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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1920
Page
1
A secret double wedding was halted Saturday night when the girl's father and brother rushed in, seized the marriage licenses from the minister, and a fist fight broke out between one groom-to-be and the brother as plans unraveled.
Veteran English girl guide sent by Lady Baden-Powell trains American Girl Scouts in Boston. She arrived with Mr. and Mrs. James J. Storrow and will travel to Plymouth, amid fears of coal shortages and embargos comparable to 1918 winter.
Washington May 20 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge could be pushed as a dark horse at the Republican national convention in Chicago to resolve a potential deadlock. Backers cite his role as Foreign Relations Committee chairman and his opposition to the peace treaty, arguing he offers breadth on international issues for a campaign where the league is a central issue.
American League results included Washington 11 over Philadelphia 4 and Cleveland 8 over Chicago. Detroit 6 beat St. Louis 2. In the National League Brooklyn 5 defeated Boston 2, New York 10 over Philadelphia 4, Chicago 6 over St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 5 over Pittsburg. Eastern League games featured Albany and Pittsfield 2, Bridgeport 6, Springfield 8, Worcester 1, New Haven 9 over Hartford 4.
A rare ceremony in Springfield last night saw a grandmother wed, with her granddaughters as flower girls and her grandson as ring bearer. The 44 year old bride, Mrs. Etta C. Ellison, married Walter Allen Ellis, 56, at the bride’s home on 15 Malden Street. The matron of honor was the bride’s daughter, and the best man was her son. The couple plan to live in Boston.
The nation honors fallen soldiers from the Great Rebellion, Spanish War, and World War with widespread ceremonies. Veterans sleep on foreign soil are now decked with flags and garlands. Survivors of the three wars join veterans in ceremonies, including mass at Fenway Park and Harvard memorial in Greater Boston, with many churches and cemeteries holding services.
Memorial Day events list morning parades honors by Grand Army and Veterans of three wars. Includes G A R color presentation by Everett Post and several memorial services across Cambridge Roxbury Boston and Mattapan with various Mass attendance and special programs.
James J. Storrow, New England’s wartime fuel administrator, arrived from England and backed Senator Walsh’s warning that New England industries face paralysis without an immediate embargo on coal exports.
Washington May 30 The soldier bonus bill passed the House 289 to 92 and will be sent to the Senate tomorrow. With a congressional recess likely until after the conventions, leaders expect the bill to sleep in committee. Some senators doubt it moves forward. others say the measure is politically timed to fail.
An experienced broker with ten years in finance offers to represent American goods in Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and possibly Russia. Fluent in Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, and English, he plans to introduce exports and open markets for wool, flax, lumber and other raw materials. Requests immediate offers and provides South Boston P. O. Box 18 as contact.
Charles Ward the escaped Negro convict from the State prison turned himself in to Warden Elmer Shattuck last night at the institution. He told his mother and friends in Roxbury that he would return home and recounted his escape route through Charlestown and the Roxbury district, saying he never left Boston and walked from Charlestown over the Charlestown bridge to his mother's home on West Lenox Street.
Ward reached the prison by taxi at 10 30 accompanied by a man described as a West End clergyman. Witnesses said Ward traveled from 83 Bowdoin Street West End after leaving his mother’s home at 31 West Lenox Street Roxbury to meet the clergyman before being questioned by the warden and officials including Sanford Bates and Edward Bagley. Ward denied seeing or knowing the person.
Union firemen in New Bedford cotton mills vote to strike Tuesday to push for a six day week with no pay cut. Manufacturers refuse demands and the strike will affect all mills in the city unless settlements are reached. Firemen will generate steam only to protect property until demands are met.
ST. JOHN, N. B. May 30 One half the residents of St. Quentin a town of about 2000 were homeless after a forest fire swept the village Saturday. Property damage is estimated at 750000 to 1000000 dollars.
Paris May 30 American graves in Europe will be decorated on Memorial Day with flags wreaths and flowers. An American will stand bareheaded at each grave from the Rhine to the Atlantic to honor the fallen heroes with dignified tribute. Officials including Ambassador Wallace and Marshal Petain officiate in the national feature.
Anniversary items record Walt Whitman born in 1819 and a North Sea naval battle between British and German fleets in 1914. The note marks the one year since a Rockaway to Plymouth flight began today in NC.
Washington forecast for eastern New York and New England calls for fair skies Monday and Tuesday. Southeast winds bring little temperature change in eastern New York and cooler air in northern regions. Southern New England remains fair with warmer conditions on Monday, and lingering mild temperatures through Tuesday.
The day will not warm much due to an easterly wind. Expect cool conditions and a modest rise from yesterday with highs near average for the season.
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