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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1921
Page
1
At the national American Legion convention in Kansas City on November 1 General Ferdinand Foch received a wild ovation. The ghting men of America cheered as he appeared in the hall during the cenotaph dedication for Kansas City's 400 heroic dead and in the parade and State banquet.
Washington Nov. 1 Prohibition Commissioner Haynes offered Harold D. Wilson of Massachusetts a job in the Flying Squad. Wilson favors talking with Senator Lodge before deciding and may accept changes in Massachusetts prohibition forces per Lodge recommendations. Republicans and Anti-Saloon League factions clash over control of appointments and policy.
Supporters argue one of three plans will pass as Senate debate continues. A majority vote is expected with discussion opening tomorrow.
Senate canvasses reported by the Associated Press that sales tax proposals had the necessary majority to pass, with Senator Smoot proposing a substitute for the excises in the revision bill. Debates continued on luxury and nuisance taxes as the measure moved forward.
Adolph Greenberg owner of a Dorchester cigar shop at 9 Blue Hill Avenue was shot and seriously injured by two gunmen. The pair fled with substantial cash after a two mile chase by police, escaping in a green racing car which outpaced the officers who pursued in a smaller sedan. Several revolver shots were fired during the getaway.
The War Department rejects Senator Watson's claims of Prussianism in the American army. Officials say they will answer the charges fully after Watson described hangings and shootings of doughboys without court-martial, in his recent remarks.
Secretary of War Weeks consulted General Harbord Assistant Chief of Staff Colonel Kreger in charge of court martials abroad and Major Cochet regarding ongoing war time legal matters. Continued on Page 13 Third Col.
Governor Channing H. Cox endorsed the Marshal Foch Gift Fund and sent a ten dollar check with a letter praising the allied commander. Prominent public figures and veterans from New England French communities joined the fundraising effort. Continuous coverage indicated the story would continue on page 12.
An unsportsmanlike episode at Harvard after the Centre game involved a freshman quarterback Tom Blake on crutches. A spectator kicked Blake's injured leg as he left the stadium, then fled when confronted by the boy on crutches.
Jessie Reed, one of Mr Ziegfeld's beauties, told reporters at her Hotel Lenox apartment that she is not on the outs with her millionaire husband Daniel C Caswell. Caswell later at Copley Plaza said his affection for his wife is platonic.
Mr Caswell said he would leave for New York last night bringing him closer to his Cleveland home. Miss Reed his wife will stay with the Follies through the season and hopes for a return engagement next year. He made a quip about a bird called cuckoo before retiring to his room, offering a light remark on his marriage.
Forecasts show rain and colder conditions Wednesday across Boston area and New England with strong NW winds. System moves northeast from Chesapeake Bay with unsettled weather and potential gales near Sandy Hook to Hatteras, followed by fair Thursday in western regions. Temperature expected to drop Wednesday then rise Thursday in Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.
Forecast calls for rain likely today with fair tonight and falling temperatures. Expect windy conditions throughout the period as a cold front moves through the area.
The brother of the police chief played a key role in exposing a Woburn cashier whose actions led to his downfall. Investigators traced the incident to the suspect and pursued charges based on the disclosures.
Police netted Arthur W. Locklin a 27 year old from Allston after a $43 forged check led to a capture in Lexington yesterday. Authorities say he is linked to more than $40,000 in forged and falsely certified checks against Greater Boston banks.
One year after the presidential election, Harding and Coolidge secure a decisive plurality of about seven million as the nation marks its first presidential contest under woman suffrage.
The fragment records various temperatures and times including 8 p m 162 57/12 mid 2 21 cFrace 40 54 3 p m Neat 40 55 6 p m and compares yesterday's temperature 55 to last year 52 19-24. It lists times and numbers suggesting a diary style weather log without clear events or locations.
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