07 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1921
Page
1
Lord Birkenhead the Lord High Chancellor and six ministers travel seven hundred miles to join the Prime Minister and cabinet in a critical council on Ireland's fate with Viscount Fitzalan the Irish viceroy and General Sir Nevil MacReady commanding troops in Ireland.
Without precedent the Ministerial party used ordinary sleepers in the regular train. Earl
The Quebec Liquor Commission will sell liquor to American visitors only if the U S government allows it. The rule follows the seizure of 70 barrels of beer at a Lacolie New York State Elks picnic, with the same policy applying to visitors from other prohibition provinces.
The two masted schooner Matthew S Greer of New Bedford has its main mast broken and deck littered after two tropical storms. The 53 day voyage ended near Newport, R I with the vessel in peril and continued on Page 11 Third Col.
Fire at Rendezvous Park in Atlantic City started in the steeplechase area. Firemen from across the city battled the blaze which endangered the park, estimated damage put at 1.5 million dollars, with aid requested from nearby towns. The park claimed to be the nation’s largest amusement enterprise of its kind.
Pierre L Des chenes six years old of 10 Meadow street Salem was fatally burned and his brother Raymond R Des chenes nine years old was severely burned when a fire started in a shed behind their home after they lit a fire with paper rags and matches taken from the house.
Pittsfield dated report says Attorney Martin Hays of Boston and two women passengers were injured when his car crashed through a guard fence on the Pittsfield Albany road and tumbled into a gully about 100 feet below the highway. None believed seriously hurt.
In Oswego County, a clothesless wild man who roamed the woods for weeks was shot and captured by a posse led by Deputy Sheriff Arthur Vorce. He had threatened women in farmhouses as he wandered through the region.
Pierre died at Salem Hospital at 5 30 this afternoon. Raymond continued on page 11 third column.
Harvard Observatory ridicules Professor David Todd's claim that Mars could be photographed as if from a mile away using a mine shaft barrel telescope and a rapidly rotated mercury dish mirror. Solon Bailey notes the idea mirrors centuries old but lacks scientific support and compares it to squaring the circle.
Bank Commissioner Allen filed suits in Suffolk County Superior Court on behalf of Cosmo t an Trust relating to loan actions. Relatives of Max Mitchell figure in the aggregate claims of $575,000 as the cases proceed through the import housing docket.
Gordon MacDonald six year old son of Mr and Mrs William D MacDonald of 49 Bacon street Waltham is in the Waltham Hospital with a fractured skull after being struck by an automobile driven by Miss Marion O Pratt of Idaho street Boston The child ran into the path of the car near a Weston garage and was moved to the hospital where he lies on the danger list while his parents are notified
American League results include Boston 2 New York 1 Cleveland 2 St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 7 Washington 1. National League scores show Boston 6 New York 2 Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn 2 St. Louis 1 Chicago 0 in first game and St. Louis 3 Chicago 2 in the second game.
The report lists yesterday's average temperature 73 and readings from morning to evening. Readings include 68 at 8 a m, 69 at 1 pm, and 68 at 6 pm. The document notes the average yesterday and compares to the previous year.
Peter Snider, a traveling performer, advertises for a chauffeur at 40 dollars weekly and plans a south and west route. He travels with a violin and a music-playing wife, lives in hotels, and bets business will soon improve after a string of lean days. Snider criticizes Akron’s downturn and urges working professionals to market their personalities.
A Zionist congress resolution to honor Justice Louis D. Brandeis for aiding Jewry’s cause and the Balfour declaration is reported by the Jewish Press Association. The note credits Brandeis with influencing President Wilson to back Zionist aims in 1917, aiding the British decision to publish the Balfour declaration.
New York dispatch reports on a ship entering New York harbor from Boulogne France where a sailor bit Captain Job C. Cunningham of the freighter Chester Kiwanis on the wrist. The bite left the captain without teeth and several crew members with minor injuries as he defended the men in a forecastle quarrel.
Victor Albert Searls who inherited part of the Searles millions was forced to surrender $50,000 in a Back Bay badger game. Dozens of men, some prominent, were pressured into paying as legal action followed. The gang used suits to extract funds and arrest threats loomed over victims.
Annie Shapiro seven of 4 Rochester street South End is on the dangerous list at City Hospital after a fall under the wheels of her brother Benjamin Shapiro's wagon at Harrison avenue and Rochester street yesterday.
A timeline of historic events notes the 1870 proclamation in Paris and the 1914 Allied drive against German lines near Paris. It recalls Nicholas assuming army command and mentions the destruction of Villa Collamandina a year ago, with a brief aside on naval whiskey policy and Keds retaking Omsk.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather on Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change and light variable winds. The wider regional forecast notes fair conditions across northern and southern New England and eastern New York with possible showers in the South Atlantic and East Gulf states.
After an overcast start the day should brighten to fair skies and mild temperatures. The outlook calls for steady conditions through the day and night with moderate temperatures.
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