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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1920
Page
1
A man leapt from a moving vehicle on a Providence parkway after firing shots into a car, then fled the scene. Police investigated the incident, none of the victims reported critical injuries, and the suspect remains at large.
A telephone buoy on the Gen Goethals line revealed submarines S-5 trapped off the Delaware Capes for over 35 hours. The buoy bell rang a rescue message saying air is low and machinery damaged. Divers and destroyers dispatched to cut a hole and aid the crew.
Angela Milton Ellison once a New York hotel bellboy and confidant of Edward Francis Searles has disappeared from his New York and Methuen apartments. He is believed in hiding to avoid questioning about dealings with the wealthy art patron who died last month leaving 50 million dollars.
New disclosures outline a young man of Greek and French parentage who left a high boy job for Searles' favor and living in the Searles apartments in New York. From poverty he reportedly received large gifts and became central to billionaire Ellison's plans for the future.
Readable data shows fragmented figures with no clear event or entities. The text references averages and numbers without context or identifiable people, organizations, places, or dates.
A detailed report by Auditor Edwin L. Pride to U S District Attorney Daniel J. Gallagher reveals Charles Ponzi's liabilities exceed his assets by more than seven million dollars. The document also criticizes his bookkeeping and notes many promissory notes issued without cash equivalents.
An automobile halted opposite the Opera House on Huntington avenue yielded 63 quarts of gin when three men jumped from the tonneau and fled last night about 10. Patrolman Dudley of Back Bay investigated and the liquor was taken to the police station.
A four cent per pound sugar reduction is to be announced in London on Saturday, based on a Daily Mail report. The fall results from U S overbuying and misjudged European beet sugar resources amid fears of a world deficit that did not occur. further declines are anticipated.
Martin King of 19 Sixth Avenue Quincy was struck yesterday on Washington Avenue while riding home from work. He is at Quincy Hospital with a fractured skull and possible internal injuries. The car was driven by Valentine Rien of 31 Lawrence Avenue Quincy.
Clashes between striking dockers and workers at East Boston tied up British ships. The walkout extended as protesters reacted to England imprisoning Mayor MacSwiney and barring Archbishop Mannix from Ireland while British troops remained.
Hundreds of workers including freight handlers and millmen joined yesterday with longshoremen in quitting work on three British ships. The disruption centered in the town with police on duty and strikebreakers replacing union labor at Nitonian, while East Boston saw less trouble.
Members of the Milk Wagon Drivers Union 38 held a special meeting at Welld Memorial building and voted unanimously for a strike if needed after dealers refused the extra day off per month. The union sought $7 weekly raise and four days off, now offered $5 raise to $40 with three days off, but no additional day.
Poland rejects a suggested limitation of its army along ethnographic frontiers outlined at the Paris conference. The Polish government appeals to American fair play and resists any attempt to hamstring its defense.
State Department dispatches dated Aug 31 report Bolshevik reserves ordered from Petrograd toward the Grodno area. Sailors attempted to move from Kronstadt met with riot Aug 25 26 causing fatalities. Unrest spread to Petrograd suburbs amid forest and peat fires threatening winter fuel.
Governor Coolidge names a two senator and three representative committee to investigate the conduct of State Treasurer Fred J. Burrell in handling state funds and to report the facts to him forthwith before the state primaries Tuesday.
Burlington Vermont September 2 Official inquiry began into the death by own action of Lieutenant Paul Hurlburt of H Troop 3rd Cavalry who shot himself in his Fort Ethan Allen home. A board of investigating officers was appointed after his body was found in the bathroom with a gunshot wound.
A dramatic life drama unfolds in central London as a striking scene plays out within a confined space. Witnesses describe a tense encounter involving M'Swiney amid a crowded public area during the afternoon. Police respond to the developing event as details remain sketchy.
National League results show New York defeating Pittsburgh 6 to 1 and Cincinnati 3 to 2 over St Louis. Eastern League highlights include New Haven one to nine percent? and Albany 11 to 2 plus Hartford 6 to 3 in 12 innings. Pittsfield games vs Waterbury end 0 to 4 and 0 to 0 in the second contest.
Providence dispatch reports Miss Rose V. McKenna was killed when two assailants fired into an automobile on the Bennington Parkway in East Providence. Her companion was wounded and the killers escaped, with police hinting a jealous suitor may have been involved.
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Forecasts indicate fair weather with continued cool conditions for Friday and Saturday in Boston and vicinity. Moderate northwest winds accompany the general fair conditions as a Canada arc moves slowly eastward.
Forecast suggests a bright day starting cool in the morning and at night with a warming trend by midday. Winds light, temperatures rise toward the afternoon.
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