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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1920
Page
1
Shady trice gives up his office and urges voters not to support him on Tuesday. He says he has done nothing wrong and cites a letter to the state committee refusing to withdraw and predicting re election.
State Treasurer Fred J. Burrell resigns citing family distress from attacks by the Republican Party and allied clubs. He says he sacrifices himself rather than cause his family further pain and expresses belief that time will prove his innocence.
In Salem on September 4, Republican candidates Congressman Alvan T. Fuller and Speaker Joseph T. Warner clash over attacks. Warner refuses Fuller's challenge for a full debate while both court party support in the lieutenant governor race.
Paris report says Greek shipowner Valiano visited the Casino at Deauville and began Baccarat play after a casual drop in. He reportedly won $360,000 in 210 minutes, averaging about $1,714 per minute.
In the American League Verhini led Detroit to a 1 0 victory over Cleveland while Cleveland lost to Detroit. The National League featured a 13 inning game between Pittkeni and Brooklyn with Philadelphia and Cincinnati also winning while St Louis and Cincinnati played to a 12 inning result.
Providence report states a masked gunman killed 23 year old Rose V. McKenna and possibly fatally wounded her fiancé William in a Sept. 3 incident. Investigators seek a motive and description of the suspect as clues unfold.
Scores of sobbing women and about 200 men gathered near 406 Harrison avenue as Bank Commissioner Joseph C. Allen seized the private bank on Dover streets. The notice posted at 4:30 pm stated he had taken charge of the institution with no official reason given. Rumors of Ponzi connections were denied by Mr. Friedstein of Winthrop.
Captain Swinson of the steamship General Goethals describes the submarine S-5 incident. Chief Engineer W. G. Grace braved high waves on the hull and used a hand ratchet drill to pierce the hull letting 30 sailors escape.
Bridgeport Connecticut September 3 seven young Italians alleged to be members of a blackmail gang confess to an attempt to destroy the Acme Shear Company plant with a dynamite bomb last Saturday night. They will be held for federal authorities in bonds of fifteen thousand dollars each.
Police nabbed a gang linked to a blackmail scheme after recovering 14 sticks of dynamite from a shed behind a Linen avenue saloon. A trap was set to catch Luigi Papella of Linden Avenue as he attempted to collect $20 000, leading to a dramatic nighttime arrest and questioning by detectives.
Lord Mayor MacSwiney shows no radical change and grows weaker at Brixton prison. His brother Sean MacSwiney remains with him overnight as tensions rise in London and Ireland amid reports he is near death.
Boston National management is asked by Pirates president William Dreyfuss to trade Barbare and Hamilton plus 20000 cash for shortstop Rabbit Maranville to bolster infield strength. Indications show Boston considering the proposal with a decision expected soon.
Old text notes today’s anniversaries as Germane crossing the River Marne in march south and the British boat Speedy sunk in the North Sea. It recalls President Wilson speaking on Peace Treaty and League of Nations in Columbus and Indianapolis. Senate committee reported on ratification with reservations.
Forecast calls for fair weather in Boston and surrounding areas with moderate temperatures and gentle variable winds. Expect Saturday and Sunday to be generally fair for the states east of the Mississippi, with winds along the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Hatteras remaining light and variable.
The item predicts more bright and fair weather with similar warmth to yesterday, suggesting another warm day ahead.
Federal receivers face a delay in determining Ponzi scheme assets after a difficult audit of liabilities. The task remains complex and will take weeks to resolve, officials said last night.
Receivers assert Ponzi kept no records of assets from depositors. New evidence may recover more funds as they continue investigations. Ponzi to testify again. grand jury probes manipulated funds with District Attorney Pelletier directing. Miss Larry Meii, secretary to Ponzi, testified for over two hours.
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