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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1920
Page
1
Police dispersed a late night ball at Copley Plaza when the venue closed at 2 AM. Dancers refused to leave, sitting on the floor and demanding refunds, as organizers faced a shutdown and potential refunds.
Daylight saving time will prevail only in spots in New England tomorrow morning. New York shifts at 2 a.m. and about a dozen New England cities will inaugurate the new time officially. The scattered change may disrupt business relations due to the mixed clocks.
Four additional stock brokers were arrested yesterday as part of Attorney General J Weston Allen's probe into the city investment market. The tally now stands at nine with Lawson's arrest on Thursday, expect up to twenty as the investigation widens. The latest arrests include John J. Ford of 51 Cornhill and George L. Ware, 37, of 36 Congress.
Police broke up a late night dance at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Greenwich Village arresting five young men for drunkenness. The suspects were removed from the ballroom after authorities halted the event at 2 AM and ordered them to leave. They faced charges of intoxication as the band’s jazzy performance drew complaints.
Senator Borah charged that big financial interests sought to buy nominations for both parties and condemned General Wood's campaign methods in a heated Senate speech. He urged a congressional act as the response.
AMERONGEN March 26 The illness of the former German Empress has reached a stage where her doctors consider it inadvisable to permit her to walk. She is now wheeled about in an invalid chair.
Allen Bell a 70 year old resident magistrate and former royal constabulary official was dragged from a crowded Dublin tram and shot four times in front of passengers. The assailants fled and no arrests were made. Continued on Page S First Col.
The City Employees' Union voted to strike over the discharge of a meter reader, affecting water works public works park and commons departments. A telegram was sent to Samuel Gompers requesting sanction for the action. No strike date was set. Members say the worker was dismissed after illness and testifying against public works officials at a recent hearing.
Newman Clark of Fort Fairfield allegedly shot Phoebe Bell, 18, in Grand Falls New Brunswick last night and then wounded himself. He was arrested on murder charges and is under guard at the hospital awaiting court appearance.
Massachusetts Senate postponed daylight saving bill action until Tuesday. The Boston Stock Exchange voted to observe modifier hours to align with other markets. The New York New Haven Hartford railroad said it would keep the old schedule until uniformity is achieved.
Geneva report says Hermine Koller a Dresden actress died and several other actors were injured near Innsbruck while filming a mountain scene at 9700 feet. An imitation avalanche intended to bury 11 people became a real avalanche during filming by a German company.
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The Moon rises at 5 13 and sets at 6 05 this morning. Vehicle lights should be on tonight from 6 35 for visibility.
Today marks dates from Ponce de Leon’s 1513 Florida discovery to births of chemist Francis H. Storer 1832 and arctic explorer W Greely 1844. It notes Sidney Perham born 1819 and reflects on last year’s New York Assembly move for Ireland’s freedom. Two NYSE seats sold for 75,000 each, and Jeremiah A. O’Leary freed from the Tombs on 10,000 bail.
Forecast for southern New England calls for local rains Saturday with Sunday fair and moderate winds from the west and southwest. Northern New England will have rain Saturday and Sunday fair with possible local rains in east Maine.
Expect showers today with a chance of late evening rain. It will be cooler tonight than last night, bringing a noticeable drop in temperatures.
Yesterday saw an average temperature of 51 degrees with mixed readings across the week. The report cites a 47 degree low and 52 degree high in local observations.
George A. Flynn former chairman of the Boston Finance Commission was inducted yesterday as a judge of the Superior Court establishing his official tenure on the bench.
About 200 attendees planned a long party from 10 to 4 but police intervened after a disturbance began. Dancers and a “Pirate Band” led by Don Dickerman drew police attention. censorship and crowd uproar followed until reserves arrived and the event dispersed by 4.
Louis Kenneth Tilden, 16, of 9 Waverley Street Malden, has slept for six weeks with brief feeding intervals. Doctors are puzzled as he remained in bed since Lincoln's Birthday after leaving a rubber shoe factory job due to drowsiness.
Donald Foye aged 16 son of Major Frederick E. Foye of the State Guard drowned on his first canoe trip on the Nankatessett River. The river swelled and the canoe capsized near Larkin bridge. Spectators saw him slip from the craft and disappear. John Chase recovered the body in four feet of water shortly after.
Berlin dispatch reports from American and British sources that Germany may deploy 100000 troops to the Ruhr region. If insufficient to keep order, 80000 allied troops from Britain France and Belgium will reinforce.
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