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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1920

Page

11

Provincetown Harbor Crowded With Vessels

Provincetown harbor night scene shows heavy vessel activity with mackerel seiners and fishing craft. The U S S Bushnell, a submarine tender, arrived from the Pacific coast and will stay a week. Tug Reading from Philadelphia moored with three coal barges. a large three masted schooner Charles L Geffries from Newbridge Maine also there.

Provincetown U. S. S. Bushnell Pacific Coast Reading Philadelphia Charles L. Geffries Newbridge

McKnight Home Bill Reported Favorably

President McKnight of the Senate backs a home loan bill to help veterans obtain houses repaid over several year periods. The Senate Ways and Means Committee reported the measure favorably yesterday.

McKnight Home Bill McKnight Senate Senate Committee On Ways and Means

Witness Fosberry Faces Injunction Hearing Over Interference Claim

Arthur F. Fosberry of San Francisco testified for much of yesterday before Judge Pierce regarding an injunction against him alongside Frederick A. Bangs and James A. Hemingway. The injunction targets alleged interference with the publishing society business by church directors, mirroring a prior order obtained by trustees of the publishing society.

Arthur F. Fosberry San Francisco Pierce Frederick A. Bangs James A. Hemingway

Christian Science publishing dispute heard in court

Testimony described talks with several people about subscription cancellations and trustees withholding net proceeds. Judge Pierce prepared to rule on Fosberry and the temporary injunction against Lewis L. Harney and twelve others. Defence argues acts by Bangs Hemingway Fosberry lack conspiracy and aim to preserve the society.

Pierce Fosberry Lewis L. Harney Bangs Hemingway Mr. Whipple Frederick H. Chase Harney Group Choate

Discover whiskey found in parcel post shipment

A Haverhill postal clerk uncovered 24 pints of bottled in bond whiskey valued at about 240 dollars in a parcel post shipment addressed to a Pelling street resident. Postmaster Lot F. McNamara notified federal authorities and expects a federal agent to investigate and likely arrest tomorrow.

Haverhill Central Post Office Parcel Post Pelling Street Lot F. McNamara

Politics Barred in Public Works

City hall buzzed as Public Works Commissioner Thomas I. Sullivan announced that politics had been abolished in the department. Promotions or transfers will no longer be granted as the result of pull.

Public Works Thomas I. Sullivan

Lobsters Reach Boston as Nova Scotia Season Winds Down

Lobsters arrive by boat from Nova Scotia into Boston markets raising wholesale prices about a cent while retailers hold Monday levels. Large boiled lobsters rise to 45 cents per pound. overall supply tight with Nova Scotia season closing and weather hampering catches.

Boston Nova Scotia South Boston Yarmouth

Priscilla Gale to Wed Samuel A Smith in Weston

Miss Priscilla Gale and Samuel Abbott Smith plan a June 17 wedding at First Parish Church Weston. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyman Gale of Weston and the groom is the son of George A Smith of Arlington. An outdoor reception with refreshments will follow.

Priscilla Gale Samuel Abbott Smith Weston Boston Lyman Gale George A. Smith Arlington Weston Society

Mayor’s denunciation of City Council actions

Mayor Peters denounces the council for rejecting four measures including funding and site purchases. He cites relief for Long Island residents and criticizes the council for delaying a courthouse site near Forest Hills and for shelving police station funding. He urges more careful consideration of public opinion in two weeks.

Peters West Roxbury West Roxburry Forest Hills Milk and Sears Street

Funeral Services for Popular Hub Teacher

Miss Mary J. Mac Intyre longtime Boston public schools teacher in South Boston and Dorchester was honored with a funeral at her North Dorchester home and a high mass at St. Margaret's Church on Columbia Road. Relatives and many former pupils attended.

Mary J. MacIntyre Boston South Boston Dorchester Harvest Street North Dorchester St. Margaret’s Church Columbia Road William A. Ryan

Indian Commission Blames British and Indian Officials

A British commission report on the 1919 Amritsar killings criticizes General Dyer for firing without warning and for continuing too long. English members defend some actions but condemn the Jallianwala Bagh firing. Indian members call the conduct inhuman and un British.

Ameritsar Jallianwara Bagh R. E. H. Dyer India Lord Hunter Jallianwala Bagh Dyer

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