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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
2
Passengers describe hours in open boats during a sinking off the coast. The Sykes family from Worcester recalls hymn singing and the danger as lifeboats were lowered amid snow and hail. Survivors, including Michael Donoghue and Arthur Defresnes, recount seasickness and order as dawn revealed land.
Twenty five travelers aboard the Bohemian hailed from Boston and nearby towns including L. J. Bowne Emily Brown Ruth Brown and others. Additional passengers came from Providence Fitchburg Fall River Pawtucket and Worcester with a mix of families and singles. The ill fated liner also carried Mrs Minnie Aspinwall Thomas Duggan Michael Murtagh and many more across New England and beyond.
Twenty one states joined the federal government in urging the Supreme Court to dismiss Rhode Island’s original suit testing the prohibition amendment. The brief argues no justiciable questions exist and warns the amendment would threaten state sovereignty and civil liberties under a federal dominance.
A forthcoming Oppenheim tale in The Whimsical Three series, titled The Miracle of Lord Grim, is announced for the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The notice notes E. Phillips Oppenheim as author and teases readers with the entertaining fiction to come in the next issue.
The government’s bid to dismiss the suit faced opposition from Attorney General Herbert A. Rice of Rhode Island who argued the 18th Amendment is unassailable and could spur anarchy. Court granted indefinite postponement of Monday’s arguments to let Massachusetts and Kentucky appeals proceed. A G Rice urged the case not to address a state property right. Assistant Attorney General Frierson suggested arguments may be heard March 16.
The passage argues that federal domination could erode state sovereignty making states mere dependencies to ensure Senate representation. It contends power could shift entirely to the national government, leaving states in name only.
Atlanta March 1 Attorney General Palmer tonight formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President in a telegram to Hiram L Gardner secretary of the Georgia State Democratic committee He said he would accept if Georgia Democrats choose him and thanked supporters for the petition filed for the Georgia primaries The speech frames his candidacy as an honored option for the party in the state-wide primary process
A political comment stresses the urgency of giving the electorate a direct chance in the primary to evaluate and decide on the record of the present administration. It argues that this evaluation is crucial for democratic accountability and timely leadership choices.
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