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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
5
Jamies P. Watson known as the Bluebeard pleaded guilty to the murder of Lina Lee DeLong and was sentenced to life imprisonment at San Quentin. He had sought a stay of execution until May 5, which Judge Willis granted.
New York May 10. The Illinois delegation to the Socialist party of America convention launched a sharp challenge to conservative leaders and their plan for popular administration of private property. They shouted for radicalism drawn from German French Italian and Russian Socialism.
Chicago figures J Louis Engdah Samuel Holland and William Kruse lead a radical faction amid war act violations as Hillquit platform faces a heated debate. The convention votes 82 to 51 to form a committee of the whole to study the platform, while talks include Maurer Nearing and Stedman as vice presidential candidates and Kate Richards O'Hare as a possible second place pick.
The American Legion employment department moves to the Soldiers' Service Club room, 12 Tremont row, offering over 400 job openings for ex service men. Manager John H. Holland says hundreds of positions exist at no charge, from draftsmen to laborers, after relocation from the Common and wartime huts.
The steamer Black Arrow, a former German vessel, is ordered to Charlestown Navy Yard for conversion into a passenger steamer for Shipping Board use.
The Spanish War Veterans Memorial Field Service Committee plans a Memorial Day service at Fenway Park on May 30 with Yeowomen assisting and marching in a single contingent. The Rt Rev Mgr John B Peterson and Rev Joseph V Murphy will lead services as officials and clergy attend from across the state.
London May 10 Walter Hume Long first lord of the admiralty said British warships in the Black Sea would keep bombardment on the Russian coast until Bolsheviks ceased hostilities with General Wrangle's Crimean army. He noted the bombardment hinders export of Russian raw materials and aimed at pursuing armistice terms.
Harvard board of overseers gathers for the spring meeting with six of thirty absent. Professors report on faculty progress and original work as President Lowell hosts a dinner on Quincy Street. Notable attendees include Franklin D. Roosevelt Edgar Felton Thomas W Slocum William Cameron Forbes and many others.
Washington May 10 Senate leaders plan to call up a resolution by Thursday or Friday to end the status of war with Germany and Austria and seek a vote in the chamber tomorrow morning. Republicans plan to press for prompt action and debate.
Senate leaders expect limited discussion before the vote with McCumber of North Dakota set to oppose the Knox measure and Hitchcock of Nebraska ready to speak for the administration. Curtis of Kansas notes brief Republican and implied Democratic speeches.
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