29 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
1
In Trenton on June 28 the International Reform Bureau failed to stop the Dempsey Carpentier bout as Chancellor Walker refused to hear an injunction claim on conspiracy.
A New York diary note from June 28 compares conditions to Toledo in June 1919. It mentions daily chances to see both fighters in action before the Dempsey Willard bout, with a note on Jess sometimes being unable to attend on rare days.
Germany paid 44 million gold marks to the reparations commission in euros due to a decision to suspend dollar payments. The sum brings Germany’s total turned over to about a quarter of a billion marks.
The charity relies on regular contributors but reports a tightening of funds and appeals to supporters who have not yet donated to help sustain its humanitarian work aboard the floating hospital.
The Gloucester fishing schooner Esperanto sank after its pontoons used to buoy the vessel failed. The wrecking trawler Fabia had previously raised the bow above water, and another attempt to raise the schooner will begin tomorrow.
At the Boston Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at Pemberton Inn last night fake prohibition agents staged a raid that sparked near chaos. One alleged agent was knocked down and cut by a missile amid broad audience reaction, as about 600 attendees treated the stunt as a serious interruption to the event.
National and American League results include Boston 8 over Philadelphia 1 and Cleveland 12 over St. Louis 4. Chicago 8 beat Pittsburgh 3 in a second game. Washington and New York rainouts with Philadelphia also rain.
James E Burns a US Cartridge Co ballistic engineer testifying for the defense at the Dedham Sacco Vanzetti trial said the fatal bullet that killed Alessandro Berardelli was not fired from Sacco’s 32 Colt, countering Captain Charles J Van Amburgh of Remington Arms who testified it came from Sacco’s gun.
Captain Amburgh testifies the pitted gun barrel left telltale marks on the fatal bullet that struck Berardelli. The defense expert disputes this, arguing the lead was clean cut in Sacco’s gun, suggesting a different ballistic origin for the bullet.
Dublin June 28 Eamon De Valera Irish Republican leader has not yet given a definite reply to Lloyd George’s invitation for a conference on an Irish settlement He indicates a lasting peace is sought but unity of Ireland is essential to achieve it The Irish Bulletin notes continued coverage on page 8-3d column
Michael Downey of 310 Fulton Street Medford swam and clung to a pier for over four hours shouting for help. Patrolmen Reddington and Garland from East Dedham Street station rescued him and two companions as Downey sank unconscious. Continued on Page 3-2d Column.
George M. Cohan says he plans to own and manage a pennant winning nine in the major leagues. He recalled previously negotiating to buy the Boston Braves and hinted at choosing a club in Boston or New York, though he will not name the team yet.
Delos L Birge, holder of the Post gold headed cane for five years, died at his Provincetown home in his 97th year. He lived there since 1901 and is survived by son Dr. William S Birge. Funeral Thursday at his home with burial in Cooperstown. Born in Litchfield Connecticut.
Frank Egger of Centerville SD should have studied more than a kissing course. After long distance plans with Fraulein Marguerite Grabowski of Duisburg Germany, a headlock embrace at the station spoiled the romance, and Marguerite fled back to Germany via the Traveler's Aid Society.
Forecast indicates unsettled weather will persist through the night with periods of light rain. Temperatures may edge higher in some areas, bringing a mildening trend by tomorrow morning.
North Sudbury reports five men killed and three injured when a freight train struck an automobile at a grade crossing. The accident occurred last night as the vehicle failed to clear the crossing and four victims remained trapped beneath wreckage. The driver claimed he heard no whistle.
Today marks anniversaries and historic events from 1915 to 1917. Germans drive back Russians on the eastern front, Greece severs relations with the Central Powers, and a 1918 draft dodger indictment milestone is noted, with Marines clashing in Hayti.
Forecasts indicate showers in northern New England on Wednesday and Thursday with partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions along the Maine coast. Southern New England and eastern New York expect local thunder showers Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change and moderate southwest winds offshore.
Yesterday’s temperatures are incomplete and unclear. The text shows broken figures and no usable data for averages or highs and lows.
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