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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1921
Page
2
Strong opposition forms in the Senate to placing Vice President Coolidge in the Harding Cabinet as a liaison to the upper chamber. Senators resist ceding prerogatives and fear the reduced independence of the Senate. Continued on Page 5-4th Column.
New York dated March 6 reports the retirement of Charles E Hughes Secretary of State from the Rockefeller Foundation board of trustees. The move ends his long association with the philanthropic body.
Moses Boyajian, 6 Linwood Street, recently divorced, returned home at about o clock and attacked his wife and two sons with a revolver and stiletto then killed himself. All were hospitalized with the wife and youngest son listed in danger. Boyajian died at 6 o clock tonight.
Regulations restricting liquor distribution to manufacturers and wholesale druggists have been drafted for approval by the new administration. Church protests accompany the move as enforcement questions rise under Harding.
Joseph M. Sullivan was elected exalted ruler of the Boston Lodge of Elks at the clubhouse on Somerset Street. He won by a wide majority amid a large turnout and hails from Charlestown where he lives with his wife and four children. Sullivan is freight train master for the Boston & Maine railroad and has long been active in Elks leadership. Other officers elected include Gerald J. McDonald esteemed leading knight John T. Caulfield loyal knight James R. Flanagan lecturing knight P. J. McCarron secretary David Jacobs treasurer and Oscar Shafer ruler.
John Monahan of 180 Myrtle street Beacon Hill was held up by four young men near 66 Beacon street and Charles street. A gun was shown and $6 taken as the four fled into the alley. The suspects were described as about 20 years old and disappeared into darkness.
Dublin March 6 Brigadier General Cumming a leading British military official in Ireland along with another British officer and two privates were killed and several men wounded in a daring extensive attack on a large force continued on Page 2d Column
Prince George of Greece wed Princess Elizabeth of Romania in a royal palace ceremony attended by the cabinet and allied ministers. The couple then proceeded to the cathedral for the second sacred rite with six archbishops officiating.
Women contest offices in many towns as scores vote in annual elections. In some places town warrants and articles are included, but many towns will focus on the election due to the expanded ballot by women suffrage.
Dominico Marotta of 14 Merriam Street Somerville died from injuries after being struck by a car on Webster Avenue near Newton Street. His 2-year-old baby escaped unharmed. Driver John J Shine of 2 Sherman Street North Cambridge was arrested for manslaughter and later posted bail. Shine's parents were in the car. they gave accounts of the incident claiming Marotta suddenly fell backward into the path of the vehicle.
Dr Arthur A Gibson a 71 year old Somerville physician wed Mrs Margaret M Hale at his home 22 Bow Street in a quiet ceremony conducted by Rev Challis Smith pastor of the First Baptist Church. The bride aged 49 has been his housekeeper for 12 years. Only Howard A Coffin of Melrose father of the bride attended along with a few friends as the groom had been bedridden about three months. This was his second marriage while Mrs Gibson had been married twice before.
Germany will submit a largely increased reparations proposal today, presented by Minister Simons, as premiers at the London Conference consider terms. The move signals intensified bargaining over war debts and postwar settlements among major powers.
Reports state Kronstadti forces confirm fighting against Soviet revolutionists in Petrograd. Attacks target key sites as fortress defenses are bolstered, with the city preparing for continued hostilities and potential countermeasures at the headquarters of the revolt.
Helsinki reports from Reval Estonia state Leon Trotzky Bolshevik war minister has taken charge of operations against insurgents. Copenhagen notes Kronstadt fortress seaport near Petrograd has been seized by Russian revolutionaries confirming growing revolt.
President Harding, continuing a prior habit, motored from the White House to Grasslanda in the capital suburbs for breakfast with New Jersey Senator Frelinghuysen and other longtime Senate friends. He and Mrs. Harding did not attend church, spending the day with family after an early outing.
In Rockland on March 6, 26 year old Mrs. William McGary was shot in the right side by her mother Mrs. Cora Clark who says the shooting was accidental. Police say a burglary at L. L. Hardwick’s Water street store led to the McGary apartment and the arrest of William McGary. Mrs. McGary is in serious condition at Brockton City Hospital.
London march 6 United News reports Germany ready to offer a five year plan totaling fifteen billion gold marks under the Seydoux proposal. It includes a Germany only loan, a deduction of entente buyer prices, and setting a later balance.
German officials suggest the Seydoux plan has merit since it aligns with their own early support. They doubt Allied acceptance of the new scheme and believe the Entente would rather study it than amend last week’s proposals.
Entry summarizes 1915 events with a battle between Germans and Russians at Pilica, a U S president's arms decision amid Congress opposition, Holland joining the League of Nations one year earlier, the steamship Guilford abandoned off Nantucket, and New England trains stalled by heavy snow as Reds offer peace to Finns.
Washington reports a Monday to Tuesday unsettled forecast for northern New England with clouds and cooler conditions, likely rain or snow. Southern New England can expect cloudy cooler skies with possible rain, while the Middle Atlantic and New England states face unsettled weather and rain, with lower temperatures Monday.
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