30 Nov 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1921
Page
1
The storm has battered New England with sleet snow and rain over three days. Weather officials pledged relief overnight with forecasts of fair conditions today as power and weather services report improving conditions.
The item recalls a 1914-era yellow book blaming Germany and Austria for the war and notes a 1915 pledge by President Wilson to arbitrate Armenia and Turkey with League of Nations backing. It mentions an anniversary and a Japan League of Nations moment, plus a 6:52 evening schedule fragment.
Forecast calls for fair conditions Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change and fresh westerly winds. A storm moved east of Nova Scotia, clearing most Atlantic states but bringing rain along the mid Atlantic and New England coasts. Gale conditions eased as warnings were lowered along the Atlantic coast north of Cape Hatteras.
Forecast suggests fairly good weather today and tonight with temperatures a mite higher than yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Butler of Buzzards Bay testified at a New Bedford hearing about an attack by Benjamin Gomes John Dies and Joseph Andrews on August 15 on a woodland road near her home. She fainted eleven times during cross examination and had to be carried from the courtroom and revived. The examination continued past 9 PM in this nov 29 report.
Brooklyn theatre under construction collapses its steel roof and a wall killing at least seventeen workers and injuring many more. Firemen and police search the wreck as frantic relatives seek news, with identification aided by work cards.
A reader plea relayed to the Post Santa Claus fundraiser describes a family in desperate need. The note from Lonely Garrett asks for warm clothing and toys for four hungry sons, noting their cold kitchen and lack of coal due to unemployment and illness. The piece emphasizes volunteers and transparent use of contributions.
The celebrated Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin arrives in Boston for his first performance in Symphony Hall tomorrow night. His arrival highlights a landmark event in American music with strong public interest.
Portland Maine November 29 Representatives of the steamship lines and the longshoremen union held a conference on the wage question. The steamer officials submitted a proposition to the union and another meeting is set for tomorrow.
Nutley New Jersey school officials voted to hire a professional dancer to judge the camel walk and other daring student movements after protests by two women leaders. Mrs. Arthur B. Proal of the New Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs and Mrs. Perley A. Pryor described the dance as girls resting chins on partners and appearing to sleep as they performed.
The Christian Science Publishing Society trustees filed a bill in equity in the Supreme Judicial Court asking to resign and be discharged from trust after an accounting. The board of directors was surprised by the action.
Passengers returning from Everett Charlestown and Malden were locked in at Boylston street station when the sub-station porter closed the iron gates and left. After a few minutes officials were notified and the crowd was released. The 12 15 train was mistaken for the last train and the station gate remained shut until arrival.
Bridgeport wires report three principals of a bizarre Connecticut romance debated how an intellectual wife might free her husband to wed Nina Lane McBride and Lena Braune, illustrators and authors, as the story unfolds with cruelty of mind charged in the case.
New York traffic patrolwoman Katherine Urban on duty at Twenty-Eighth street and Third avenue warned a joking chauffeur with a warning and threat to drag him off the truck and bust him on the nose. Pedestrians laughed at the scene as the 175 pound officer enforced order.
A Boston bar group weighs sensational charges by "Big Bill" Kelliher against a prominent lawyer. Kelliher claims the attorney took his money to bribe jurors and fix government officials, including a Boston police member.
Mrs. Winfred F. Gray, a woman cab driver and candidate for alderman in Gardiner, was defeated by James H. Russ by 181 votes. Russ earned a third term, while Gray, despite attracting attention as the city’s first female candidate, carried a lighter-than-typical ballot and weak women’s vote.
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