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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1921
Page
1
Hartford February 24 William B Bassett resigned amid scandal over private life and public trust warnings from friends. Gossip linked him to a married woman in Hartford, ending his career. The episode highlights tensions between public duty and private conduct in politics.
Andrew Thompson, 41, fell from the roof at 227 Washington Street Brookline while removing laundry. He was found unconscious in a 65 foot alley and died at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Police believe he lost balance while leaning over the railing or chasing a cat. Thompson worked as a clerk for a Brookline grocery firm.
Mrs Margaret Deland, a noted American author, addressed an audience of women, denouncing fashionable frivolities in attire and appearance. She condemned bare backs, slender necks, high heels, pointed toes, and other trends as foolish extravagance in a sharp, satirical critique.
New York February 24 Herbert Hoover telephoned Senator Harding to confirm acceptance of the cabinet post as Secretary of Commerce. George Barr Baker, his assistant, announced the decision tonight.
Mr. Hoover announced in a public statement that he will continue to direct European relief policies. He said President-elect Harding asked him to state that he is nominated for Secretary of Commerce and fully supports plans to build up the department and keep directing relief efforts abroad.
Physicians from more than a score of medical associations testified before the State House committee on legal affairs in opposition to two pending maternity bills. The Spencer bill would offer free medical care nursing and a cash grant to poor mothers during maternity. The other bill would provide free nursing service for all mothers during pregnancy and confinement.
Tremont Trust Company officials Asa P. French and Boynton stated the St Paul street apartment loan was made five to six years ago with ex Governor Bates reviewing the papers. The principal was advanced in installments, eight percent construction mortgage interest was paid in advance, and the loan’s legality has been challenged unsuccessfully in court. The property was later sold at a profit and trustees in bankruptcy claim any proceeds belong to the estate, with steps planned to collect.
Biddeford, Me. Feb. 24 Ulysses BK Fosdick was nominated for mayor at the Republican caucus today. Miss Maud G Kendall was named for the Board of Education and William B Sullivan was picked for police commissioner.
The lodge plans to appoint a former judge as the new Federal District Attorney in Boston, with the official announcement set for March 4. The selection follows concerns over local legal enforcement and aims to bolster prosecutions in the district.
Senator Lodge will appoint former Judge Robert O Harris of Bridgewater as United States District Attorney at Boston. A strong Massachusetts bar endorsement signed by leading attorneys helped clinch the appointment, received at Lodge's office today.
Mrs. Fedley Lowd, long defended cottage life with a lone six year old grandson, faced a startling disturbance as a house in Londonderry was abandoned and furniture toppled, drawing the town into an excited scene.
The scene unfolds with furniture shimmying, drawers spilling, and coal beds and water pails emptying themselves. Mrs. Lowd relinquishes her lifelong home after the remarkable disruption of the dining room, a moment that left readers astonished by the domestic upheaval.
In Sandwich Ontario on February 24 a jury acquitted Rev J O W L Spracklin former liquor license inspector and Sandwich Methodist Church pastor of manslaughter in the shooting death of innkeeper Beverly Trumble during a raid on the Inn on November 5. Spracklin testified he fired after being threatened and fearing for his life.
Newport Illinois February 24 United News Mrs Herbert Melville Harriman known as the Knitting Major is seeking a second divorce from her husband son of Oliver Harriman. She accuses him of failing to provide for her social position as hostess of The Pines and of not providing at all.
The narrative traces Bert Melville Harriman a cousin of E H Harriman who faced divorce in 1906 from Isabelle Hunnewell of Boston. It notes Mrs Harriman’s prior marriage to G Robert Stevens who died in 1895 and her 1902 union with Major Charles Spencer Hall. Hall’s British divorce suit for bigamy followed in London 1910, amid remarks on his knitting hobby and Newport social life.
The senior Senator considers petitions from the Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations influential in his decision. Harris, a former Superior Court member who served one term in Congress, was among the candidates. Edward A. Thurston, former Republican State committee chairman, could have been appointed but discussed the matter with Senator Lodge and ex-Senator Weeks.
A fragment lists sunset and moonrise times for tonight and tomorrow along with a brief parade of anniversaries. It recalls past naval events, the 1915 Gotha capture by Britain and the Laconia torpedoing, and notes the appointment of Bainbridge Colby as Secretary of State and Asquith’s election to Parliament.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions on Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. Fresh northwest to north winds. Across New England fair on Friday and Saturday with increasing clouds and possible rain or snow along the coast from Sandy Hook to Matteras.
The area settles into cool but fair conditions with a moderating breeze. Temperatures remain on the lower side and humidity remains comfortable as skies stay mostly clear through tonight.
Report notes average temperature yesterday at 33 degrees with a high moisture reading. It compares to 86 degrees a year ago yesterday, indicating a sharp change in conditions.
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