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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1921

Page

2

Birds Use Ground Tumbling to Distract Hunters

Many birds exhibit a tactic of tumbling along the ground before sportsmen to lure attention away from their nests, a behavior noted as protective distraction.

Osborne to Visit Deer Island for Prison Reform

Thomas M. Osborne will spend two days at Deer Island Prison, Saturday and Sunday, to study and promote an honor system akin to Sing Sing. He thanks the master and prisoners’ committee but warns against sentimentality and granting privileges to inmates as futile or dangerous.

George Harlow Deer Island

Dip Thief Snatches Purse As Referee Intervenes

Henry Brown a boxing ref and former amateur champion pursued a thief on Washington Street after a purse was grabbed from Margaret Flynn. The suspect Ray Dolley, 19, of South Boston, was held in 2000 bail by Central Court. Brown clutched the man and praised the tussle before Officer Manning arrived.

Henry Brown Revere Dip Washington Street Margaret Flynn Brown Manning Ray Dolley South Boston Central Court Dolley

Quiet Talk Draws Troubled to Park Street Evang elist

Conscience troubled men and women besieged "Soft Pedal" Gordon after his daily quiet talk at Park Street Congregational Church yesterday noon. He invited the troubled to meet him below the pulpit after the meeting regardless of faith.

Gordon Park Street Congregational Church

Temptation topic lights crowd at Park Street Church event

Painstakingly he answered questions from a diverse audience gathered for a talk by the evangelist. In a quiet, persuasive voice he framed temptation as a daily test and urged shared help to avoid a personal Waterloo. The noon subject was Temptation, An English Waterloo or a French?

Park Street Gordon Paris

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