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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1921
Page
1
James I Moriarty president of the Boston City Council and a labor group member told yesterday's Chamber of Commerce committee session that mechanics in certain trades refuse to work more than five days a week to prolong jobs during the local building and housing shortage.
President-elect Harding on a Florida coast vacation cruise saw the houseboat Victoria run aground in a mud reef near the Indian River channel. The vessel, delayed more than six hours, was freed by a Miami yacht and Harding, who had traveled ahead, played golf while awaiting the houseboat’s arrival.
In Paris a man named Charles Russell, 24, of New Haven, Connecticut, entered a jewelry shop, struck a clerk with a lead pipe, grabbed a tray of diamonds, and fled for blocks scattering rings. He was cornered near the Church of the Madeleine and arrested by citizens, then handed to police. He remains in custody.
New Haven Feb 2 Little is defi nitely known here of Charles Russell who has been arrested in Paris He came here about two years ago to be tutored for Yale giving his residence as Baltimore He spent money lavishly and figured in several automobile joy rides but emerged without serious mishap.
Charlie Dawes of Chicago former wartime supply chief denounces political attacks on the war effort saying his critics miscast the achievements of those who won the war. He reiterates he is not entering politics and has no plans to run.
A witness described during a five hour exam ination that a former official assailed critics with sledge hammer blows to defend the glory of the great, portraying his actions as protective rather than punitive amid the committee’s hearings.
Charles Zadias proprietor of a fruit store at 109 Dartmouth street turned the tables on a would be robber last night he pulled a revolver from a drawer and backed the man against the wall until police arrived The robber identified as Michael F O Hara of 18 Warren avenue South End was arrested charged with robbery after a customer called police
Dublin February 2. At the inaugural meeting of the Irish White Cross Society the Lord Mayor announced a check for $50,000 received from friends of the society in America.
Cambridge bride Mrs. Josephine S. Hall, one of the citys wealthiest widows, has wed John M. McCaw, a former Royal Flying Corps engineer. After a six week courtship they embarked on a honeymoon to California. Both are 35.
Chicago February 2 There is a strong sense that a major development will occur soon in the motor car industry due to strained relations between Henry Ford and bankers. Speculation runs high though one man’s guess is as good as another with certain facts existing.
Republican leaders ignore Harding plea to clear decks by March 4 after cloture failure on the emergency tariff bill. Penrose says either the tariff bill passes or appropriation measures and soldiers’ bills face derailment as the chamber remains divided.
Mrs. Hall, widow of William C. Hall renowned local real estate operator, wed Captain MacCaw of England after a rapid City Hall ceremony. Judge Sullivan waived the five day waiting period, as MacCaw, known for his Boston salon prominence, arrived aboard the Winsud flagged liner to pursue film purchases for a large English cinema syndicate operating 75 theatres.
Monmouth Kansas February 2 John Willheimer a collector of groundhogs faced failure when none appeared from his den. His 14 year old son told him the groundhogs had been stolen by town hunters who bought them as possums for two dollars each. He left the observation tower amid a curious crowd.
Thieves ransacked Mrs. Paul Turner’s Brookline apartment at 1471 Beacon street while Grace F. Turner’s funeral was held. They pried open drawers, stole jewelry, silverware, and cash totaling over a thousand dollars and fled before authorities could intervene.
Mrs Warren G Harding declined social calls during her New York hotel stay despite invitations. Friends said she would not be visited in her suite while in the city. Designers visiting her remained vow bound to secrecy as rumors swirled about White House wardrobe choices. Tonight she slipped out to a theatre.
Dublin reports that Joseph Murphy, convicted by a court martial of leading an attack in Cork on October 8 against the military, has had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. The execution date of February 9 was postponed repeatedly, with four dates set before the mercy decision was announced.
Berlin Feb 2 The Reichstag parties backed the government's stance on the Paris agreement amid a three hour debate that was largely harmonious. The lone dissent was from Communist leader as the assembly praised foreign minister's reparations stance and urged unity against Bolshevist pressure.
A young man, possibly Frank Spinnelli of Quincy Street Dorchester or Michael Keylon of Stanhope Street Boston, died at St John’s Hospital Lowell from injuries suffered in an automobile accident on the Boston road near Wamesit. He gave the name Spinnelli at the hospital, but his companion later said Keylor. The companion disappeared. Police believe the car was stolen. registration Mass. 131,392.
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer ordered indefinitely closing distilleries and bonded warehouses in all states including Hawaii and Porto Rico to liquor withdrawals. Attorney General Palmer barred wholesale liquor dealers from further participation in selling intoxicating beverages.
Commissioner Kramer and the Attorney General interpret the Volstead act as ending wholesale liquor dealer flows and aiding the curb on bootlegging via forged permits and illegal disposals. The nationwide stoppage extends to two territories, following last week’s order barring withdrawals in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Jersey, with exclusions for industrial alcohol and sacramental uses.
A compact record of historic dates: Anglo French fleet in 1915 Dardanelles forts destruction. Ottawa Parliament building fire in 1916. Wilson severs relations with Germany in 1917. Housatonic sunk near Scilly Islands in 1917. Kronprinzessin Cecilie seized in 1917. Allies’ surrender terms and 1916-1917 events noted alongside a Honduras revolt and a 4:24am to 5:31am sunrise mention.
Weather forecast notes fair conditions for Boston and vicinity with generally fair Thursday and Friday, slightly colder Friday and moderate to fresh southwest to west winds. Northern New England and interior northern New York may see light snow Thursday, with colder temperatures Friday.
The forecast predicts mostly cloudy and unsettled conditions with a small chance of light rain or snow at times. Temperatures are expected to be about the same as yesterday.
Yesterday's temperatures show a range from the mid 20s to mid 80s with average readings around 31. Readings include times 2 PM and 6 PM with notable figures 24 26 and 45 85. The record notes daily averages and compares to last year’s figures.
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