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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1921
Page
3
The Vatican announced that Archbishop Dennis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia would be created a cardinal at a secret consistory to be held early in March.
Monsignor Dougherty will be the sole new American cardinal in the next consistory. Mundelein and Hayes likely to receive red hats soon but not in March appointments. Dougherty arrives in Rome Feb 28 and will be hosted by Monsignor Cerretti. He will occupy the same American College apartment as McCloskey and Farley. Hayes leaves Rome Feb 22 for Naples before sailing away.
London report says Sir William Blake Richmond noted painter died at Hammersmith on Friday. Born in 1842 he served as Slade professor at Oxford for several years and was president of the Society of Miniature Painters in 1899.
A blaze last night caused $5000 in damage to two jewellers’ offices at 387 Washington Street after smoke was seen in James W. Emanuels watchmaker’s office on the eighth floor. Firemen subdued the fire as it spread to Norling & Bloom in rooms 808 809 and 810, with acids hampering their efforts. The cause remains undetermined.
Fifteen persons were seriously injured and many more cut or bruised when two inbound Long Island Railroad trains collided at a Brooklyn switch on the Flatbush division as an express moved to another track striking the local mid train near Railroad Avenue station.
The Rev Archibald Black preached at Old South Church on Concerning Idleness stating that many secretly love idleness and dream of a life of motionless peace when the ship comes in. He blamed modern life for the hectic feverish pace.
Provincetown Feb 13 Fishermen from Halifax to Constantinople may race across the seas but cannot claim Sir Thomas Lipton's cup won by the Rose Dorothea in 1907 as it is not to be raced for.
Town officials announce a written 1906 agreement stating the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup becomes Provincetown’s permanent property if not challenged and lifted within three years. Amid talk of future elimination races the town vows to keep the trophy, despite Halifax contenders and new races. In Skowhegan, Miss Chace Thomson and Harry Wilton announce their engagement during coverage of Burke murder trial.
Jesse P. Guilford of Woodlawn Golf Club Boston defeated Lee Chase of the Park Club Buffalo to win the annual invitation tournament in Miami Florida. The final required a nineteenth hole tiebreaker as every hole was par or better.
Chief Feeney of Fall River police believes he has captured the Hill district thief and recovered his dress suit and other property from Fred Lane of Chicago. Lane was brought to headquarters with loot found in his room on Eighth Street as detectives Dufresne and Smithson assisted. The chief joked about the break in and the recovered clothing.
Rev. Jones I. Corrigan S. J. urged the League of Catholic Women at St. Cecilia's Church that the open shop movement endangers industrial peace. He warned it would trap workers, spark radicalism, and fail to resolve capital labor conflicts without religious guidance.
Samuel Dube, a 15 year old student for the priesthood at St. Marys College in South Langhorne Pennsylvania, died yesterday from pneumonia. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Alphonse Dube of 73 Cross Street.
William J. Mahoney and Charles Lacey of Brookline Mass were arrested for public intoxication in Syracuse. They were taken to St Joseph's Hospital after drinking denatured alcohol and were reported unimproved. the case outcomes were uncertain. Patrolman John Korthas made the arrest at East Washington and South Clinton Streets.
Medford resident Ahes Geneneroso H Freda reported thieves entered the rear garage at 21 Summer Street and stole a seven passenger touring car. Neighbors heard a vehicle leave near 3 AM yesterday morning.
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