29 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1921
Page
1
Union employees unanimously accept a wage reduction proposed by the railway trustees. Blue collar workers face about seven percent cut while mechanical and miscellaneous crafts see about ten percent. Reductions to be paid in two installments starting July 1 as the current agreement expires, with a second payment six months later and continuing until July 1, 1922.
Dorothy Cohen of Roxbury files non support suit against her husband Louis Cohen attorney and ex executive, saying she will aid grand jury prosecutions after his three month disappearance to Mexico with a stenographer. She says he intends to cast her aside for another woman.
A Middlesex County Grand Jury indicted Clarence W. Loud of Melrose on first degree murder for the Wakefield patrolman James Arthur Preston killing the night of April 9. The case notes a woman with Loud that night but no Jane Doe warrant was issued.
Four year old Lawrence Prinitelle of Thorndike street Revere was fatally injured while playing on the sidewalk near his home. He died at Chelsea Memorial Hospital from a fractured skull. Jonio Sorbera 46 of 80 Thorndike street owner of the auto truck charged with manslaughter, backed the auto from the garage at 53 Thorndike Street striking a pillar and dislodging material that hit the child.
The judiciary committee reported a bill to void lease clauses that automatically raise rent when a tenant’s family grows. A Senate report cited landlords inserting such terms, and the bill faces a Senate vote today for calendar approval.
Frederic E. Snow counsel for the Boston Elevated and Robert Winsor of Kidder, Peabody testified before a legislative investigating committee that in 1918 the directors and financiers paid little heed to the Legislature as it passed the public control bill.
President Harding told Atlantic fleet officers aboard the U S S Pennsylvania at Hampton Roads that America demands only what is right and will have it. The fleet returned today from battle practice in southern waters after the review.
London April 28 The prime minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons the British government is prepared to take action if German reparation terms remain unsatisfactory regarding the Westphalian coal fields. He noted another opportunity for Germany may or may not be offered.
In Brockton on April 23 Judge Warren A. Reed awarded Mrs. Delia M. Blanchard $40 after a bread bake test in police court. Grace Quigg, daughter of defendant and a second hand dealer, had sold the stove used for the bake. Kane, assistant district attorney, represented Blanchard.
The declaration of the new commander in chief drew ringing cheers from a thousand bronzed officers and a blue clad enlisted rank forming a steel gray backdrop along the guardrails.
President Harding is said to have selected Dr David Jayne Hill as the next United States ambassador to Japan with a Senate nomination expected soon. Hill, born in Plainfield New Jersey, led the University of Rochester from 1888 to 1896 and held key diplomatic posts including minister to Switzerland and the Netherlands before serving as ambassador to Germany in 1908.
Paris reports Premier Briand faces accusations of bad faith over German propositions. The Associated Press notes French ministers call the German offers unacceptable and potentially undermine Allied efforts. Page 25-3d continues the discussion.
Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 6 to 1 as Cincinnati shut out St. Louis in a rain shortened game. The results reflect a mixture of decisive wins and weather-affected action across the league.
Authorities abandon any claim linking a woman to the crime as an accomplice until more evidence proves her identity. The Loud indictment will be read today and he will likely be arraigned Tuesday in Middlesex County Court.
Germans bombard Dunkirk killing 18. One year ago today France and Soviet Russia arranged to exchange prisoners. Radical Jean Lonoquet was freed from United States by Paris embassy. Mexican rebels hold Chihuahua City.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for generally fair weather Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. Moderate variable to easterly winds and notable cloudiness for eastern States, especially near Sandy Hook to Hatteras, with mostly fair conditions Friday.
Forecasters expect continued good weather with mainly fair conditions today and tonight. Temperature may stay near yesterday’s level with little change in warmth.
The report shows yesterday’s temperatures with daytime highs around 48 to 65 degrees and evening lows near 41 to 55 degrees. Average temperatures for yesterday and the same date last year are listed, with yesterday at 57 degrees and last year at 44 degrees.
In Keene New Hampshire on April 28 witness testimony described flash signals from Judge Charles L Rich home and nearby areas during World War I as part of a $10 000 slander case against Selectman Edward C Boynton The testimony links lights to the murder scene at Dr William K Dean's farm and the wartime period.
A photograph received at Knights of Columbus headquarters in New York suggests Marshal Foch plans a visit to the United States. The inscription honors Joseph C. Pelletier of the Knights of Columbus and mentions Metz and Boston. Pelletier is Boston district attorney and supreme advocate of the Knights of Columbus.
Berlin April 28 German foreign minister Walter Simons told the Reichstag that understanding with France on reparations seems almost impossible yet he has not abandoned hope that negotiations will proceed based on German proposals.
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