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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1922
Page
2
Samuel Gompers president of the AFL will lecture before Naval War College staff and class in Newport on April 18 invited by Rear Admiral Wm Sima. He will discuss The American Federation of Labor in the World War.
An obituary note states Joseph L. Payton aged years died yesterday in the Mills Hotel Cincinnati. Police seek to notify relatives formerly in or near Boston. Deceased had accounts at Southern Ohio Savings with recent activity from Jamestown Savings.
Insurance firms report new claims as interest in radio grows. Youths seek materials to build wireless sets and steal items from cars. Batteries and wires top the haul, prompting the suggestion to secure tools and components to deter theft.
Knights Templars from New England and across the country depart for New Orleans for the triennial conclave of the military order of Free Masonry from April 23 to 27. The Boston Commandery leads about 160 members with wives aboard the Panama steamer to Kingston via the Canal, then to New Orleans. Eminent commanders Frederick Hunting Briggs and Walter H. Woods head the Boston and Joseph Warren commands.
Jane E Bishop age 83 a prominent Boston figure dies ending a long association with high society clients and the Susan E Geary suitcase murder case linked to her residence at 325 Longwood Avenue.
The article profiles Mrs. Bishop a wealthy Boston woman born in 1889 known for charity and legal battles. It recalls her connections to the Dr. Jane H. Bishop case illegal surgery and the Susan Geary suitcase murder, naming her son in law Louis W. Crawford and others involved.
Reported arrest of John Red Shea linked to an attempted holdup in Waltham last week. George Sumner, Waldorf Lunch System supervisor, and several men were examined. police seek additional suspects as case proceeds.
Police disguised as spooners staged a sting at Fresh Pond Spooners Lane trapping Lonner and Gruhn. Lonner 18 Belmont and Gruhn 18 Cambridge are charged with carrying dangerous weapons after officers fired a shot to signal arrest.
Police responded to reports of automobile parties where occupants were forced from cars and robbed by holdup men, with some suspects described as spooners married men. Officers say such incidents have hindered prosecutions and investigation.
New examinations for promotions in the Boston police department will be held April 20 to replace papers stolen and transmitted to applicants. Tests will be given to candidates seeking ranks as lieutenants and sergeants.
The Boston City Council approved a substitute order to pay Mrs Louise McGill 2500 in weekly installments of 15 for the death of her son Arthur D McGill killed in rioting during the 1919 police strike. The mayor rejected a 4000 payment noting no legal city liability.
The Boston Elevated Railway trustee says a five cent fare will start tomorrow on the North to South line via Federal street. Ten cent fare passengers will receive transfers for the subway, while jitney riders get no transfers.
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