19 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1921
Page
1
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George telegraphs Eamon De Valera that a conference with Sinn Fein delegates is impossible unless De Valera withdraws his claim to meet as head of an independent sovereign state.
The collier Malden, bound from Norfolk to Boston with 7200 tons of coal, was towed toward beached repair sites after colliding with the freighter Jenancy 10 miles off Montauk Point. Crew of 46 saved by the tenancy, then by Guardsman tug. Malden built for New England Coal & Coke Co in 1907, 373.2 feet long, 6054 gross tons, 3098 net. Officers included Captain Gertson and Chief Engineer Bage.
Impressive rescues unfold as high winds batter the harbor. Boats are left helpless against the massive gale endangering lives and prompting swift rescue attempts by crews and authorities. Authorities warn of continuing dangerous conditions and urge avoidance of the water.
A violent wind storm swept Massachusetts Bay yesterday tearing boats from moorings and driving motorboats ashore at Peddeck's and Rainsford Islands. Coast guard crews from Stony Beach Hull rescued 65 people from distressed vessels and towed them to safety.
Chicago September 18 shopmen from six federated shop crafts unions voted to strike against the July 1 1921 railroad wage reductions but will defer action until the working rules are issued by the United States Railroad Labor Board with a second vote on acceptance or rejection of the rules expected.
Thirty five passengers including many women rode a motorboat Lone Star from City Point when its steering gear failed off Waveland. Surfmen Loyal Willis Will Sousa and Henry Crowley found the vessel at 11:15 last night and saved the group as breakers threatened to wash it ashore. One man named Goldberg leapt overboard during the perilous incident.
The James Gordon Bennett trophy event began under intermittent showers and 30 to 40 mph easterly winds. English balloon Banshée led off at 4 20 p.m., Ital ian entrant Uselli withdrew with balloon damage, and American Ralph Upson, flying a Belgica S loaned by Lt de Muyster, was the third to depart and later disappeared.
Private First Class George T. Maxwell 22 son of Mr and Mrs George Maxwell of 314 Langley Road Newton Centre was honored at a large funeral service at Trinity Church Newton Centre. The Rev Edward J Sullivan rector officiated.
We cannot offer higher interest rates than prudent institutions, but anticipate growth from well rounded service and equal consideration for all customers.
The Rev. Dr. Edward A. Horton preached before thirty-third degree Masons and their ladies in Old South Church yesterday. He denounced Ledoux's slave auction on the Common as unnecessary.
Colonel Alfred F. Foote, commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, bans wheels of fortune at indoor and outdoor events in Massachusetts. He has notified agricultural fair associations that these wheels must not be permitted at any event, with no exceptions for churches.
Arthur Farrar Clark, longtime dramatic critic for the Chicago Tribune and contributor to other publications, was killed by a train at the Wellesley Hills railroad station around 9 pm. He was 50, and his home was in Keokuk Iowa. His wife Sarah Searle Clark awaited him near Bemis Road before learning of his death.
The American Legion through its national legislative committee urges employers nationwide to hire veterans. A study across 16 states shows high unemployment among vets, with Pennsylvania 150000 and New York 100000 out of work. The group warns that without veterans relief laws, posts may exhaust treasuries to keep needy ex servicemen fed and clothed.
Report lists multiple games with scores including New Haven 6 Worcester 3 Bridgeport 6 Pittsfield 1 Hartford 3 Waterbury 2 and Springfield 5 Albany 2 in the first matchup, followed by Springfield 4 Albany 2 in the second game.
In St. Louis on a perfect Missouri morning the Woodland stars extended their record by winning the national amateur championship. Jesse Guilford or Francis Ouimet are noted as leading contenders, but Woodland proved the best ball team in the United States with the victory.
The Church of the Unemployed received donations including 1% from Mr and Mrs C C Burchard. About 200 guests gathered as Helene Lehman announced she would be in town Monday for the Howard street ranges cook room. Fourteen brethren were evicted for pan handling or for shooting African marbles on a scow at midnight with 49 dollars on the table.
Boston Central Labor Union condemns Mr Zero for activities aiding the jobless and orders the unemployment committee to ask Mayor Peters to bar him from conducting any more slave auctions in Boston.
Ex Senator John J. Kearney chairing the unemployment committee reported that they investigated Mr Zero and wish to continue. He said the committee is not fully satisfied with the source of Mr Zero's activities and several members are suspicious of his work and his auction block.
Union Conn Sept 18 Norah Johnson a Radcliffe graduate and bride of less than a week was believed to have drowned in an accident when she vanished from a honeymoon cottage while her husband John D Kettell of Cambridge was away for two hours last Tuesday afternoon investigators say the theory of suicide by her own hand has been exploded by friends.
Continued on Page 2-Fifth Column Today lists anniversaries including the 1870 siege of Paris and 1915 Vilna occupation by Germany. It also notes a year ago today when the King and Queen of Belgium reached Rio de Janeiro and Jose Ortega of Madrid became poet laureate.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather with cooler temperatures. Monday and Tuesday are expected to be fair with moderate northwest winds. The outlook covers northern and southern New England and eastern New York with some unsettled areas and showers possible in the upper Lake region and lower Ohio Valley.
Forecast calls for another pleasant stretch with daytime warmth and comfortable evening temperatures. Residents can expect mostly clear skies and light winds, with no significant precipitation expected.
Yesterday’s temperature readings show morning 57 noontime 72 and afternoon 78 with evening 77 at 7 pm. The average yesterday was 72 degrees and the year-ago average was 65.
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