19 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
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The Massachusetts General Hospital marked its centennial since opening and Ether Day’s 75th anniversary with a series of ceremonies. A large gathering of physicians, philanthropists, and society members attended to honor the milestones and reflect on the hospital’s legacy.
District Attorney Daniel W Casey dinner speech sparks a savage attack by Attorney Pelletier on the Boston Bar Association and several lawyers including Godfrey Cabot Henry F Hurlburt General Francis Peabody. He accuses reformers of aiming to oust him for favoring friends and cites cases where prosecutors dismissed actions against lawyers aligned with him. Over 500 attendees cheer as Casey concludes a 30 minute address.
President calls for no strike and plans to meet Rail Labor Board members. Aimed at a settlement as Chicago reports indicate White House steps may prevent a nationwide railroad work stoppage. Big Five leaders discussed.
Springfield, Oct 18. Louis H. Taylor, a Bridgeport Conn. letter carrier, was arrested on bigamy charges after returning from service. He pleaded not guilty and is held on 1500 bond for a hearing Oct 31. The complainant, Esther Roman Taylor, alleges prior marriage in France in 1919 and cohabitation here since 1920. Additional Wisconsin records show a 1913 prison sentence for polygamy.
James M. Curley issued a statement sparking interpretation of a threat to Boston District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier. He announced a public meeting tomorrow at 1 pm outside the Pem berton Square district attorney’s office to present a statement intended to attract attention nationwide.
Reuben Park, longtime Gill farm resident and likely oldest man in the area, died today in Northfield at age 101 years and 18 days. Born on the Gill farm, he spent his life there.
The administration's peace treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary were ratified by the Senate tonight. The German and Austrian pacts passed 66 to 20, eight over the two thirds needed, while the Hungarian treaty stood 66 to 17 due to three absences.
The Senate completed the administration's peace program and declared a broad state of peace with the main enemy powers. Only formal ratifications remain, except Hungary where parliamentary action is still needed. Three Republicans voted against ratification while fourteen Democrats supported it and two more were paired in favor. A Democratic bid to substitute for the Ger- was halted before final action.
The column recalls James M. Curley's alleged support for John R. Murphy over Patrick A. Collins in a Boston mayoral contest. It notes Curley's role as a Murphy delegate and hints at lingering questions about loyalties, with election figures showing Collins well ahead in votes and Hart nearly catching the ward. Continued on Page 23-8.
An all day meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital House Pupils Alumni Association framed several events honoring the hospital and its founders since 1821. Dr Henry P Walcott praised the men and women connected with the hospital as the centennial festival marked ether’s first public administration on Oct 16 1846.
Burlington magistrates hear a $1,000,000 suit brought by Mrs. Charles D. Woodhouse against Lorenzo R. Woodhouse and his wife. The plaintiff, daughter in law, alleges alienation of affections by the Woodhouses pressuring her husband to end their marriage. The couple wed in September 1918.
Attorney General J Weston Allen will file charges in the Supreme Court today seeking Pelletier's removal from office. Details remain undisclosed but informants indicate multiple ey type accusations and a new charge not yet raised against Corcoran, Cally, or McIsaac.
New York City mobilizes 530 fat men and 50 fat women into a reducing squad aiming to shed 5000 pounds by mid November. Commissioner Copeland will present the 100 heavyweights at the health exposition as an example of self improvement.
Participants are told to begin at breakfast tomorrow and wear bloomers for a morning workout at Kace Square Garden. Bathing suits are banned. The menu lists a strict regimen: breakfast options include grapefruit or prunes, eggs, toast, cereal, bran, tea or coffee. lunch features clear broth, fish or eggplant, greens, tomatoes, and fruit. dinner offers clear broth, lean meat, greens, bran muffins, and citrus.
A prominent Boston specialty store invites an experienced man or woman to join its advertising department. Submit details to Ad dress Box 415, Boston Post.
The fragment lists a 6 01 rise and 4 57 sunset with a 6 27 pm vehicle lighting reminder and marks today’s anniversaries including John Adams 1735 while noting a 1918 Belgian Army action at the Yser and a garbled Brih reference.
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions across Boston and New England with cooler winds on Thursday. Northern New England may see rain in Maine on Thursday, while southern areas stay fair but cooler and eastern New York portions face possible local rain. Local winds remain fresh to strong from the southwest and west, with above normal temperatures persisting in most regions.
The reader quotes a fragment describing a day with overcast skies and unsettled conditions. It suggests weather similar to yesterday and notes a generally fair but muted outlook.
Yesterday's temperature readings are listed for various times including 8 a.m. 56 degrees and 8 p.m. 62 degrees. The data shows a mid day low of 40 and a midnight high of 81 with an average around 58. This report compiles daily temperature figures for reference.
In Newark on October 18 Delavan J. Rogers a confessed Bridgewater Mass life prisoner who posed as a Rochester New York businessman offered a $500 check to Alice Donnelly’s father a real estate operator and tried to borrow $30 to return home He was arrested after theDon neon’s call to Rochester and a bank visit.
Joseph Rogers also known as Delévan Beauregard was convicted in May 1916 of second degree murder for killing and robbing Samuel Cohen a West End junk dealer whose body was found in the cellar of 116 West Springfield Street on May 2 1915. He received a life sentence and later escaped from Bridgewater State Farm prompting a nationwide search.
The House commerce committee reported favorably a bill to authorize a drawless bridge across South Charles Basin between Boston and Cambridge to replace the Harvard Bridge, pending passage.
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