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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1921
Page
9
Revere police appeal to neighboring departments as two 15 year old girls from Revere disappear on Wednesday August 10. Miss Alice Bly and Miss Carmfen Folsom are feared detained at a summer camp near Boston. Authorities urge rapid help to locate them.
Distraught parents fear their daughters may be harmed or held against their will. Families seek clues from spiritualists and fortune tellers but reports say the girls are safe. On the day last seen they bathed, rode with Gerald Lee, and returned to the Blye home with belongings. They left with four dresses and a Blye suit, carrying only $1.40.
Police suspect the two girls were taken after leaving the Blue homes in bathing suits. Inquiries at boating piers found no sightings. They fear the girls were spirited away by a car or motorcycle and may be found at a summer camp in the country or seashore.
New 66 000 ton Majestic will enter service on the New York Southampton Cherbourg route next spring. The ship, now being finished at Hamburg, will surpass Leviathan and Olympic in size with a crew of 1100 and passenger space for 4100.
Members of Italian societies in the North End observed the feast of San Miguel by parading through the streets bearing both the United States and Italian national colors.
The Angell Memorial Hospital for Animals treats hundreds of dog and cat victims of a new flea species, Pulex serraticeps, dominating the metropolitan area. Dr Daly advises owners to dust pyréthrum powder over pets for 10 minutes, using antiseptic spray on the fleas.
A caregiver notes that brushing away dead fur and dirt helps skin health. The method is highlighted as especially beneficial for cats due to their sensitivity to other cures.
State civic and military leaders with prominent clergymen will attend the consecration of the World War veterans burial lot at Mt Hope Cemetery in Boston. Hundreds of service members stationed in Boston and thousands of veterans are expected as 10 bodies are laid to rest.
Providence reports more than 1800 members of the New England Association of Railroad Veterans attended the annual outing at Crescent Park with delegates from across New England. Past President Amos H. Brown the oldest conductor in active service spoke after a shore dinner, noting 62 years on duty.
World War II veteran Harry Shanley, released on $1000 bail posted by Michael B. Nazzaro, is to appear in Criminal Court to contest extradition to New York on a grand larceny charge. Dr J Leo Hanson, medical director of the Massachusetts Clinic for Diagnosis, will testify in his defense and present a hotel register showing Shanley’s local registrations since July 3, amid claims of a setup.
Frank Gardner a 21 year old woodsman formerly living in the South End surrendered at Hanover street station on a Saturday night conscience stricken. He admitted crawling through a transom at 104 Canal street two months ago to steal $50 worth of goods. He said he has had no luck since and needs a chance to flop. He was placed in Cell 2 after feeding and a judge will decide today.
The North End Boat Club suffered a severe fire loss this afternoon in Newburyport. Investigators suspect a discarded cigarette caused the blaze and extensive damage to the building.
Emil Seaman of Fitchburg, a well meaning man, wandered City Hall station after drinks. He clashed with a street mob along Commercial street, lost his balance, and received a beating without landing a punch. Thieves stole his change and tools as officers found him broken hearted near State street.
The fragment shows Emil insisting he is a good man from Finland as he prepares to sleep, while a half full can of fine cut remains undiscovered and untouched, hinting at未 stolen goods and unresolved guilt.
The Nova Scotia schooner Ada Tower limped into port after a 91 day voyage from Spain with nearly exhausted stores and rationed provisions for eight crew members. Head winds and stiff gales battered the vessel and near collisions occurred twice. The Parrsboro ship reported a foul bottom hindering progress during the long trip.
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