11 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
1
Milford March 10. James B. Lester, proprietor of Milford Coal Company, was forced to sit under threat of being shot while a masked robber rifle the cash drawer in his office at 31 Main Street. The thief took about 75 dollars, stuffed it in his overcoat, and fled through a rear window.
After waiting a few minutes, Lester finally makes it to the telephone and calls police, initiating a reported emergency response.
Mary Pickford fights Nevada Attorney General over divorce action against Owen Moore. McNab argues the AG overstepped his office. brief filed in Minden claims interference unwarranted and whimsical. Judge Langan to hear the matter as filed by Gavin McNab.
Mrs. Sadie L. Besse sued Everett P. Mudge for $5000 over a tree cut on her land at 374 Humphrey Street. The Essex Superior Court in Salem awarded her $262.10 after Mudge, Swampscott Tree Warden, contended the tree was dangerous and he acted under a town board directive to safeguard the public.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover issues first detailed statements on department plans urging the United States to raise national efficiency to resist Europe’s militant commercial invasion while preserving civilian standards.
Hoover argues for fundamental adjustments across industry commerce and government to secure an economic recovery from wartime difficulties. He calls for cooperation and a stronger governmental framework and outlines a nationwide program affecting all sectors while warning Europe may endure years of lower living standards. He stresses higher effort waste elimination improved processes labor relations and business methods to compete while sustaining living standards.
Washington March 10 AP The new administration deepens focus on foreign relations with emphasis on selecting diplomats abroad relations with Mexico the Rhine League of Nations and the Panama Costa Rica dispute. No immediate actions forecast yet.
The New York New Haven Hartford railroad will propose a 40 percent wage reduction during talks with unskilled employee representatives in New Haven. E. J. Pearson, president of the line, announced the plan, affecting about 22 000 skilled workers on the system locally and beyond.
Authoritative reports state that no final selections have been made regarding diplomatic appointments. Details were continued on page 25 fourth column.
Three Malden youths about 19 were arrested by Malden police over the Doris Johnson case. Thomas M. Powell 19 of 56 Russell Street George Leo Blakeley 18 of 1 Greenwood Street and Leslie J. Norton 19 of P1 Green Street are charged in connection with allegedly detaining Johnson in a house overnight. They will appear in Malden District Court this morning.
Manchester workers affected by restart as Amoskeag wool department resumes full time production. Over 2000 operatives return to shifts, signaling a major employment and manufacturing revival in the Manchester area.
James A. Stillman president of National City Bank files for divorce from wife Mrs. Stillman formerly Fifi Potter. He files a counter suit as court names Daniel Gleason referee to hear testimony and appoints John Mack guardian for a child Guy Stillman born 1918 with inheritance questions. The couple wed June 3 1901 at Grace Church.
Hartford Conn March 10 Earle A Richmond second paying teller at the Hartford Aetna National Bank is missing and an audit shows a shortage of at least 2500 dollars. Further losses to the bank may be greater as most depositors have not yet been heard from.
Richmond, a Windsor resident married man, vanished Monday morning after leaving for the bank. Pinkerton agents and bank officials report he embezzled at least 2500 dollars by manipulating deposit slips, substituting worthless checks, and erasing cancellations after checks were returned. He had wired his wife from New York stating he was sent there on business, and has not been heard from since.
Timothy F. Sullivan five son of Mrs Delia T Sullivan of 929 Harrison Ave Roxbury died after a limousine owned by Robert E Gannon Dorchester struck him near Fairweather St and Harrison Ave in Roxbury Kimball B Mercer operator of the car was arrested for manslaughter and released on two thousand dollar bail awaiting Roxbury District Court arraignment The accident occurred as the boy crossed Harrison Ave Mercer rushed the child to City Hospital but he died there Police noted a prior similar fatality in the same area involving the Sullivan family
Samuel Gompers, head of the AFL, told Harvard Students Liberal Club members that labor will fight the open shop campaign led by “bourbon” employers. He warned against driving bargains too hard and said labor is earnest and determined to resist industrial autocracy at home after opposing overseas autocracy.
Professor William Z. Ripley recalls Gompers’s early AFL leadership and warns that a collapse of organized labor would plunge America into anarchy. He argues wealth would become a curse to the rich if labor loses strength, reflecting on the nation’s precarious balance.
Historic note recalls British forces capturing a mile and a half of German trench in French Flanders during 1915. The column also marks anniversaries including Salvador’s 1915 League of Nations entry one year ago and the U S Coal Commission's push for a 25 percent miners' wage increase.
The forecast calls for fair weather in Boston and vicinity with Friday and Saturday mild and moderate southerly winds. Northern New England will see fair Friday and cloudy unsettled Saturday with little temperature change, while southern New England may be fair Friday and Saturday with cloudy skies and moderate warmth. Flood warnings were issued Thursday for the lower Connecticut River.
The outlook calls for continued bright and fair weather today into tonight with similar warmth to yesterday. Highs and lows hover around the previous day’s temperatures as skies stay clear and dry.
Average temperature yesterday was 46 degrees with values around 38 to 52 across hours. The report notes averages for yesterday and the same date last year, 44 and 44 respectively, with scattered readings and times throughout the day.
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