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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
8
Random interviews among housewives show tepid reception to a new style suggestion. One woman likens it to wearing an evening dress in the Maine woods. A man protests knickerbockers on women as outrageous, hinting at gender role shifts.
Boston women show liberal views on knickerbockers as street fashion. Buyers and club leaders say the style is comfortable and not shocking, with Miss Jennie O Callaghan noting full cut like riding breeches and New York and Paris influence shaping adoption.
Police Commissioner Curtis ordered an investigation after James E. Reardon of Sawyer Avenue Dorchester alleged he was beaten by Patrolman Frank Callahan of LaGrange Street station following a drunkenness arrest. Reardon showed extensive injuries including a fractured nose and cauliflower ears. Patrolman Sullivan testified he doubted the charge and said the man might have been injured in a fall. Judge Wentworth dismissed the intoxication charge.
Pressure mounts on Chairman A. D. Lasker of the United States Shipping Board to send the Leviathan from Hoboken to Boston for reconditioning. The vessel, idle since leaving Army Transport service, could return to merchant service with Boston Navy Yard’s drydock and facilities. Frank S. Davis of the Boston Chamber of Commerce urges Boston as the contract winner, citing deep channels and a large South Boston drydock suitable for the job.
Lewiston woman Mrs. C Packard was found in her Lewiston home this morning with gas pouring from an open jet. Death was pronounced due to death by own action.
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