11 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1921
Page
1
President Harding invites Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan to a Washington meeting to discuss limits on armaments. He also suggests including powers involved in Pacific and Far East issues to address related topics at the same conference.
Harold P D RY forces undergo change as Elmer C Potter becomes State director and supervising agent. Wilson declines the head field role at 4900 salary prompting Potter’s appointment. Albert J Lynch named head of field forces in the district after 18 years with the internal revenue service and prior work with Potter and McCarthy.
National League games saw New York edge Chicago 2 to 1 and Brooklyn defeat Pittsburg 7 to 3. American League scores include Washington 9 over St Louis 4 and Chicago 4 over New York 1. Cleveland swept Philadelphia 10 0 in the first game and 1 0 in the second. Eastern League listings show Hartford 6 over Albany 2, Pittsfield 12 over New Haven 2, Worcester 5 over Bridgeport 1, Bridgeport 2 over Worcester 1, and Springfield 5 over Waterbury 2.
This is the first of a series by Mr. Bantry analyzing the men expected to be influential at the Trish peace conference this week. Bantry notes his next article will appear in Tuesday's Post.
By John Bantry the piece frames General Jan Christian Smuts as a soldier statesman who may salvage the British empire by achieving a just lasting peace between England and Ireland. It surveys his career from South Africa to Paris and London and asks what sort of man he is.
London dispatch says British Prime Minister Lloyd George and Irish Republican leader Eamon De Valera likely to meet within the week to discuss a basis for a general conference on an Irish settlement. Lloyd George asked De Valera to name the day.
Boston residents urged to join a Thursday noon protest parade organized by Representative Paul Hines of South Boston against high ice cream soda prices. Parents are invited to march to support cheaper thirst quenchers during the hot spell.
The article notes the exact parade start time and participating organizations will be announced later. It states the march line was determined last night and will proceed from the baseball field.
Lawrence July 10 John McLachlan of Methuen found a crumpled American Express traveller's check on Essex street worth 2500 dollars. He delivered it to the owner’s wife and received a 1 dollar reward, stating honesty is the best policy.
In Wampsville county jail a Canastota vagrant sentenced to 30 days was found with a Boston Public Library card bearing the name William Sautter. He refused to speak, ate only raw oatmeal, and later confessed his name and Boston ties after a ploy with a forged letter.
A Plymouth and State Pilgrim tercentenary committee meeting led by Professor George P. Baker decided to postpone the first four Pilgrim pageant productions for one week. Nell W. E. Nazro and Arthur Lord cited wet field conditions and limited rehearsal time as the reasons. The initial performance was set for next Wednesday.
Police connect a man seen dining with Dorothy Eunice Stewart, 21, to a mystery surrounding her death in a two room Columbus avenue hotel. The man, 25, about 5 feet 8, 150 pounds, light suit, average complexion, was identified as a likely companion from the prior meals with W. P. Boyer and wife of Gloucester.
Firemen and Wo burn officials faced an hour of fear when Horn Pond Mountain water gate blew off the 16 inch main. Water released created a 15 foot deep by 30 foot wide hole before control.
New Bedford July 10 A lightning bolt pierced a cottage window killing Alexander A Brainerd 234 Shawmut Avenue instantly as he reassured his daughter and son-in-law with the phrase What has to be has to be during a fierce electrical storm over Sconticut Neck.
Seven spectators died and about fifty were injured when a Martin bomber fell on parked cars at Langin Field Moundsville West Virginia July 10. Pilot Lt C R McIive and Lt T H Dunton were rescued by Bethany College coach Carl Miller. Affected victims included Carl Petit Fred Edge Mrs Mary Stevens and Alice Hartzell and an unidentified woman. Many injured were treated at Glendale Hospital and a nearby physician's office.
A wireless message from Sable Island to the Canadian Maine Department reports the Gloucester schooner Esperanto has been raised again after sinking off Halifax. The vessel, winner of last fall’s international fisherman's race, first sank near the island with a cargo of fish in May. Salvage crews floated her briefly before she sank again, and she is being kept afloat by pontoons as dense fog hides her from the island.
Associate Justice George S. Littlefield of the Fourth District Court of Oburn resigns citing ill health. He has served as associate justice since 1882 after previously serving as trial justice in Winchester. his home is in Winchester.
Brockton July 10 Mrs Ida Park 22 Arch street was killed by lodger Thomas Howley who fired on her then killed himself. Her two orphaned children slept nearby as the tragedy unfolded and police investigated the double death in the residence.
The fragment notes a 4:40 reference likely pointing readers to Page 8 and the sixth column for continuation. Details are scant and no names or events are specified.
John Quincy Adams born 1767 marked as sixth U.S. president. Russians driven back by Austrians on the Bug River in 1915. German government crisis in 1917. A year ago today former Empress Eugenie dies in Madrid at 94. East and West Prussia vote to remain in Germany. Second national convention of Labor party opens in Chicago.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for cloudy conditions with local showers Monday and probably Tuesday. Winds from the east are moderate and temperatures expected to stay steady with no major changes.
The report notes unsettled conditions today and tonight with cooler temperatures than yesterday. Persistent clouds and showers possible across regions, with winds from the west.
Yesterday’s average temperature was 69 degrees with a high of 84 and a low of 67. The report cites hourly readings through the day and notes an average yesterday, and an average for the same date last year.
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