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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1921

Page

2

Disbarment Petitions Spread Amid Middlesex Official Moves

The Bar Association filed a petition to disbar Attorney John P. Leahy as part of a broader action. Others expect petitions against a prominent official by Friday. Governor Cox may name a Middlesex district attorney interim appointee, with a nonpolitical candidate and no 1922 election bid. Possible contenders include Thomas W. Proctor of Newton and Hugh McLellan of Lexington.

John P. Leahy The Bar Association Ernor Cox Nathan A. Tufts Middlesex County Thomas W. Proctor Newton Hugh McLellan Lexington

Tufts Not on List of Football Officials

Hartford Conn Oct 3 Nathan A Tufts longtime referee of Yale Harvard and Princeton games was omitted from the officials list this year None of Yale officials indicated if the omission relates to the district attorney investigation into his office.

Hartford Conn Nathan A. Tufts Harvard Princeton Yale

District Attorney Higgins and Former Representative Powers Named

Somerville District Attorney John J. Higgins and former Newton Representative Leland Powers are mentioned in connection with an unspecified political or legal matter.

John J. Higgins Somerville Leland Powers Newton

Governor and AG in accord on selection for Tufts successor

A lengthy conference yesterday left the Governor and Attorney-General Allen in apparent agreement on the man to be chosen to succeed Tufts. They favor a candidate removed from active politics if possible, with James B. Brown still mentioned but unlikely. No decision on disbarment counsel for Corcoran Coakley McIsaac or Leahy. Nathan Tufts stayed silent on removal and future moves.

Allen James ‘B. Brown Everett Nelson Brown Superior Court Tufts Corcoran, Coakley Mc Isaaca Leahy Henry F. Hurlburt Flaherty John B. Hannigan Old Colony Foreign Exchange E Company Nathan A. Tufts Melville M. Johnson

Clever Blackmail Weeds Out State Official In Badger Ring

A former State attorney-general was duped for 28000 by Boston blackmailers in a complex scheme. He paid for silence after a private hotel dining room liquor incident, while the ring threatened to expose his alleged personal relations. The hoax involved staged interruptions by gang members and a feigned concern from a staff member.

Boston Fee Badger Ring Intendo

Gordon Refuses to Discuss Removal at Hull Summer Home

Captain Gordon declined to comment on his removal last night at his Hull summer home. A woman offered thousands to keep a secret from state officials who attempted to quiet the scene. The matter escalated as a lawyer warned of a divorce case involving her husband and the official, who was later paid $28,000 to settle.

Gordon Hull New England

Removal of Captain Gordon from Cambridge Police Initiated

Action to discharge Captain Herbert Gordon begins today under Chief John J. McBride after evidence from the Nathan Tufts trial. Gordon faces a trial board of Cambridge police captains and will be charged with cause for discharge, with main facts drawn from the Tufts prosecution.

Herbert Gordon Cambridge John J. McBride Nathan Tufts Gordon Stearns McBride Tufte Middlesex County Quinn City Hall Charles R. Cabot Newton Tufts East Cambridge Cox Grand Jury Brown Silas Smith State Police Fire Proventen Bureau Fast Cambridge Frederick Kerlin

McCormack Couple Living Apart Revealed

The article reports that despre Dad McCormack and his wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick daughter of John D. Rockefeller are living apart. The disclosure highlights a split within the family noted in public records and social notices.

Edith Rockefeller McCormick John D. Rockefeller

McCormick Divorce Ties Courtly Rich to Opera and Psychology

Wealthy Chicago couple’s split follows the Stillman separation as Mrs. McCormick, long abroad studying synthetic psychology in Zurich, relocates with experts to Lake Shore Drive. Her husband shifts interest to the Chicago Opera Company led by Mary Garden while the affair remains disputed.

James A. Stillmans Chicago Lake Shore McCormick Zurich Chicago Opera Company Mary Garden Miss Garden Mme, Walska Mme. Waleska Alexander Smith Cochran Lake Shore Drive Josef Hartmann Carl Jung Mme. Moissi United News

Daughter of Richest Man Quiet on Separation Rumors

In a fragmentary remark about clearing out old furniture the speaker avoids confirming rumors of separation. The context hints at family strain but provides no direct statement about marital breakdown or domicile status. The source shows cautious language and preserves ambiguity.

America

Governors and Mayors Unite to Aid Unemployed

Governors and mayors will work with a national unemployment conference to coordinate assistance and employment programs. The effort focuses on matching job seekers with openings and leveraging local resources.

President forms central agency to aid unemployment relief

The President announced a national coordinated plan to organize state and municipal efforts behind a central employment agency in Washington. The unemployment conference urged governors and mayors to implement the plan to ease winter distress and improve welfare nationwide. Secretary Hoover will announce details, with Colonel Arthur Woods as a potential head of the agency.

Washington Unemployment Conference Central Employment Agency Hoover Arthur Woods New York

The Leather Pushers opens in The Boston Sunday Post Magazine

H C Witwer presents The Leather Pushers a humorous life in the squared circle in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The feature promises wit and wrestling lore from a noted author.

H. C. Witwer Boston Sunday Post

Marine Pard Accused of Attempted Robbery at Buffalo Lunch

Leon Pard a 80 year old marine at Charlestown navy yard is held after a failed holdup at the Buffalo Lunch 210 Massachusetts avenue He fought off by counterman Charles Blants with a carving knife injuring Pard who is under police guard at City Hospital awaiting arraignment for attempted robbery.

Leon Pard Charlestown Navy Yard Back Bay Buffalo Massachusetts Avenue Pard Charles Blants Blants Reagan Holden Burke Reid Huntington Avenue City

Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Natural Hair Color

Advertisement touts Seth s Sage and Sulphur Compound for darkening faded or gray hair. It claims an easy home use with a sponge or brush and promises natural, even color after one or two applications, available at drug stores at low cost.

Seth

Phineas Hubbard Resigns After 42 Years With Whitney Company

Phineas Hubbard resigns as president and general manager of the T. D. Whitney Company in Boston after a 42 year association. He joined with Theodore D. Whitney on May 1, 1888, stayed through Whitney's 1914 death, and incorporated the business in 1916. Hubbard, aged ten at the time, helped shape the firm’s 1796 founding and will retire to private life while keeping interests in other ventures.

T. D. Whitney Company Boston Phineas Hubbard Theodore D. Whitney Mr. Whitney Mr. Hubbard Hubbard Theompany

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