31 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1921
Page
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A January blaze at the Hotel Colonial in Boken New Jersey killed twelve people and badly burned three others who were hospitalized. The fire began early morning and spread rapidly, with investigators proceeding to Page 5-4th Column for updates.
Washington reports a rail pool may grant New England lines 15.6 million dollars to cover this year's operating charges replacing a freight division with western carriers. Most trunk line presidents back the proposal. F E Pearson of the New York New Haven Hartford opposes, awaiting board guidance. The meeting in New York Tuesday aims to finalize the plan and report on negotiations with grand carriers.
Judge Landis and Ban Johnson will visit the State's attorney's office in Chicago early this week to seek that the 13 indicted White Sox players and gamblers be brought to trial. The report hints the case may be quashed and names Eddie Collins connected to the mess in ongoing discussions.
Allie Smith, son of a Brookfield farmer, was under arrest in Burlington charged with shooting and killing George Niencyyk, a farm hand, after a quarrel Saturday evening. Police say Smith procured a rifle. preliminary hearing slated for tomorrow.
President Wilson is collecting and organizing all papers on the Paris peace conference to author a book on the negotiations. Ray Stannard Baker, formerly with the American Peace Commission, will assist, spending several hours daily at the White House shaping the data.
Three Nettuno crew members were landed at Newport News by the Bel gian Kremlin and rushed to a hospital for severe burns from a shipboard fire in the Nettuno’s engine room off Florida. One man Sandi Vioganni, third engineer, is not expected to live.
Father Dominic chaplain of the Republican guard and spiritual adviser to the late Terence MacSwiney was convicted by a Dublin court martial in January and sentenced to five years imprisonment with two years further remitted.
A Nettuno oil burner fire last Wednesday in the engine room of the Kremlin endangers two firemen as Vioganni leads a heroic account by the vessel’s crew and passengers.
In December authorities raided two Dublin monasteries and arrested Father Dominic on charges tied to passages in a notebook and a letter. He claims the notebook passages were dictated by Lord Mayor MacSwiney in Brixton prison for his friends, and the letter was a private message to an English correspondent. The documents reference Black and Tan reprisals, the Croke Park shooting, and a plan to assassinate Lord Mayor O Neill. A memorandum in his room titled Ireland an invaded nation argues resistance is due where a nation is invaded.
A 10 year old boy William McBurnie of Jamaica Plain and nurse Marian Sawyer were pulled from Leverett Pond Brookline after attempting to rescue a dog. Dr Herbert Wright and nurse Laura Dunn aided in the drowning rescue. The boy was unconscious when recovered and hospital staff resumed duties after changing clothes.
Bernard Baruch places final Paris reparations at about 21 billion dollars cash not counting export tax or prior payments, far below the 56 billion figure tied to principal and interest over 42 years. Berlin asks if Germany can meet 42 annuities totaling 22.6 billion marks plus 12 percent export tax.
President elect Harding and his vacation party left Miami for a two day fishing cruise near Cocoloho south Florida keys and he spent Sunday resting. He swam at a Miami beach for an hour with several hundred bathers and later dined at a hotel public dining room and tea at the home of William Jennings Bryan in return for Bryan's courtesy call.
The Prince and Princess Bibesco of Romania arrived in New York aboard the Aquitania on their way to Washington where the prince will assume the Romanian ministry. Princess Bibesco is the daughter of former British prime minister Herbert H. Asquith. The couple's stay follows years of Romanian delegation service by Prince Bibescu.
A northeast gale with snow is forecast to hit New England by this afternoon. Weather officials expect winds to reach gale proportions and shipping along the coast is advised to seek shelter in port as storm warnings span from Sandy Hook to Eastport.
In Norfolk on January 30 a naval medical officer, Lieutenant Taylor, was shot and killed by a sentry at the naval operating base after allegedly failing to halt when ordered. Witnesses describe a swift, fatal confrontation as authorities investigate the incident.
Tonight the Moon rising at 6 59 PM and setting at 4 47 AM. Annotations note historical items: Fifty four killed by Zeppelins in a raid on the English coast in 1916. Germany warns the United States of ruthless submarine warfare, repudiating past promises in 1917. One year ago today Hungary faced deadline Feb 12 for Allied peace terms. Sinn Fein arrests in Dublin by British government.
The forecast calls for rain in Boston and vicinity turning to snow or sleet, then colder conditions. Southeast winds strengthen, with strong northeast winds and gale conditions along the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Eastport Me. A Northeast storm moves east from West Virginia toward the coast by Monday morning.
Forecast calls for unsettled conditions with rain or snow during the day. Temperatures will run a bit cooler than yesterday.
Yesterday's average temperature at Toempsen's Spa shows readings around 80 to 88 degrees with evening values near 98. The report notes daily averages and compares to last year's figures.
A man named McBurnie and his dog walked near a pond where several drownings have occurred. The dog suddenly sprinted onto fragile ice about three feet from shore, prompting alarm for safety.
Henry J. Skeffington, immigration commissioner for New England, was secretly appointed by Secretary of Labor Wilson to study European emigration to the United States and continue Caminetti’s work. He will likely travel through Germany, Poland, Alsace Lorraine, Portugal and the Azores, with possible stops at Cape Verde Islands as Reds depart Deer Island for Russia.
The Hampden County Farm Bureau representing 900 farmers has asked the Springfield Chamber of Commerce to assist in its campaign to repeal the daylight saving law. It marks the first time farmers have appealed to local business leaders for support.
Miss Ethel Barrymore, noted actress, arrives in New York from Cincinnati where she has been ill with rheumatism for three weeks and is admitted to a hospital. Doctors predict recovery within a few weeks.
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