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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1921
Page
1
The Post urges Boston Five Cents Savings Bank depositors not to fear rumors. It cites the bank commissioner’s statement that the bank is absolutely safe and notes its past effort against Ponzi schemes to protect savers.
Levi W. Lombard aged 65, inventor of Long Hill, died from a stomach kick alleged to be delivered by his wife Kate G. Lombard. Medical examiner McGrath of Boston performed the autopsy. No police action until after the Stoughton district court inquest.
Former Malden resident Lombard died at Massachusetts General Hospital yesterday. An autopsy was performed today at the request of Chief Hixson following a statement reportedly made by an unnamed source.
Chicago July 31 The National Hairdressers Association holds its first annual convention to promote an all ear revealing style. Delegates urge high head hair and ban ear muff coverings. Ear photographs define a winter landscape with bobbed hair limited to flappers and a longer prep for ultra fashions.
The body recovered from the tide near the Shepley estate in Warwick is not believed to be Miss Mollie Oates, the Huntington nurse who vanished from the steamer Georgia. Medical Examiner Samuel H Long notes no water in the lungs and a head-bruising injury, suggesting death by blow rather than drowning. Relatives of Oates are expected to travel to aid identification.
July describes Chicago beachgoers swapping delicate crêpe de chine and lace for wool bathing suits as extreme heat drives fashionable women into the water at Clarendon Beach. Veteran lifeguards report many sun drenched beach lovers cooling off, with one woman humorously noting her own wet state.
The presidential yacht Mayflower, with President Harding aboard, anchors off Wind's Neck en route to Plymouth for the Pilgrim tercentenary. Plymouth prepares for the first Presidential visit to the town, to view the historic boulders marking the nation’s founding.
Four people were injured when a motorcycle with a sidecar was sideswiped by an unknown automobile on the Revere Beach Parkway near Slade's Mill. Victims, including Miss Alice Baumister of Abbott road North Andover and Frost of North Andover, were taken to Chelsea Memorial Hospital. The fleeing driver remains at large.
A severe thunderstorm event results in two fatalities as lightning strikes ignite fires across multiple structures. Firefighters battle blazes and contain spread while authorities investigate the causes and assess property losses.
Severe electrical storms swept New England killing two people and causing extensive damage. Harry Field Jr., 13, died when lightning struck a barn in Northfield where he sheltered. Walter Whitworth, 22, of Worcester, was killed near Prospect Park Marlboro while sitting under a tree. Miss Margaret Mc-
Chester officers respond to a riot call from Third and Pusey streets but find no trouble. Detective Cosgrove learns the caller is Leslie Warren who says his wife sent in the call after he refused to take her out in his car.
An appeal from the International Reform Bureau to the Knights of Columbus to support Sunday blue law reform and the abolition of prize fighting was received by the K of C board at a pre convention meeting in San Francisco at the Hotel St Francis. This message urges cooperation with forces seeking to limit Sunday activities.
Supreme Knight James A Flaherty says the Knights of Columbus reject reform bureaus and civic interference. Citizens from Russia India and Romania sought K of C branches abroad and Supreme Advocate Joseph C Pelletier of Boston calls approval unlikely.
A veteran city official who served over 25 years reportedly hanged himself after dismissal and a recent public attack. Dr. David Brough of the Boston Health Department was found dead at his apartment at 86 Charles Street, the bathrobe cord tied around his neck.
Germany declared war on Russia in 1914 as the United States War Department expands militia on the Mexican border adding 25 000 to a total of 98 000. Russia claims sole trade agent status to allies. Fighting persists between Poland and Russia. Bolsheviks capture Brest Litovsk and Sormia while Tennessee authorities arrest coal operators as profiteers.
The weather forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston and vicinity on Monday and Tuesday with moderate temperatures. Fresh west and northwest winds are noted north of Sandy Hook, and a disturbance near the mouth of the St. Lawrence River may bring showers to the lower Great Lakes and New England region.
The piece predicts a late day arrival with seasonable temperatures. It notes a practical forecast style and references rural wisdom shaping the weather expectation.
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