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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1921
Page
3
The tropical storm moving north toward the Caribbean and Jamaica was reported south and southeast of Jamaica. It continues a slow course toward the coast near Yucatan as it heads northwestward, bringing potential damage.
Miss Vera Marie McKinnon daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank McKinnon of 28 Walnut Road Somerville will wed Herbert F Gent son of Mr and Mrs William Gent of Hull this morning at 9 o'clock in St Anne's Church Somerville Attendants include bridesmaid Miss Anna Butler and best man Raymond W Gent brother of the groom
San Antonio recounts 39 known dead as flood waters recede. Alazan Creek area remains to be searched. Debris tangled up to twenty feet deep with business district damage estimated between five and ten million dollars.
Funeral services were held for several victims as flood districts remained under strict military control. Workers hauled debris through the night while pumps and gasoline engines cleared water from basements. Auto dealers faced losses estimated at 250000 dollars as cars were damaged in warehouses and showrooms. Rescue teams warned of more than 100 potential bodies downstream as searches continued. Cardinal Mercier may be barred from Germany. reports claim refusal of passage to attend the Warsaw Catholic Congress.
Former Rhode Island governor and U.S. senator George Peabody Wetmore died suddenly at six yesterday morning in the Hotel Touraine from heart disease. Born in London on August 2, 1846, he was abroad with his parents when his birth occurred.
Senator Wetmore died suddenly yesterday morning in Boston while consulting specialists for his health. His wife Edith Keteltas Wetmore and secretary H A Vail were with him. The body was sent to the Wetmore home in Newport. He held multiple roles including trustee of Yale and the Peabody Museum and served as presidential elector and Rhode Island governor. He later served as United States Senator 1891-1901 and 1901-07.
Lincoln Memorial Senator Wetmore is described as a devoted Republican. He serves as a member of the Lincoln Memorial Commission and chairs the Commission for the Extension and Completion of the Capitol Building in Washington D C. The Wetmore family wealth traces to West Indies and China trade.
Author recalls the 1848 Concord experiment led by A Bronson Alcott and Louisa Alcott with English mystics. A birthday grove celebration at Fruitlands contrasts with the later collapse and Alcott family hardship. A visit to Fruitlands and Clara Windicott Sears restoration is noted with references to Miss Hearn's book.
President Harding deplores the tendency to rely on the federal government for functions rightly belonging to local units in a letter to the UNC conference on town and county administration set for next week.
The President, released by Dr. Howard Odum of UNC, endorses the regional conference on local government. He urges ongoing public education on social, industrial, and technical local government issues, noting postwar complexity and growing challenges.
The passage argues against overreliance on the national government for local functions. It notes rapid country growth and planning difficulties for local governments, causing inefficiency in minor administrative bodies that must be corrected as public attention rises and national administrative skill is applied.
New England chapters choose delegates for the first national Red Cross convention to be held at the State Exposition grounds in Columbus Ohio from October 4 to 8. Arthur G Rotch manager of the New England division urges full chapter representation, ideally with multiple delegates.
The passage notes that mine workers receive about 65 cents of the coal price for wages. Wages are set by the 1920 U.S. Anthracite Coal Commission award and remain in force until March 3.
Paul Walker fourteen-year-old rider toppled from a twenty five foot ledge at the Saxonville mill dam this afternoon. He broke his neck landing headfirst on rocks and died en route to Framingham Hospital. He was the son of Mrs. Mary Walker of Meadow Street.
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