29 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1921
Page
1
Will Irwin delivered a straightforward talk on disarmament at the Parkman Bandstand yesterday afternoon. He urged a he man and she woman common sense pacifism as the sole means to prevent the next war, warning it could destroy the white race.
Twenty two youths and young women from Cambridge Boston Somerville and Salem were rescued when the powerboat Killarney ran aground at Popple Beach Gloucester as its engine stalled in shallow water. The party, attending a Boston Gaelic school picnic, jumped overboard and waded to shore through rough surf with difficulty.
E Moody Boynton the bicycle railway inventor and political figure wed tonight at 6:30 in the Boynton mansion parlor to Mrs Charlotte Nickerson of 49 Hancock Street Boston mother of the three boys he adopted in 1916. Boynton is 81 and his bride 40.
The ceremony surprised the venerable inventor’s family of four daughters who live in West Newbury and also astonished Mrs Nickerson’s sons who arrived at the Boynton home just in time to witness the event.
Constantinople reports after three days of fighting the Turks forced the Greeks to retreat across the Sakaria River in Asia Minor. Greek losses include prisoners, matériel, cannon, and transport wagons. The Greek campaign plan is temporarily halted due to desert conditions, water shortage, and malaria.
Irish parliament members have been told there will be no immediate full session. The Sinn Fein cabinet will handle peace talks until a full meeting is required. Lloyd George and De Valera talks expected to continue with a reply to Lloyd’s note likely early this week.
Britain’s prime minister stated that Ireland has been offered more than in any previous history and Sinn Fein leaders are now weighing the response. Many believe the reply could drive De Valera to seek a plebiscite among his people on acceptance or rejection.
The audience of five thousand people listened in unusual silence and attentiveness as the speaker delivered his remarks. The scene conveyed the gravity and impact of the message on the crowd.
State police will guard John Dies Benjamin Gomez and Joseph Andrews from Barnstable jail to the county courthouse for a hearing amid earlier mob threats. The trio, Cape Verde Islander and colored men, are charged with highway robbery of William Eldridge and criminal assault on Miss Gertrude Butler of Buzzards Bay. Close guard maintained. courthouse distance about 20 feet.
National League games included New York 4 Chicago 2 and Pittsburg 2 Brooklyn. American League saw Boston 6 Chicago 5 in 11 innings and Detroit 7 New York 3. St Louis 12 Philadelphia 4. Eastern League results list Waterbury 10 Springfield 4 New Haven 3 Pittsfield 7 New Haven 2 Albany 38 Hartford 0 Bridgeport 10 Worcester 9 in 10 innings.
A mass meeting at Parkman bandstand drew about ten thousand mourners for a Caruso memorial. The program featured Caruso favorites, a eulogy by ex mayor James M Curley, and reverent listening to the singer’s voice via phonograph recordings.
Benedict V. DeBellis opened the music box as Caruso’s voice filled the room. The crowd stood with bared heads while the committee selected Vesti la Giubba from Pagliacci to represent Caruso. Ex Mayor Curley extolled Caruso as a knightly figure whose voice united nations and whose heart matched his fame.
Charlie Chaplin rides on the wings of a busy season in New York as reports note his advancing age and continued public appearances. The item appears to lead into a longer continuation on another page.
Joseph Fortunata 70 is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after beating his wife Anna with a stone in their Beverly garden. The attack left Anna in serious condition at Beverly Hospital. witnesses say he forced her head onto a rock and used a second stone. Police arrested Fortunata after he fled the scene.
Six persons were injured, three seriously, when an automobile struck an outbound Boston Elevated trolley under the New Haven railroad bridge at Forest Hills. Witnesses said the car attempted to cut the curve ahead of the trolley.
A North Atlantic fleet flotilla including the battleship Ohio and 158 destroyers and nine eagle boats arrived at Provincetown for a week of maneuvers. Thousands watched as searchlights flashed and beams lit the harbor.
John L. Whalen a 39 year old mason of 144 Boston Street Salem ended his life by biting a railroad dynamite percussion cap in a street conversation. He died ten minutes later at Salem Hospital from extensive jaw fractures a fractured skull and cerebral hemorrhage.
A three year old girl named Alice Schofield, daughter of Hilton and Mrs Scho field of 34 Harrison street Quincy, wandered off while picking blueberries in woods near Washington street Weymouth. She was located four hours later by Weymouth firemen police and local volunteers.
Timothy J. Harrington guided his small plane along the coast but failed to reach the harbor mouth, prompting search and coast guard attention for the craft and its crew.
Bernard Kilkelly, 30, a car conductor, was killed in a Dewey Club holdup in Stamford Connecticut. Nine assailants seized about $2000 and jewelry from about a dozen men inside. Police reported five arrests by nightfall.
Rises 6 05 will rise atSA Seta 7 25 MOON 3 01 a Mm Light all vehicles tonight at 7 55 By Daylight Saving Time. TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES ETC Oliver Wendell Holmes born 1809 Austria declares war on Belgium 1914 VA James Memphis wrecked at San Domingo 1916 the year as today American Federation of Labor indorsed Cox for President.
Fair and warmer conditions settle over Boston and vicinity with moderate southerly and southwest winds. Expect mild temperatures across Monday and Tuesday as skies stay mostly clear.
Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. General outlook: fair weather prevails with slightly warmer trend inland, winds from the north and southeast, and overcast skies across Sandy Hook to Hatteras and the Mississippi River outset.
Forecast calls for unsettled conditions and slightly warmer temperatures with only a chance of showers during the afternoon and into the night.
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