06 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1921
Page
1
Four persons were severely injured when a large automobile collided with a train at about 10 30 last night in Scituate. Two of the injured are believed to be dying. The collision occurred near the crossing and authorities began emergency aid and investigations.
Ringside New Jersey Sept. 5 Johnny Wilson outpointed Bryan Downey of Columbus in a slow 12 round bout nine rounds to three as neither fighter showed championship form. Downey flailed, Wilson fought defensively and coasted to victory.
Patrolman Edward J. Nesky of the Brighton police station resigned from duty yesterday morning after a judge in Brighton District Court found him guilty of assault on a prisoner last July. A separate incident had Nesky reported drunk in uniform on a street car in North Brighton, prompting public complaints. Nesky said the resignation was due to having “too much trouble.”
An alleged husband interrupter at a Huntington Avenue gay birthday gathering was revealed to be not Scott M. W. Paul but another man. The party included Mrs. Scott M. W. Paul and Victor Searles of Methuen. The man playing the husband backed down after Searles resisted following the planned sequence.
More than 8000 union men and women paraded Boston streets yesterday. The march, greeted by thousands, was a labor unity display viewed by national state and city officials as the Boston Central Labor Union renewed its tradition of a Labor Day demonstration.
Chicago dispatch reports a team of horses driven by Nick Plats of Morton Grove upset a hive of bees. The swarm overwhelmed the animals and dragged them to the ground. Bees were driven off with a hose but both horses died within three hours after initial veterinary care.
Mrs C M McBride of St Louis left three diamond and emerald rings worth over 20000 in the Pullman car Pris tina near Boston. The rings were searched for after she reached the Copley Plaza Hotel but were not found. The Burns Detective Agency and Boston & Maine Railroad assist in recovering the jewels with a 500 reward offered by the insurer.
London dispatch says British opinion on the eve of the Inverness cabinet meeting remains hopeful for peace despite tense times. The crowd awaits De Valera's reply to Lloyd George's Irish proposals as rumors of war preparations surface.
England and Ireland weary of phrase making seek real decisions as Lloyd George and De Valera avoid words threatening rupture. Both sides claim firmness yet have not moved to concrete policy or decisive steps.
Baseball scores from a long day include Cincinnati 2 Pittsburg 1 in 138 innings, Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 1, Boston 6 New York 5 then New York 5 Boston 3, Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 4, St Louis 4 Chicago 3 in first games, and St Louis 4 Chicago 3 in second, Pittsburg 2 Cincinnati 1.
Tommy Gibbons of St Paul defeated Dan Dowd of South Boston by technical knockout in the third round of a ten round bout in South Bend Police halted the fight as Dowd was out on his feet marking Gibbons thirteenth straight knockout victory.
A.M. times and moon events for the day listed with daylight saving note. Anniversaries include the Mayflower voyage of 1620, McKinley shooting in 1901, Kaiser's command in 1914, and a 1916 New York street railway strike. A note recalls Dempsey defeating Miske a year ago and events in Asia Minor and Virginia fires.
The forecast calls for fair weather in Boston and vicinity Tuesday and Wednesday with moderate temperatures. East of the Mississippi, generally fair conditions are expected with moderate temperatures and winds shifting from east to south or west in various coastal zones.
Forecast suggests fairly good weather with a rise in temperatures. Expect a warmer spell as the day progresses with gentle conditions continuing into the night.
At the Hoosac Valley Fair Grounds in North Adams on September 5 Eugene N Stafford a famed parachute jumper from the Stafford family plunged 1200 feet to a jagged rock pile after a parachute failed to open. The crowd of about twelve thousand witnessed the tragedy as rescue crews rushed to the scene.
Sam Lombardo owner of a pool hall, with four men, tried to abduct a girl believed to be Rose Lucchessi outside the Lucchessi home. They seized Antonia, dragged her around the city, then returned her and were arrested. He quipped about being arrested instead of marriages.
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