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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
1
Armed police and citizens scour Concord and surrounding countryside after three inmates beat a guard and escaped from the State Hospital prison colony shortly before 9 PM. The trio is described as desperate and at large.
The Boston Post appeals for funds to decorate New England soldiers' graves in France on Memorial Day. Part of a collaboration with Paris bureaus and the Paris American Memorial Day Committee, funds target Chateau Thierry and Verdun cemeteries with 800 and 500 New England dead respectively. Subscriptions urged at once to MEMORIAL DAY FUND, BOSTON POST, BOSTON 4 MASS, with a $100 initial pledge from the Post.
Yale easily won the first intercollegiate aviation meet at Mineola as Harvard fliers failed to score, finishing eighth among Eastern universities for air expertise. The event took place May 7 with Yale claiming top honors and Harvard struggling throughout the contest.
Afternoon air field day at Lehigh produced one injury as William EE Nowell suffered a broken nose and sprained arm during a near ground turn in the final event. Officers note the event showed the need for constant training for reserve military aviators.
William Tiffany, 26, of Waltham and two accomplices, one an insane wife murderer and the other a Greek detective, escaped from a Massachusetts prison. An alarm warned police from Boston to the south to watch for the trio, who would kill if angered. Tiffany climbed from a sick ward cell and fled, forcing a guard confrontation in the corridor.
Michael W. Houlahan aged 11 months, of 187 Harvard Street Cambridge, had just left the hospital outdoors for the first time when a truck from operators Joseph Cattanese and Donato Larusso struck him on Harvard and Columbia Streets. Both drivers were arrested and later released on $500 bail each. Police say the truck swerved onto the sidewalk to avoid a girl crossing the street while a friend of the baby watched.
Major-General Wood’s presidential bid triggers Senate firework as Senator Kenyon accuses the duPont interests of threatening to attack the Wood boom unless Senator Moses, a Wood campaign manager, stops opposing the pending bill to shield the American dyestuff industry.
American League results show Philadelphia 5 Boston 4 St Louis 10 Detroit 4 Washington 6 New York 5 Chicago 6 Cleveland 1. National League notes include Boston 5 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 6 Pittsburg 4 New York 7 Brooklyn 6 in 11 innings. Eastern League results list Patiafield 7 Waterbury 0 Worcester 6 Bridgeport 11 New Haven 5 Albany 1 Dartford 6 Springfield 3.
Washington May 7 a mass of data from railroad brotherhoods and unions argues that higher wages should not drive prices up. The report outlines mechanisms to curb profiteering and maintain price stability as Congress oversees industry. A related note references the Christian Endeavor founder returning from Europe with observations on France's political risk and U S European alliances.
District Attorney Pelletier's office seized the mbossograph Products Company books at 45 Bromfield Street uncovering alleged large cash losses, false assets, and a possible conspiracy. An officer is linked to siphoning funds and aWinthrop woman, now destitute, may be connected. The probe hints the case may involve multiple individuals beyond a single officer.
A Unity farmer testified a letter by HK Ty Bradford urged curtailing milk production. Walter Gerald presented the letter, noting overproduction depresses prices despite cries of milk shortages for babies. The message proposes farmers use skim milk on the farm or cut production to raise prices.
Federal agents aided by police arrest seven men in Havereilg with three gallons of whiskey and 258 gallons of wine seized. Prisoners were released on bail of 834 to appear before Commissioner Hayes in Boston tomorrow morning.
Report by David P. Shea notes Europe views the United States as absent and in lurch, with tensions centered on the Red Commune’s legacy in Paris and global repercussions. The piece signals continued coverage on page five.
Today in history William J. Vanderbilt, financier, born 1821. Mention of a deadly eruption costing 85 000 lives, and the Libau capture at a Russian Baltic port. One year prior a German delegation sent a peace treaty to Berlin. American Legion opened its national convention in St Louis.
Forecast for southern New England on Saturday and Sunday calls for light winds from the south and south near Washington. Partly cloudy in northern New England with possible showers in central and eastern Maine. warmer in Maine. Winds from the Atlantic coast north of Sandy Hook will be moderate to south and southwest. Unsettled with showers in the south and generally fair in the north. Temperature changes minor.
Forecast suggests continued pleasant weather with temperatures typical for this time of year. No significant rain expected and conditions should remain mild and agreeable through the day.
Average temperature yesterday was 54 degrees with a high around 58 and a low near 44. The summary notes a year ago the average was 54.12 degrees, reflecting typical daily variation in the period.
Mrs. Vity Vickery of Somerville reportedly attempted to take her own life late at night by consuming iodine, according to police statements.
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