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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
1
Henry Ford sets out a list of daily needs for workers including a phonograph, records, a sewing machine, and an automobile. He says every man should have these plus housing, food, and clothing and vows to tear down his factory brick by brick rather than let Ford stock be shuffled on the New York stock exchange.
Copyright 1921 United News reports Henry Ford, owner of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad, applying the same intensive study to railroading that he once gave to manufacturing motor cars.
Lieutenant Ross C. Kirkpatrick, who took off from Mitchell Field to break the world endurance record, was forced to land at 6:55 p.m. in Mineola due to a cracked generator after flying a little over 11 hours. His prior attempt last December ended after 6 hours 10 minutes because of a leaky gasoline pipe.
In Chicago on Feb 16 United News reports the coroner's inquest will probe the midnight burial of 81 year old Nancy M. Chamberlain. Relatives Marian Townsend and Ruth Townsend are linked to the ceremony conducted beside a flower bed behind a music studio in Jackson Park artists colony.
Police say Marian Chamberlain is not to be charged in her grandmother Mrs Chamberlain's death. Miss Townsend and her mother corroborate the story that Mrs Chamberlain died last June of natural causes and that they buried her body. The body was found by the police, and the family ties are Marian's grandmother and Townsend's mother.
Austen Chamberlain announced to a trade deputation that Britain must provide for paying interest on the American debt during the next financial year. The statement was made in London on February 16.
In Springfield on February 16 a witness testified that Minnie S a friend of the defense named Citrine K heard a sharp shriek and described a scene of alleged threats toward the mother-in-law. The testimony followed an accusation of an attempted act and the court had not yet reached trial or police conclusions.
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Witnesses recall a Sunday morning event at Park Street Congregational where Genie served as organist and soprano soloist. The incident occurred around 9:50 AM on an October day, leaving the church community shaken.
In Portland Maine on February 16 Peggy the Ossipee coast guard mascot fell overboard. F H Huntington leapt in to save her but froze in icy water. W J London dived after him and kept him afloat until assistance arrived, rescuing all three including Peggy.
James F. E. Stevens a State hospital trustee and Rockland wholesale grocer won the Republican caucus on the second ballot in a three cornered contest. He will serve as mayor after the caucus vote held in Rockland Maine.
Lincoln Neb February 16 William Jennings Bryan via his brother Charles issued his promised statement outlining a program to revivify the Democratic party.
Police reserves rushed to Carnegie Hall to quell a disturbance during Sir Philip Gibbs English correspondent speech on What America Means to the World. Irish demonstrators heckled over naval funding, shouting hoots and cat calls as the crowd was calmed after 15 theatergoers were asked to leave and refunds issued.
The Senate approved the tariff measure 43 to 30 as party lines broke. The bill now heads to conference with many amendments and an uncertain path ahead.
Washington Feb 16 loaded with amendments the Fordney emergency tariff bill passed the Senate by 43 to 30 and was sent to conference. The record shows Brandegee Hale Lodge McLean and Keyes Moses Colt Walsh Gerry Page Dillingham Fernald and Reed among those voting for or against along with others noted as not recorded.
The measure rushed through the House followed a protracted session in which four Republican Senators broke from their party. Idge of New Jersey and Moses of New Hampshire were among those who crossed the aisle, signaling a crucial shift in the chamber.
Wellfleet residents split over funding to buy oil to spread on meadows to deter mosquitoes for summer guests. Summer residents led by L B Baker push approval while fishermen led by James G Curran oppose, arguing oil harms shellfish beds. Townsfolk vote to favor the appropriation to keep summer visitors happy.
Vice-President elect Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge arrived home from a three weeks rest in Atlanta and Asheville, visiting Mr and Mrs Frank W Stearns of Boston. The trip included stays with the Stearns couple.
The Coolidges reach 21 Massasoit Street by car from Springfield just before 9.00 pm. Cal Coolidge, the former Massachusetts Governor and future Vice President, reports a rested, healthier, busier state amid a three weeks mail pile. He plans to stay home till March 1 before heading to Washington for the inauguration with Mrs Coolidge and the boys. He will attend a Boston dinner Friday for Frank B Hall, retiring Republican State chairman.
A wireless message to New York reports the British tank steamer Delmira on fire at sea about 20 miles north of Havana. The incident occurred around Feb 16 as naval communications confirm the blaze remains active while inquiries proceed.
New York February 16 Enrico Caruso Metropolitan Opera tenor famed worldwide battling a grim death sentence after a heart attack following pleurisy He lies in bed at the Vanderbilt Hotel with oxygen tanks nearby Doctors hold anxious talks and expect the crisis to come late tonight The last rites of the Roman Catholic Church already have been given with his wife at his bedside day and night
All day the hotel lobby held a tense, suppressed mood as attendants slid past crowds with flowers and telegrams. The downstairs orchestra, famed for Caruso’s voice, played softly in muffled tones amid the unfolding scene.
The item notes a 1915 German submarine blockade by sinking a British collier without warning. It recalls a 1919 anniversary of Reds proclaiming a Ukrainian republic and mentions British forces defeating the Mad Mullah in Abyssinia. It also reports the steamship Prospero reaching St John’s, N. B. after eight weeks trapped in ice.
Forecast shows Thursday largely fair and cooler in Boston and vicinity with stronger southwest winds. Friday remains fair but much colder with strong winds from the southwest and west. Storm warnings extend from Sandy Hook to Boston as a low moves eastward over Ontario bringing gale conditions offshore.
After a mild overcast morning the weather is set to clear with falling temperatures through the day and night. Expect noticeably windy conditions as the day progresses.
A fragments filled weather note shows yesterday's temperatures with odd OCR numbers, listing daily highs and lows, average remperature values, and a comparison to yesterday a year earlier. It reads like a garbled seaside era forecast with unclear time stamps and stray characters.
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