27 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
1
The government plans a final bid to avert a nationwide railroad strike with a 9 am meeting in Chicago tomorrow. Presidents general chairmen and executive committee leaders of five train service unions attend, arranged by the U S Railroad Labor Board.
Miss Anne Morgan daughter of the late financier is reported engaged to Myron Herrick ambassador to France. The schooner Alice Chilton rescued Cook and six seamen after foundering on the Pollock Rip Shoal.
The four masted schooner Henry F Kreger bound from Walton N S to New York foundered on Pollock Rip Shoal early today. Six seamen and the captain and mate were rescued by the schooner Alice Chilton and later taken off by Coast Guard at Grant Point to Nantucket.
Paris rumor mill claims Ambassador Herrick is engaged to Miss Anne Morgan daughter of the late J Pierpont Morgan. Sources say New York and Paris society leaders now accept the pairing as accomplished fact despite possible denials.
The investigation into the cause of the strike threat halted at 8 30 tonight as five union leaders requested permission to address their members.
Government stations for medicinal beer distribution are proposed as a solution after New England druggists oppose the ruling. Three wholesale firms say they will not handle medicinal beer unless forced by retailers. Druggist opposition cites warehouse costs and delivery expenses harming local stores.
Gale, driving up to 70 mph, battered Florida's peninsula causing extensive property losses estimated in the millions. South Florida reports indicate minimal loss of life, with Tampa as the hardest-hit area within 40 miles of Lakeland reachable by car.
President Harding spoke in Birmingham urging whites and Blacks to abandon prejudice and pursue a constructive permanent solution to the race problem focusing on economic equality while rejecting social integration as a goal.
In a sweeping presentation the President spoke to thousands including whites and Negroes and emphasized that social equality between the races must not be considered a possibility, signaling a firm stance amid mixed emotional reactions from the crowd.
Residents’ heat complaints prompt the Commission on the Necessaries of Life to urge landlords to comply with lease heat clauses. Chairman Hultman asks owners to inform him of their considerations and to report facts so the commission can take impartial action.
President Harding has accepted supreme patronship of the combattenti association as it marks Italian Armistice Day on November fifth. The letter was received by Captain Beato Nerone, head of the organization of World War I veterans in Chicago.
Premier Briand gains a decisive confidence vote 381 to 183 in the Chamber as André Tardieu attacks the cabinet. Briand, en route to New York for the Armament Conference, faces a fragile majority after a tense session and a disputed order of the day.
George L. Young of 8 Hutchinson Street Winthrop is held without bail as police investigate the death of his brother in law Edward L Leighton 34 of Granite Place Newton whose body was found beside Highland Station railroad tracks. Leighton died from a fractured skull at Metcalf Hospital. Police say Leighton may have fallen or been pushed from a Boston Revere Beach and Lynn train and will question train crew.
The body of Father A. B. Belknap rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral was found on Poor Man's Gulch highway near Lead city limits. A large caliber revolver bullet pierced his heart after he was lured there by a man who asked him to administer last rites to a sick man.
Authorities hunted a killer after Father Belknap was found dead near the Bishop J. J. Lawler residence. Bloodhounds were en route from Mitchell as posses formed to scour the Black Hills. A visitor asked the priest to accompany him to a dying friend. Belknap’s body was discovered face down with a heavy blow to the head.
Patrolman Hannabury fired several shots at a fleeing youth in Day square Hast’ Boston yesterday after noon. The youth escaped with two companions after a pursuit from a patrol box to Bremen Street freight yards. The bystanders watched as one youth was shot at and limped, while the other two were captured and taken to the station.
Harry Mazmanian at Harvard Square subway station was pickpocketed. He tackled a man who tried to return the wagered roll, then accused a self styled special railroad officer of aiding the escape. The impersonator, James J. Dudley, was jailed by real Harvard Square police.
The schooner ran onto shoals as Captain Edward L. Joyce momentarily eyed the canvas setting. A heavy swell and strong breeze drove seas over the side and three of four masts were lost.
New York October 26 The secret romance of Herbert Melville Harriman cousin of the late Era Harriman and Miss Sallie Hunter Red Cross nurse who lives with her parents in East Sixty Ninth Street was revealed today by intimate friends. They married at French Lick Springs Indiana where Harriman has been staying for weeks. The wedding followed a wartime romance begun when Harriman an army captain met Miss Hunter while she was serving as a Red Cross nurse.
Citizens attend a peace conference demonstration organized by the ladies league. Though labeled non political, republican flags were displayed in the hall as patriotic songs were sung by the audience.
Arthur Griffith replies to welcome at a vast gathering of Irish exiles with a call for peace and solidarity. He says Ireland seeks harmony with Britain, hopes for peace with honor, and envisions a world where Ireland’s exile ends and England gains a friend. Michael Collins is praised as commandant general. Delegates include Egyptian and Indian Nationalist representatives.
Miss Morgan departed Paris recently bound for New York City. The note hints at ongoing travel and indicates both parties are en route, with no further details provided.
A fragmented clipping notes dates and events: Theodore Roosevelt born 1858 as the 26th president, 1914 Audacious strikes a mine off Ireland coast, 1918 Austro German invasion in Serbia with Bulgaria, 1914 to 1918 era notes and a Second Liberty Loan total of 4.6175 billion dollars. A reference also mentions Wilson appeals a year ago today to stand by Article X.
Forecasts indicate fair conditions over northern and southern New England with gradually rising temperatures. Winds shift to moderate east and southeast, with tropical storm activity centered near 29N 75W moving eastward and building northeast winds along Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
A simple forecast notes fair weather today and tonight with warmer temperatures than yesterday. The rustic prediction emphasizes pleasant conditions ahead.
Yesterday’s temperatures recorded at Thompson's Spa show morning lows around 57 to 58 degrees and afternoon highs near 59, with a daily average of 42.16. The entry notes multiple time stamps and a year-ago comparison of 57.21 to 24.
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