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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1921
Page
1
Morris Gest, noted theatrical manager, charges an automobile builder with slander for accusing him of promoting salacious shows to corrupt local morals. The dispute centers on morality concerns and public reputation.
Morris Gest the New York theatrical producer filed a 5 million dollar suit in Circuit Court against Henry Ford and the Dearborn Publishing Co publishers of the Dearborn Independent. He alleges slanderous and false statements about him in the last issue. Attorneys Schuyler and Weinfeld said more suits would follow in Detroit and elsewhere.
Milford police and volunteers with a 100 man posse armed with rifles and shotguns searched woods near Woodmont station for the killer of Mrs. Joseph Chernock, 35, slain at Old Gate Lane this afternoon. A six year old witnessed the murder.
Witnesses described a short stout man wearing a black mask fleeing toward the woods. By nightfall a wounded overcoat was found indicating he was struck by a shot as he fled. Bloodstained coat and bloody fingerprints were noted on a Bridgeport morning.
Reading driver Lloyd Lovering speeds through icy treacherous roads in a furious auto race covering 178 miles, ending with a fatal turn as the perilous pursuit unfolds.
The Boston School Board passed an order amending regulations that bars any teacher from running for the school committee and keeping their teaching position. The rule, introduced under suspension of rules at a Mason Street headquarters meeting, established a local precedent and surprised Charles S. O'Connor.
John Willheimer, in Monmouth Kansas, buys five ground hogs and houses them on a creek bank to test if the animal predicts winter length. He plans to observe from a hidden tower tomorrow, hoping to settle the matter himself.
District Attorney Frederick G Katzman of Norfolk County sharply denied any connection with the alleged attempt by Mrs Angelina DeFalco court interpreter to obtain 50000 dollars from the Sacco Vanzetti defence committee for the release of two accused murderers. Similar denials were made by his brother Percy A Katzman and by Francis J Squires clerk of the Norfolk County District Attorney's office.
A federal court jury found George L. Ware, a Congress Street investment broker, guilty after a two hour deliberation on charges of using the mails with intent to defraud tied to his promotion of Mutual Divide. The crowded courtroom included Ware's young wife and friends.
In Washington on February 1 United News reports Woodrow Wilson privately attended the public presentation of John Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln. The president, sidelined for 17 months, received a spontaneous ovation and a notable tribute to Drinkwater's dramatic portrayal.
Yesterday’s average temperature was 24 degrees with a high around 28 and a low near 14. The report notes yesterday’s temperatures at multiple times and lists historical context showing an average of 111 deg at this time last year.
The piece notes a suit built on an article about American stage shows and references a long date line. It mentions Candlemas Day and recalls historical events from 1915 including a British contraband list and a storm in New England.
Forecast shows cloud increasing and temperatures rising on Wednesday with snow possible in the afternoon or night. Thursday looks cold with more snow then clearing, winds northeast and west fresh. Predictions cover New England and parts of New York with unsettled conditions and snow in several regions.
Henry Ford, speaking from his country home near Detroit, says he is sitting on the top of the world and that the crisis is not cash but men. He asserts he has money in hand but will deal on his own terms, reflecting confidence in his personal position amid industry pressures.
Fire destroyed Henry Martell's shack in Rochester Virginia killing six persons and injuring four others. Five Martell children and his 70 year old father died. Martell wife and two other children survived with a good chance of recovery after a gasoline ignition explosion fed by hot coals.
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