31 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
1
Six people died and many were wounded in Belfast riots today as gunshot injuries filled hospital wards. The clashes escalated through the afternoon with multiple casualties and ongoing police intervention.
In Boise Idaho on August 30 United News reports Rev David Jones rector of Christ Episcopal Church voided issuing a marriage certificate to Grover C Tyler and Sylvia Lloyd after learning Tyler was a divorced man. The couple had wed in a ceremony described as a love wedding and left for Salt Lake City on their honeymoon before the discovery.
Margaret Grogan ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Owen Grogan of Trumbull Street Hartford was severely injured when a truck backed down a grade struck by a live electric wire. The driver Walter Davis remained at the scene after police examined the brakes.
President Harding issued a proclamation ordering all persons involved in unlawful and insurrectionary proceedings in the West Virginia coal fields to disperse and retire peacefully to their homes before noon on Thursday September 1.
Chicago reports show a thriving birth rate with August figures already surpassing 1920 by 8700. More than a thousand pink-faced newborns added since January amid national trends. experts call the babies the healthiest, strongest-lunged in years.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a government loan of 8 million dollars to the New York New Haven and Hartford railway to help meet 8,226,253 dollars in maturing debt and to fund additions and betterments totaling 1,785,000 dollars.
National League results show Boston blanking Cincinnati 5 0 in the first game while Cincinnati wins the second 6 4. Philadelphia edges St Louis 2 1 in the first and St Louis ties 8 8 in the second. New York defeats Chicago 5 3 and Pittsburgh bests Brooklyn 8 2. American League action has New York beating Washington 10 3 and St Louis over Chicago 11 5. No other games scheduled.
President acts to aid a large family as the father of 19 children, 16 living, recalls his mother’s love for children. The employer promises to give the eldest son a job.
In New York on August 30 a somnolent Jersey City mule named John Doe was fined 25 dollars for obstructing traffic. After wandering onto streetcar tracks, workers failed to move him until a police officer used cigars to calm the animal, then roped and hog-tied it and booked him at Ocean Avenue station.
Harry Frazee theatrical magnate and Boston Red Sox owner was located at the Drake Hotel in Chicago and refused to discuss his wife Elsie Crisbie Frazee's just filed divorce suit. He offered no details on his plans or business in the city. Reports name Elizabeth Nelson as alleged co respondent and say she may be in Chicago after slipping from New York. Frazee denied knowledge of her whereabouts.
Mildred Starrett nine year old daughter of Mrs Mildred E Starrett of Savin Hill Dorchester was treated at City Hospital for back injuries after a stone struck her while she bathed at Savin Hill beach James F E Holland twenty three of 32 Church Street was arrested on a drunk charge by Officer Clarence C Strange from the iaid s Corner division who was also bathing with his wife at the beach
Washington sources report growing concern among lawmakers over Representative Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma after a string of affectionate notes to numerous Washington girls. Critics fear the Capitol could become a backdrop for renewed controversy surrounding his conduct.
Fourteen year old Howard Swig borrowed a car in Hull yesterday and picked up Brenton McCurdy. Miss Gertrude McCormick driving another car tried to steer away but Swig tipped the vehicle, wrecked a fence and plunged into Hull Bay. Swig and McCurdy escaped unhurt.
Earl W. Marks, 19, of 25 Prescott Street Malden, was arrested at gunpoint and placed in a Malden police cell. He ripped a steel bar from his cell door in a bid to reach his young ...
In Ashland a driver lost control while attempting to recover a hat and crashed into a trolley. An unidentified nurse, trying to help, died in the incident.
An injury in Ashland on August 30 from a hat blown off led to the death of Mrs. Sadie Batchelder, a prominent resident. The report notes the incident occurred in the city and continues on page 15.
A brawl in Roxbury triggered by a new moonshine brand ended when police subdued three residents of 22 Copeland Street. William F. Fitzgerald 59 Mrs. Joseph E. Maguire 63 and her son Charles 38 were arrested after dragging residents from beds and guarding the house before officers entered.
In Waukegan Illinois a thief uses chloroform to stun chickens and steal them from coops. Over 1000 chickens have disappeared recently triggering farmer alarm and the formation of a vigilante group, the Klack Klack Klan, to capture the thief.
Advertises a broad selection from baked ham and chicken to potato salads and fish cakes. Emphasizes in-store sale across all locations with value pricing and varied deli items.
The forecast calls for mostly fair weather in northern and southern New England with cooler temperatures Wednesday and Thursday. Moderate west and northwest winds are expected, with scattered afternoon thunderstorms possible in eastern states. Temperatures dip in the South Lake region and North Atlantic States Wednesday while rising again in the lake region by Thursday.
A broiling sun and southwest wind sent temperatures to 92 degrees in Boston yesterday, shattering August records. Four prostrations were reported as heat takes its toll on city residents. Extreme heat expected to ease with a west to northwest wind. Continued on Page 15-66th Column.
The forecast indicates fairly good weather with a falling temperature trend for today and tonight, suggesting cooler conditions ahead.
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