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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
10
New Haven railroad officials announced last night that freight movement on the system is clearing up. Inbound freight houses in Boston still hold a large amount, but much has been removed since last Sunday, freeing space for goods on trains arriving daily.
Henry De Lacey collapsed at the top of a 45 foot pole on Main and Stoddard streets. Augustus Coster climbed the pole, freed him from a live wire, and lowered him to awaiting workers. First aid given, he was taken to Choate Hospital and expected to recover.
Washington March 24. Captain Harris Laning former assistant chief of navigation tells Senate committee that the navy lacked a comprehensive war plan and chaos nearly prevailed. Senator Trammell cites a 1918 letter challenging Sims bureau of operations and warns some recommended actions would have been disastrous.
Senators Logan and Gallivan urged passage of the veteran relief bill endorsed by the American Legion. Massachusetts leaders push for adjusted compensation tied to length of service to help veterans buy homes or start new work.
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb of Connecticut refused to convene a special session of the General Assembly to act on the federal suffrage amendment. The Republican State convention, meeting in New Haven, urged the move to make Connecticut the 36th state to ratify the amendment.
Ludwig C A K Martens self-styled ambassador of the Russian Soviet government filed a $1,000,000 libel suit in Supreme Court against the Review of Reviews Company editor Albert Shaw and author Arthur Wallace Dunn. Dunn's book The Reds in America is tied to the suit.
The Harvard commencement program names Thomas Nelson Page as orator and Professor Charles Hall Grandgent as poet for the Phi Beta Kappa exercises on June 21.
An advertising note promises a simple method to save two dollars while trying a cough remedy billed as the best ever. It highlights savings and top quality in a compact sales pitch.
A home-made cough syrup using 21 2/3 ounces Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup or alternatives is advertised as a cheap, fast acting cure. Claimed to relieve coughs within 24 hours and suitable for throat tickle hoarseness croup bronchitis and asthma. The Pinex Co. Ft Wayne Ind guarantees satisfaction or money back.
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