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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
1
Washington August 10 The ways and means committee of the House advanced key tax changes raising head of family exemptions from 200 to 400 for each dependent and repealing nuisance taxes. The committee also included repeal of the excess profits tax in its decisions. Continued on page 4 Fourth Co.
Jeremiah F. Driscoll, president of the Boston Central Labor Union, was elected president of the Massachusetts State branch of the American Federation of Labor. He defeated Miss Mabel Gillispie of Boston by 123 to 70, with the election made unanimous on her motion.
A Galician waitress named Mary Holdowanetz seeks a summons against a farm-hand. A mother’s testimony confirms that the youth passing as Jack Brown was a masquerader and deceived Holdowanetz. The person claimed to be a man named Caroline Schimeck amid denials.
For two years Jack wooed Mary at Monticello with the understanding they would soon marry. In overalls and neatly clipped hair he worked with three others, sharing daily labors and hopes of a forthcoming wedding.
Methuen mass appraisal reduces the late Edward F. Searles estate by two million dollars with the statue of George Washington and surrounding walls singled out for the adjustment. Assessors note the monument and walls were valued separately and that bids for the statue were weak. The 1921 total valuation stood lower, while last year saw a jump pushing the estate total above 3 million. The current assessed value equals 1,114,455 closely reflecting the statue and walls adjustment.
Hazel Owen aged 26, a Mosely School teacher in Westfield, was found dead in her kitchen with gas jets open. A note cites fear of growing old as the motive for the suicide. She lived with her parents on Franklin Street. health had been reported good.
Mrs Lucy Legiere aged 18 drank a potion of 19 mercury tablets after a quarrel with her husband at a sister’s home on 25 Page Street Revere. She wrote a note saying she was discouraged and wished to die. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santo of 77 Mill Street, Revere, recently married and living with her sister, reportedly drank poison after a quarrel. Police, alerted by the sister, found her in a room with a note begging forgiveness and stating she could not face life.
Wakefield residents William McAllen Earl S Marshall and Ralph Bean were injured when a motorcycle with a sidecar collided with a touring car on the Revere Beach parkway near Point of Pines. The car belonged to W F Depovan of Cleveland Ohio who was a guest at the Moreland Hotel Gloucester. The injured were taken to Chelsea Memorial Hospital and are expected to recover. McAllen suffered a broken knee and possible internal injuries the most serious.
In a throne speech delivered to the address of loyalty from Dominion premiers, King George declares that every facility should be provided for meetings to be held periodically. The statement emphasizes ongoing cooperation and regular consultation among the Dominions.
Six Americans freed from Moscow prisons arrived in Reval and spent a happy day shopping and outfitting themselves after shed prison clothes and completing health cleansing required by regulations.
Montreal reports a new discovery on the Lightning River gold field near the Ontario boundary. Rich ore shows three feet exposed along 200 feet of vein with five feet or more across, signaling a potential rush and attracting prospectors to a district seen as unprecedented for northern Ontario mining.
Boston lawyer and political figure Charles H. Innis becomes a colonel by appointment, serving as aide de camp on Governor Edward P. Morrow of Kentucky's staff. Governor Morrow praises Innis's life, intellect, character, and "gold of his disposition" as the basis for the title.
Paris August 10 The French British and Italian prime ministers Aristide Briand David Lloyd George and Ivanoe Bonomi await settlements on European questions and more details about the Washington disarmament and far eastern conference before deciding if they will attend in person.
In Middletown New York Aug 10 platonic friendship ends as Mr and Mrs Clark Durea and Earl Van Nooy share a home with Van Nooys parents on a Monticello area farm three miles from town. The Durens daughter Gladys joins them as the Holiness group debates the leader’s next move amid illness and public chatter.
Reports in New York and the Berkshires say Raymond T. Baker former mint director has not joined wife Mrs. Baker at Lenox since August 1920. Mrs. Baker once Miss Margaret Emerson daughter of Isaac E. Emerson, denies nothing while Baker visits California and Tumulty says all is serene. The Lenox estate hosts entertaining events including a recent fancy dress ball as Eloria Baker’s christening dates back to August 7, 1929 in San Francisco.
Dublin reports the Irish Bulletin urges justice for hundreds of Irish soldiers jailed for bearing arms in defense of their country and thousands interned or awaiting trial and deprived of humane treatment. It questions why they lack the status granted to John J. McKeown and other Sinn Fein parliament members.
Miss Alice Robertson the sole woman in Congress rejects federal maternity legislation. She denounces women lobbyists who used ridicule attacks and persuasion to force support and defends her position with biblical quotations. Continued on page 6f.
From a field of 12 candidates, Miss Mary E. June of the Boston Telephone Operators Union led the vote and became first vice president with 152 votes, proving sex did not influence Miss Gillespie’s defeat.
Raymond F. Roberts of Melrose swam at Wrights Pond Medford when four boys aged 2 to 15 rummaged his clothes on the bank. He hurried to the water but the thieves fled. He found $38 missing and notified Medford police.
Enfield New Hampshire August 11 A tragedy as Dr Willis J Marton of Fastport Maine drowns in Mascoma Lake just yards from his two sons Benjamin nine and Wallace seven who tried to rescue him. Authorities believe a heart attack caused the drowning during a family vacation at his mother's home.
In the American League Detroit defeated Boston 8 to 4 and New York beat Chicago 14 to 8 while St. Louis won over Washington 5 to 2 and Cleveland topped Philadelphia 5 to 4. In the National League St. Louis defeated Cincinnati 6 to 4. in the first game Cincinnati edged St. Louis 6 to 5 and Brooklyn won 1 to 0 against Pittsburg in the second.
The Post appeals to car owners to loan their autos for a crippled World War I veterans outing today. More than fifty promises have been canceled, and organizers urge volunteers to call the Post crippled soldiers outing editor at Main 7400 before 9 this morning if they can loan a car.
The notice lists sunrise at 5 46 am sunset at 12 41 pm and moonrise at 7 52 pm for today with a daylight saving time reminder. It also mentions lighting all vehicles tonight at 8 22 and announces today's anniversaries and sunset set times.
Fragmentary notes report France declares war on Austria Hungary in 7. An assortment of items include Texas governor calls for border protection in 1915. Andrew Carnegie death 1919. A Soviet advance near Warsaw a year ago. Latvia signs peace with Russia. A fraud confession linked to a get rich quick scheme.
Forecasts show Boston and nearby areas expecting Thursday fair with Friday showers and little temperature change. Northern New England to see increasing cloudiness Thursday with possible showers Thursday afternoon or night and cooler Friday. Southern New England mostly partly cloudy Thursday and showers Friday with steady temperatures. Winds mainly moderate south to southwest.
The forecast suggests today's weather will be fair with a potential for overcast skies and unsettled conditions tonight. Expect continued warmth overall with possible cooler spells later.
Yesterday's temperatures recorded with multiple readings showing highs near the mid 70s and lows around 64. An average of 72 was noted for the day with a year ago average of about 80. The fragmented data includes morning and afternoon values and references to standard times and file notes.
The Tufts trial sees the State rebut the defense claim that a woman found with Captain Stearns was Jennie Penn. The State argues she is Miss Pennington and cites a Coakley office reference and a telephone application. It also shows Mathew Horgan, said to be the detective, was a patient at St Elizabeth's Hospital during the alleged work on the case.
Attorney Fletcher Ranney lashes out at Attorney General J Weston Allen in the Supreme Court yesterday accusing him of conspiracy charges against the Middlesex county prosecutor. Ranney calls the case a baseless attack born of imagination. Continued on Page 5-First Column.
James OConnell taxi collided with an inbound Elevated car on Howell street and Boston street causing damage and injuries. He is hospitalized with scalp, hand and shoulder wounds after the early evening crash.
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