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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1921
Page
1
A blaze at 196 to 202 Humboldt avenue Roxbury last night destroyed three stores and badly damaged two others. Three children were rescued from the fire. Harry Grimm aged 52 of 77 Holworthy street was arrested shortly after the blaze was discovered.
Henry Ford faces a battle with financiers over a plan to raise 100 million dollars through a public sale of preferred stock. A banking syndicate asked Ford to respond to the proposal this week as financiers question his ability to go before the people with such a sale.
Orrie Lane a 36 year old assistant superintendent for the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co in Providence fought a holdup man in a narrow stairway and shot him dead after wresting the robber's gun. Lane had just collected $2900 in morning receipts from a chain of AP stores. He is credited with daily collections at the stores.
Mrs Angelina De Falco testified at the Norfolk County District Court in Dedham describing two grisly posters at 32 Battery Street headquarters of the Sacco-Vanzetti defense committee. One poster showed District Attorney Frederick Katz with his head cut off and the other depicted his skeleton. The steno narrated the conversation heard over a dictaphone.
In North Weymouth two widowed residents, Mrs Josephine Gay and Mrs Mary Swan, faced a kitchen fire when hot coals ignited Mrs Swan’s dress. At 105 North Street, Mrs Gay, despite frail age, rushed to help, smothering the flames with woolen rags after wrestling Mrs Swan to the ground. Both women slept under doctor care tonight.
Coverage notes that Delaware State today enacted a law imposing 40 lashes on the bare back, at least one year in prison and a $500 fine for highway robbery. The measure reflects a tougher penalty stance and addresses crime on the roads.
In North Adams on January 31 United News reports Fireman Larry Belanger dangled from a rope tied to a chimney while Johnny Saulnier repaired the eaves. Belanger lowered into a skylight to combat a blaze, keeping Saulnier suspended until the fire was out and the danger ended. A crowd gathered to watch the daring rescue as the department contained the Bald Mountain fire.
Worcester January 31 A Worcester man is believed to have thrown himself into a locomotive firebox. Walter C Drury watchman found what appeared to be rubbish on glowing coals in a firebox and the examination showed it was a human skeleton.
Sheriff John Kingsley of Bergen County New Jersey sought the warden Charles B K Jacobs at Hackensack jail when he vanished. The warden called to say he had just married and planned a ten day honeymoon in Washington, then would return.
Vice-President elect Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge sent a condolence to Mrs Frederick H Parkhurst of Augusta Me after Maine Governor Frederick H Parkhurst died early today following illness. Parkhurst, Bangor native, had just taken office as Maine Governor on Jan 6 and fell ill with a diphtheritic infection on Jan 11.
Donal O Callaghan was re elected Lord Mayor of Cork as the Cork Corporation met in Cork City United States bound councilors were arrested as the meeting ended. Police arrived and took seven councillors and three aldermen to the barracks amid light hearted singing on the way.
An inaugural ball for the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company drew 4000 attendees at Symphony Hall. The event raised funds for Parker Hill Hospital welfare and featured a grand military pageant led by Governor Cox and 2000 marchers. Notables included Governor Cox and a roster of state and military leaders.
Chicago reports a sharp rise in female cigarette use, with a 60 to 70 percent increase cited by Miss Tacy Page Gaston. She warns of a campaign against the trend as mothers, high school girls, and young married women are described as increasingly smoking in social settings and daily life.
W W Williams accused railroads of poor management but E J Pearson of the New York New Haven Hartford denied the claim saying New England lines are well run. Pearson cited better passenger yields and offset freight costs noting a 26500000 deficit before admitting equipment upgrades at Boston and Maine with strong terminals in Boston Lowell and Ayer.
Forecasts show lingering cold in northern New England with Tuesday unsettled and Wednesday partly cloudy. Southern New England sees rain and continued cool conditions, while the eastern half of the country has little temperature change anticipated. Storm warnings persist along the Atlantic coast from Boston to Delaware Breakwater with strong north winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras on Tuesday.
The forecast suggests a bright and fair day with clear skies and mild sunshine. It also notes it may be a bit colder than recently, bringing a touch of chill in the morning and evening.
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