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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
1
More than 300000 spectators witnessed a five hour procession with 40000 marchers. Resplendent uniforms and bright floats highlighted the pageant as women contributed a strong showing. An accident occurred briefly but did not spoil the event as crowds remained orderly.
The court charges sport figure Sullivan with acting as a go between in fixing World Series games. Several players concede involvement and plead witheringly for clemency as investigators reveal detailed betting activity across multiple games.
Pitcher Williams declares he received ten thousand dollars for a job. Felsch is reported as admitting to a five thousand dollar payment.
Chicago voters face a grand jury inquiry into missing funds and shady practices in the National League. The Cook county panel already accounted for $25,000 of a $100,000 corruption fund used to bribe White Sox players to throw the world series. Two more indictments were voted as the investigation widens.
More than 40 000 members of the Odd Fellows and their women the Daughters of Rebekah marched through Boston in a spectacular colorful parade described as among New England history.
Prices of Hupmobiles are based on labor and material costs. Until costs are lowered there can be no price reduction without sacrificing quality. We guarantee present list prices until March 1, 1921. Tel. Brighton 3700.
Outstanding parade features include a 40000 in line count and 300000 spectators. It started at 1 p m and ended at 5 52 p m. The route measured one mile and three quarters with each unit marching about 50 minutes and the total passing time around 4 hours 52 minutes.
London Sept 29 The Irish Self-Determination League bulletin said Lord Mayor MacSwiney’s condition was little changed though he appeared somewhat easier and slept for a time.
Frederick W. Galbraith Jr of Cincinnati Ohio won the national Legion command by unanimous vote in Cleveland on the first day of the convention. He defeated Colonel John F J Herbert of Worcester Massachusetts and Hanford MacNeider of Mason City Iowa, who urged the vote be made unanimous after the second ballot.
The vice-commanders elected include Thomas Goldingay of the navy in Newark. Continuation appears on Page 4 let Column.
A Wesson Memorial Hospital ambulance on an emergency run struck Abraham Weiner 38 while he alighted from a trolley on North Main street. The vehicle then mounted the sidewalk, hitting two girls Agnes Foley 17 and Margaret Morgan 18, with Weiner expected to die and Morgan in critical condition.
A garbled line appears to reference a gauntlet of shame, with unclear context. The fragment lacks identifiable people, places, or organizations to confirm a concrete event or dates.
In Chicago on September 20 United News reports White Sox players headed for the Cook County Grand Jury to confess their role in throwing the 1919 World Series. The scene contrasts their exposure with the awaiting jurors in Judge McDonald's chambers.
The State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration continues efforts to settle the Boston taxi strike. Two meetings this afternoon involved the big five managers at 2 and the striker committee at 3. Details of outcomes remain unrevealed.
Grey calls for an Irish dominion within the empire, proposing withdrawal of British forces in Ireland. He cites Ulster and Sinn Fein as key considerations influencing a new constitutional approach.
Viscount Grey former ambassador to the United States writes in the Westminster Gazette proposing new solutions to the Irish problem. He argues that the government of Ireland has never been a greater reproach and discredit to British statesmanship than it is today.
The report notes that authorities fail to punish or prevent killings of those who serve the state as Sinn Fein courts appear to have supplanted official power in certain regions, with further details continued on page eight.
The forecast calls for cloudy and cooler conditions in Boston and nearby areas Thursday with winds from the northwest. Friday should be probably fair and cooler with variable to fresh winds. Across northern New England and eastern New York similar conditions are expected with overcast weather Thursday and fair skies Friday.
Incomplete weather notes mention approaching cold conditions and a likely frosty night. Specific temperatures, times, or locations are unreadable, but the fragment implies a cold evening with potential moisture or wind effects.
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