22 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
1
A massive blast at the Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik plant in Oppau near the Rhine devastates the town. debris and flames sweep through the area as casualties mount and rescue operations begin amid widespread destruction.
Despondent Stockbridge society woman Mrs Ed ward B Owen was seriously wounded by a self inflicted firearms wound near the heart. The shooting occurred Sunday and she has been in House of Mercy Hospital since then. Dr Stockwell said she prepared carefully for the act and the case was disclosed tonight amid local rumors.
Francis Ouimet was defeated by Harrison Johnston in the national amateur championship at St Louis. Ouimet’s late missed putt on the final green cost the match. Boston fans now pin hopes on Jesse Guilford to carry the title.
Mashapaug Conn Sept 21 Mrs Norah Johnson Kettelle a Radcliffe graduate and new bride is at the center of a stalled search for a missing body as investigators await developments. The report notes the storm disrupting efforts and ongoing inquiries into the incident.
In Strafford Pennsylvania on September 21, Elton E. Sullivan, a Republican candidate for township director in Tredyffrin, wore knickers and faced a campaign fight over the outfit. Photos of a woman in knickers on the golf links were used in the race. the township voted she shouldn’t, leading to Mrs. Sullivan’s defeat.
United States District Judge Jacob Yrieber granted a writ of habeas corpus and issued a temporary restraining order preventing six Elaine Negroes from being electrocuted Friday. The men were convicted of murder tied to the Elaine riots of 1919. a hearing is set for Monday.
State Department of Labor and Industries cites larger orders for manufactured products resumes of operation on a larger scale and more plentiful capital as evidence of improved industrial conditions across the state.
London reports Lloyd George and cabinet ministers drafting a reply to Eamon De Valera. The note aims to satisfy Sinn Fein with four aims including terms acceptable to Sinn Fein and an open peace conference, as officials seek a conciliatory path.
Eldon E. Elston of 17 Auburn Street Charlestown is labeled a deserter in government slacker lists though cited for heroism before his death at Cambrai on October 10 1918. He earned the Military Medal and a D Company M medal and served with the Kilties then the Black Watch. He left a wife and two children cared for by his mother in Somerville after his death overseas.
Washington September first. Postmaster General Hays says agents from his department are also examining Ku Klux Klan activities. He declines to specify angles of the probe and notes the inspection service is conducting a strong investigation.
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts began his fifth attempt to swim the English Channel from Dover toward France. The initial weather was calm and smooth as he started, and by 8:53 PM he was about six miles from shore with strong progress noted.
Chelsea police acted quickly after a tip that Otto F. Chapman and Edward P. Wells two Deer Island trustees who escaped from the institution early Sunday morning were seen on Second street in Chelsea. Captain Gaspar Shannon dispatched plain clothes officers and Special Officer Valentine Elmore to search the area visiting several houses but found no trace of the prisoners.
Two men entered the Abraham Nazzaro shop at 363 Broadway in Cambridge and armed with revolvers took three angel cakes and two boxes of candy from a showcase. They ignored the cash on Nazzaro and in the drawer, making off with the sweets.
Andrew L. Quirk of South Boston, known as Andy of A Company to the 101st Infantry, engages to Margaret Louise Connery daughter of ex-Mayor William P. Connery of Lynn. The couple met last April while Quirk joined his friend Billy Connery in a candy business venture and plan a June wedding.
Florence Harriman a 14 year old girl known for claimed occult powers and mind reading of other children has become the subject of local curiosity as residents recall her strange abilities during a quiet night in Kennebunk Maine on September 21. The report notes the unusual notoriety surrounding her rumored gift and the town’s cautious interest in the tale.
Los Angeles reports an admission attributed to Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle that he used a foreign substance in an assault on Miss Virginia Rappe, conveyed as a confession to friends and circulating in early notices of the case.
Governor Cox lifted the civil service ban on employing laborers by cities and towns to relieve unemployment. In conference with Payson Dana civil service commissioner, it was stated that civil service technicalities will not block municipalities from engaging in useful construction work now.
New York report on Edward N. Breitung a mine owner and oil operator charged with vagrancy in a morality case. Assistant District Attorney OShaughnessy argues for equal guilt for men and women in immoral acts. A bench warrant seeks Breitung’s punishment alongside two women involved. Case postponed to next Wednesday.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Thursday clearing and Friday fair with little temperature change. Fresh and strong southwest winds. Northern New England expect showers and warmer Thursday with Friday fair. Southern New England and eastern New York clear Thursday, fair Friday.
John Sweeney of 219 Summer Street Somerville died at Cambridge Relief Hospital from injuries after a fall down an elevator shaft at the John P. Squire Company meat packing plant in East Cambridge. He worked in the engine room.
In the American League Cleveland beat Boston 5 to 1 while Chicago edged Washington 4 to 3 and New York Detroit encountered rain delays. In the National League Boston topped St Louis 7 to 6 and New York defeated Chicago 9 to 7 amid rain interruptions.
A compact chronology notes Nathan Hale's 1776 execution as a spy, France becoming a republic in 1792, Bulgaria mobilizing in 1915, and a steel strike in the United States. It also marks a year since Wrangle captured Alexandrovsk with 10,000 prisoners and mentions a grand jury indicting World Series players.
After a rainy morning the day should brighten and stay fair through night. Warmer conditions are expected with a notably windy period developing later.
Fragmentary weather data notes dated yesterday and last year show temperatures and averages. The text lists times and numbers without coherent context or full sentences. It reads as a partial archival weather record with unclear locations or events.
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