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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1921
Page
18
Mrs. M Florence Small of Belmont told Judge Sullivan at Boston Municipal Court she paid $27 for a black and white skirt made by Morris Pantel. She described flaws in fit and workmanship after a December fitting and said Pantel assured her the issue would be corrected.
Mrs. Small described purchasing a skirt from Pantel that was too large at the hip and waist. She testified he altered it with patches and a silk thread instead of proper stitching. The case, with cross examination by Pantel’s counsel, resumes in the morning.
The Navy lists Edward H. Blakslee of Milford, Connecticut among crew believed lost when the destroyer Woolsey was cut in half and sunk recently. The incident, reported from Washington on February 2, confirms his presumed death along with others aboard.
Prominent Boston architects and civil engineers urge Building Trades Employers' Association and United Building Trades Council to submit disputes to a neutral ten member board. The board would have two Harvard business executives, two from each party, plus two from the Boston Society of Architects and two from the Boston Society of Civil Engineers. The panel would hear testimony and report to both sides and the public.
Judge Fessenden of the Superior Court set March 8 to hear arguments on the motion for a new trial for Robert D. Weston and Hector M. Holmes, both found guilty of receiving papers stolen from Daniel H. Coakley. He has not yet announced sentence.
The Phi Mu Gamma Sorority of Emerson College presents a charity play Mary Goes First at Whitney Hall Brookline to fund a scholarship for a junior. Leading roles are played by Mary Winn Newton and Miriam Kempton Somerville, with director Professor Walter Bradley Tripp.
Arthur W. Klaus of Malden and Willa M. Klaus filed for divorce after 31 years of marriage. Both sides accuse the other of desertion and cruelty. Charles L. Coombs is named as corespondent. Mrs Klaus testified to social outings with Coombs with her husband’s knowledge and noted abuse and threats. The hearing continued today.
At the City Council, charges accused the mayor's rent and housing committee of inaction and shielding a powerful property holder. An appropriation of 7200 was approved to continue the committee's work amid claims of lack of authority and ignored complaints against a city official.
Taunton, Feb 28 Three counts of the demurrer by Lt Governor Alvan T Fuller against Joseph E Warner former House speaker in a suit over political campaign statements were overruled. A fourth count was sustained in Superior Court. The court ruled the first three counts failed to state a cause, while the fourth found the statements not set forth clearly and publication timing unclear.
City Council heard Councilman Watson recount anonymous letters and calls threatening his candidacy as retribution for his criticism of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company. He described the threats during a council meeting yesterday.
At a heated session Councilman Watson urged passage of an order to amend the Act to Equalize the Cash and Share Capital of Certain Gas and Electric Companies. He claimed Edison wields undue influence on Beacon Hill and accused private interests of undercutting public lighting costs while financing private dynamo plants.
A speaker attacked prominent Boston firms on State Street claiming they back the Edison company and bleed the public. He asserted that even if all banks were closed in Boston it would not affect his financial position.
Brother Bernard a native of Grenada and member of the Auxiliary Brothers of St. Michael at Maryknoll was accidentally killed while working as an engineer at the American Foreign Mission Seminary in Maryknoll. He had lived in Woburn Massachusetts and was noted for intelligence and piety.
Clarence Terrien a 12 year old Boy Scout in Burlington Vermont spotted a broken rail near the Winooski station on the Central Vermont line. He alerted the station master then used a red carpet to signal an approaching rail train preventing a wreck. Railroad officials plan a reward.
Chicago reports a shift from cigarettes to cigars after World War I. Cigar maker John H. Grommes notes 80 billion cigars were smoked in 1920, averaging eight per person, with cigars supplanting both cigarettes and pipes despite no drop in costs for tobacco, labor, or packaging.
EVA COTE of Brookline died February 28 wife of the late Mark H Gohe funeral services at Chabel Shalom Chapel Wordsworth Street East Boston on March 2 at 11 am. DANIEL V Donovan of New York City died February 28 beloved husband of Catherine Cullen Donovan son of Joan and Ella Donovan formerly of Charlestown high mass of requiem at St Francis de Sales Church Charlestown Wednesday. KEHOE of South Boston died February 28 Gerald Kehoe 52nd year funeral from 440 Eighth Street Thursday March 3 at 8 15 am Requiem at Gate of Heaven Church at 9 o clock.
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