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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
5
William J. Turner, 70, of Dorchester, fell onto tracks at Kendall Square station in Cambridge. Subway workers dragged him from the pit a minute before an arriving train, avoiding contact with the third rail.
The French cruiser La Ville d Ys is due to arrive for a week long stay after patrol duty at the Grand Banks. No social functions are planned for the ship or its commander Captain De Ruffi.
Montreal bootlegger recounts a dangerous, money ill spent run about border crossings. He describes rising from a suitcase operation to larger cars, fines of 50 900 and theft of loads, and a risky scheme selling water as whiskey.
A South End woman from 12 Savoy Street was shot four times by her husband Andrew J. Leeth. She remains in City Hospital with unclear prognosis as police report intent to kill. Leeth was arrested on East Dedham Street and held in municipal court on assault with intent to murder charges with bond set at 10,000 until Sept 6.
Cambridge sculptor Karl F. Skoog unveils a bronze plaque from a photo of Henry L Higginson, Boston financier and art patron, praised as a remarkable likeness. The piece attracts attention among art lovers and honors Higginson’s legacy.
Albert Daut, a park bouncer in Morrisimia Court, New York, was jailed for ten days after being convicted of striking a nine year old who peeked through a knothole at a circus tent show featuring Jack Johnson. The court upheld the boy’s right to look through the knothole.
A touring car tipped on Waverly street near Beaver street killing Frank Gallia of Milford and injuring five others, including Cremo and William Scartisse of Milford, Charles Gurra of Braggville, Ernest Gillerane of Milford, and Fred Tomassina of Framingham. The seven passengers fled the scene as the car sped, struck a telegraph pole, and spilled them into the street. Gallia died en route to Framingham Hospital.
A man’s body was found floating in the Charles River near the Collins estate off Riverside avenue in Watertown around 9 PM. The deceased was identified as 65 year old Albert Anderson of Oakland Street Watertown, and investigation considered possible suicide.
Bank Commissioner Allen sought court permission to move 250000 from Tremont Trust Co to the savings department amid alleged breach of trust by bank officials. Note makers allegedly acted as dummies to facilitate the transfer. Judge De Courcy set a Saturday deadline for officials to explain.
Commissioner Allen exposed a scheme where cash moved from the savings department to the commercial end to meet cash needs. Eight signatories drew three notes totaling 250 000 dollars, allowed only three responsible signers for savings notes. A certificate of deposit was issued against these notes, transferring cash between departments without actual withdrawals.
John A garner reports an eight pound baby boy arriving Monday at the sheriff's home. The news was kept quiet until yesterday and both mother and baby are doing very well, according to Mr. Keliher.
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