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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1919

Page

24

Oil Deal Hearing On Today In City Hall Scandal

On the eve of a continued Finance Commission hearing into a City Hall oil scandal, Frank A. Goodwin for Thomas J. Dawson issued a statement denying harmful charges and calling for public hearings. Acting Purchasing Agent Durand reported split flour contracts. Mayor Peters disputes lack of advertising for high-value awards. The first Finance Commission hearing since its report will be private, with a vote on public hearings expected today.

Finance Commission City Hall Thomas J. Dawson Frank A. Goodwin Dawson Durand Peters Goodwin Commission

Deposed purchasing agent denounces finance report as lies

Mr Goodwin, speaking for the ousted purchasing agent, blasted the Finance Commission report on the oil matter as a tissue of lies. He charged an effort to blacken Mr Dawson's character to protect Pettizrs administration and its allies.

Goodwin Finance Commission Mr. Dawson Pettizrs

Jane Cowl to Help Scotty Memorial at Symphony Hall

Brookline newsboys raising funds for a memorial to Albert E. Scott, the war death at Chateau Thierry, received pledge from Jane Cowl to attend a December 7 concert at Symphony Hall. A. Lincoln Filene also supports Scotty efforts with a Brookline event at his store on Monday and tickets sold by Brookline girls.

Coolidge Corner Albert E. Scott Brookline Chateau Thierry Jane Cowl Symphony Hall A. Lincoln Filene Scotty Filene

Aero clubs grow at MIT Harvard and other colleges

An aeronautical engineering society forms at MIT with 430 students shaping next fall’s course. Harvard revives its Aeronautical Society as Yale and Columbia defer to Harvard for an air tournament. Tufts adds engines and a flier to teaching staff as demand for aviation instruction rises.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard Aeronautical Society Yale Columbia Harvard Army Navy Cambridge Tufts College Melvin W. Hodgdon

Loss of German Bark Paul Believed Confirmed

Halifax Nova Scotia reports that the German bark Paul, last seen distressed off the coast, is believed to be lost with all hands. Several steamers have searched the area near the vessel’s last position but found no trace of the ship or its crew.

Halifax N. S Paul Nova Scotian

Newsboys Guests of Mrs Vanderbilt at Newport Thanksgiving

More than 200 messenger and newsboys were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mrs. Preglerick W. Vanderbilt in Newport. Newport women served. The boys sang the national anthem and cheered Mrs. Vanderbil t.

Newport R. I Messenger Preglerick W. Vanderbilt

Litvinov and Baltic Peace Talks Stir Nervous Delegates

In Dorpat Maxim Litvinoff, former Bolshevik ambassador to Britain, arrives with a victory air and presses hard on peace terms. Baltic representatives, led to hope for peace, grow wary as Litvinoff asserts Bolshevik dominance and rejects a neutral zone. The scene heightens fears of a Baltic league to counter Bolshevik sway.

Helsingiors Associated Press Maxim Litvinoff Great Britain Baltic States Dorpat Yudenitch Denikine Russia Tallents Litvinoff Baltic League of Border States

Raid Seizes Hard Cider at Greek Coffee House

Clinton police, acting on a warrant, raided a Church Street Greek coffee house. Michael J. McLaughlin was arrested for drunkenness as four patrons died from intoxication and twenty more were intoxicated. Proprietor Theodore Trefon arrested for illegal liquor keeping. cider sold for a dollar a gallon on the premises with court appearance scheduled tomorrow.

Clinton John F. McGee R. J. Trimble Church Street Michael J. McLaughlin Jamaica Theodore Trefon McGee

Station Case Is Pathetic Station Case Is Pathetic

Mrs Agnes Jerome traveled from Houston Me to Boston to claim her 17 year old daughter Mary believed dead after a gas inhalation attempt. Doctors saved Mary at City Hospital but officials found her alive at Immigration in Deportation proceedings to Albertonia P E I. The mother found her husband at the station awaiting deportation for a serious offence.

Agnes Jerome Boston Houston Mary Massachusetts Avenue City Hospital Canada

South Africa Diamonds To Be Synchronized Under Syndicate Control

Johannesburg November 27 The Mines Minister Malin announces South Africa diamonds will be controlled by a single syndicate for world markets. Future supply through the syndicate will reflect the past three months sales with DeBeers 51 percent Premier 18 percent Jagersfontein 10 percent and Southwest Protectorate 21 percent. Basic prices fixed quarterly.

Johannesburg South Africa Associated Press Mines Malin DeBeers Jagersfontein Southwest Protectorate

Furs Found In Doorway Worth 1700 In East Boston

Furs valued at 1700 were found in a doorway at 326 Bremen street by East Boston police early yesterday. The items were traced to a Malden store where a break in occurred on Wednesday night.

Bremen Street East Boston Malden

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