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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
1
Mary Pickford in Los Angeles said she would not marry again and would dedicate the rest of her life to motion pictures after obtaining a divorce from Owen Moore in Minden Nevada. She arrived weeping in Los Angeles returning from the Nevada divorce proceeding.
Miss Pickford fled the train in tears and fell, unable to answer interview questions. Her mother defended the visit as a private matter, saying the star is nervous and broken up and that reporters and the public have no right to pry.
William Menix of Brookline was robbed of 365 at 10 3 last night in Scollay Square station while many waited. He was unconscious with a head wound and treated at Haymarket Relief Hospital after six stitches. Citizens in the station provided descriptions to police.
Mrs Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale, actress suffragist and author, wife of Swinburne Hale, an New York attorney, sues for divorce. She is known to Bostonians for suffrage lectures and says a woman's professional interests need not interfere with home duties.
Mrs Hale, niece of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, began on stage at seventeen with Sir Henry Irving in England. After a 1910 marriage she turned to lecturing on the woman’s movement and home making. Details of her divorce suit remain withheld.
Seventeen relief workers from the American Committee for Relief in the Near East endured a 22 day siege with no outside contact in a Marash mission compound. They faced ongoing bombardment as French troops and Armenian allies fought Turkish Nationalists for control of the city.
With another failure to ratify the peace treaty looming, Democratic senators planned personal talks with President Wilson before the final vote. They sought clarity on his stance regarding a compromise and how the treaty might be used as a campaign issue in case of further Senate deadlock. Some Democrats also wanted to know what measures would follow.
Protest follows surprise walkout at the United Shoe Machinery plant in Beverly as more than 2500 workers walk off. Metal trades expected to join Machinists in a larger strike, with continued coverage noted on page five.
Forecast from Washington notes snow and much colder conditions for Southern and Northern New England on Saturday with a cold wave. Sunday brings fair skies but continued cold. northwest winds diminish by Sunday. Storm warnings posted along the Atlantic coast from Eastport to Hatteras and gales off the coast shift to northwest.
A brief forecast says light snow today followed by clearing skies this evening. It will be cold and windy tonight with brisk winds and chilly temperatures.
Average temperature yesterday was 42 degrees. The report notes yesterday’s average compared with the previous year’s reading of 53 degrees plus 17 minutes, with scattered figures and irregular OCR text across the page.
The storm earlier in the night turned to sleet and rain in New York then froze the mud into a white blanket as winds of 50 miles per hour drive sleet across streets. Forecasters predict a further drop in temperature tonight with a northwest gale bringing 1 to 5 inches of snow to Boston and New England along rail lines.
Concertmaster Frederick Fradkin faced cheers hisses and counter applause from a divided Symphony Hall audience as he was declared discharged by the Boston Symphony Orchestra board. Fradkin’s departure followed a public defiance of the conductor during yesterday’s performance.
A early morning blaze at 176 Columbus avenue drove scores of residents from their apartments in scanty clothing. The fire began in the basement and climbed an air shaft to the roof, cause unknown. A. Friedman alerted occupants after hearing crackling from J. W. Potter’s automobile supply store. Ladder 13 crews aided many to safety as damage runs into thousands.
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