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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1920
Page
1
Patrolmen Webster Martin and Lahorne of City Hall Station are ousted from duty after being charged with looting a Summer Street store. They will be prosecuted in the courts.
In response to runs triggered by the closing of the Cosmopolitan Trust Company, five banks agreed to special arrangements to meet all cash demands today. The involved banks coordinated to stabilize liquidity and prevent further bank runs, with New York institutions offering aid to Cosmo.
In the American League Garage defeated Detroit 8 to 1 and New York beat Chicago 9 to 5. Cleveland won 7 to 5 against St Louis. In the National League Brooklyn topped New York 4 to 1 and Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 5 to 3.
In Belfast the Falls district sparked by a police officer's murder last night, followed by wounding of two officers and swift retribution killing three civilians. The episode occurred as Odd Fellows hosts and Rebekahs gathered at Copley Plaza for the anniversary celebration.
The owner extols a Victory Crawford coal and gas range with 64 square feet of oven space and a 43 inch length. It supports nine pots on top and can run coal and gas ovens separately, boasting ease for canning and daily cooking.
In Chicago on September 26 President Heydler of the National League disclosed private findings from a gambling probe. He asserted that President Comiskey of the Chicago Americans and Manager Gleason were convinced after the initial inquiry, but no action was taken. Continued on Page 9 Fifth Col.
A September bulletin from the Irish Self-Determination League reports Lord Mayor MacSwiney in exhausted condition. It states he has been very weak all morning and his strength is too slight to stand being read to.
Three Boston police patrolmen Alfred H. Webster Ernest R. Martin and John A. Lahorne of City Hall avenue station were arrested Saturday night and will appear in Central Police Court charged with theft. They were discharged from the force yesterday by Acting Superintendent Thomas C. Evans, a move that stunned the department.
The report notes yesterday's average temperature 73.8 and a typical range of 60 to 72 for previous year. Expect continued fair and warm conditions today and probably tonight with mild to moderate temperatures and clear skies.
Sun rises at 6 36 am and sets at 6 84 pm with moonrise 8 57 pm. Night lighting begins at 7 04 pm Daylight time. Today's anniversaries mention a 1915 Paris bombing by an aeroplane and a western Allied drive, Bulgaria seeking armistice in 1918, Emma Goldman release a year prior, and Cardinal Mercier visiting Philadelphia.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity. Monday fair and warm. Tuesday unsettled with local showers and cooler. Northern New England fair Monday. Tuesday unsettled. Southern New England partly cloudy Monday, unsettled Tuesday with showers. Eastern New York partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with showers. cooler Tuesday. General outlook: partly cloudy Monday and unsettled Tuesday with local showers and lower temperatures. Winds variable north of Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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