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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
1
Colonel William Cooper Procter of Cincinnati testified to the Senate investigation that he advanced 500000 to Major General Leonard Wood's national organization. He said contributions from all other sources would not total the same amount.
In New England a nationwide hunt covers orders to capture the escaped trio Herman L. Barney Harry Manster and Charles Ward. Boston police and Massachusetts district police push top speed but a perfect getaway follows the sensational Charlestown State prison escape.
Despite long association the pair have dodged police across Greater Boston and surrounding towns. In past events they have not only escaped but also wiped their trail clean as investigators note ongoing pursuit.
Hank Gowdy catcher for the Boston Braves married Pauline Welsh in Columbus Ohio in the probate court office. Chaplain Reed officiated with only probate office attaches as witnesses. Gowdy 30 and the bride 21, she a bookkeeper. they then left for New York to rejoin the team on its tour.
Joseph F. Minon alias Joseph F. Wrenn treasurer of an Atlantic avenue paper concern was arrested by Boston police on complaint of Louis Grow a Commonwealth avenue automobile dealer. Grow says Minon in employ as accountant from Oct 1919 to Feb 1920 stole about $13 410 by cashing checks to his own account while treasurer of Tileston Livermore Paper Company of 514 Atlantic avenue.
Wheeling May 26 Senator Howard Sutherland led General Leonard Wood by 2906 votes for Republican presidential preference in the state primary. Returns from 1019 of 1860 precincts in 45 counties show Sutherland 20816 to Wood 17110 as tabulated by the Intelligencer at 10 pm.
President Wilson will veto the Republican peace resolution and send the veto message to Congress within a few days. No word on action regarding the Versailles treaty or reservations. He reportedly outlined a strong veto message to his Cabinet.
Miss Edith Kingdon Gould age 18 daughter of George Gould and sister of Lady Decies elopes with Carroll J. Wainwright age 21 from a wealthy New York family. They wed today in Elkton Maryland at the Elkton Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev. John McElmoyie as they shun a grand ceremony.
A whirlwind elopement in Elkton sees Mr. Wainwright and Miss Gould marry at the minister's home after obtaining a county license and paying the fee. The couple drove from the county building to the parsonage, where a brief ceremony united them. Edith Gould's brothers Kingdon and George Jr. also wed recently, under their own family circumstances, in July 1917.
A federal grand jury indicted American Woolen Co and its president in a case alleging corporate malfeasance. The inquiry followed requests to federal authorities to investigate the company's actions and leadership. Prosecutors pursue charges related to financial misconduct and misuse of company assets.
Lawmakers clash over recognizing the Republic as the session ends with the resolution dropped. A faction argued for honoring the state in question while others opposed the move, ending debate without passage.
Washington May 26 The House committee on foreign affairs failed to agree on the form of the Irish resolution after a breezy session. Several Republican members favored indefinite postponement of action on the various resolutions submitted to the committee.
Patrick J. Road of 58 School Street Somerville was injured about the back yesterday when two cars crashed in the Tremont Street subway near the Broadway entrance. He was removed to the Haymarket Relief Hospital. Other passengers were slightly shaken up. A car stalled when its trolley came off and was rammed from behind.
Lieutenant Harry Weddington piloting an airplane carried three passengers to an altitude of 20 081 feet at Kelly Field near San Antonio Texas late yesterday.
Eight hundred National Guard members panicked as a bomb planted in a china closet beneath the main drill floor of the State armory on Broad Street exploded during drills. No guardsman was injured.
Officials set a guard cordon around the armory and refused to issue a statement through midnight. Guardsmen and other officials later indicated that police were involved in the developing situation.
New York federal grand jury indicts the American Woolen Company of New York and the American Woolen Company of Massachusetts along with William M Wood for 14 Lever Act counts. Details include alleged sale of cloth on January 7 1920 at 3 67 5 a yard for 79 yards and a $1 62 cost cloth sold January 12 1920 for 3 27 a yard.
In the American League results Boston beat St Louis 9 to 5 New York won 4 to 1 against Detroit Philadelphia ran up 10 to 2 over Chicago Washington posted 138 to 9 over Cleveland In the National League Brooklyn led with a percentage Pittsburg 2 St Louis 10 Cincinnati 8 In the Eastern League Pittsfield 5 Worcester 4 Hartford 9 Springfield 8 Bridgeport 8 Albany 5 New Haven 5 Waterbury 2
Average temperature yesterday was 58 degrees with a 64 degree high and 56 degree low. The report notes the typical daily range and provides yesterday and year ago averages for reference.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled the Lever act constitutional as a war measure in C A Weed & Co v Buffalo clothiers. Judge Martin I. Manton wrote the opinion affirming a prior ruling that allowed authorities to proceed against the company for profiteering in the Western District of New York.
Middlesex School of Concord handed Wal tham High School its first defeat and shutout of the season with errorless play. The private school title contenders continued their winning streak in a decisive afternoon matchup.
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES INCLUDE Julia Ward Howe born 1819 and John Kendricks Bangs born 1862. A historical line recalls Turks sinking British battleship Triumph in 1915. Also mentions the flight of NO under A C Read from Ponta Delgada to Lisbon a year ago. London greeted Hawker and Grieve who perished en route from Newfoundland to Ireland.
The forecast calls for fair weather in southern New England on Thursday and Friday with rising temperatures in Vermont and southwestern Maine. Winds will be moderate from the southeast to south along the Atlantic coast, with light showers in the Atlantic States and generally fair conditions north to Sandy Hook through Hatteras.
A brief forecast suggests readers may expect a brighter fair day and night with temperatures a bit warmer than yesterday, offering a simple outlook without detailed conditions.
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