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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1921
Page
19
New York February 8 United News reports crowded streets and poor transit in Osaka Japan. Deputy Mayor K Arita says municipal and private trolley service are both bad and hopes for a subway may be distant.
A 15 year old, Gunnar Michelson of Berlin, defeated several champion ski jumpers from the United States and Canada, all much older than him, in a notable winter sports event.
Gorham New Hampshire February reports a wild omen as a cat and a curious observer disrupted practice for New England's first international dog team race. Despite the scare, spectators enjoyed a sunlit day of ski jumping led by young Michelson who won with an average of 83 feet. Officials confirmed a “race against time” format with American and Canadian teams starting ten minutes apart from Green's Square Berlin, cautious of narrow streets and dog safety.
Boston University freshmen will be introduced to smoking corncobs by sophomores at Huntington Chambers during a sophomore-freshmen smoker. Three boxing bouts of two minutes each will be refereed by Jos Nelson. The R U T C band will provide lively music.
In Albany and Troy today the United Traction Company ran street cars under open shop rules triggering rioting. Police fired on crowds in Troy, injuring a dozen or more strike-breakers as cars were wrecked, guy wires torn down, debris blocked roadways and switches tampered with.
Seven cars were moved on main lines in Albany and Troy under Public Service Commission orders following a 11 day strike by 1200 workers opposing a 25 percent wage cut. Troy saw clashes as a repair wagon was attacked injuring five strike-breakers and suspending a patrolman. Police protected strike-breakers while Albany police guarded company property.
Joseph Wendling a central figure in a Louisville murder ten years ago allegedly escaped from the state reformatory last night. Officials say he roamed Frankfort in a woman’s dress before slipping back toward the prison and climbing a rope ladder to reenter the grounds.
United States Com. Hayes rules a Weymouth officer trespassed by sticking a finger into a jug to taste liquor during a probe of Joseph Levine Quincy’s transport case. The bench notes the issue as whether this was a lawful discovery or unlawful trespass and adjourns to allow counsel to submit briefs.
Congress settles a bill regulating cold storage with a rule that food products not including fruits vegetables and eggs stored over 12 months cannot be sold. Frozen eggs may be stored for 18 months if the Department of Agriculture approves guidelines.
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