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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1920
Page
1
About 8000 people attend a mass meeting demanding the immediate release of MacSwiney and the withdrawal of English soldiers from Ireland. De Valera delivers a bitter rebuke to the premier, and resolutions are adopted calling for freedom and end to occupation.
Eamon De Valera and Mrs De Valera were central figures in a gala parade through Boston streets followed by masses at Cathedral and Great Mass meetings on Boston Common and Mechanics Building. The couple received ovations and greetings from the cardinal as crowds filled the city yesterday. Continued on Page 9-1 at Colame
Maine voters head to the polls as Republicans claim a strong statewide race. The ballot includes a Governor, State auditor, four U S representatives, and other state legislative contests. The outcome is watched nationally as Maine’s result is seen as signaling political momentum ahead of the presidential year.
New York reports Mrs. Mil dred Harris Chaplin has reversed her stance and will not grant Charlie Chaplin a divorce. Henry J. Goldsmith, newly hired by Mrs Chaplin, says she changed her mind and will continue the marriage.
Mr Goldsmith reports Mrs Chaplin came east for a vacation after suffering mental and physical harm since her baby’s death. He says her husband abandoned her and fled California jurisdiction, complicating the divorce case as she faced months away from work.
In Joliet Illinois a 19 year old crippled girl found in a basement vault after seventeen years of confinement by her mother Mrs Mary Kolwiski Miss Florence Baldwin a visiting nurse reported the child like figure with limited movement and feeble mind The mother claimed the girl was normal until age two then spinal disease Dry crusts of bread were alleged as her diet Silver Cross Hospital refused admission and authorities planned action against the mother
A Gaelic League bulletin reports Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork worsening at Brixton jail during a hunger strike. He endures severe pain as his condition deteriorates, with reports from London noting his critical state and ongoing suffering.
Noon bulletin reported a slightly better night with some sleep but extreme exhaustion and consciousness. At two this afternoon a turn for the worse was announced as Father Dominic visited the prisoner and Mrs MacSwiney, leaving Brixton, said the Lord Mayor’s condition was uncertain.
In Worcester on September 12 Oscar Wist was instantly killed when lightning struck a tree and sent a bolt through a wire into a tent where his family slept. Three others were injured Kenneth Wist his six year old son was paralyzed Mrs Josephine Carlson suffered severe burns and Otto Olson aged 30 sustained arm burns.
Mary Kerrigan, 16, of Malden, was thrown from a speeding auto in Lynn last night by two young men now being hunted by police across Greater Boston. She remains at Lynn Hospital with only an even chance of recovery. The incident began when Kerrigan accepted a ride with Frances, 17, and continued with further details on Page Six.
Cablegrams from Greater Boston and New England urged Premier Lloyd George to free Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney in a mercy move. Senders from diverse backgrounds pressed the British government, following a Boston Post editorial calling for swift action before his condition worsens.
A Daily record lists events by date with entries such as General John J. Pershing born in 1860 and the 1914 departure of the Red Cross steamer from New York to Europe. It recalls Americans erasing the St Mihiel salient and nearing Mets within ten miles, and notes a prior year speech by President Wilson on the League of Nations. It also mentions the Lawnon Air Liner carrying nine passengers from Syracuse to Mineola.
The forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions in Boston and vicinity. Monday and Tuesday should be generally fair with fresh westerly winds, while northern New England may see showers followed by clearing. The outlook covers eastern New York and the states east of the Mississippi with no notable temperature changes expected.
Prohibition agents from William J. McCarthy’s staff captured the fifth barrel of whiskey last night, the final piece in a sensational raid on millionaires’ residences on Saturday night. The barrel was found in an exclusive Cambridge district, taken from a well known business and social figure.
The old farmer forecasts bright and fair weather likely today and tonight with a cooler spell expected.
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