19 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1921
Page
1
State claims private detectives broke into a Cambridge apartment and that Tufts was involved in a conspiracy. A Brighton woman testifies she heard Tufts suggest the matter could be arranged. Evidence includes the captain’s testimony read to the Tufts trial.
Washington July 18 oil was placed on the Fordney tariff free list by a House vote of more than two to one. Long staple cotton remained on the dutiable list at 15 percent ad valorem in the Ways and Means Committee draft.
Lawmakers debated compensatory rates for cotton goods amid a raw cotton tax with little explanation for excluding ordinary southern cotton from the free list. The clash centered on the oil schedule after Chairman Fordney opened with a President Harding letter opposing the tax and proposing a bargaining provision.
The Right Rev. Pasquale Berardi archbishop of Gaeta arrives in Boston as special delegate of the Pope to attend the opening of the Pontifical Institute of the Sisters Filip Pini. He stays three days with Rev. Pasquale Di Milla pastor of Our Lady of Pompeii Church on Harrison Avenue, after traveling from New York City with Vincent Brogna.
Captain Charles E Stearns of the Quartermasters Corps testified in the Tufts trial about a June 1918 incident in a Harvard Square apartment. He said he was trapped with a young woman named Miss Pennington by two men posing as private detectives for Daniel H Coakley. He and the woman were not fully clothed at the time.
The New England Post 29 of the American Legion refuses to surrender its charter records and funds to the State executive committee. The state ordered the headquarters moved from Charles Town and revoked the charter. The matter goes to the national committees and possibly court action to compel compliance.
Skunks invade John D. Rockfeller's private golf course in Tarrytown New York as an organized hunt is launched to clear the links. A watchman attempting to shoot a polecat accidentally wounds himself and loses his leg after admission to a hospital.
Five masked bandits held up the Orangeville Banking Company in Orangeville, forcing the president into their car and driving him five miles before throwing him out. They escaped with about $7000. The incident occurred late today, about 25 miles east of Warren.
At a July 18 meeting in the Board of Trade rooms prominent citizens agrees to renew efforts to salvage the Esperanto, the Atlantic fleet prize winner. Shares of stock in the schooner will be offered to the public, and the Fabia will sail to Sable Island by Friday with gear and materials to aid the operation.
Rev George P Howard of the National Spiritual Alliance reports Chief Rheamounts is at his Gloversville New York home recovering from the Lake Pleasant disturbance shock. Some say he may return for another seance to prove he is not a fake, others doubt he will be seen here soon.
Charles A. Comiskey owner of the White Sox enraged by a question about an old contract leaped from the witness stand in Judge Hugh Friend's court and shook his fist at attorney Benedict Short during the Black Sox conspiracy trial in Chicago.
A tall gray haired baseball magnate with 47 years in the sport, owner of a major league ballpark, loses composure after attorney Short questions him about his career. The exchange comes during a courtroom inquiry into his baseball life.
Chief Joseph T. Swan of the Everett Fire Department and Howard C. Hughes died in a drowning at Houghton pond near West Bath Maine. Their double funeral services were moved due to the large turnout. Swan will lie in state at 109 Buckmann Street before a 2 30 PM service at the First Universalist Church with escort by a fire department platoon. Burial is in Woodlawn Cemetery. Hughes funeral is set for 2 PM Thursday at the Universalist Church with burial also at Woodlawn. Swan is survived by his wife and two daughters Hughes by his parents and a brother Ralph.
John A. Connolly, a docket clerk in the Soldiers Relief department with 36 years in city service, ends his tenure after a complaint led to an investigation by Soldiers Relief Commissioner Henry V. McKenna. Connolly began a two week vacation and will not return. his resignation was submitted to McKenna amid claims the work had grown too burdensome.
The piece argues Ulster, led by Sir James Craig, rejects any partition of Ireland. It suggests Craig holds Ireland's fate, with Lloyd George possible pressure to align Ulster with a settlement. The author warns Britain may shift stance and press Craig.
Mrs. Kate Thompson of the Chardon Street Home aided by Boston rail terminals has a blue eyed three month old baby girl at the Chardon Street institution after a tall blonde woman asked her to hold the sleeping child then disappeared. The home staff to determine why the mother did not return.
Brooklyn teen Frank Farino, 16, was injured at a factory when a 17 inch knife slipped from his clothing while he was cutting wood. Surgeons opened his chest and sewed four stitches in the heart muscles and three in the covering. He is recovering in the hospital.
National League games saw Boston 14 over St Louis 9 and over Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 5. In other NL action New York 12 defeated Pittsburg 1 while Chicago beat Brooklyn 8 to 1. American League results include Chicago 5 Boston 4 in a late game and 4 to 3 in the second. Cleveland 3 Washington 2 and St Louis 4 Estra 2 with New York 10 Detroit 1.
Bumper and three carriers straightened a dispute involving Auto-Welding Co located at 200 Brighton Ave. The matter centers on logistics and property alignment, with parties seeking resolution through standard channels.
British public shocked by a late night shift in Irish negotiations as Sir James Craig travels to Belfast and rules out a conference among Lloyd George De Valera and the Ulster premier. The move signals a possible end to earlier hopes for a unified settlement on Southern Ireland.
Ulster leader argues Sinn Feiners themselves lost by contesting the Northern Parliament polls on a no partition platform. The result is presented as a defeat for their policy and the party.
Emile Briand of Cambridge was found guilty in Second District Court of drunkenness operating an automobile while intoxicated and operating without a license. He was sentenced to 30 days in the New Bedford house of correction and fined 10 dollars for license violation and 1 dollar for drunkenness. He appealed posting 400 dollar bond.
A compact notice lists celestial events with times for sunrise and moon phases and daylight saving time. It also recalls historical anniversaries including Austro Italian gains in 1915 and the 1918 San Diego mine incident. It notes Allied advances in the Aisne Marne battle and Mannix’s anti Red pact era milestones.
The bulletin notes unsettled conditions for Boston and vicinity with Tuesday showers and possible storms into Tuesday night or Wednesday. Temperatures stay about the same with moderate to southwest and west winds.
Forecast predicts overcast skies with a fair day until late afternoon. A chance of showers toward evening and a warm wardrobe should keep temperatures comfortable.
Average temperature yesterday was 104 degrees, compared to 67 degrees the previous year. Data appears from Meewencass region with late evening readings and notes on 8 p m conditions.
Mrs. Elsie Rodenhizer lay injured in her Somerville home at 34 Mystic Avenue when an ice man, summoned to fill a chest, confronted her in the dining room and demanded money. The incident occurred after she asked him to fill the ice chest.
Mrs Rodenhizer mislaid ice but pursued a prowler across stairs and two blocks. The stranger escaped on a parked car after a scuffle on Mystic avenue. Police were notified. suspect described as 5 feet 6 inches, about 155 pounds, brown suit. $2 cash missing, $40 saved in another pocket.
Ossining New York July 18 Rick Richards convic t secretary to Thomas Mott Osborne during his term as war den at Sing Sing was returned to prison today to serve a term for forgery Richards while acting as secretary to Osborne often acted as warden after his release from a Maryland prison where he was sentenced for forgery of his benefactor's name he was found guilty on an old forging charge in Newark county
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