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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1921
Page
10
Patrolman Daniel J. McDonald braved flames at 8 Porter Street East Boston to carry two victims Salvatore Palazza and Salvatore Vassalla to safety. Both men were not expected to survive. Mrs Dora Hoffman of 61 Porter Street injured her leg while trying to view the fire.
The Winchester farm on Lafayette road, a 200 acre property near Portsmouth, was sold to the government to serve as an army hospital. Thomas Chalmers of the Military School at West Newton arranged the purchase from Ezra H Winchester heirs and the deal closed in San Francisco. The facilities will treat about 300 overseas soldiers.
Undigested food lumps cause pain and acid indigestion. A tablet or two of Pape's Piapepsia instantly calms the stomach, relieving gas acidity and dyspepsia. Cheap at drugstores, it is claimed to offer quicker relief than any antacid.
Washington Feb 1 The Fordney emergency tariff bill faced another round of attacks in the Senate as opponents seized every opportunity to rebuke it. Senator McCumber of North Dakota stood as its lone steadfast defender during the proceedings.
The Senate prepared to vote on the Penrose resolution for cloture with debate limited. Supporters admitted defeat of the motion to omit future speeches was likely while acknowledging eight to ten votes more than needed to defeat it. Senator Townsend urged immediate postcloture consideration of the post office appropriation bill and criticized filibustering against Fordney.
London reports test of a 1000 horsepower aero engine named The Cub, claimed as the most powerful known. Royal Air Force ordered engine, with Titania flying boat to be equipped. Civil use could carry 50 passengers, range about 1500 miles. Earlier feats include Captain Alcock in 1919. The Cub weighs about a ton and costs 5000 pounds.
Alice Ridner of The Midnight Rounders will dance the shimmy in Chicago style for wounded veterans at Parker Hill Hospital tomorrow. Eddie Cantor Nan Halperin Helen Bolton James Green and the Majestic company will entertain. Major Carroll Swan and Boston officers arranged access for hospital patients to see a Broadway musical show.
Captain Samuel Nelson of 54 Ligden Place Brookline, a building superintendent for the Boston YMCA on Huntington Avenue, preserves memory of clipper ships. He builds detailed miniature models of daring square riggers like the Great Admiral and the James Drummond, complete with sails, lifeboats, windlass, anchors, and capstan, reflecting 31 years at sea.
A fire at a saloon on Rutherford avenue Charlestown drove a man unconscious from smoke and forced 11 children and three women to flee. Firemen found proprietor Henry Fulton of Jamaica Plain unconscious, transported him to relief hospital, and rescued the occupants to the street where they received care at the police station.
Sey mour Ely of Yonkers New York, a Wesleyan freshman, confessed to college authorities that he attacked himself in his dorm room last Thursday night and was not assaulted by another. He wanted to force honorable dismissal due to fear of expulsion and low grades. Officials said he upset furniture, created a scene, and struck himself with a paddle, becoming unconscious for an hour after being found.
Rosa Raisa the celebrated soprano will appear at the Steinert series in a joint recital with Italian baritone Giacomo Rimini at the Boston Opera House next Sunday afternoon February 6. The program features opera arias and songs in Italian English and Russian including works by Tschaikowski and Rachmaninoff and ends with the Jewish song Hill, Eili.
American Legion posts are urged to notify the Adjutant General of the Army when they suspect a draft deserter or delinquent. The directive came in communications to State Adjutant Leo A. Spillane from National Judge Advocate Robert A. Adams of the Legion yesterday.
President elect Harding caught the largest fish of his party in Miami, landing a six foot sailfish that impressed local anglers and tourists. He returned to shore for golf then dined with ex-Governor Durbin of Indiana before planning a northward trip to Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach aboard the Victoria.
Cardinal OConnell was the guest at the League of the Infant Saviour reunion at the Vendoe yesterday afternoon. He urged greater membership to expand charitable work. The event featured J. M. Sanroma at the piano and Miss Maud Murray as soloist, with Mrs. Frank R. Kimball introducing the program.
A price-cutting war among refiners lowers wholesale sugar to 7 cents per pound. Local refiners cut prices by half a cent after the American Sugar Refining Company and Revere Sugar Refinery reduced theirs by a quarter of a cent. Arbuckle Brothers announced they would sell at their own price rather than quote a definite cost.
President presided as Monsignor Splains and the Rev M J Scanlan attended. At the tea table sat Mrs Francis A Slattery, Mrs William Brennan and Mrs Henry Lyons.
Dublin Feb 1 Vincent Fouvardue an important Sinn Fein prisoner escaped last night as police were taking him to a detention location, السلطات provided no further details.
On the way from Kilmainham Prison to Dublin Castle the transport car was attacked. Police fired in defense and reentered the vehicle to find Fouvardue had vanished.
Joseph Mantell aged 111 died in Toronto today. Born in England he came to Canada 82 years ago and made his Quebec to Toronto journey on foot.
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