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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
1
Berlin July 18 Maximilian Harden wishes to come to America. A Post reporter learned this in an interview with the famed German journalist whose wartime writings challenged the Kaisers regime. Harden yearns to leave Europe behind and plans to travel abroad.
Victor Albert Searles, heir to Edward F. Searles estate, is reportedly surprised by a $2,000,000 breach of promise damage suit filed by Miss Mary Johnson of Rockport. An answer from Searles' counsel Sherman L. Whipple is expected within days.
The Rev Bernard A Shevlin assistant at St Josephs Medford drowned yesterday afternoon at 3 45 while bathing in the Annisquam River near Wheeler's Point Gloucester. His mother witnessed the drowning and he was recovered within an hour with grappling irons. He had served three years at St Josephs rectory Medford.
Ulster premier seeks united Ireland under liberal powers of a proposed new Parliament. Dublin sources report the Dail Fireann cabinet endorses Lloyd George peace proposals.
Chicago August 3. William Jennings Bryan’s ally Marshal Lyon Congdon of Antioch Illinois loses his job after admitting he never heard of Bryan and was fired for not being educated enough on national affairs. Congdon recalls twenty five years on the Chicago Police force and the village council’s Democratic bias.
William M. Payson 69, a Boston attorney and member of a prominent Portland family, was found dead in his bed at the Country Club in Portland on August 3. He was a Bowdoin College graduate and unmarried.
Eight year old Paul Kaleck of 53 Lamartine Street Jamaica Plain died from injuries after the rear wheel of a heavy Haffenreffer Brewery Company truck passed over him while he rode on the vehicle near his home yesterday.
The defence for District Attorney Nathan A Tufts of Middlesex County is to close its case today. Attorney Melvin M Johnson said the State will present rebuttal witnesses late today or tomorrow and that arguments may follow tomorrow afternoon. Prolonged cross examination could shift the schedule.
Four men were killed when the press mill at the Du Pont Powder Company plant in Oriental, near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, was wrecked by a daytime explosion. The blast occurred early this afternoon and the casualties are confirmed.
The suit has been brought in Suffolk Superior Court. Searles, who is at a near and facing the proceedings, is named in the case as a party at issue.
Washington Aug 3 United News Commissioner of Internal Revenue David R Blair will direct hearings and a thorough investigation of conditions in his bureau after charges seen as sensational and serious. Blair says the probe will examine income tax cases and other matters handled by the bureau for compliance with law and regulations.
Lancaster New Hampshire August 3 The piece notes the President’s breakfast routine and the state’s rule that breakfast must be in the room before 9 o clock, describing the strain on those in his party to meet the deadline.
Lester Thayer of Winthrop swam to the priest last seen afloat and, gripping the back of the head, kept the drowning man above water while calling for help. The effort, aided by a strong current, proved too strenuous for the 63 year old clam digger, and the priest sank.
The war famous wireless telephone will report speed boat race results during the pageant of progress. The naval reserve force of Illinois, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, and the Associated Press completed test arrangements. Sub chaser 419 was dispatched from Great Lakes under Lt. Jack Henning. Lt. Allan C. Forbes installed the apparatus.
On Prospect Mountain, the President kept a lead by delaying breakfast until the word came. Mrs. O Neill greeted the scene with a broad smile as the President reportedly finished extra doughnuts, a quirk the era notes as typically Harding.
A call to establish an Opera Fund to aid promising young singers gains support from notable figures. A veteran star donates a portion of her fortune to this cause while discussions center on securing ongoing sponsorships and artistic programs.
The memory of Enrico Caruso will be kept alive in America by a memorial organized by the Order of the Sons of Italy. The announcement appears in United News dispatches dated August 3 from New York.
Western star Jack Hoxie will be a guest at the Hotel Westminster Roof Garden on Thursday evening August 4 with the young lady he will lasso from his horse at the Arena. This is his only public appearance at a Boston hotel and a chance to meet Mr. Hoxie up close and learn about the leading actress in his upcoming film drama.
England declares war against Germany in 1914. The German liner Kronprinsessin Cecilie arrives in Bar Harbor fleeing British ships in 1914. A year ago the United States forbade landing of Western Union cable from Barbados. Italy and Albania sign a boundary treaty.
Forecast for northern and southern New England and eastern New York calls for fair weather Thursday and Friday with moderate temperatures and northeast to east winds. A Virginia coast disturbance brought showers in the Atlantic states. the forecast predicts generally fair weather east of the Mississippi for the next two days.
Yesterday’s temperatures recorded at Thompson's Spa show daytime highs around 63 to 66 degrees, with evening lows near 48 to 64. The document notes an average yesterday of 66 degrees and compares to 68 degrees from the previous year.
Leon Starkus owner of a Perry street poolroom was shot and killed just before midnight while eating lunch at his home next to the business. His wife and children were present. The killer fled and a townwide posse is tracking the assailant.
Police and selectmen hunted a lone gunman after a stranger fired fatal shots at the Statkus home. A hysterical wife alerted neighbors as the town organized search parties and the fire department aided efforts. Details were scarce and vary on the number of assailants and shots. Statkus, 31, was described as quiet and devoted to family.
Elizabeth Snow, 37, daughter of former Bangor mayor Charles S. Snow, died by suicide today in Bangor Maine. Despondency from ill health was believed to be the cause of her death.
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