16 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
1
President Sylvester J. McBride of Boston Typo graphical Union No. 13 announced that after the vote, the men have obeyed the officers mandate of the International Typographical Union and will return to work immediately.
James A Stillman contends Guy Stillman is his wife Fifi Potter’s illegitimate son. Five witnesses testified including Mrs. Percy A Rockefeller who said the couple did not live together in early 1918. The case drew crowds as Mrs. Stillman arrived and officials prepared for further testimony on June 28.
In New York on June 15 Associated Press reports police seized a cargo aboard a U S steamship East Side containing more than 500 modern machine guns and hundreds of spare parts believed by government officials to be destined for Ireland. The seized goods were taken from customs hands as suspected stolen merchandise.
Three senior girls and a junior at Wellesley College sparked a disturbance with a noisy party at the Wellesley Inn and a serenade by Boston Romeos in the early hours. The junior is expelled from college, seniors will receive diplomas but barred from commencement, and police were called after the loud incident next to the inn. If in private space, college etiquette might have prevented action.
Austin Reed of East Bridgewater, a crossing tender for the N Y N H R R, positively identified Bartolomeo Vanzetti yesterday as the man who chided him twice at Matfield crossing as a 4:15 p m train bound for Boston approached. Reed’s identification, aided by seven other witnesses, ties the bandit car from Pearl Street, South Braintree, to the scene before it was abandoned.
Peter Carangias proprietor of a fruit store at Back Bay railroad station was shot in the left chest during a midnight holdup. The robber fled down Dartmouth street with a revolver, about 100 bystanders watched as Carangias was rushed to City Hospital. Police searched for a Negro suspect. Carangias, 58, had more than 886 dollars on him.
London dispatch says Britain abandons conciliation after failure over home rule. Government drafts a program of subjugation including martial law under civilian authority. Military courts will be established in districts lacking them to bring the rebellion to heel.
A major legal action is expected as authorities prepare to file direct accusations against leading lawyers tied to a shakedown case. The move targets high-profile figures amid ongoing investigations into alleged illicit pressure tactics connected to political or financial gain.
Senate Republicans Lodge of Massachusetts and Willis of Ohio oppose several Hoover era appointments. Klein of Harvard is stalled after being sent to the Senate without the GOP leader’s consultation. Willis opposes Nauts of Toledo as internal revenue collector and Linney of North Carolina as federal district attorney. White House visitors left without seeing the President. opposition vow to block Nauts continues.
Ten year old Viga Larra of 10 Walter street Wakefield leaned toward an eaves trough to retrieve a lost ball. He lost balance and fell to the concrete pavement, suffering a broken neck and dying at once yesterday afternoon.
In Portland Maine a car went through the Spurwink River bridge railing at 3 30 pm. A 25 year old Mrs Dorothy E Pickering and 29 year old Mrs Lilla Manette drowned along with 5 year old Dorothy H Pickering. 20 month old James survived after hospital transfer. Medical examiner rules drowning the cause. Suspected loss of control as car swerved left approaching the city.
Temperature readings reported for a day include 68 at 8 a.m. and 81 at 8 p.m. with 57 at 6 a.m. and 71 at 6 p.m. The record lists multiple times and values, showing morning, afternoon, and mid day highs and lows.
The Attorney General signaled plans to file direct accusations against the Middlesex District Attorney Nathan A. Tufts and named lawyers as conspirators in a $100,000 shake down at Mishawum Manor Woburn. The state Supreme Court overruled motions to throw out the case and ordered additional information.
Historical notes mark 1915 Russians in flight from Galleia and Austrian forces pushing across the Pieve River in a major offensive against Italy. A year ago today the League of Nations held its first public meeting at St James's Palace London and opened plans for a permanent International Court at The Hague.
The forecast calls for generally fair weather in Boston and vicinity with little change in temperature. Moderate to fresh northwest winds are expected, extending to the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic States, including New England and eastern New York, with Thursday and Friday anticipated to remain fair and temperatures stable.
In the American League games Washington led Louis 5 to 7 with Chicago and Cleveland also playing. Philadelphia beat Cleveland 6 by 3 in one inning. Boston and Detroit had rain delays. In the National League Boston beat Brooklyn 3 to 4 while Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1. New York beat Chicago 6 to ?
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