11 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1921
Page
1
Attorney General Allen says the Bar Association petition for removal of a district attorney will go to the Supreme Bench for review. The state and Bar Association plan to handle the case jointly.
Attorney General J Weston Allen said proceedings to remove District Attorney Joseph C Pelletier will be heard by the Supreme Judicial Court. The decision came after a lengthy conference with Henry F Hurlburt president of the Boston Bar Association, which will join with Allen as petitioner in the case.
Waite Hoyt, a young Yankees pitcher, bore the brunt of a sudden Giant assault this afternoon. The onslaught pushed him to the edge of a rough stretch, recalling recent struggles of Shawkey and Quinn in Huggins era, as the game turned tense and precarious.
A slight earthquake was felt in Eastport and neighboring towns today with reports of rattling dishes and shaking buildings at 8 am in Ferry, Pembroke in Maine and Campobello across the border in New Brunswick.
Eamon De Valera declares in a proclamation to the Dail that true peace must honor Ireland’s rights and guarantee freedom earned by suffering. Irish delegates prepare to meet at the London conference as the struggle continues.
Walter H. Ripley, last surviving Selectman of Quincy and foreman of the Norfolk county jury that returned guilty verdicts in the Sacco-Vanzetti trial at Dedham, was found dead at Quincy water works yesterday. He reportedly died of heart failure after finishing his luncheon. He observed his 70th birthday Saturday.
Josephine De Costa exits elimination as craft races prepare for a Canadian fishing racer showdown. Elsie G. Silva reports a fresh hub entry signaling a decisive race to meet the rival Canadian competitor.
Gloucester reports the American international fishermen race committee banned the Boston schooner Mayflower from the Wednesday race off the port to select a defender for the cup won last year by the Esperanto. Also listing the closing time for filings, the Elsie G. Silva entered while the Josephine De Costa withdrew from the fishermen's elimination race.
Two New York physicians warned Babe Ruth that playing another inning could endanger his infected left forearm. The doctors said Ruth is now likely finished for the series, as he had previously been ordered to sit out but chose to risk further injury to help the Yankees.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions in Boston and nearby areas with colder weather expected Wednesday. Winds shift to fresh southwest and west, with chances of light rain Tuesday night and generally fair, cooler conditions across northern New England and the Atlantic states Tuesday and Wednesday.
The piece notes overcast unsettled conditions and cooler temperatures. It cites yesterday’s Thompson’s Spa readings with 62 degrees as the average for February 24 and 21 for a prior year, highlighting a small temperature variance.
A girl refuses to reveal identities of several men after a week of abuse and detention in a lonely cottage on Glen Echo Lake near Stoughton. Authorities believe threats of bodily harm have silenced her as the investigation proceeds.
New York Oct 10 United News reports Philip Brenner a retired tailor from Far Rockaway died after drawing a royal flush in a family poker game. The hand aces king queen jack ten hearts appeared as Brenner collapsed, pot total was 90 cents. Brenner, his son-in-law, and nephew were playing when the fatal moment occurred.
John R. Murphy declares he will run for mayor of Boston. He resigns as fire commissioner to focus on the campaign, backed by the G. O. P. and allied groups, announced at a meeting of the Municipal Election Committee of the Boston League of Women Voters at Garland School.
Three men robed the Rob Douglas Post Office at the town's post office today. They held up Postmaster Paul Manning, his assistant and a customer with revolvers and took $155 from the cash drawer before escaping. Automobile tracks were found near the general store and a farmer posse searched the countryside without success.
New York Oct 10 Death ends plans Rev Percy Stickney Grant had formed for Faith Willard the baby left at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension resumed care by Dr Grant and his housekeeper The baby died of pneumonia with parentage unrevealed and a hospital visit by Mia Lydig engaged to Dr Grant sparked church gossip One visitor caused an emotional scene but was ruled an imposter by police
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