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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1920

Page

12

Coal Dealer Fined For Short Delivery In Florence Street Case

Clark of Florence street was fined $25 by Judge Murray in Central Court for a short delivery of 400 pounds of coal. The judge called the act contemptible and noted poor people already pay enough, while the dealer profits from short weights. Mark Diggins claimed diversion. he paid the fine.

Aan Clark Florence Street Leguise Diggins Murray Central Court Mark

Court Drops Perjury Case In Chelsea Youth

In Brockton on March 18 Judge Warren A. Reed decided not to press perjury charges against 21 year old Hyman H. Webber alias Max Simonds of Chelsea. Webber admitted lying on the stand after being arraigned on two counts of breaking and entering and was found guilty with four months in the house of correction, sentence suspended on appeal as the judge cited the youth’s age.

Brockton Warren A. Reed Hyman H. Webber Max Simonds Chestnut Street Chelsea Reed Webber House of Correction

Labour Radicalism Accused by Lloyd George

London dispatch says Premier Lloyd George brands the labor party as extremist and Bolshevik in aim. He criticizes the union leadership for seeking to destroy the current system and plant a new regime. He reportedly would retire after fifteen years if his party wished.

London Lloyd George Westminster Gazette

Pilgrim Masque Festival at Boston University Tonight

Boston University College of Liberal Arts hosts a Pilgrim festival marking the tercentenary of the landing. The event features a three-episode pageant by Miss Esther Bates with faculty members in classic roles and a speech on Armenia by committee members Bertha Papazian and another. The large attentive audience included many Armenians and contributed substantially to the fund.

College of Liberal Arts Boston University Boylston Street Coolidge Peters Samuel McCall McCall John L. Bates Bates Lemuel Murlin Murlin William Warren Esther Bates Walter Hartstone Silas Peirce Mary A. Emerson Agnes K. Black Ben Jonson Shakspere and Lylu Balfe Bizet Carlos Troyer Sidney Homer Bertha Papazian America Armenia E. Rouka Cooper

Triangular Debate Sets Harvard Princeton Yale Yale

Harvard Yale and Princeton meet for the twelfth annual triangular debate in Cambridge New Haven and Princeton. The topic asks Congress to adopt measures to repress propaganda aiming to overthrow the government with constitutional approval sought. Harvard negative faces Princeton affirmative under presiding officer Professor Arthur M Holcombe with judges including John A Cousens Henry Harriman and Judson B Coit.

Harvard Yale Princeton Cambridge New Haven Congress United States Sanders Theatre Arthur M. Holcombe John A. Cousens Tufts College Henry I. Harriman Boston Chamber of Commerce Judson B. Coit Graduate School of Boston University

Concert for Armenian Relief Fund at Jordan Hall

A benefit concert at Jordan Hall featured Armenian soprano Rose Zulalian Armenian violinist Lauren Seway and G Roberts Langer with Margaret Gorham Glaser as accompanist. Zulalian performed Armenian songs in the original language and encores. Langer offered Sarasate and Wieniawski pieces while Zulalian closed with additional selections.

Rose Zulalian Lauren Seway G. Roberts Langer Margaret Gorham Glaser Jordan Hall Armenian Relief Fund Miss Zulalian Granville Bantock H. F. Burleigh

Day law dragnet nets twenty defendants in New Bedford raids

In New Bedford on March 18 twenty defendants were arraigned before U. S. Commissioner A. Mel. Goodspeed on charges under the national prohibition act or possession of stills. Eugene H. Vien of the Waverly Hotel was cited. illness prevented arraignment. A 25 gallon still was found at John Sequeira’s home and 45 gallons of Jamaica ginger were seized at Joseph Barboza’s Acushnet avenue store. A 40 gallon still was captured on John Perry’s Mt. Pleasant street farm. All pleaded not guilty, waived examination, and were held for Boston U. S. District Court.

New Bedford U. S A. Mel. Goodspeed Eugene H. Vien Waverly Vien John Sequeira Mott Street Joseph Barboza Acushnet Avenue John Perry Mt. Pleasant Street U. S. District Court Boston

Navy yards told to drop 13000 skilled workers

Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels said Congress failure to fund repairs will force the dismissal of 13 000 skilled men from navy yards nationwide. He told Mayor Peters Boston would receive repair work as funds allow and will consider repairing the U S S Nevada in Charlestown yard.

Congress Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels Mayor Peters Daniels Peters Boston Office of Operations U. S. S. Nevada Charlestown

Vermont Creamery Association Organized in Burlington

Eight Vermont creameries forming the Vermont Creamery Association with annual output over 3 million dollars organized in Burlington. The group aims to supervise accounting, coordinate supplies, offer limited surplus sales, and market combined production. W. C. Fuller of Richmond was elected president of the board of directors.

Burlington Vermont Creamery Association Zation W. C. Fuller Richmond

Britain allocates credit to sell goods to Europe

Washington March 18 Great Britain set aside a credit of 199000000 dollars to finance the sale of British goods to various European countries. An additional special credit of 1500000 dollars was made for Poland to cover transportation costs on forty thousand tons of flour from the United States.

Washington Great Britain Department of Commerce Poland United States

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