02 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1921
Page
1
President Harding is cheered by the largest crowd in Plymouth history during the tercentenary rededication of Plymouth Rock. He pledges liberty, toleration, and world disarmament, praising the English-speaking race and its leadership in the current global crisis.
Herman A. Wagner the assistant to District Attorney Nathan A. Tufts of Middlesex county testified yesterday and took full responsibility for the handling of the International Service Company investigation. Tufts Captain Herbert Gordon and attorneys Harry E. Levenson and William J. Corcoran are accused by Attorney General J. Weston Allen of conspiring to extort a large sum of money.
In New Haven on August 1 six year old Edward Rucco was accidentally electrocuted while playing with a water pistol behind a garage. The toy touched a live wire and death was instantaneous.
Mrs. Joseph W. Spears watched from the Longwell Hotel in New York as her theatre manager husband of 15 years, connected with George M. Cohan, was found in a public bathroom on their floor with self inflicted wounds after a tenant heard groans. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
In Plymouth August 1 the president left aboard the submarine chaser 408 at 11 17 PM. The presidential party was aboard and the vessel steamed to transfer them to the Mayflower in the harbor.
Passengers on a Belmont bound trolley were jolted when a five ton motor truck collided head on with a Cambridge car. An elderly Belmont woman suffered severe cuts and a dozen others were bruised as Motorman Fred Chadwick was hospitalized with facial lacerations.
Charles Bedard of 6 Vandine Street Cambridge was the uninjured driver of the truck. He is a chauffeur for a Boston bridge construction company.
London dispatch says a violent earthquake struck Leghorn and surrounding areas on Monday. Severe damage occurred in the Lake Lugano region with a large Bari building collapsing burying many people. The total dead and injured are not known.
In Plymouth on August 1 President Harding drew a delirious crowd of about 50,000 as he arrived by presidential yacht Mayflower at the State pier. Spectators filled highways and vantage points from morning until night, creating a radiant scene in the old town.
Back Bay police hunt for a suspect nicknamed Raffles believed to have stolen diamonds and rings valued at over $1200 from Mrs. Sarah Locke's apartment at Hotel Priscilla 307 Huntington avenue. The theft occurred July 2 while Mrs. Locke was away, with items including a two-diamond ring valued at 500 an opal ring at 200 a platinum ring 175 a turquoise ring 20 and an emerald square ring 225.
In Peekskill New York August 11 Miss Elizabeth Kunz daughter of expert neurologist George F Kunz was killed when a spirited horse upended a wagon carrying her and three companions. The others were injured but survived.
Dr. E C Dinwiddie and American delegates to the International congress against alcoholism will depart New York aboard the Red Star liner Zealand for Lausanne on a wet ship due to lack of dry-ship reservations. Dinwiddie says they sought Shipping Board vessels but could not secure berths and chose Zealand as the next best option. He asserts they can withstand temptation.
In the American League Boston defeated St Louis 2 to 0 while Washington beat Detroit 1 to 0 New York slumped by a percentage mark and Cleveland lost to Chicago 5 to 2 Philadelphia won 4 to 3 overNational League games included Pittsburgh 7 Boston 6 Chicago 1 and Cincinnati 4 New York 7 Brooklyn 7 St Louis 7 The Old Farmer s Prediction notes fair weather and moderate temperatures for today and tonight.
Plymouth reports Mrs. Warren G Yarding, described as America’s first lady, showed notable grit during a long, exacting President’s Day celebration. She smiled, shook hands, and exchanged greetings through a day filled with engagements.
A brittle fragment notes high tide today in the morning, anniversaries including Napoleon as consul for life in 1802, and a vague 1914 invasion reference. It recalls a modern-day political trial where 20 Communists were convicted in Chicago for conspiracy to disrupt the U.S. government.
Weather forecast notes fair and light winds for Heston on Tuesday with potential showers by Wednesday. Northern New England expected fair Tuesday then unsettled with possible showers. southern New England likely cloudy with showers. winds mainly moderate westerly to northerly, McLean and Sandy Hook areas show variable winds and increasing cloudiness as a disturbance moves east from the St Lawrence valley.
President Harding’s Plym outh address lauds the founding of representative democracy. He cites three centuries of progress since colonization, contrasting them with ancient civilizations and praising the American creed of national unity and governance.
President Harding arrived at Plymouth Rock to worship as a Pilgrim in this town seen as a shrine of freedom. He traveled amid pomp as representative of the nation, saluting the 1620 settlers and greeting 26 local children learning English.
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