10 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1921
Page
1
Famous movie stars reach Boston escorted by postmen amid a cross state tour from New York. Towns along the route will glimpse the visiting pair as they arrive in the city at seven o clock.
The Boston Post and New York World publish the second installment detailing the Ku Klux Klan’s growth and evil. Investigators describe Imperial Wizard Simmons and allies as a grotesque menace while revealing internal lures and false patriotism. Some Klansmen refused to aid due to oath obligations.
A single Klan member, who held a leadership role in its business operations, defies the group’s stance as the article notes an exception. The report continues on Page 12 Sixth Col.
The Rev Alexander Blackburn aged 16, a retired Baptist minister of 8 Newport road Cambridge, died at home after a long illness. He served as pastor of Central Square Baptist Church Cambridge until four years ago and held pastorates from Macon Illinois to Portland Oregon. He leaves a widow and six children. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Police officers Barrett and Sawyer broke up a crowd terrorizing City Point near the Head House during a Thomas J. Fitzgerald Post event. A group of about 2000 gathered, vandalized a stand at Farragut road and East Fifth street, and battled with bottles before officers dispersed them. No arrests were made.
The campaign of School Committee man Charles S. O Connor for Mayor of Boston was launched at a meeting in Young s Hotel. A volunteer campaign committee was organized, though formal announcement of candidacy had not yet been made.
Babe Ruth homered for his 54th time yesterday tying the world record set last year. The New York Yankees beat the Athletics in Philadelphia as Ruth matched the mark in a standout performance at the park.
Sinn Fein leaders plan a session for next Wednesday while a British invitation is to be acted upon. The move follows ongoing political maneuvering as parties prepare for anticipated talks and formal discussions.
Dublin report states the Parliament may authorize envoys to attend a conference proposed by the British cabinet on the Irish question. A private meeting is planned for next Wednesday to consider the invitation and assess its implications for the republic’s path forward.
Percy Henry 35 of 276 Highland street superintendent of distribution for New England Power and Hazel Bush of Cleveland Ohio were killed while testing a new invention and Joseph B Armstrong of 251 Lincoln street New England Power inspector was badly burned. The trio were at the Greendale Power station yard testing a device Bush had described with a 66000 volt capacity when an arc formed.
Harry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts began at Dover at 6:52 PM in his fifth cross channel bid. He previously failed after long attempts from South Foreland in 1918 and from Dover in 1920 and from Cape Gris Nez last month. Sullivan swam with a three-boat escort led by T W Burgess who swam the channel in 1911.
Insanely jealous Charles A. Wells of 184 Curve Street Dedham used a crowded Roxbury Dedham streetcar yesterday morning to shoot and instantly kill his divorced wife Elleenna Anna Wells and mortally wound her attorney A Louis Altmeyer of 57 Shore Drive Winthrop.
President Harding named the U S delegation to the armament conference. The team includes Charles Evans Hughes Secretary of State Elihu Root former Secretary of War and later Secretary of State Henry Cabot Lodge senior Massachusetts senator and Oscar W Underwood Democrat senior senator from Alabama.
The article notes that each represented nation will send four delegates to the table while advisors are unrestricted. It confirms Secretary Hughes Senator Lodge and Mr Root as selections and says Underwood is forecast, with President Harding indicating minority party representation in Congress. The U S group may include 12 specialists across military, aviation, economics and politics.
The body of Bernard J. Dougherty, Harvard student at Lawrence Scientific School in 1900 1901, was found manacled and mangled in the Desplaines River near Chicago this morning. Carl Ausmus, a Packard salesman and Dougherty companion, is missing, and H W Church a 20 year old youth who Dougherty delivered a car to yesterday, was held at Adams Wisconsin tonight in connection with the death.
A man named Dougherty, known as an amateur distance runner from St. Paul Minnesota, was found dead with handcuffs on one wrist and a rope around his neck. Bruises on his head and shoulders suggest beating. His sitter Missannah Dougherty oversees St. Paul schools. He had worked for Packard and had joined the local core force after arriving from Philadelphia three weeks earlier.
They will drive along Commonwealth avenue from Norumbega Park to Arlington street through Arlington street to Beacon down Beacon street to Tremont street and through Tremont street to the Hotel Touraine. They are due at Kenmore station about 6 45 tonight and at the Touraine a little after 7.
Mrs Mary Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks travel to Boston as guests of the Boston Post. They depart New York at 8 tomorrow morning with Mrs Pickford and Marys mother, aiming to greet the Saturday night crowd on Tremont Street around 7.
Today’s anniversaries note recall of Dr Dumba the Austrian ambassador demanded by Wilson in 1915 and a 1917 war tax bill of 2.4 billion dollars. 1919 saw military forces guarding Boston after a police strike. One year ago today Italy tremors continued. Oliver Thomas died of poison in Paris.
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston and vicinity on Saturday with possible showers Sunday and mild temperatures. High pressure dominates eastern regions while a disturbance moves east from the western plains, bringing unsettled skies and rain in parts, with cooler trends in the far Northwest and Central Rockies.
A faded note forecasts fair weather today with a slight chance of worming. It mentions temperature readings and hints at cool or unsettled conditions tonight, reflecting cautious optimism about the day’s climate.
An apparent auction promotion titled in bold as a “huge hoax” features a staged critique of unemployment, using a slave sale motif to draw attention. The stunt draws media and public scrutiny for insensitivity and misleading intent, with organizers facing questions about ethics and legality.
The piece argues Urbain J. Ledoux used a publicity stunt to sway opinion about Boston’s unemployment relief. It claims Boston was hoaxed as the Mecca production’s arrival nears next week, linking coincidences to the publicized events.
Report notes a parallel between Ledoux selling slaves on Boston Common and Morris Gest's upcoming stage production in Boston. Ledoux denies any connection with Gest claiming no prior knowledge of the other figure or plan.
A compact recap covers key events in the American League this week, noting notable games, player movements, and standings shifts affecting teams and fans statewide. Mariners, Yankees, and Dodgers are referenced in shorthand to reflect ongoing league activity.
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