court and was held for trial after arraignment before Judge Morton.
A baby whale swam through the Narrows into New York harbor and was killed on a sandbar off Staten Island after a watchman and a restaurant owner armed with a shotgun and a carving knife ended its life. The 18 foot creature appeared too young to recognize the tides.
The financial loss from the Pueblo flood totals $16,784,638, per a report released today by the committee assigned to document damages for the United States Reclamation Service.
The Boston Post and editor Richard Grazier were awarded the Joseph Pulitzer Foundation gold medal and $2000 for 1920 public service. The award highlighted the paper’s unmasking of the Ponzi swindle, exposing the fraud and rallying authorities to act, amid widespread public fascination with Ponzi in New England.
Richard Grazier, editor of the Boston Post, pursues public duty by revealing Ponzi’s legally afoot yet dangerous money scheme. Investigators from the Post, the Postoffice Department, and police initially back Ponzi as legitimate, drawing many to invest. Grazier risks legal peril to uncover the truth for public protection.
Plymouth, June 24. Plymouth Rock, the famed Pilgrim stepping stone, will be restored tomorrow at its site. The split boulder, guarded in a brick shed after removal of the canopy, will rejoin its historic stance as part of the tercentenary celebration. A decorative approach from Plymouth Harbor is under construction.
Registrar Frank A. Goodwin and inspectors uncovered counterfeit automobile registration plates likely made by an ex convict. The plates use the same die as authentic ones and could already be circulating in unknown numbers, with the highest recorded dealer’s number at D1607.
Strenuous objections arise over the one piece bathing suits issued to male bathers at City Point beach. The park department explains the style and colors from a pre sun stripe to cerise will not be changed, and any defect in fastening will be remedied.
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