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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1920
Page
1
Fire on Independence Point destroyed six cottages and two private garages early today. Water pressure hampered efforts and a shift of wind kept the blaze from spreading further, with damage estimated at seventy five thousand dollars.
Dorothy Rogers six died after falling from the roof of a Lenox street tenement in South End. Police Captain Skillings called murder the leading theory as investigators combed Greater Boston for a suspect. Continued on Page 9 Third Col.
The National League games saw Boston beating Chicago 4 to 2 and St. Louis prevailing 5 to 1 over Philadelphia. New York defeated Cincinnati 1 to 0, with Brooklyn and Pittsburg not scheduled. In the American League Cleveland topped Boston 12 to 1, Chicago beat Philadelphia 9 to 2, New York beat St. Louis 8 to 3, and Detroit won 12 to 11 against Washington.
Marion police report jewel thieves believed to be professionals used a high powered car to flee toward New Bedford after breaking into the summer residence of Mrs. Benjamin F. Pitman of Brookline in East Marion between midnight and 6 AM. No clues were found yet.
Reports from the Caribbean forewarn a hurricane near the Gulf coast. Galveston and nearby towns rally inland. the Galveston Interurban Railway moves people to safety while meteorologists warn of rising tides and a falling barometer. A 65 mile gale and heavy rain are reported offshore. National Guard on strike duty withdraws to Fort Crockett amid advancing warnings.
Bulleting from Brixton jail indicate the subject remains very weak though still conscious while protests continue in several parts of the country as clashes erupt nationwide.
Henry Ford initiates a campaign to lower auto prices in hopes of easing living costs. Ford promises substantial reductions across his car lineup and urges other manufacturers to follow suit.
Local police found the dead body of Eugene P. Green a four year old from 38 Francis Street this city near Sm. Fort Meadow pond. He had left home yesterday and did not return prompting a search by officers today.
Henry Ford in Detroit on September 21 denounces abnormal prices and profits as the war ends. He says the nation should slash prices and end wage reductions, insisting business must end profiteering and return to fair practices.
France declared a republic in 1792 while headlines note the German submarine attack sinking British cruisers Cressy and Hogue with heavy loss of life. Bulgaria orders mobilization amid ongoing tensions. a year ago the United States saw a major steel strike begin. The King and Queen of Belgium departed aboard the George Washington to New York as Cardinal Mercier visited the U. S. Naval Academy.
Forecast for northern New England and southern New England plus eastern New York calls for fair weather and rising temperatures. Wednesday and Thursday will be mostly fair with moderate to fresh easterly winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras and along the coast.
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