03 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1921
Page
1
President Harding enjoys a cool evening at the Mount Prospect estate in Lancaster New Hampshire. He climbs the tower to watch sunset over the granite hills and later relaxes in a grand play room at the home of John Weeks as heat and travel fatigue fade.
Patrolman Thomas F. Owens of Jamaica Plain was released on parole from Charles Street jail after a physician found a communicable lung disease. Judge Nelson V. Brown waived the charge following Dr. Coburn’s examination, with Owens freed one month after confinement.
Miss Mary Johnson, famed in Gloucester art circles, files suit against Victor Herbert Searles heir alleging breach of promise to marry. The case labels Miss Johnson as an attractive woman known in the Gloucester colony.
Harvey explains non pressuring methods as Coakley testifies in the Tufts case. He denies improper acts linked to the Helen Weaver Stearns divorce matter and rejects co conspirator claims by Wes ton Allen.
Mrs Robert Tierman known as Irene Castle is in Woman's Hospital West 100th Street after an July 15 accident at an Englewood studio. A scene with an actor pretending to be a ruffian left her stunned and throat injured. she returned to work days later but remains under care.
The funeral for former Boston deputy health commissioner Dr. David D. Brough will be private in Providence today due to his mother's illness. Judge Brough, his brother, aims to withhold the death news from their mother until she improves, leading several Boston physicians to cancel attendance.
Joseph A. Murphy of 1295 Commonwealth avenue sues Frances Stuart for divorce in Suffolk County Court. He alleges a life of adulation and luxuries kept her from being a true helpmeet to a struggling young businessman. The defendant is Frances Stuart, wife of Murphy.
In Riga on August 2 the Associated Press reports Senator Joseph I. France of Maryland accused Doctor Ake W. Ryan of aiding Bolsheviks before departing for Berlin. Doctor Ryan rejected the charge as ridiculous and American officials called it baseless.
A brief notice notes a man is married and his estate is valued as one unit. No additional details are provided about ownership heirs or precise value.
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied Henry Ford's Toledo Detroit and Ironton Railroad tariff cutting 20 percent on stone from Sibley Michigan to Detroit. Ford had already cut 6 cents per hundred on July 26, but rules require 30 days between further reductions in the same traffic.
Lucia Camanola, 26, Italian, turned on kitchen gas at 4 Plum Street Worcester, lit a match to end her life. An explosion shattered windows and a door, injuring her seriously but not fatally. She told detectives at City Hospital she had no friends and was tired of life.
News from Naples reports a world of condolence for Enrico Caruso. Citizens, leaders, and fans everywhere pour messages to his family and to Italy. The city mourns a national idol whose voice touched princes and peasants alike.
In Chicago on August 2 the jury acquitted seven former White Sox players and two others charged with conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series. The panel deliberated two hours forty seven minutes and reached the verdict after a long courtroom delay amid spectators chanting Hurrah for Clean Sex and jurors being hoisted on shoulders. Judge Hugo Black called the outburst and smiled at the verdict.
A compact Ipswich style roundup notes Germany's 1914 declaration of war in France and 1915 assault on Warsaw outer forts, mentions Roger Casement treason case, and marks anniversaries including a Britain coercion bill reading in Commons and 10,000 New Yorkers greeting Sir Thomas Lamington at Central Park.
Forecast for north New England calls for showers Wednesday and likely Thursday with little temperature change. South New England and south New York may see showers Wednesday and Thursday fairer later. Winds become northwest, pressure rising in Central States as a Kan sas disturbance moves eastward.
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