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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1921
Page
9
Washington July 15 report that the Postmaster General proposes raising special delivery letters from 10 cents to 25 cents. He argues the extra fee ensures true delivery speed and allows a messenger for each letter, with rural areas gaining a practical service and reforms to use pneumatic tubes in cities.
Skowhegan Maine July 15 John Dexter and Henry Dexter sons of Mr and Mrs Henry Dexter of East Madison were drowned tonight in Wessermnsett Creek while playing on a raft.
Eva Catherine Kaber stands trial for first degree murder in Lakewood two years after allegedly arranging the killing of her husband Daniel F. Kaber. The case, heard since June 28, went to the jury after Judge Maurice Bernon delivered the final charge following defense and prosecution arguments.
After being sent to their room for verdict deliberation the jurors were taken to dinner. Mrs Kaber fainted as Judge Bernon announced the case was in the jurors hands. The judge outlined six possible verdicts including guilty of murder in the first degree and not guilty on insanity. The defense bore the burden to prove insanity, which was not refuted by the state.
London July 15 report that the former German Emperor paid 5000 guilders poll tax claimed by the municipality of Doorn, doing so under protest.
The jury hearing Eva Catherine Kaber’s murder trial against Daniel F. Kaber was not yet at a verdict by 10 PM and was moved to a hotel for the night. Deliberations resume tomorrow.
Ulster premier Sir James Craig heads to London as talks with Premier Lloyd George and Mr De Valera intensify. Aiming for a possible two day Irish peace conference, leaders weigh concessions while Ulster Cabinet members are summoned. De Valera rejects Sir James Craig's input, signaling shifts in negotiations.
Belfast July 15 AP Ulster Cabinet meeting decides to represent to Gen Sir Nevil MacReady over rioting. Protestant church leaders appeal for order and cordial relations. Lodge Road district firing reported with an armored car. one man shot in the thigh later sniping wounds two youths, a girl and a man.
In Manchester on July 15 the trial of Sinn Fein prisoners charged with treason and felony for June shootings and arson in the area ended. Of 18 defendants, 2 were discharged and 16 found guilty. 15 sentenced to prison for three to 15 years, prompting demonstrations by sympathizers.
During a heavy thunderstorm the sewer at High street and Gedney court flooded, washing off a manhole cover. Six year old Peter Semino fell or was pushed into the opening and was rescued by 15 year old William F. Howatt. The incident caused damage citywide.
In Bow New Hampshire hundreds of Christian Scientists plan a noon arrival to honor Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Science on the 100th anniversary of her birth. A granite pyramid marks the former Baker site as visitors recall her early life and the voices she heard.
Mrs. Etta Perry Heil a.k.a burglar maid lies near death after swallowing 47 mercury tablets while awaiting a train. Her husband broker Joseph H. Heil plans to continue divorce actions as medics race to remove poisoning and save her life. Children were rescued after she kidnapped them and later returned to a Maywood cottage.
In Charleroi Pennsylvania on July 15 four armed masked men halted a Pittsburg Charleroi street car at Eldora Summit and fled with a suitcase of pay to Charleroi mine workers. Paymaster Charles Porter of the Youghingheny and Ohio Coal Company was shot in the arm when he resisted.
Arthur Hammerstein paid the remaining balance to monument builders for his father Oscar Hammerstein's grave memorial in New York, averting an auction previously threatened after his stepmother could not cover the sum.
In New York July 15, Samuel G. Martin a Jersey City mine promoter valued at six million in 1914 and his wife Mabel Eloise testified in Chancery Chambers about their seven year divorce action. She accused cruelty, failure to support and infidelity while he claimed misconduct damaged his business.
Eddie Lowery of Wampuntuck repeated last year’s victory by winning Winchester’s open. He defeated F. G. Thayer in the semi final after an 18th green duel, then overwhelmed S. W. Farnsworth of Essex and Southern fame by 4 and 2 in the final. Lowery led by four after five holes amid rain and mud. Billy Kerrigan beat R. L. Smith of Winchester after nine holes to win on the extra hole.
John C. Leahy of South Boston a World War II veteran still under treatment for shell shock swam to an overturned rowboat off the L street bathhouse and rescued John Barker. He then helped haul Mrs. Barker to safety with the aid of Officer Thomas Cullen. First aid was given on shore.
About 30 alleged players were met with a raid at 155 Shirley Avenue Revere by police led by Chief Dyer and Lt O Hara with Watch and Ward officers. Harry Cann and 12 others were arrested as five or six poker tables were found in operation. The raid yielded several thousand dollars worth of furniture and 1500 dollars in cash left behind by fleeing participants.
Noble Marshall of 1228 North Shore boulevard Revere remained unconscious at Chelsea Memorial Hospital two days after being found unconscious on Revere parkway near the Chelsea line.
Mrs. William Noyes of 11 Hamlet St Dorchester Mass says after only one bottle of Tanlac her appetite returned, strength and sleep improved, and she no longer suffers headaches or nerves. She plans to continue Tanlac to fully restore health, praising it to all. Tanlac is distributed by International Proprietaries Inc and sold in Boston by Liggett's Drug Stores.
Edward Seriu 20 of Haverhill and Union streets is hospitalized with a fractured skull after being thrown from a sidecar on a motorcycle driven by Stephen Young 18 of 103 Lowell street. The crash at Hampshire and Arlington streets involved an automobile driven by Henry Wormald 17 of 561 Hampshire street. Young was arrested for riding without a license.
The Senate debated recommitting the soldiers bonus bill amid stormy clashes between Democrats and Republicans. Key votes showed 239 for recommittal with 29 against and 69 to 7 on an order, as McCumber and Reed clashed outside the chamber and a mid summer storm battered the Capitol roof.
International Harvester Company announced price cuts on all eight tractor models in Chicago effective immediately. Small models fall $100 each, large models $200, as part of a nationwide sale.
Advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a whole body tonic for ill health not linked to a single organ. It claims visible improvement in color of cheeks lips and eyes, increased vitality and elasticity, with a pamphlet available from the Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
An advertisement promises relief for strained eyes and blurred vision with Bon-Opto tablets. It claims doctors say the product strengthens sight by about 50 percent within a week and suggests dissolving one tablet in water and using twice daily for eye baths.
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