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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
1
Weather report notes increasing cloudiness in northern New England, with late tonight and Thursday unsettled. Expect lingering showers, then cooler conditions, with early Thursday in the west and southeast winds.
President Coolidge arrived in Swampscott Mass for a seaside vacation staying at the White Court estate near the shore. He motored from Salem Station where crowds cheered as the president stepped from the train and inspected the renovated White Court residence with his hosts Mr and Mrs Stearns before taking a rest period on the cottage grounds.
Former chief justice of Maine Cornish dies at age after decades on the bench. The obituary notes his long service, early career, and impact on Maine law. Marden's orchestra is mentioned as providing music at a later public event in Lancaster Hall.
Vice President Charles G. Dawes made a brief daytime stop in Portsmouth visiting Harn's Caf and Manchester, where he spoke that night. He was accompanied by Major Frank Knox and two aides. Mayor Orel A. Dexter hosted lunch and escorted Dawes to see Kenneth T. Roberts before departing for Chicago.
Mrs Raymond J Page entertained the NE S club at her Broad Street home Tuesday afternoon for a luncheon. The group wore orange and black colors on table decorations. The next meeting will elect officers and be held with Mrs James E White at the Wood Apartments.
A chaotic incident at the Wentworth jewels store disrupted by armed robbers. Two clerks on duty were held up as suspects fled, with counters toppled and diamonds scattered. The Feldmin store lies between 45th and 40th streets, while a cooperative operation linked to government subsidies in Japan is mentioned.
The New England Association of Insurance men gathers its fourth annual convention with over 500 delegates from ports of New England. Portsmouth hosts the event with welcoming addresses by Governor Winant’s absence noted, and speeches by New Hampshire officials on state advertising and diversified risk. A golf tournament and bridge event cap the program, while Secretary Pillsbury extols insurance’s tax-saving and economic roles amid industrial depressions.
Police pursue a missing person case tied to a $300 cash and personal funds on the man’s person when he vanished. The body’s identification is sought through his wife in Boston while officials review a possible suicide angle and naval service history. Mr and Mrs John Parley, once of the city, plan to arrive from Miami to assist in the investigation. Meanwhile Mrs James Mebonata, mother of Mrs Parleys, is noted in the developing report.
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