09 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
1
Prime Minister Lloyd George informs De Valera that England will discuss all issues except one, and is ready to meet objections to other parts of the offer. The talks aim to ease tensions and advance negotiations amid ongoing Irish affairs.
Mrs. James A. McDonald of Maple Street learned from neighbors that her husband filed a $25,000 suit against Orin N. Kidder of Ayer alleging he alienated Mrs. McDonald's affections. She called the notice a thunderbolt and said she cannot understand the action. The report notes that both men are high officers in a fraternal lodge.
In Washington Park Roxbury a gang fight with bats clubs and knives left one youth badly cut and others treated for injuries. John Garfinkle 18 of 1 Bower Park Roxbury is in City Hospital with multiple stab wounds. William Coughlin 17 was arrested for assault with a knife. Police say Garfinkle was part of a 20 man gang seeking a clash with another Roxbury gang.
Richard Perkins Parker son of George Parker of Salem Mass president of Parker Brothers was among four killed when the Strasbourg Paris express airplane crashed during landing at Le Bourget. He planned to sail home Sept 3 with his parents and sister but stayed in France. His body to be returned aboard the France next Saturday with classmate Philip Saltonstall. Parker Class of 1922 Harvard, completed in three years. Identification came from a letter in his packet.
Mrs. Elizabeth Maden was found guilty by a Zion jury for violating the city dress ordinance by wearing a waist 6 inches below the collarbone. She was fined $10 and costs as city attorney Theodore Forby declared limits on women’s attire.
The Paso Robles estate of Ignace Paderewski, famed pianist and former Polish premier, sold for 163000 dollars for 2400 acres at about 70 dollars an acre. A real estate firm acting for New York interests bought the land after Paderewski announced proceeds would aid Poland.
President Harding plans an extended cruise to the New England coast leaving Saturday and returning by September 21 when Congress reconvenes. He may visit Bar Harbor where friends own a summer villa.
The New York World concludes weeks of inquiry into the Ku Klux Klan. The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Inc. is traced to its Oct 26 1915 chartering in Atlanta by William Joseph Simmons and 33 associates. The series prints details arranged with the World.
In the National League Philadelphia failed against Boston with results 6 to 13 and 2 to 6 in two games. Chicago defeated Cincinnati 6 to 2. In the American League Detroit lost to New York 6 to 1 while Cleveland beat St. Louis 4 to 1 and Chicago also posted a victory.
Captain W. T. Holmes of Dorchester aboard the steamer Calvin Austin reported a strange fish off Scituate four days ago. He described a ball shaped head a 10 foot body and two large fins as it swam leisurely near the vessel before vanishing in fog.
William J. Quinn of 8 Oak street fell under a moving automobile truck on Rogers street while attempting to board it. He was removed by Motorcycle Officer Daniel Lynch to St. John’s Hospital and placed on the danger list. Andrew C. Tyrrell of 28 Birch street was the driver.
A police dragnet stretched across the city after the murder of Mrs Monica Morrill a shoe worker. Police say her dying breath named Philip W McDermott 61 of 5 Ellis Street Lynn as her assailant and hunted him through the night hoping to uncover his whereabouts.
MacDermott a shoe worker with a police record and roguish gallery photos is linked to the case. The woman was shot and killed while ascending the first flight of stairs to her workplace at 316 Union Street in Lynn around 7 30 yesterday morning.
Five thousand dollars worth of jewelry owned by Mrs Alfred Akeroyd disappeared from a car in Back Bay near Boylston and Arlington streets. She and husband were en route to Hot Springs from Newton when a store stop led to the loss. the only missing item was a small leather bag containing the gems.
Sept 8 in Winchester a small child’s warning about danger near Mystic Lakes led to the drowning of Edwyna Dalby of North Scituate. Her fiancé Thomas Bresnahan of Medford swam after her and found her body as others gathered on shore.
Miss Helen Lincoln daughter of Benjamin L Lincoln of Bay street Fast Norton drowned when the canoe overturned in Winnecunnett pond. She held her companion Miss Josephine Fay of Boston above water until rescuers arrived. Fay, rescued by pulmotor, is expected to recover.
Police investigate the death of Joseph Lamay of Lawrence after a boy found his body floating in Martin's Pond near shore. Lamay left a lodging house after receiving a New Hampshire postmarked letter. autopsy planned in Boston with no drowning marks found.
London dispatch reports Premier Lloyd George sent a letter to Irish leader de Valera, forwarded to Dublin, implying Sinn Fein plenipotentiaries will meet the Inverness cabinet committee on Sept. 20 to discuss the six conditions attached to dominion status for Ireland.
The premier's letter shows careful handling of Sinn Fein and hints at a conference date without a deadline. It states invitations to discuss proposals on their merits and allows Irish leaders to raise guarantees on any point.
A 1914 note recalls the loss of the steamship Oceanic on the Scotch coast and the dispatch of seventy thousand Indian troops to France. A 1919 item records the Boston police strike. Also noted is a 1915- era event: an Alpine quake near Monte Rosa triggering avalanches and snowfalls along the Bernina Pass.
Forecasts show fair conditions in Boston and vicinity on Friday with increasing cloudiness and mild temperatures by Saturday. Northern and southern New England and eastern New York are expected to have fair weather Friday and unsettled, showery conditions Saturday with mild temperatures. Winds: light to gentle and variable north of Sandy Hook through Hatteras.
The old farmer expects continued bright and fair weather with moderate temperatures through today and tonight.
The report shows various figures including a high and low around the day with an average yesterday of 108.24 and an average for the same date last year of 60.
Chief Thomas W. Qualey of the Medford fire department was forcibly removed from the fire headquarters building at 8 PM after a confrontation with Mayor Haines over control of the department. He announced plans to file civil assault suits against the officers involved.
Five hundred citizens and city officials gathered at the Medford fire station as police guarded the building to bar Chief Qualey from reentry after his removal by Mayor Haines. An alarm caused further tumult while officers escorted Qualey to leave, prompting his vow to sue and triggering nearby officials to monitor the scene.
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