29 May 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
1
Thomas F. Murphy Cambridge School Committee member and counsel for Barney faces charges of aiding the escape of his client from jail. The arrest creates a sensational legal clash in Cambridge with ongoing courtroom implications and potential political fallout.
Post Staff Correspondent previews a feature on Alvin C. York, hailed as America’s one man army. The piece centers on York’s betrothal to a Pallas-Mall area evangelist’s daughter, framing his fame from battlefield exploits including 25 Germans killed and 135 captured, and his rising public legend.
Cambridge attorney and school committee member Thomas F Murphy was arrested in his Sears building office on a warrant from Brighton District Court for aiding and abetting the escape of Herman L Barney from Charles street jail. Bail was set at 1000 and Murphy was released after posting. Police expect more arrests as the dragnet targets the Barney auto theft ring and possible officials in a neighboring city.
The NC4 seaplane commanded by Lieutenant-Commander A C Read will not start the final lap to Plymouth tomorrow due to awaiting favorable conditions from Lisbon. The aircraft, in excellent condition, completed the transatlantic crossing yesterday and is expected to cover about 775 miles in roughly nine hours, with continuation noted on Page 12.
Leroy Trout 22 of Taunton fired four shots from a .32 caliber revolver at his wife Florence during a Town Hall ball in Mansfield. She was taken to Morton Hospital in Taunton in critical condition. Trout was arrested. police say jealousy sparked the incident.
Arthur Dunstan of Station street Quincy was seriously injured when the auto he rode in with Quint L Presti collided head on with a delivery truck driven by Ralph Bevans of Dorchester last night. Neither machine was going at a high rate of speed.
More than 25 000 Jews gathered yesterday in Boston for a noon protest over Polish massacres and pogroms. A solemn, impressive procession moved through city streets to Mechanics Building where a mass meeting overflowed the auditorium, forcing many attendees into an overrun standing area.
A look into his home and youth from babyhood to his twenties reveals why he was regarded in the Church of Christ and Christian Union. The text notes his York childhood and his choice to answer the government call as a soldier, clearly marked as a conscientious objector.
National League results Boston defeated Chicago 4 0 St Louis edged Brooklyn 7 5 in 13 Pittsburg beat New York 6 4 in 10 Cincinnati won 6 5 over Philadelphia American League had no games New England League Lowell 5 Haverhill 4 Fitchburg 7 Lawrence 0 Portland 6 Lewiston 5 Eastern League Worcester 7 Pittsfield 4 Providence 3 New Haven 2 Springfield 4 Hartford 0 Waterbury 5 Bridgeport 0
Murphy, released on bail, declares the arrest a rank injustice and a complete surprise. He asserts his knowledge of Barney's surrender while in New York supports his stance, claiming the charges are unfounded given the facts of the case.
SUN reports the Empress of Ireland sank after colliding with a collier in the St Lawrence River with over 1000 lives lost. Germany warns neutral shipping to avoid the war zone near Great Britain as Amiens and Soissons faced bombardment and captures a year ago.
Fair and warmer conditions expected Thursday and Friday across Boston and vicinity. Gentle variable winds along the north and middle Atlantic coasts. Continued fair and moderately warm weather anticipated in the middle Atlantic and New England states Thursday and Friday.
Yesterday’s temperatures recorded at Thompson's Spa show averages and specific hourly values. Morning readings ranged higher to around mid sixties, with afternoon and evening values near the upper sixties. The document notes an average yesterday of 63 and an annual average of 594.24 for comparison.
Paris dispatch says allied council settled Fiume and southern Austrian boundaries and agreed on general Adriatic questions, with only economic arrangements remaining unsettled. Reparations issue to be discussed later.
The German peace delegation will hand in a 108 page volume of counter proposals and acceptances at Versailles tomorrow. The document ranges from financial inability to meet terms to protests about unfair treatment and a claim that it would be unjust to try German war culprits. It argues the allies are abandoning Wilson’s 14 points, which Germany says it accepted for armistice.
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