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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1921

Page

7

Limits on auxiliary warships shape naval treaty talks

Washington dispatch reports progress on the naval treaty with France resisting submarines limits. Agreement appears near on auxiliary ships set at 27 000 tons with the United States and Britain allotted five each Japan three France two Italy two. France Italy and Japan await home-government instructions on other provisions as leaders work through submarine and merchant marine questions and China policy.

Washington France Harding Toay Hughes United States Great Britain Japan Italy Belfour Albert Sarraut England China Shantung

Rear Admiral Davis Buried With Full Naval Honors in Cambridge

The body of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis U S N retired was buried in Cambridge cemetery with full naval honors. An escort of 600 sailors and marines attended from Back Bay station to the grave with eight pallbearers and a three-volley salute. Lt Commander C P Davis, a son, and Miss Elizabeth Davis attended among other relatives and honorary bearers.

Davis Cambridge Charles H. Davis Charles River Washington Back Bay North Dakota Srave Prescott Evarts Christ Church, Cambridge G. 8. Rentz U.S. S. Llomda C. P. Davis Elizabeth Davis James J. Minot Arthur Beach Felix Rackerman Gleaves Decker Bion B. Bigger Harry K. Cage P.C. Moody N. J. Blackwood Naval Hospital C. H. Davis

Tau Delta Phi Open Convention Tonight

Delegates from more than a dozen colleges attend the Tau Delta Phi fraternity’s eleventh annual convention opening with a banquet at Copley Plaza. National President Henry Alpern welcomes attendees and a ball follows. First business meeting set for New Year’s Day at the Harvard chapter in Cambridge.

Tau Delta Phi Fraternity Copley Plaza Henry Alpern Harvard Cambridge

Patrolman Injured as Truck Strikes Cambridge Police Car

Patrolman William Flynn of East Cambridge was hurt when the pole of a truck crashed into his police car at Willow and Cambridge streets in Cambridge. Driver Dennis Sullivan of 398 Columbia Street says his horses were frightened by a nearby electric car. Flynn returned to duty after leaving the scene.

William Flynn East Cambridge Willow Cambridge Streets Cambridge Dennis Sullivan Columbia Street Flynn Veernes

Maurice Tourneur’s Silent Film Mastery Highlighted

Screen gossip spotlights Maurice Tourneur as a leading director born in Paris who shifted from stage to silent drama after 15 years in theatre. It notes his notable films with stars Mary Pickford Elsie Ferguson Marguerite Clark Shirley Mason and his current project Lorna Doone.

Screen Maurice Tourneur Paris France Mr. Tourneur Mary Pickford Elsie Ferguson Lorna Doone

Gordon Edwards to Star The Shepherd King in Europe

Gordon Edwards, fresh from the Fox special Nero filmed in Rome, remains abroad for a forthcoming European production. He will adapt Wright Lorimer's famous play The Shepherd King for the project.

Gordon Edwards Fox Nero Rome Wright Lorimer The

Holt and Ayres Star in Bought and Paid For Screen Version

Paramount stars Jack Holt and Agnes Ayres headlining William de Mille's new film adaptation of George Broadhurst's Bought and Paid For. The project follows the stage work as a screen version with the famed duo leading the cast.

Jack Holt Agnes Ayres Paramount William de Mille George Broadhurst

Helen Ferguson Cast Opposite Meighan in Paramount Picture

Helen Ferguson has been chosen to play opposite Thomas Meighan in the next Paramount picture, an original story by George Ade. Gareth Hughes stars in Don’t Write Letters, while William Lawrence appears in Daphne’s Disposition with Viola Dana.

Helen Ferguson Thomas Meighan Paramount George Ade Gareth Hughes William Lawrence Viola Dana Daphne

Frank Mayo Downgrades Roles to Polite Society Dramas

Frank Mayo abandons his rough homefront image opting for evening attire and spats as he shifts from rugged fistfight pictures to polite society dramas, signaling a new screen persona and genre direction.

Frank Mayo

Film Casts and Studios Across the Screen

Readers ask about cast lists for various Silents and studios. Answers name Wallace Reid Gloria Swanson Elliott Dexter Bebe Daniels Wanda Hawley Agnes Ayres Theo roberts Monte Blue Meighan Kenyon Purviance Swain Hart Westover and Cotton, with studio addresses in Hollywood New York and Marion Massachusetts noted for actor work.

Francis J. B. Woburn Anatol Wallace Reid Gloria Swanson Elliott Dexter Bebe Daniels Wanda Hawley Agnes Ayres Theodore Roberts Monte Blue Miss Cambridge Thomas Meighan Doris Kenyon Canaan Arve M. Boston Fox Film Co Western Avenue Hollywood Calif 10Th Avenue 16Th Street New York Tom Mix Marion Mass Hydna Purviance Mack Swain B. W Lowell David H Norwich William Hart Winifred Westover B. M Lucy Cotton Prunella Hall The Boston Post

Bromo Quinine Tablets Promote Relief For Cold Headache

An advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets as a tonic laxative and cold cure. It promises headache relief by curing the cold and urges readers to buy the genuine product in signature form of E. W. Grove for 30 cents.

E. W. Grove

American aviators set multiple world records in 1921 flight

In Mineola New York Edward Stinson and Lloyd Bertrand flew the JL 6 for 26 hours 19 minutes breaking the 1921 world endurance record. The flight endured a blizzard and frigid temperatures with oil pipes freezing forcing manual oil feeding every 15 minutes.

New York United News Edward Stinson Lloyd Bertrand Mineola Field Long Island J. A. McCready Rudolph Schroeder Cert Acosta Omaha Georges Kirsch Fkitampes France Stinson Bertrand

Scientists to Meet in Boston Debate on an International Language

A five day American Association for the Advancement of Science session in Toronto closed with a push for an international auxiliary language to accompany existing tongues. A central committee may campaign for universal language adoption and task forces could handle phonetics and vocabulary. Professor James Playfair McMurrich of the University of Toronto was elected president as the group planned its 1922 Boston meeting.

Toronto American Association For the Advancement of Science S. W. Stratton United States Bureau of Standards American Physical Society American Philological Society James Playfair McMurrich University of Toronto Association Boston Fred A. Saunders Harvard Raymond Dodge Wesleyan George R. Swayne Francis W. Peabody

Check Passer Held On Two Theft Counts

Victor M. Foster, 34, was arrested by inspectors Farrell Haggerty and Morrissey and charged with larceny in two counts for checks totaling 159.76 belonging to Hyman Cohen and others. He was lodged in City Prison.

Farrell, Haggerty Morrissey Victor M. Foster Hyman Cohen Foster

Harris Re elected Delta Sigma Phi National President

John C. Harris of Dallas Texas was re elected national president of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity at the 17th annual convention held in Raleigh North Carolina on December 30.

Raleigh N. C John C. Harris Dallas Texas Delta Sigma Phi

Mayor Peters Greets City Hall Staff and Reports on Four Years

Mayor Peters visited all City Hall offices with secretary George Canty and greeted each official including reporters. He reflected on the past four years as mayor, noting wartime limitations on projects, and expressed hope that he had laid a solid foundation for future administrations.

Peters George Canty City Hall

Three Alleged Burglars Held After Ashmont Break In

Patrolmen Maguire and Hickey were praised for stopping a night break in at Alexander Ananian’s Dorchester store and capturing three youths Edward J. McGahan 16 Frank Shea 17 and William F Cunningham 19 at revolver point. They were arraigned in Dorchester court and held for a January 10 hearing.

Maguire and Hickey Field’s Corner Ashmont Alexander Ananian Dorchester Avenue Edward J. McGahan Anderson Street Frank Shea Bowdoin Street William F. Cunningham Lafield Street Dorchester Dorchester Court

Engaged Reporter and Toll Operator Spark Romance

Miss Mary Frances Egan of Cambridge to George Essington Huestis of Revere announced as engaged. Huestis staff reporter for The Post and Egan long employed by the telephone company, their romance began with a call they helped make. wedding planned for late winter or early spring.

Boston Mary Frances Egan Cambridge George Essington Huestis Revere Huestis Miss Egan Thomas Egan Cambridge English High School Post Maine Toll Chelsea Winthrop South Boston South End George W. Huestis Crest Avenue Breachmont Revere Lodge of Elks Mary Frances. Egan Geoge Essington Huestis

Two Men Sentenced to Three Months for Vagrancy

Sol Hendrickson and Stanley Gombrowski were arrested in Westfield on vagrancy charges and asked the court to jail them for the winter. Both men received three months in prison after claiming they had been seeking work with limited success.

S. F. McDuffy Franklin St Exeter N. H Westfield Sol Hendrickson Stanley Gombrowski Day

British And French Clash Over Submarine War Policy

Washington dispatch reports a tense exchange between British and French delegations over submarine warfare. Lord Lee condemned a French article defending U boat methods, while Admiral de Bon and Captain Castex insisted France would not attack friends. Serrault confirmed the stance, easing tensions between the sides.

Washington Lord Lee Casten Lord Ues de Bon Castex de Bonsald Revue Maritime Admiralty General Staff

Mrs Christian Endorses Tanlac After Stomach Ailments

Mrs N A Christian of 227 North Street Boston testifies Tanlac cured her long‑standing stomach weakness, loss of appetite and bilious attacks. She says four bottles restored her health, improved sleep and energy, and let her eat freely. Tanlac is distributed by International Proprietaries Inc and sold at Liggett Drug Stores in Boston.

Tanlac Taniac International Proprietaries, Inc Boston All Liggett Drug Stores

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert L. Norton Auxiliaries Limited Merchant Marine Question J. Frank Norris Evangelistic Campaign Tremont Temple Cuthura Shawes TAU Delta Phi Maurice Tourneur Europe Ass'n Prof. McMurrich Mrs. Christian North St Velour Kersey Coats P Ortases Wolf’s Hanover and Portland Sts
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