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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1921
Page
2
Mayor William P. White faces six opponents in the race including Evelyn Smith, aged 21, who becomes the first woman candidate for the local mayoralty. Her entry marks a historic bid amid a crowded field.
Mrs. Edgar Hixon, North Attleboro's wealthiest resident, was found dead in bed today by relatives after she did not answer a breakfast call. The death was reported this morning in the town.
Judge Michael J. Murray of Boston College spoke at the Philomatheia Club annual gentlemen's night. He urged that the true wife makes the home its greatest school and called for purity and incorruptibility in women.
Washington dispatch notes Briand's speech at the conference as a spectacular display of oratory. The French premier argued France could not disarm without other nations' defense and urged moral support from the conference to back France. His address emphasized Europe's safety, German power, and the need for collective security without unconditional disarmament.
John R. Murphy, mayoral candidate, spoke at five Hyde Park meetings last night promising a serious effort to improve street railway service. He cited his record as wire commissioner completing underground wiring ahead of schedule, as fire commissioner modernizing the force, and securing a high pressure water system, to justify commitment to fair carfares and equal city treatment.
Judge and Mrs. W. H. Sawyer of Conco 4 announce engaging Miss Helen Lane to Max A. Norton of Dartmouth. Norton serves as assistant graduate manager of athletics at Dartmouth College.
Seventeen prisoners in Waterford jail began a hunger strike after the government refused to grant longer recreation times. The protest highlights jail conditions and inmate rights in the region.
In Washington on November 21 Britain’s A. J. Balfour and U.S. Secretary of State Hughes pledged support for France should Germany revive war efforts. Balfour said Britain would not refrain from sacrifices to defend justice and liberty, while Hughes affirmed no moral isolation for France and shared America’s memory of France’s sacrifices.
Pope Benedict expressed approval in a secret consistory allocution of the Washington conference on disarmament and called for continued international talks. The remarks were given in Rome on November 21.
At Worcester Massachusetts a 60 year old man from 140 Chandler Street died within an hour of admission to a hospital after being struck by an automobile in traffic today.
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