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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1922
Page
13
After observing trim skirts worn by Americans, Albanian women have decided to discard trousers as their mode of attire. The shift signals a cultural response to foreign fashion influence and local dress norms.
Mayor James M. Curley pressed for the 1918 Boston Elevated public control act repeal to reach the 1919 Legislature. He asked Speaker B Loring Young to direct the House rules committee to seek an attorney general opinion on whether the people can sue to void the State Elevated contract if fraud in 1918 law is proven.
John J. Pullen indicted for the murder of Thomas Kieley in Somerville. He attempted suicide Tuesday evening in Cambridge jail using a safety razor blade. He was found by a jail officer and, according to Sheriff John R. Fairbairn, is not in serious condition.
A light Boston Sunday Post Magazine piece previews vacation season with playful anecdotes and witty observations by Mere dith Nicholson. The essay contrasts city bustle with seaside leisure, offering cheerful vignettes and a relaxed, witty tone.
Mrs Rose De Brizzi of Stratford Conn tells police she was abducted by two men in an automobile and dumped in Boston. A warrant charges her as a runaway while she stays at the House of the Good Shepherd awaiting fuller police search. A New Jersey plated touring car is sought across Greater Boston as detectives investigate the tale.
Charles Dyer who escaped from Belfast jail last week telephoned Sheriff Littlefield from Burnham requesting to return and asking for more time. He agreed to come by train and was met by officers that evening. Dyer is serving 11 months for assault from the January Supreme Court term.
Miss Gertrude Butler of Buzzards Bay suffered a severe nervous shock when Linden Butler aged 18 was arrested by Deputy Sheriff John Parkinson in New Bedford. Linden Butler faced a charge under the illegitimate child act. the complainant is Mrs Mary Dearden acting for her daughter Miss Emily Dearden. Butler pleaded not guilty and was released on $300 bond.
Thirteen New England Telephone and Telegraph Company employees receive Theodore N. Vail medals for conspicuous service during 1921. The article recounts John Archdeacon Murphy of Cork Ireland noted for his role aiding Irish relief funds in 1916 and his influence on Ireland’s independence movement.
John Archdeacon Murphy of Buffalo a national councillor of the Friends of Irish Freedom and a leader in the American movement to aid Ireland gain her independence died yesterday in Dublin Ireland according to cable despatches received last evening.
The awards recognize personal acts of bravery and keen perception in danger at telephone facilities. Medals are awarded with statements detailing each merit and a brief story of the act. Recipients include Silas Campbell Salem and others across Rhode Island Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire and Maine.
Harvard Glee Club conducted by Dr Archibald Davison presented a program praised for attractiveness and strong performances. Pablo Casals joined for works by Sammartini Bach and Senaille and encore, while Howard Ballantine's Song of the Night received its first local presentation. The choir and strings showed enhanced balance and tone, earning warm applause.
William F. Tolan, 64, of 30 March Street, hanged himself in his attic late today. Despondent over ill health he left a wife and five children.
Cambridge foreman E L Hardy testifies before the Federal Railroad Labor Board describing underfed children and mothers forced to work to support families. He says New England laborers earn 40 cents an hour as wage-decrease hearings continue with other witnesses detailing regional conditions.
New Bedford reports Dolly the dog bore Dolly's infant heir Buster after Dolly died from poisoning. Three weeks earlier Dolly expanded her litter by four pups, but only Buster survived as George raises the surviving survivor on the bottle.
London April 12 AP announces King George has conferred an earldom on Sir Arthur James Balfour. The official note confirms the honor and elevates Balfour's title in the peerage.
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