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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1921
Page
2
The State Transit Commission considered a plan to shift work hours for millions of New York workers to ease subway and streetcar congestion. If feasible, large businesses and industries would be asked to adopt the program to spread peak hours across the day.
Manchester New Hampshire November 16 police search for male mashers accused of terrorizing young women. Chief Dupont said warrants will be served for four suspects as authorities pursue men who lure girls for rides in towns nearby on weekends.
District Attorney Pelletier attacked the Interlocking Reform Trust at a rally in Maynard Hall South Boston. He claimed Union Club Boston Bar Association and Good Government Association wield unmatched influence in Boston politics.
A Boston reformist blasts the Union Club and Interlocking Reform Trust, accusing powerful judges and lawyers of wielding city influence. He denounces the club’s reach and vows to run for mayor to break its grip and end corporate dominance in civic affairs.
London dispatch reports Thomas Watters Brown the attorney general for Ireland has resigned and authorized the announcement tonight. Brown had served in the post and his departure leaves a vacancy in the Irish legal leadership.
Charles S. Baxter delivers a keynote at Symphony Hall urging Republican unity and Democratic support for his bid to become Boston mayor. He attacks John R. Murphy and the Good Government Association, pledges waterfront and traffic tunnel projects, five cent fares, low-interest home loans, and women’s seating at banquets. He cites his Meaford tenure and asserts he can replicate improvements in Boston.
Providence November 16 jury in Kent County Superior Court reported a disagreement after four hours deliberation in the case of James H. Connelly owner of the Hill Top Inn East Greenwich charged as a common gambler. Nine jurors favored acquittal and three favored conviction.
David G. Lyon of Harvard delivered a lecture at the Mth Century Club for the Boston Chapter of Hadassah predicting Zionists could become the ruling majority in Palestine. Ad for Bromo Quinine cold remedy warns to beware of fakes.
A humorous yet educational mock trial staged by the Retail Men's Association at the Hotel Westminster highlighted the need for careful questioning and thorough investigation before opening a charge account. A certificate in doubt and a flamboyant wife with a thrifty husband framed the tale in a lively, cautionary performance.
The dining room was roped off as a platform elevated for a staged trial. Michael J. McDonough wore a court uniform in a mock Superior Court proceeding with Attorney John Boyle O'Hare aiming for a judgeship in the future. Di Fi Colville served as clerk and two lawyers argued a $720 contract dispute over goods claimed never received. The defendant argued minority status and lack of responsibility for his wife’s purchases, and questioned the goods’ fitness and quality.
November 16 United News reports the U S Civil Service Commission sought an assistant keeper at Washington D C Zoo with a $7 monthly pay and $20 bonus. No applicants appeared after the ad, despite the chance for a raise for clever candidates.
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