05 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1921
Page
1
President Harding and Secretary Weeks host a golfing party at Mt. Prospect in Lancaster New Hampshire. Weeks holds a silver cup set to be contested by the group while the visit continues.
President Harding descended from the mountain to greet residents of Lancaster N Hy in the home town of Secretary of War Weeks. He spoke of his reverent and affectionate regard for their townsman and the Weeks family long rooted in the area.
Mr. Harding voiced hope for world peace and noted global faith in America. He stated the governor is bringing peoples of the world face to face through their efforts.
An unidentified about nineteen year old girl leaped from the Niagara River brink above the American falls and was swept over the gorge. Several women spectators fainted as the tragedy unfolded in Niagara Falls New York on August 4.
A fashion show at the Commodore Hotel drew over 1500 spectators who welcomed hoop skirts and 1890s effects with lively applause. Attendees ignored subway and crowd car hassles as the revival appeared popular among both men and women.
Marcus Marx, pioneer clothing manufacturer and founder of Hart Schaffner and Marx, died in Chicago at age 80. Born in Germany, he came to the United States at age 11.
Two riders Miss Lillian Von Pape of Seattle and Russell Boardman of Melbourne were injured at Bridson Greene cyclodrome on Revere Beach when the forward wheel axle snapped sending them into the pit. Von Pape, 21, was most seriously hurt and hospitalized. Boardman, 26, required no hospital care.
Montreal August 4 A. H. Brittain former president of the Canadian Fisheries Association warned that passage of the Fordney tariff bill imposing a fish duty will stir up Canadian fishermen to press the Dominion government to revoke privileges granted to American fishing vessels in Canadian ports. He said the move affects Boston and Gloucester interests employing sailing vessels in the fisheries and relying on Canadian ports for crews and bait.
Naples crowds and troops lined the streets as Enrico Caruso’s funeral began at the Royal Church of San Francesco di Paola. The procession moved to the cemetery where the tenor was laid in a vault as mourners viewed the remains. Widow laid roses as she watched the rites.
A five foot rattlesnake escapes from a circus owner’s box in Church Street. Tenants at Hudson Terminal flood the area in alarm as guards search. a porter alerting others spurs a hunt. The circus man posts a $100 reward for the capture as workers avoid dark corners.
Edward Cohen a 16 year old of 59 Winter Street Worcester narrowly escaped serious harm when an auto wheels clipped his hair while crossing Southbridge street. Driver Arthur A Holmes of 612 Albert street said Cohen ran into traffic from a delivery truck without looking.
Harry Shanley V C formerly of Albany N Y survivor of a renowned Canadian regiment holds the highest honors from France and Britain. He will be examined by Massachusetts surgeons who will explain how an exploding shell made a head wound from ear to ear yet left him alive and able to function.
Armand T. Gaudreau of 195 Ash Street Lewiston Maine a college graduate in cap and gown sells newspapers on the street to earn a living. The scene drew attention as the bachelor of arts and sciences walked the Lewiston streets last night selling papers to survive.
A wire from lawyer Coakley led to the case against Munroe being not pressed. The testimony on the stand was bitter as Munroe acknowledged paying the sum. The article notes a broader context about exposing women's ages in Westboro and Boston, detailing a list of residents over twenty with ages to be published later this month.
Joseph Gillett, Northampton’s oldest resident, celebrated his 99th birthday by working in his wood lot for over nine hours. He credits tobacco chewing begun in later life for health, recalls walking ten miles for his first plug, and divides time among three sons, traveling seven miles between homes every few months.
Westfield, Aug. 4 Dante Fortela of Congamond slept beside the New Haven tracks until a freight train arrived. The crew did not see him in time but the man suffered a fractured shoulder and other cuts after waking at Noble Hospital.
In a Superior Court equity session Judge Keating ordered Charles and Max Bedin to reside with their father Sam Bedin a Lynn judge told the boys to obey the decree despite their wish to live with their mother Ida Bedin The boys cried waved and protested as they were led from the courtroom with their father amid onlookers
Cornelius J Callahan 17 of Roxbury was pulled from Savin Hill Beach waters by Fred Lindstrom and John Healy after he exhausted while swimming with Patrick Dynan. Callahan is in City Hospital in favorable condition. Dynan, also tired, could not help.
Mildred Armstrong and her unbetrothed George Hauser flew to Mineola Field in an airplane. Pilot Richard Dewey described altitude moments where Armstrong hesitated then accepted a ring as Hauser pressed for a proposal. Dewey noted 4000 feet as the moment Armstrong appeared certain and the sunlit clouds provided a backdrop for the engagement.
Mary Bucclo a 16 year old of 1008 Saratoga Street East Boston fired a .82 caliber revolver into her right shoulder in her home after a harsh rebuke. She was taken to Fast Boston Relief Hospital where Dr. Simpson removed the bullet. She refused to state the motive, her parents saying they think it was to gain sympathy following the scolding.
The American League saw Chica beat Boston 5 4 and Washington edge Cleveland 3 1 in the first game while Detroit 8 New St. Louis 7 and Philadelphia 5 provided other results. In the National League Boston 18 and qmienes SOs 2 led Cincinnati 15 5 with Brooklym 2 in the second, and Tiana Speers ¢ noted.
Daniel H. Coakley testified yesterday in Middlesex county court at the Tufts trial. He described attempting to read a sinister meaning into a telegram Coakley sent to James B. Munroe’s counsel Charles Connor in New York.
Lieutenant Governor Fuller will act as Governor for two weeks while Cox tours the Great Lakes. Fuller takes the chair in showy fashion and gains practice for future duties during Cox's trip.
The entry lists wartime notices and anniversaries from 1914 1915, noting President Wilson offering peace offices, Montenegro declaring war on Austria and battles near Liege Warsaw and Brody. It also recalls events from a year prior including the Irish coercion bill passage and Romanian troop movements.
The forecast indicates Friday will be fair in Boston and northern New England with warmer interior conditions. Saturday brings increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures, with light to moderate southerly winds in coastal areas and unsettled conditions east of the Mississippi, including showers likely in New England.
The forecast notes bright and fair conditions likely to continue today and tonight with a touch warmer temperatures.
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