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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1921
Page
4
A historical police listing compiled by Ernest I Jackson is presented, outlining names, roles, and cases in a concise archival record. The document functions as a formal register of law enforcement personnel and incidents associated with a specified jurisdiction and period.
After four days of tough duty, police entries were totaled and filed. Officers dismiss a timeworn joke about women denying ages as stock. They assist a non English speaking matron in Fountain Place, North End, answering with a sign language demonstration about her home near the water.
A chaotic night in Boston features juvenile thieves confessing plans in a Richmond street cellar, police handling a string of drunks and odd incidents, and officers dealing with injuries and routine arrests at multiple stations. The report blends juvenile crime, minor injuries, and colorful street scenes with local officers recounting quirks and near-misses from the weekend.
Lieutenant Hurley filed a report listing 15 drinks for the week end. Five small pirates looted a grocery store. A man sold "jakey" to Sullivan and Kilroy who visited a near beer emporium. An old friend from Hopedale was pumped at Relief station with his pal, a famed old time steeplejack. The two worthies were brought in.
Reporters note renewed optimism for an Ireland peace settlement with predictions of a near-term truce. Government circles fear Sinn Fein dominance in the south and risks to Ulster Parliament. Some expect a government retreat to seek a truce before elections and adjust status to full dominion.
Conditions remain poor with no end to warfare in disturbed districts and rising tensions spilling into Ulster. Observers note optimistic lines from Lloyd George and Sinn Fein signals, while coal strikes and Ireland’s partition dispute fuel the crisis amid reports of U S relief efforts and a possible visit by Senator Kenyon.
Francis A. Campbell of the Superior Court, a Friends of Irish Freedom figure, protests James W. Gerard’s scheduled appearance at a Boston Opera House Irish Relief Fund meeting. He cites alleged pro German views and slights to Irish Americans, urging Massachusetts committee leaders to bar the speaker and calls the event sacrilegious if held.
The Irish Labour party plans a long manifesto stating a continuing state of war, proposing a war programme for the Irish community. It cites 100000 unemployed, endorses Dail Eireann's democratic programme, calls for a moratorium on land rents and annuities, and advocates a 10 percent levy to aid the people while backing protection for Irish industry to aid workers.
In Dublin, prisoners Christopher Reynolds and Bernard Nolan were shot by crown forces Friday night amid raids in Rathfarnham. Reynolds, an official of New Zealand Assurance, died after a dying statement to his sister. Nolan is recovering. Police say the men were shot during an attempted escape.
A dwelling fire in Winthrop Centre Maine spread to the Bailey oil cloth plant, the town’s main industry, causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. No injuries reported.
Dr Samuel Prescott rode from Lexington to alert Miss Mulliken and trigger the Concord alarm on April 18 1775. He escaped a British party while Paul Revere and William Dawes were captured. Prescott warned the Minute Men at Concord Bridge and later died in a Halifax prison.
Two boys named Helgard and Rudolph Hager, ages 16 and ? , were aboard a small dory when a strong tide and high wind pushed them toward open water. Darkness approached as one oarlock detached leaving them adrift to sea, but they were saved by rescuers before danger grew.
An advertisement claims four ounces of liquid arvon applied nightly dissolves dandruff and stops itching within hours. It asserts three or four applications destroy all signs and traces, leaving hair fluffy glossy and soft. The product is said to be inexpensive and available at drug stores.
An advertisement warns against alkali in soaps and promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure greaseless and superior for scalp care. It claims two teaspoonfuls cleanse hair thoroughly, leave it soft and shiny, and notes the product is cheap and available at pharmacies. Be sure your druggist provides Mulsified.
Fourteen people, from 22 Granite Street in Quincy, were saved from a near water disaster after their craft was blown ashore on Peddock's Island near Hough's Neck during a Saturday night incident.
A. S. Dewar G. Cy. Reid and Mrs. M. J. Hudson visit Adams House Boston from April 4 to 9 to demonstrate the Rice Method for rupture. Free demonstrations and a Rice Appliance fitted with no charge unless satisfied. Office hours listed and Mrs Hudson to host lady callers.
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