28 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1921
Page
1
Two firemen trapped on the tip of a 60 foot extension ladder were saved from suffocation during a three alarm fire at 69 South Street. Flames burst through windows below and the ladder was swung away from the wall to bring them to the street. The top three floors were gutted and the blaze threatened nearby leather district buildings.
William Texas Bill Cunningham a former Dartmouth football star newspaperman and movie director in a long distance engagement proposed by telephone from Dallas to Attleboro and wed Doris Wilde of Attleboro on June 15 after a brief conversation lasting less than a minute.
Firefighters Frank J. Newell and Welsh of Ladder 8 were rescued after ascending an extension ladder to a roof on the South side.
The army and navy air services say bomb tests against the battleship Iowa will begin tomorrow off the Virginia Maryland coast. Twenty six aircraft await a signal at land bases as Iowa, radio controlled, approaches 50 to 100 miles off shore between Cape Hatteras and Henlopen.
John P. McColl a drug clerk collapsed and died near Packard's drug store Central square East Boston on his way to East Boston Relief Hospital. Heart disease is believed the cause. He was 44 years old, single, living at 37 Temple Street West End.
Republican leaders said today that terms of a compromise Knox Porter peace agreement to end the state of war with Germany and Austria have been settled. Formal acceptance is expected at a conferees meeting tomorrow after Senator Knox returns.
After a 52 hour vigil agents with a Federal Court warrant entered the Malden home of Ida Block and seized one of the largest illicit stills uncovered in the local area. The operation followed extended enforcement efforts to watch the residence since Saturday noon.
The couple, longtime correspondents, met at the Polo Grounds after Dartmouth beat Cornell with Texas Bill at center. Miss Wilde cheered for Cornell, later met her future husband through a mutual friend, and he apologized for leaving game early.
From Saturday noon until last evening Agent John J. O'Brien with seven to nine agents watched the house around the clock. They sought court authority to search the premises and establish the identity of men believed to be working there, one of the largest stills in the region.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce said she would testify if Mrs Stillman asks her through her New York attorney William Klein. She denied knowing Mr Stillman or meeting him and dismissed reports of a Miami trip and a yacht party as fabrications.
A spark from dropped automobile parts caused gasoline to ignite at the Broadway Garage, 641 Broadway, South Boston. Leo Duffy of 117 East Seventh Street suffered facial and hand burns while working on his car. Firefighters and staff contained flames until the fire department arrived. the garage is owned by Frank Russell of 607 Eighth Street.
Washington June 27 United News reports Chairman Lasker is studying several schemes to completely reorganize the Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
George Michael Cohan bid farewell to Boston and the Tremont Theatre last night, closing his stage run near where he began as a boy violinist at B. F. Keith's Theatre in 1888.
The actor announces retirement after a late show of The O’Brien Girl and Yankee Doodle Boy. He speaks of loyalty to actors, self-respect, and a lifelong dedication to theater before bidding farewell as the audience erupts in applause.
The crew aboard Fabia from Grave off Sable Island brought the famed Cup defender to the surface. The vessel will be pumped out and floated today as preparations proceed for the recovery operation.
Miss Hilda Hurwitz 1 year old, of 52 Eutaw street East Boston, was followed from a bank after cashing a $400 check and attacked in the hallway of her employer Traveler Shoe Company at 287 Atlantic avenue, losing the money.
The article notes a young girl dazed from a jaw blow and a head blow unable to cry out before the assailant fled through a door. No further details on location or identity are provided.
Judge J Grattan sentenced Yetta Tanzmann 25 of 180 Harris Ave after she pleaded guilty to stealing a $600 ring from a woman she gamed with at her home. She was fined 100 and paid it. The court scolded the women who gamble while husbands support the home.
In Greenwich Connecticut William G Rockefeller of Lake Avenue Greenwich wins the Ford Sedan in the Greenwich Post American Legion carnival drawing. It is his 13th entry with his name on the card and the car cost about 15 dollars to him.
By a 250 to 93 vote the House approved the Willis Campbell bill to prevent sale of beer to the sick and sent it to the Senate with expected final enactment before week’s end.
A vote 21 above two thirds was taken after four hours of stormy debate with frequent shouts to stop talk and pass the bill. Representative Cooper of Ohio opposed the AFL position while defending the measure amid sweltering heat and growing demands to end the discussion.
Miss Haze Lyman age 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Lyman of Northampton drowned at Morse's Pond Wellesley while swimming with youths. She sank in four feet of water near Pine Ridge area after heart or immersion incident. Dr Arthur Burnham performed resuscitation. Medical Examiner Hodgdon ruled accidental drowning.
At Sable Island on June 27 the Esperanto bow surged from the sea after days of peril as pontoons raised the schooner amid storm fog and tides. Boston Post and Gloucester financiers supported the perilous operation viewed as a major success by the crew.
Onlookers including A B Saliger and Captain Donald McCuish watch the Esperanto emerge from the sea near Gloucester as pontoons lift the foredeck. Jock Gardner will inspect the starboard side while repairs and pumping from below decks determine if she can sail home tomorrow amid dense fog and hazardous seas.
Joseph Tellia a ten year old boy and son of a widow from Malden was drowned after 6 pm in the Malden River behind the Boston Rubber Shoe Company. His mother had warned him not to play near the stream. John Quinn of Malden recovered the body near the riverbank.
Boston man James F. Griffin elected supreme dictator by acclamation at Moose convention in Toledo Ohio. Edward J. Henning of San Diego chosen Mooseheart governor for a six year term. he is an assistant to the labor secretary.
Captain Anselme Marchal, famous French aviation ace who dropped Berlin propaganda leaflets in 1916, died yesterday following an operation prompted by injuries from an automobile accident. He had been flying from Paris toward the Russian front when forced to land.
Today’s items list birthdays and events tied to 1914 1918 and 1960s controversies. Notable notes include poet Jane Borie O Reilly born and Archduke Ferdinand events in Sarajevo marked by a Serbian student and Allied action in Italy.
Forecast indicates local thunder showers in Boston and vicinity Tuesday with Wednesday clearing partly cloudy. Little temperature change expected with moderate southwest winds. Across New England unsettled weather and isolated thunderstorms likely east of the Mississippi Tuesday, then mostly fair in northern areas Wednesday.
Overcast and unsettled conditions with showers or thunderstorms today and tonight. Yesterday's temperature readings show varied values with evening highs around 77 and 81 degrees. average temperatures listed around 68 for the day and 67 for the evening, with earlier figures affected by transcription errors.
In the American League Boston S tallies 4 and Philadelphia plus Cleveland both record 4 units as St Louis yields. The National League features Brooklyn 5 over Boston 2, Pittsburgh 10 over Chicago 3, Philadelphia 12 over New York, and St Louis 2 over Philadelphia.
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