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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
10
The trial of Charles W. Rice in Allston stalled as Frances Borowski known as Madame X vanished. Rice faced charges of attempting to blackmail A Blakely Smith a Boston millionaire wool merchant for 1000 dollars.
A United States probe ties BOLO Pasha to German peace propaganda funding by New York banks and figures including J P Morgan & Co and Senator Hambert. Attorney General Lewis led the inquiry with state and ambassadorial cooperation. funds totaling about 1.68 million were traced through Deutschebank Berlin and U S banks.
At Brockton Fairgrounds Oct 3 a 40 000 crowd enjoyed horse shows cattle displays and a Red Cross drive aided by Sammies badges. Mayor Curley and John McCormack attended as Eleonora Sears stood out in the ring with society peers. Four horse races were completed with a 2:14 trot unfinished due to darkness. Globetrotter entries included Lucky Glover and Nellie W among others.
Witness describes forgetting a number on Buckminster street Allston. He denies asking Borowski to stay away from the trial. He confirms Borowski explained changes in her view toward him. He says Palm Beach trip did not renew belief Rice stole her. Government seeks Borowski testimony. adjournment requested. Defense seeks charac ter witnesses. opening delayed until government finishes.
Lieutenant George P. Howe, a prominent Back Bay physician, explorer, and military student attached to the Royal Fusiliers, was killed Sept. 28 in action in the French trenches. His wife, Mrs. Marion Endicott Howe, of 154 Beacon Street, is prostrated by the news.
Harvard varsity informal scrimmage against the Naval Radio Training School ends with no score but shows Crimson speed and power. Works and Hoffman gain 30 and 50 yard end runs, Church to Stone connects for 20 yards, while Harvard pressure tests both offensive and defensive lines.
Frankie Britt and manager Ray Cass are arranging bouts at Bridgeport and Philadelphia with Britt poised for a Lawrence appearance if Frankie Burns impresses at the Commercial. The Boston scene favors new faces over long-running family bouts, while Bill Brennan leads the heavyweights with threats of prisms against Fulton or Coffey. Several local adds request mail delivery.
Coach Charley Brickley reshuffled Boston College positions with Horrigan moving from tackle to end and Hugh Bond stepping into center. Sheehan, promising, fills Horrigan’s tackle spot as practice features signal drills and scrimmages between Team A B and Tom McCabe’s BC High eleven. Fitzpatrick and Tubber White returned after rest.
In St. Louis on October 3 the Cardinals defeated the Browns 3 to 2 in nine innings in the city series.
Frankie Burns of California will meet Johnny Donovan of South Boston in a 12 round feature at the Commercial A C The manager dispels rumors about a scandal tied to the event Also on the card is a 12 round bout between Harry Carlson of Brockton and Eddie Shannon Shannon recently stopped Larry Burns and defeated Finney Boyle at the same venue
Carlson schedules two six round bouts for tomorrow night with a total of three rounds of glove work if all contests last the distance.
Middletown Conn Oct 2 John M Reed former Holy Cross star who kicked two 45 yard field goals in 1905 at Yale is to coach football at Nienss Polytech Institute this year Reed has excelled in major sports at Alfred Nassau St Lawrence and Franklin and Marshall.
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