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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1921
Page
4
Thomas Flynn aged 61 from Corning Street was moved from Relief Hospital to City Hospital for permanent treatment of severe burns suffered while cleaning in the John Hancock building early Sunday morning.
A government air mail plane flew from Washington to Boston to test aerial mail delivery during a possible nationwide railroad strike. The flight with passenger James T. Williams and mail for New England departed 10:36 am, stopped at Mineola for 50 minutes, and landed at Framingham field at 3:00 pm, with speeds up to 120 mph.
Frank Napoleon, barber on Broad and Walker streets, faces Central Police Court after a dispute over ankles leads to a brush jab and a punch that felled jeweller Emil J. Hertz on Broad Street. Bail set at $600.
Boston officials of the Big Four railroad unions depart for Chicago to meet the United States Railroad Labor Board. Z J Blake H A Twitchell and G C Hammond lead their locals from the Boston & Maine system with orders to press for a settlement before suspending the strike.
Cardinal O Connell dedicated the Church of St Anne's Readville yesterday and presided at mass after the blessing. He administered confirmation to about 200 boys and girls of the parish, many of whom stood on the lawn outside during the services.
Father Regan thanks the cardinal for guiding the parish work and organizing the new church. The cardinal praises staff and people for their effort, notes every new parish expands the faithful, and blesses Father Regan and all parishioners. The ceremony includes confirmation for the children and evening devotions with solemn benediction.
Former members attended the opening exercises of the churches 120th anniversary in Charlestown. The anniversary sermon was preached by Rev H L Hanson the pastor. A rally service followed the Sunday School and many former pupils attended. An evening service featured a sermon by Rev George H B Harr D D a former pastor from 1884 to 1891 with special musical programs at both services.
Classified note states best results come from Father John's Medicine pure food tonic with no drugs. The brief claim emphasizes its safety and medicinal nature.
Joe Kasakin awoke in the Joy Street station and argued about police ethics after his capture. His belt was missing as prison staff routinely remove items to prevent harm, while he protested with violent language. A shoe heel was torn off in a temper, leaving a hole in a pane and landing in the alley. The heel will be returned to Kasakin on release, along with matches, a jackknife, and a silver balance of his spent fortune.
A novelty outdoor ceremony was held yesterday afternoon at Spy Pond Athletic Field Arlington. The event, staged by Arlington scouts, presented merit badges to nine youths: Charles F. Atwood Gage Bailey Roger Bradford W Elsworth Brown Bradford Doty Edmund L Frost Charles La Casse George King Rugg and Sears Walker.
On Chelmsford street in Lowell James A. Cudworth Jr. struck seven year old Arthur Cashin as he drove an automobile. Cashin died before reaching Lowell Corporation Hospital where Cudworth took him and then reported the accident to police.
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