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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
2
Reports describe a massive fight on Blair Mountain where about 6000 invading miners clash with a force of state police deputies and citizens. Three guardians of the ridge are reportedly killed, with John Gore named as a victim. Heavy firing marks the day as miners retreat after an early clash with an outpost.
Fragments from the ridge between non union and tenion fields in West Virginia describe a blazing frontline with uncertain casualties. Reports via telephone from multiple sections suggest no single heavy concentration of forces, leaving estimates and outcomes unclear.
Early morning to late evening gunfire persisted across Belfast with police sniper fire causing intermittent quiet periods. Tramways were suspended, workers stayed home, shops closed, and manufacturers halted operations as districts remained disturbed. The Ulster cabinet met to consider the tense conditions.
Military officials and police joined in talks to draft additional troops for city protection as gunmen attacked the old lodge district and Shankhill road. A young man was killed and four seriously wounded amid clashes with attacking forces near Falls Road and Ballymacarrett. Police patrols increased as Lord Mayor Sir William Coates sought soldiers from General Carter Campbell to quell rioting.
Eye witnesses in the Belfast riots describe dusk attacks on Catholic pedestrians in Royal Avenue and City Centre. Mob violence included punching, kicking, and dancing on by Orange Hooligans. Unionist snipers threatened York Street. clashes at Stanhope Street drew armored police and ended at 11 o clock.
More than 1100 gaily costumed children from Brookline playgrounds performed dances pageants and athletic routines before several thousand spectators at Brookline Field. Silver cups were awarded for top playground activities and prizes went to the heaviest gainers from each playground after two months. The fatty race contestants drank a pint of milk daily. William Hickey of the Emerson playground won the Brookline championship by gaining exactly four pounds.
An alarming report describes a severe family tragedy in which a mature mother allegedly harms her own children, provoking shock and concern in the community. Investigators are reviewing details as authorities seek answers.
Daugherty sharply rebukes efforts to gain release for Debs and voices strong opposition to calls tied to the eighteenth amendment.
Government agents confront a gaunt starving man in the village of Nocolsk. He curses the regime, crying that after a lifetime of work he and his family face death by hunger and ask why an army was not sent to end their suffering.
A public figure denounces extended propaganda praising crimes by prisoners and urging political offence doctrine to become part of domestic law. The aim is to free offenders and legitimize anti government opposition, with propagandists labeling archists I W W and Socialists as the target.
A correspondent describes famine across southern Russia near Samara Stavropol detailing starving families many with young children fleeing villages along riverbanks facing typhus dysentery and hunger with little medicine or food hope fading as winter nears. He notes aid may come from abroad but death looms for peasants and children amid transport difficulties and mass destitution.
A government official defends enforcing laws against political resistance and drug prohibition critics. He argues political phrases mask lawlessness and warns that even lawful opinions do not excuse violations. He insists to uphold constitutional safeguards for minorities and to enforce laws without compromise, urging adherence to existing law.
Cincinnati August 31 commercial and social leaders who scoff at the federal prohibition law aid anarchy promoting mob violence robbery and homicide a warning from the American Bar Association's judicial section signed by Judge Charles A Woods. The statement condemns lawyers bankers merchants and manufacturers who mock the law and warns of growing threats to law and order amid industrial conflict and anti enforcement sentiment. Attorney General
In an address to the American and Ohio Bar Associations Attorney General Daugherty argued against viewing the I W W convict as a hero of conscience or political prisoner and rejected the idea that bootleggers embody personal liberty. He warned of fallacy and danger in employment disputes. He also proposed semi governmental means to shape public opinion to ease industrial conflicts while dismissing theories in other fields.
Fragmentary text accuses a figure of advancing in lawlessness and liberty while tied to illicit conduct during prohibition. The stray phrases hint at a public debate over unlawful activity and authority. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
James Bryce spoke at Bar Harbor addressing residents about enjoyment of nature and the role of national affairs. He urged continued engagement with international matters and the responsibilities of citizens toward the United States.
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