25 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1921
Page
1
A fragment describes a young Bel gian girl now living in Boston with her American husband Harry Shanley. Five years earlier a German shell near Shanley left him and 296 soldiers deaf. The passage hints at an effort to have local experts solve a riddle tied to their story.
In Chicago on July 24 a man is held by police and Emilia Panico is sought in the stabbing death of Mrs. Virginia Esposito widow of Carmen Esposito. The killing, initially linked to a 19th Ward political feud, was later said to stem from a personal quarrel. Esposito was found in a hallway with three stab wounds and died before hospital aid.
July 24 Viscount Northcliffe presents a vision of an all Ireland central parliament with separate Ulster and southern Erin governments as a model for Ireland similar to South Africa’s system, during remarks in New York.
Based on London despatches the Times publisher argued that the Dublin settlement secured by De Valera grants Ireland nearly all it seeks, portraying the conference terms as a decisive victory for Irish goals.
Pasadena Cal July 24 Judge Septimus Hanna former pastor and first member of the Mother Church of the Christian Scientists at Boston died today at age 77. Hanna succeeded Mrs Mary Baker Eddy as president of the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, seen by Christian Scientists as the church cradle.
Washington July 24 There is disappointment among high officers in the gas division as a recommendation to turn loose 150 dogs for experimental purposes aboard the German battleship Ostfriesland was turned down by higher authority.
A new volume lauds Warren G Harding as a pokerist of political moves, praising his strategic flair while noting the author’s own literary style diverges from Wilsonian expectations. The critique highlights Harding’s calculated approach and contrasts it with Woodrow Wilson’s admired rhetoric.
Washington July 24 United News Advance copies of The Mirrors of Washington unveil a portrait of Warren G Harding as “just folks” and “the best fellow in the world to play poker with all Saturday night” in a new anonymous volume.
The plan proposes bombs carrying a deadly gas, a secret army invention, to test its effectiveness and the role of airships in naval warfare. Tests off the Virginia Capes are seen as demonstrations of gas power and ship penetration, with the gas reportedly capable of killing on a battleship within its range.
Gloucester reports the rescue expedition for the Esperanto schooner has been abandoned as the wreck is believed to lie shattered in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Saliger Ship Salvage Corp will ship pontoons and tackle to New York, acknowledging failure to reach the vessel before breakup under heavy seas.
A hot wave yesterday sent large crowds to the beaches, leaving much of Boston deserted. Weather forecasts call for another day of heat with no relief anticipated.
Yesterday featured pleasant weather with low humidity and few prostrations. The column forecasts continued warmth and fair conditions through today and tonight, noting the absence of excessive humidity in the forecast.
Today's anniversaries include Serbia capital on the brink amid Austria Serbia diplomatic break and troop movements. Massachusetts militia mobilized in 1917. Post's Ponzi charges probed. Forecasts for Boston and New England call for fair weather, little temperature change, light winds, with a generally fair outlook east of the Mississippi.
A tally of nine drownings in New England from Lake Dennison Winchendon to Richmond NH includes Edith Case 17 Alice Vinette 18 and Martin Oberg 19 at Lake Dennison where a canoe upset killed three youths. Other incidents include multiple canoe upsets and shallow water dives with several fatalities.
A triple drowning near Winchester claims Edith Case 17, and Alice Vimette 18 of Gardner, and Martin Oberg 19 son of Rev Gustave Oberg, with Francis Kirby rescued exhausted. The four members were from Pine and Common Streets in Gardner. one survived.
Continued results show AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 10 over St Louis 2 New York 7 over Cleveland 6 Washington 14 over Detroit 6 Philadelphia 11 over Chicago 6 NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 6 over Brooklyn 5 New York 4 over Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 7 over Chicago 1.
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