21 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
1
Officials decide to rearrest the man who fled after attempting to go on stage. He is to be sent over the border at Island Pond, VI, today as the court fight begins.
Henry J. Skeffington, a labor leader and committee chair, asked the Selectmen to postpone a town meeting set for September, after his committee investigated the Board of Assessors and urged postponement during last night’s session.
Chairman Skeffington argues the investigations into the assessors and tax collectors cannot be completed if the selectmen set a date for a meeting due to legal requirements of two town meetings within sixty days. He claims outside forces are aiming to thwart voters. Roscoe Walsworth says an article will seek new by laws in the town warrant.
Details of moon phase and celestial events listed with rise and set times for Portland Gloucester and Newport Sh. Moon is five days full with 223rd day of the year. Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn rise or set at specified times. Evening lights to be lit at 7 07 p m.
Oliver H. Perry, naval officer and hero of the Battle of Lake Erie, born 1785, is noted alongside Nat Turner’s 1851 Virginia insurrection anniversary. The brief contrasts two pivotal 19th century events shaping American history.
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston and vicinity Thursday and Friday with slightly warmer temperatures. Winds will be moderate from the east to southeast, with northern New England also seeing fair weather and rising temperatures.
National league results include Cincinnati 4 Boston 1 Pittsburgh New York 1 Brooklyn 8 St Louis 0 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 1. American games saw Chicago 1 Boston 0 Philadelphia 5 Detroit 2 St Louis 2 New York 1 in first game and St Louis 7 New York 6 in second game.
In San Francisco Maury I. Diggs former California state architect was found guilty on four of six Mann Act counts for eloping with Marsha Warrington from Sacramento to Reno. Five years maximum per count. Caminetti to be tried next in U S District Court before Judge Van Fleet.
New Haven announces 30 days notice to abolish the seniority rule and six engineer grades. Grand Chief Stone and W S Carter visited to discuss Boston and Maine line conditions, and the union vows to fight the proposed changes to a finish.
The enginemen vow a determined fight to keep seniority and six grade promotions, earned after years of effort and seen as essential benefits. They warn of a strike to block any removal, deeming the rules core to status quo and orderly advancement within the union company agreement.
Jurors weigh charges in the Diggs case as Maury I. Diggs and Marsha Warrington admit transporting across the state line to Reno Nevada. The defense argues no criminal intent under the Mann Act as the Reno trip was partly accidental and the trio faced only local social conduct rather than federal violation.
In closing, Robert Devlin urged the jury to see the defendant as a monster while questioning motive for leaving the state to commit acts already carried out. The remark frames the trial as a moral indictment rather than a pursuit of motive. Continued on Page 16-3d Column
After a week of anxiety, Artist Knowles declares he remains living as a primitive man for two months with no aid from civilization. He relies on his own ingenuity for food shelter and clothing.
He is described as unclothed aside from crude protection for his feet and writes on bark torn from birch trees. His large charcoal script, created in the forest, will be published in full next Sunday’s Post detailing his experiences since a prior message.
In the comic section next Sunday's Post, Muggsy and Willie return with their usual mischief. SQUANTUM VNN advertising lists fish dinners picnics outings and banquets with a contact number Quincy 21749.
Nicholas Simon, a razor pedler from Boston, went on a rampage on Summer street after a crowd mocked him. He slashed at youths, cut Frank McCarthy on the forehead and arm, and fled six blocks before being arrested by Inspector Brady. Fourteen razors were found, with a fifteenth discarded. Simon held on assault charges.
Aug 20 Nantucket Island news reports Little Chatham a fishermen hamlet under siege by a brush fire driven by an east wind. Backfires were started to save homes as flames edge toward the water and cedar groves covering about three square miles.
Thirty five workmen trapped 440 feet underground in a Catskill aqueduct shaft at Washington Heights when a fire broke out overhead. Fire crews contained the blaze and all workers were found unharmed two hours later.
A spectacular blaze foully filled with smoke cut air supply as a shaft building burned and spread to nearby apartments on St Nicholas place and St Nicholas avenue. Two apartment blocks burned out and others damaged while gang members on landings escaped. Underground workers fled 1500 feet to end of section and waited as air cleared before surfacing.
Amelia E Barr shares her views in the upcoming Post Magazine on the suffrage issue. She argues for women’s voting rights and discusses social progress, civic duty, and broader reforms tied to equality.
Harry K. Thaw spoke of his desperate bid for freedom on the eve of a major legal clash. Officials expect a habeas corpus ruling to free him, then immigration authorities may detain him as he crosses into Vermont on the eve of possible release.
SHERBROOKE Que Aug 20 Harry Thaw showed signs of strain from captivity as he paced the hospital ward and roused irritably between rests. He appeared exhausted, perspiring, and sought to steady nerves with sedatives as physicians admitted bromides were used to calm him.
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