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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1921
Page
6
Heat and resentment at a western Pennsylvania prison sparked a revolt by about 1000 long term convicts. By sundown four buildings burned, seven prisoners missing, five convicts and two guards shot, inmates retreating to cells amid curses.
State troopers guards and police patrolled the prison as inmates rioted destroying furniture and arming with improvised weapons. Seven prisoners remained missing amid a fire in prison shops and a number of guards were injured as a large blaze raged during mess hour.
Edna Willsey 18-year-old accused of grand larceny at Manhattan State Hospital on Wards Island. Her counsel cites thyroid gland abnormalities as the motive, requesting an adjournment to August 15 for medical examinations. She was jailed, then released on $100 bail, and reunited with her mother after six years apart.
In New York on June 18 a patrolman clashed with burglar Devlin on the rear of a speeding Sixth Avenue elevated train. The struggle spilled onto the tracks as a garbage train neared. The officer seized Devlin, signaling the trailing train to stop, and then carried the suspect to the station.
Four people were killed and two wounded in fighting yesterday between Fasciists and Communists at Mansone and San Stefano, Rome. Cooperative works at Mansone were looted according to Carrare reports.
Five instances of tar and feathering or whipping by masked men occurred across the South on Saturday and Sunday nights. The reports include the first woman victim among the dozen or more such attacks in recent months.
Reports describe whitecaps in multiple states whipping and tar and feathering targets tied to alleged crimes or social causes. Victims include Richard Johnson, 68, near Warrensburg Missouri, Beulah Johnson in Tenaha Texas, the Rev. Philip S. Irwin in Miami Florida, R. F. Scott near Beaumont Texas, and a man named Knight near Timpson Texas. Suspects wore white uniforms and conical masks during attacks.
Several hundred Chinese from across New England gathered in Manchester for their annual picnic at Pine Island Park. The event featured sports and amusements, with a large noon dinner and plans for fireworks displays in the evening.
Miss Ruth Harper of Ware was hurt when a long pipe extended from a truck owned by Wacco Supply Company struck the car she rode in on a trip from Waltham toward Water town. She remains at Waltham Hospital in great pain with a ragged wound nearly severing her right arm.
Edward A. Nesky, patrolman in the Brighton division, was convicted before Judge Connolly in the District Court for cruelty in making arrests and fined $50. He has been given an indefinite transfer to a clerkship in the police supply department.
Judge Riley ruled craps fines depend on location. In public places players guilty of gambling with dice face a $25 base fine, but the judge noted some venues may impose only a $3 to $2 level for public games. Everett youth James F. Tuohy appealed a $25 gambling with dice conviction from a street car incident.
Wm. E. Lothrop of Cambridge Massachusetts says Tanlac cured his stomach pains and restored his health after severe loss of appetite and tremors. He quit a Michigan job, recovered weight, and now works daily with steadier nerves and better sleep. Tanlac is distributed by International Proprietaries and sold in Boston by Liggett's Drug Stores.
Citizens celebrated the first history making power switch as kerosene lamps were wrapped away and electrics turned on. The town sparkled when Péterboro supplied the current via Keene Gas and Electric Company as townsfolk cheered the illumination.
A report yesterday confirmed a fatal rattlesnake incident in the region. Authorities identified the victim and described the event as a rare strike during outdoor activity. Further details were not immediately released.
E. F. Britton of 17 Vagsar Street Dorchester killed a 38 inch rattlesnake with four rattles Saturday morning in Randolph near the Blue Hill Reservation. He and his wife and daughter were visiting friends when, after spotting the rattle, he struck the reptile with a nearby hoe.
An old advertisement proclaims uniform quality and dependable supply of gasoline and motor oil at Socony signs. It urges motorists to replenish fuel and oil at Socony stations, emphasizing courteous service and nationwide consistency in New England and New York State.
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