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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
5
Chief of Police Congdon bans one piece bathing suits at Salisbury Beach on June 16. Bath house proprietors must not rent such suits to women or men and offenders will be warned. Reported, girl bathers attract more crowds than amusements, hurting resort revenues.
The Rev. Edward T. Sullivan rector of Trinity Church Newton Centre and the Rev. William A. Smith editor of The Churchman received the honorary Doctor of Divinity during the Episcopal Theological School commencement in Cambridge. Seven graduates also earned Bachelor of Divinity degrees.
In Perth Amboy New Jersey the death toll from yesterday's grade crossing collision between a fire truck and a railroad train rose to nine. Seven firemen died on impact and two more fatalities followed including gate man Andrew Thomas who attempted to flag the truck and fireman John E Mowrey who succumbed to injuries.
Mrs. Mabel R. Barrett of Brockton wife of George A. Barrett cashier of the First National Bank of Brockton was arrested on a statutory charge with Isaac Forbes a chauffeur for a Boston lawyer The arrest follows a Taunton divorce libel in which Barrett accused his wife of misconduct and she countered with intoxication claims She warned of exposing prominent bank men and city officials in midnight drinking and poker parties.
Sergeant William McBeth of the Charlestown station on night duty at 16 Hanson Street spotted a strawberry hawker disturbing his sleep. He identified the man as a longtime drug warant suspect, set a trap by offering berries from the window, and arrested the pedlar as he retreated from the district.
Funeral services will be held at Trinity Church Newton Centre at 2 30 p m for Morgan B Phillips former hockey star who died at his home 70 Lake Street Brighton He was 27 and an Harvard graduate class of 15 He belonged to A D Hasty Pudding D K E Institute of 1770 and other college groups
Sir Hamar Greenwood reported in Parliament that rebels in Ireland have killed 568 people since July 1920. He added that crown forces convicted for murder in the period include one Royal Irish Constabulary member and one police auxiliary, the latter found insane. no military personnel were convicted.
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