12 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1921
Page
1
A police dragnet for George Pavlis tightens as Chief Vanston says arrest of the man who shot Mrs. Bessie B. Price is imminent. The search follows the Monday afternoon chase into her bedroom as authorities pursue the suspected killer in the Stoughton area.
A report describes a confrontation between Farrell and Hinton after a letter to Mrs. Hinton was read aloud. Hinton is said to have died by his own action and Farrell denies exhaustion, claiming he was the strongest.
Lieutenant Stephen A. Farrell knocked down Lieutenant Walter Hinton after a quarrel sparked by a letter Hinton wrote to his wife. The two men endured three days in snow and hunger during an upper air expedition.
Methuen Jan 11 with a growing voting population since 1917 when town government ended plans call for a five section town meeting to discuss restoring town government or pursuing city status via Legislature after Supreme Court ruling.
A London Times dispatch from Berlin reports the Austrian government told the Entente it has exhausted its resources and cannot continue, signaling an end to its ability to wage further action. The communication reached German quarters and was circulated in London.
The decision on the deportation of Lord Mayor O Callaghan of Cork, who arrived at Newport News as a stowaway without a passport, was referred today to President Wilson.
Three Vanasse brothers aged 23 to 28 confessed to multiple robberies across southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Police recovered a car with twelve bullet holes and jewelry valued at 5000 from P J Finnegan Co Taunton. One brother was charged with receiving stolen property.
John Doran a leading Sinn Feiner from Camlough South Armagh was seized from his father's house at midnight by seven armed men and shot. His brother Michael was forced to witness the execution and a sister was injured trying to intervene.
Howard E. Carroll of 91 Magoun Avenue Somerville was arrested for stealing and selling the furnishings of the Highland Hotel on Washington Street Roxbury. He was arraigned in district court, pleaded not guilty, and is held for a Feb 1 hearing.
The hotel at 2166 2168 Washington Street was ordered closed by Captain Skillings of the Dudley Street station after the death of owner William Carroll. The estate passed to Eugene Kenney, executor. Furniture and valuables were found missing and some items recovered from S Hurvitz at 194 Vernon Street Roxbury. Hurvitz claimed he bought them from the late owner's son.
Late last night a closet fire in an Allston apartment at 1131 Commonwealth Avenue broke out, endangering eight families. Two Misses Harriet and Catherine Ahern narrowly escaped serious burns as flames spread from a freshly varnished floor to the bed while they slept.
The Boston Elevated proposes buying the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway lines for five to six million dollars, forming a transportation district, extending the East Boston tunnel to Maverick Square or Central Square, and running five car trains to provide cheaper service and transfers. The plan includes taking over a Chelsea Revere power plant and car houses, with total investment around 2.6 million for the affected holdings and a Central Square terminal estimated at nearly 3 million. Sustainability concerns include rebuilding the tunnel end in East Boston and potential fare reductions from 15 cents to 10 cents to Chelsea and 5 to Revere.
A Japanese soldier shot the chief engineer of the American cruiser Albany as he returned to his vessel in Tokyo at about four this morning. the engineer died shortly afterward, according to dispatches received from Vladivostok.
A rural forecast suggests today will be fair with cooler conditions approaching tonight. The farmer expects colder temperatures ahead, especially after sunset.
Almer T. Jefferson a Tremont bookkeeper for the Standard Horse Shoe Company and scion of a Cape Cod family has not been seen since Sunday afternoon. Police have launched a dragnet across southeastern Massachusetts to locate him and determine his whereabouts.
Mr. Jefferson and wife left home Saturday to visit his wife's parents in Bridgewater then went to Brockton for a business appointment. He sent a Sunday phone note promising a 3 PM pickup. Seen in Brockton Sunday, his route after remains unknown. car left near Montello Street and found Monday on Franklin Street with iced radiator. He is about 48, described as devoted to his wife. disappearance baffles family and friends.
Mi tus SUN MA Vana Sets. See MOON Pt. M. 1122 Sets at 11 p.m. Today's anniversaries note John Winthrop born 1588 and John Hancock born 1737. Bremen reports injury from a mine incident dated 1015.
PARTLY CLOUDY Forecast for Boston and vicinity Wednesday partly cloudy colder at night Thursday fair Moderate westerly winds WASHTINGTON January 11 Forecast for New England Partly cloudy Wednesday colder Wednesday night Thursday fair New York Cloudy colder Wednesday Thursday probably fair colder in south portion General forecast New England outlook cloudy weather with falling temperature Wednesday Thursday Winds North of Sandy Hook Moderate to fresh westerly winds and partly cloudy weather Wednesday Sandy Hook to Hatteras Moderate variable winds unsettled weather probably rain Wednesday
Farrell claims he was deceived in letter writing for publication. He says he wrote to Frank Bent, New York City commissioner of contracts, who then asked him to write that the letter should not be published. Farrell alleges Bent was an intimate friend and complied. He suspects Hinton and Kloor used the same arrangement.
Hobart Olson pleads at Englewood station to be jailed until his Cleveland mother-in-law Mrs. C. E. Garland leaves, claiming continual torment since her visit six weeks earlier. Chicago dispatch notes the request and the dialogue with Lieutenant Daley.
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