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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1921
Page
1
London February 15 The report of Major General Sir Edward Strickland on the Cork conflagration in December will not be published. The prime minister announced in the House of Commons that the decision was made to reestablish law and order in Ireland.
The Sao Vicente hit a ledge near New Bedford as it approached port. About 100 passengers landed in heavy seas while the rest were kept aboard overnight. Strong currents and waves forced passengers to remain on the liner until conditions eased.
The House adopted a resolution by 211 to 79 asking President Wilson for an itemized statement of disbursements and allotments from the $150,000,000 war funds. Democrats attacked the resolution as the session closed in Washington on February 15.
Chicago marked one of the warmest Februaries with 64 degrees as Milwaukee logged 52 and La Crosse saw 60, breaking a 38 year high. Des Moines reached 72, a new record in 41 years of measurements, with the day described as the warmest February on record in the region.
Mr. Lloyd George said the report shows acts in violation of discipline, yet individuals responsible could not be identified. Seven men suspected of discipline violations were dismissed, the officer commanding suspended, and the company dissolved. The premier described the report as not a Strickland report, but restricted to the incident.
Enrico Caruso the famed tenor, after weeks of illness, relapsed late tonight in New York. Reports from his bedside say his condition is so grave that he is not expected to survive the night, after earlier signs suggested a recovery.
Edward S. Danna arrived in Boston last week and engaged in business deals that seemed legitimate before departing Saturday. He left a trail of deceived victims and counterfeit checks, using a novel method and a getaway that has so far remained unchallenged.
Officials of the American Telegraph and Telephone Company announced a transcontinental test showing simultaneous conversations over the same wire net. A wireless operator at Avalon Catalina Islands talked an hour and a half with an operator aboard the steamer Gloucester 435 miles away near Cape Cod. Operators in major cities along the line listened in and talked in.
The Immaculate Conception Church pastor in Lowell, Rev Lawrence F. Tighe O. M. I., has been named provincial of the First American Province of the Oblate Order. Announcement from Washington confirms the appointment.
The Lord Mayor petitions for permission to remain in office as Refugee policy sparks debate in city council. Officials weigh legal options and public response while tensions rise over immigration, security, and municipal leadership duties.
Washington February 15 Donal J O Callaghan Lord Mayor of Cork faced threats of arrest and deportation by the Department of Labor he appealed to the State Department for a change of his status from seaman to political refugee and for permission to remain in the United States indefinitely
Cecilia Marsh Smith aged 24 and Lewis Elwood Moore aged 29 wed yesterday in Dedham after an elevator accident involving about a dozen people. The bride is daughter of Mrs. Charles H. Smith of 29 Church street Dedham and graduate of the School of Fine Arts Crafts and Design on Massachusetts Avenue. The groom is son of Mrs. Josephine Harriman of New York City. The Rev. William J. Parker of the First Parish Church of Dedham officiated.
Mrs Smith faces trial for an alleged attempt on her mother in law's life. She was photographed leaving the Springfield courthouse with her husband as Post photographer George Murray captured the scene.
Springfield February 15 Pauline Smith, mother of the defendant, testified for five hours in Criminal Superior Court. She admitted she told her son no complaint would be raised against his wife if he would leave her and that the daughter-in-law should appear before the court.
New Bedford report describes a daytime accident at sea as a steamer was battered by seven days of giant seas. 387 passengers, mostly women, faced danger while rescuers risked their lives to save those aboard as the vessel leaked.
Forecast for New England predicts fair weather and rising temperatures on Wednesday. Thursday will bring unsettled, colder conditions with strong south and southwest winds. A coastal storm near Newfoundland strengthened but stayed away from the coast, while the eastern States face improving but unsettled weather through Thursday.
The source predicts fine warm weather today and tonight with sunny skies. Local readers are advised to expect continuing mild temperatures and clear conditions through the evening.
A Braintree assailant, responsible for his 11th assault, fled into the woods near the Abraham Lincoln school as night fell. A citizen posse led by police hunted the area until midnight, the suspect again escaping capture from his known hiding place.
Mrs. Rachel Colombe, 26, mother of three, was grabbed from behind near her May Street home as she walked to the South store at May and Hobart. After she fainted, three boys including 14-year-old George West saw the attacker flee toward fields by the Abraham Lincoln School, while police pursue the maniac.
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