26 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1921
Page
1
In Congress a bill to prohibit beer sold on doctor's prescription for sick patients is backed by the Anti-Saloon League as part of broader efforts to tighten Volstead enforcement. The measure aims to curb medical beer use while proposing other amendments to the prohibition law.
Mrs Kate Dow wife of Carl Dow and daughter of ex mayor Charles Adams of Melrose will submit to interrogation today in the Wakefield police murder case of Patrolman James Preston. District Attorney Tufts has pressed for an interview for nearly two weeks with the family member as part of the inquiry.
Daniel J. McAlinden a 35 year old motor man for the Boston Elevated died after being crushed between two company cars on Willow bridge West Somerville. He died moments after reaching Somerville Hospital. The accident occurred while he stood between cars changing a trolley as air escaped from a second car and it moved on its own. Passengers on the bridge witnessed the tragedy and many women became hysterical.
Wisconsin Senator LaFollette urged U S recognition of the Irish Republic in a forceful Senate speech. He framed the issue as a test of real Americanism and argued precedents to justify U S action, signaling a potential congressional vote on the matter.
Secretary Mellon announced that negotiations with Great Britain to fund the nation’s 5 billion dollar war debt to the United States will resume soon. Invitations for British representatives to come to the United States are expected from the State Department, with arrangements handled by the department.
Despite a slim chance to avoid a strike by Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway employees next Monday, Carmen's Union leaders and city councils in communities served by the road have taken steps that may yield results. A public mass meeting at Tremont Temple tomorrow night will present to the public the reasons for the strike.
A free for all fight erupted in Peabody as several hundred striking tanners and sympathizers confronted about 50 strike breakers arriving to work at A. G. Lawrence and National Calfskin plants. Police acted quickly to avert serious trouble.
Edward M. Hamlin testified before the special investigating committee that certain legislators who bought Elevated or Massachusetts Electric stock in 1918 and 1919 used coded accounts such as Special No. 1 and XY Z to conceal their identity while dealing with money borrowed from the Fidelity Trust Company.
Mr. Hamlin’s testimony directly conflicts with the account given by at least one earlier witness in the investigation when the testimony was called.
Providence bound passenger train narrowly avoided derailment after a heavy chain was placed across rails between Worcester and Quinsigamond Junction. Engineer Getchell halted the train at about 6 20 p m after the 35 mph sighting, as authorities investigate the incident.
Four fresh policewomen completed their first tour on patrol from 5 p m to 9 p m, covering the North and South stations and the Common. They made arrests during their initial assignment.
In New York near Ganesvoort Street a pale 25 year old woman named Rose Prince of Boston jumped from a pier. Longshoreman Timothy Hayes dove in and pulled her to safety as a Mary Patten steamship crew tossed a rope. Dr. Bader treated her at St Vincent's Hospital before Bellevue examination. Workmen had seen her loitering about the pier an hour before the jump.
In Southampton street a 50 year old maid Miss Margaret Murray was brutally beaten and robbed by a youth as she walked home from church. She has skull fractures and facial and body injuries and is in City Hospital in a conscious condition. Police describe a 17 year old suspect and continue searches aided by a scene clue.
Anniversary items note General Willien A. Bancroft born 1855. Mentions Allied landings at Dardanelles in 1915. Referencing contemporary events includes Turkish Nationalists challenging the Albanian government and Socialist losses in Danish Parliament elections.
Fair and warmer conditions expected for Boston and vicinity on Tuesday. Wednesday looks unsettled with possible showers. Winds shift east to south, with rain in northern New England and the Ohio and Great Lakes regions likely to see thunderstorms Tuesday.
The entry lists scattered times and codes such as 3a m 8 p m and station markers like SR BT OG Wis a5. It includes numeric lines about temperatures yesterday and one year ago 54 8 24 and 46 23-24. No clear narrative, relies on unreadable OCR fragments.
The weather forecast expects continued fair conditions today and tonight with a slight warming from yesterday.
In the American League Boston beat Philadelphia 3 to 2 while Washington won 5 to 3 over New York and Cleveland defeated Detroit 5 to 3. Chicago defeated St Louis in a rain shortened game. In the National League Philadelphia edged Boston 7 to 6 and Pittsburg held off St Louis 6 to 5 in 10. Chicago routed Cincinnati 8 to 2 and Brooklyn beat New York 4 to 1.
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