Blackmail Plot Erupts Over Boston Party Revels
At 26 Commonwealth avenue a birthday party ended in allegations of assault and blackmail involving Geneva Mitchell Sylvia Kingsley May Daw Billy Blythe and Marie Le Von with Ben Lipsky Abe Klein Dr Louis Arkin and naval officers among those named The lineup disputed claims and the participants prepared affidavits while the public details sparked sensational debate in Back Bay and Brookline circles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Mitchell
William F. Fitzgerald
Bay State
Read
Commonwealth Avenue
Sylvia Kingeley
May Daw
Billie Blythe
Arthur R. Wilson
Hensigns Snyder
Nelson
Mr. Woods
Myself
Fve
Mr. Fitzgerald
Klein-Lipsky-Arkin
Miss Leser
Lipsky
Dr. Arkin
le von
Lazar
Klein
Miss Kingsley
Geneva
Addis Nelson
Addis
Miss Blythe
Marie
Billy Fitzgerald
May Dan
Billy
Letter defending Miss Geneva Mitchell amid publicity
A Harvard 1922 letter writer supports Geneva Mitchell in a party controversy, praising her honesty and sportsmanship while condemning others for shifting blame. The author notes Mitchell praised Marilyn Miller and urged Ziegfeld to rehire Mitchell, stating she admitted her fault and faced consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Mitchell
Marilyn Miller
Miss Mitchell
Miss Miller
Claire
Raids Seize Morphine Doses and Arrest Four People
Police raid at 1 London court East Bogton last night seized five vials and a half ounce of morphine. Sergt Mc Neally and Patrolmen Dunleavy and McCallum arrested Philip 6 his son Galvatore and Galvatore s wife Lucy and Joseph Marke of 63 Trenton Street. Needles and paraphernalia were also taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt. McNeally
Dunleavy and McCallum
London Court
East Bogton
Philip 6
Galvatore
Lucy
Joseph Marke
Trenton Street
Women Charity Visit At Newton Highlands Children’s Home
The Massachusetts Catholic Guild sent about 700 women from many towns to visit the Working Boys' Home in Newton Highlands. They toured the residence and workshop, toured the estate, and attended a lawn luncheon. The visit featured a $1000 gift of athletic equipment and later a program of singing and games by the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Catholic Women’s Guild
Working Boys
Newton Highlands
A. O'Connor
John F. Gallagher
Elizabeth Flynn
Elizabeth A. Fitzgerald
John York
M. J. McCarthy
James Dooley
Margaret Cahill
D. S. Lawlor
E. A Ieggerald
Delia F. Murphy
Frank McDermott
C. M. Kenneally
Massachusetts Catholic Guild
Brother Fabian
John York Wade
Senator Wells Denies Daughter's Marriage License Dare
Senator Wellington Wells of Boston at his Wellscroft summer home denies his daughter Elizabeth Wells took out a marriage license with William F. Fitzgerald Jr as anything more than a girlish dare. He says Elizabeth told him the full story and asserts there was no elopement or public scandal. The senator notes the event occurred away from his home and that he knows little of Fitzgerald's private life.
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Fitsgerald
Back Bay
Brookline
Chesham
N. H
Wellington Wells
Boston
Wellscroft
Ziliszabeth
William F. Fitzgerald, Jr
Ter
Fitzgerald
Wells
Sally Company
Young Fitzgerald
Geneva Mitchell Must Explain Presence at Boston Party
Florenz Ziegfeld ordered Geneva Mitchell to explain her attendance at a Boston midnight orgy before she can return as a principal in the musical Sally. The 17 year old dancer was told to report to Ziegfeld after authorities learn details of the Commonwealth Avenue affair. Ziegfeld said Marilyn Miller did not request the action.
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Geneva
Gene
Tris
Addis
Lenox
New York
Geneva Mitchell
Boston
Florenz Ziegfeld
Commonwealth Avenue
Mr. Ziegfeld
Common Labor Prewar Basis on Railroads
The decision places common labor on a pre war basis by rolling back wartime increases for unskilled workers on railroads. Skilled classifications are addressed later except for the Big Five groups. Multiple labor categories see pay cuts from 3 to 5 cents per hour, affecting 278,739 men with new wage ranges from 23 to 39 cents hourly.
Rail laborers wage cuts attract protests
Rail laborers face wage reductions with pay averages showing 182 percent of current wages for the disputed clauses, sparking continued discussion from the first page.
Railroad wage decision set for July 1 across majority and dissent
The board approves wage cuts affecting 500 000 skilled shop workers and about 200 000 clerks and related staff, with freight rate reductions also taking effect July 1. The majority defends the level as above other industries, while a dissent argues the pay fails to meet subsistence needs and condemns the prewar standard as inequitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Wharton
Albert Phillips
W. L. McMenimen
Cook County
Illinois
Board notes necessity for higher wages for public transport workers
The decision argues that hazards, training, skill, public duty, and statutory factors justify higher wages for public transportation employees. It rejects the notion that a government board should be swayed by low outside wages during depressions and unemployment.
Dissenting Opinion Backed On Railroad Wage Cuts
Foremen on the U S Railroad Board voice support for a dissenting labor view over July 1 wage reductions. They warn pay cuts from 40 to 8 1/2 cents hourly will hit bridge, building, painter, construction, wagon, concrete, wharf and coal laborers, with foremen earning 66 to 71 cents and common laborers at 38 to 40 cents. A foreman notes wartime wages and living costs, calling the plan unjust and predicting worse conditions for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Railroad Board
Wiliam J
Maintenance of Way
New Haven
Westport School Board suspends principal amid pupil strike
The Westport School Board suspended High School Principal H Eugene Cox after a pupil strike. Town records show two petitions voicing displeasure at the board action, one signed by 90 citizens criticizing the board and supporting Cox’s suspension, the other supporting Cox with a similar petition missing a critical sentence.
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Bepford
Westport
H. Hugene Cox
Howard L. Macomber
Wester
H. Eugene Cox
Manon
Mystery Woman in Ward Case Hinges on Suspect Tie
A young woman seeking Wal G Ward and claiming to know the killer Clarence Peters adds a new twist to the Peters murder in Haverhill. Police probe her tale, a backstage gang of wealthy men, and reports Peters carried $1000 at the time of his death.
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White Plains
N. Y
United News
Wan
Wal G. Ward
Milliona Baker
Clarence Peters
Haverhill
Peters
Moe
Paradi Parade Entries and Prizes Announced
The Work Here’s Association Parade lists 950 entries for Paradi with 90 plus more. Drivers must report by dawn and officials by 8 30 am for a 9 am start. Cash prizes exceed 300 dollars, with silver and bronze medals and two medals to be awarded along with a silver cup from the Post.
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Uar
Mrial
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Kabatznick
Navy
Misses Lezor
Wiiliam T. Fitzgerald, Jr
Boston Post
Mr. Nelson
Mr. Fitzgerald, Jr
Last Weltz
Manchester
LeVon
Ben Lipsky
Louis Arkin
Miss Lazer
Kipling
Wilson
Snyder
Misses Lazor
Gil
Scien Fut
Sng
Mitchell
Pitzgerald, Jr
William FF. Fitzgerald
Harvard
Ben
Sylvia Kingsley
Billy Blythe
Ben Lipeky
Orly
Noing
the Brunswick
Brunswick
Arthur Wilson
May
Walts
Doctor
Abe Kline
Post
Eleanor
Red
Ensign Schneider
U. S
Florida
Davenport
WY Ata Saal Geleba and
White House
Ieee S ‘Ahel
St A
Salicon
Ziegfeld
Texaco
the Teas Company, A. & A
Tenace Petroleum Products
Texaco Motor
Cox
Mystery Woman
Ward Cas
Florence
Central Oil & Gas Stove CO
Gardner, Mass
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