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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1921

Page

12

WAINWRIGHT FOR WAR JOE WAINWRIGHT FOR WAR JOE

President Harding nominated J Mayhew Wainwright of New York as assistant Secretary of War and Eliot Wadsworth of Boston as assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of foreign loans. Eugene Meyer Jr. of New York was named a director of the War Finance Corporation. All three posts, plus army promotions, were confirmed by the Senate.

Washington Harding Senate J. Mayhew Wainwright New York National Guard War Finance Corporation Wilson

Payson Smith at St Pauls on education and censorship

Payson Smith the state commissioner of education spoke to an audience of mainly women in the Cathedral Church of St Pauls. He urged that movie censorship may be necessary and drew a parallel to calls for press censorship while warning that public schools face danger from being overburdened with educational responsibilities as other institutions fail to carry their share.

Payson Smith St. Paul

Mass Meeting to Protest Executions in Ireland

A mass meeting will be held tonight at Hibernian Hall by Fentan Lalor Council and A A R I R to protest British executions of six Mountjoy prisoners and raise funds for Irish sufferers. Kathleen O Brennan, publicity director of the women pickets, will outline the forthcoming programme for Boston. Professor Thomas Hardy, an Irish Republican Army soldier and fugitive, will speak on conditions in Ireland. Charles B. Roberts will discuss Sir Philip Gibbs.

Fentan Lalor Council Hibernian Hall Mountjoy Ireland Kathleen O’brennan Boston Thomas Hardy Irish Republican Army Charles B. Roberts Philip Gibbs

Confesses He Killed Organist in New Jersey

George Washington Knight, 28, a Black laborer, confessed to killing Mrs Edith Wilson, the church organist found dead near her home in Perth Amboy. He is in New Brunswick jail with extra guards to prevent lynching.

Perth Amboy N. J United News George Washington Knight Edith Wilson New Brunswick

Knight Arrested In Keyport Over Fatal Attack On Mrs Wilson

Knight confessed to following Mrs Wilson on Centre street, assaulting her to rob her. He drank two quarts of gin before the crime. She died from shock and brain hemorrhage. Police say jewelry was stolen but not found. tip led to arrest. Harvey Wilson, widower, notified. Local police stationed to guard jail after arrest.

Knight Keyport Wilson Kennetlson Stephen 5. Somogyl Harvey KE. Wilson Centre Street Mrs. Wilson

Ether Restores Speech Of Detained British Aviator

Administration of ether to Ernest Young, a former British aviator and 27 year old son of a wealthy Scot, restored his power of speech after he lost it several days earlier when he fell from his bed on Deer Island where he is held by immigration officials over citizenship questions.

Ernest Young Deer Island

Doctor Uses Ether Dream To Restore Speech In World War II Veteran

Dr. Albert Murphy of Long Island reports a case where a former aircraft crewman who lost speech after being shot down and later while in German prison camp regained speech after an ether treatment. The man, who had previously recovered speech post war and later became speechless again after a fall, woke restored after the ether session. A legal decision on his case is anticipated daily.

Albert Murphy Long Island Young Deer Island

No ruling in Weston case

Judge Fessenden reserved decision on the motion for a new trial for Robert D. Weston and Hector M. Holmes, recently found guilty of receiving papers stolen from a Boston lawyer. Arguments ended last night as Joan P. Feeney concluded opposition, with the judge indicating he would hear any further bill of exceptions before ruling.

Fessenden Superior Court Robert D. Weston Hector M. Holmes Boston Joan P. Feeney Supreme Court

Frank McGlynn Speaks at Boston University Assembly

Abraham Lincoln actor Frank McGlynn addressed Boston University College of Business Administration students at a weekly assembly on the qualities needed for success. He challenged present day youths on street corners smoking cigars and tied the message to the martyred president's life.

Frank McGlynn B. U Abraham Lincoln Drinkwater Boston University College of Business Administration

Labor and Leadership Echo in Public Debate

A public statement argues that not everyone can be a leader and calls for collective labor. It warns that continued avoidance of work will bring trouble to the country, urging unity and practical effort over elite dominance. The quote reflects a populist insistence on shared responsibility and national resilience.

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