14 Apr 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
1
The Supreme Court decision declares women may be candidates for any state, county, city, or town office within Massachusetts. The ruling, read in the Senate yesterday and signed by all justices except Justice Pierce, marks a broad oath of equality across elective and appointive posts.
A girl of mystery confessed what she knows about the Middlesex County bandit gang to District Attorney Endicott P Saltonstall. The sudden retirement of Cambridge attorney John J. Tobin Jr as counsel for Sally Doyle marked a climax in the investigation ahead of Grand Jury proceedings.
The Irish singer John McCormack lies barely alive in a hospital crisis with his family at his bedside as doctors battle his serious illness. His health status remains critical and prayers are being offered worldwide.
John McCormack, famed tenor, is reported by physicians to be battling a severe throat infection at his Park Avenue home. He asked friends to pray for him tomorrow as his manager, Dennis F. MacSweeney, conveyed the request.
Berkley, a Norfolk suburb, was swept by a late day fire destroying more than 100 houses over about a mile and two to four blocks wide. About 500 families were left homeless with damages near a million dollars. The blaze began at Tunis Lumber Mills on the Southern branch of the Elizabeth River and set three steamers on fire as sparks spread.
Frederick L. Hoffman of Prudential says overweight digestion and excess smoking causing deaths are more common among the wealthy than the poor. He spoke at a meeting of the Public Health Institute in New York.
By a 106 to 60 vote the House yesterday approved engrossment of a bill to raise the state constabulary from 50 to 140. An amendment by Representative Hays of Austin was defeated by a large voice vote after a lengthy debate in which opponents argued the force aimed to break strikes.
Mrs. Sarah A. Shevlin aged widow of Patrick Shevlin died at 491 Pleasant street Malden from a broken heart following the death of her son Rev Bernard A Shevlin drowned last summer at Wheeler Point Gloucester. The priest and a sister were with her on a visit when the tragedy occurred.
Rivers including the Merrimack and Connecticut surged beyond banks as snowmelt and rain swelled waters. Old river men warned of possible breaches and widespread damage across several communities stranded by rising floods.
An early night blaze at Tremont and Parker streets Roxbury prompted Captain Patrick J. Kelley then acting district chief to hurry from Engine 23 house. Kelley noted the box lay opposite his home as Mrs. Kelley and their daughter prepared to depart. The second floor fire was extinguished with minor loss.
Paris April 13 reports from American relief groups in Paris say several American relief workers in Russia have been killed as crowds seized horses for food. Two American Relief Administration drivers were slain this week and others have fled in fear. The danger now makes streets unsafe.
Miss Catherine Coleman tearfully admitted selling liquor to officers Bohmbach and Mullen of the West End squad to raise money for medicine for her sick mother. Central Court accepted her plea after officers corroborated the motive, and she was released.
The roundup lists college football results including Mercer over Yale 8 7 and Georgetown 14 0 over Pittsburg with other scores from Princeton, Columbia, Fordham and more. Boxing results feature Arthur Davis, Cyclone Burns, Paul Bowser and Frankie Quill with multiple rounds in Philadelphia Wichita and Salem. Rounding out the page, Yale beats Virginia C C in Richmond, with full reports on pages 26 to 29.
New Bedford April 13 The prayer of Rev C S Thurber chaplain of the Seamen's Bethel at the religious service on board the movie whaling schooner Gaspe the Sunday before she sailed that she might catch a whale of a whale has been answered. The Gaspe has captured a 100 barrel whale worth about $2000, a size seldom taken in the Atlantic Ocean.
The 10th successive full session and 18th time this year saw stock exchange activity top six figures with 1 375 000 shares traded. Standard Oil of New Jersey and California led gains with notable advances in Cosden Sinclair Associated Pacific Oils. Rails and pacific and grangers group stocks rose one to two points.
In Providence on April 13 the divorce cross petition of Josiah H Harvey and Minnie Harvey collapsed when their Harvard student son Harold I Harvey sent a note demanding the trial stop. Both parents wept and abandoned the action on grounds of extreme cruelty as Josiah, an auto supply company proprietor, testified.
In a courtroom scene, Mrs. Harvey sobbed as a bank‑check note delivered by Deputy Sheriff Tillinghast warned of regrets if the case continued. Mr. Harvey, moved to tears, withdrew his testimony and left with his wife after the message read. The judge promptly halted further examination.
The Dublin peace conference called by Lord Mayor O Neill met at Mansion House to ease tensions between Free State adherents and supporters of Eamon de Valera. Attendees included Michael Collins Arthur Griffith and De Valera once part of the Dail Eireann cabinet.
Baseball scores show Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 8 to 2, Detroit 3 over New York 65, Washington 2, St. Louis 4 over Chicago 2. The results summarize an uneven slate with notable scores across the circuit.
An adjournment was taken until next Wednesday after no agreement was reached. An official statement said all invitees gathered for the conference led by Lord Mayor O Neill wish no interference with public meetings. Delegates arriving at Mansion House were welcomed by supporters. Present were Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins for the provisional Free State government Eamon De Valera and Charles Burgess for the Republicans Archbishop Byrne Stephen O Mara and Lord Mayors of Dublin and Limerick.
The first marble shooting championships in this region will be held Friday April 21 in Jersey City to crown the city champion. Schoolyard rules apply with hustings and evas permitted in knuckle-downs. Finals will be refereed by Harry A. Moore park commissioner. Morning play occurs at playground rings supervised by deputy park officials. The fat marbles ring game replaces the old style, starting from a line 2½ feet away.
In New York on April 13 officials seized 6300 flagons of Scotch whiskey altered into strawberry soda. The shipment, packed in 175 barrels, arrived from Quebec to New York Central’s St. John’s Park terminal and was bound for Havana by steamer. An enforcement detachment pursued the operation to prevent loss.
A shipment of barrels bound for the Ward Line pier faced a mishap when a barrel fell and burst on the pier. A guard drunk from a broken cask revealed the cargo as strawberry soda, prompting the steamship Mexico to sail without the claimed Scotch or soda water. Three armed agents guarding the load were suspended amid ongoing investigations.
Swarthmore College defeated the Oxford-Cambridge lacrosse team by 8 goals. It marked the English visitor’s third loss in the American invasion played in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
William H Hall of Wilmington former state senator filed his will in Pittsfield Mass. It bequeaths Wesleyan University 25000 for athletics and Per Upsilon fraternity 10000 for endowment. His widow gets 100000 and each of five children 20000. He also leaves his daughter Doris the keys to the cellar brick vault and its contents of wet goods.
A compact notice recalls key dates: Lincoln assassinated in 1865, Zeppelins raid England in 1915, and the Ptarmigan sinking with 11 lives lost in 1915. It also notes a Chilean envoy resignation from the League of Nations in Geneva a year ago.
Fair cooler conditions expected in Boston area with Friday and Saturday becoming generally fair and cooler. Northern New England sees no temperature change and cloudy skies across much of the region. Southern New England remains cloudy with lower temperatures on the mainland while winds shift from northeast to variable along the coast.
The day continues cloudy with little warmth as temperatures stay cool. Expect overcast conditions through the day with limited sunshine and a mild to cool high.
Pawtucket April 13 police believe jealousy motivated the shooting of 18 year old Miss Margaret Howes of 14 Clifford Street by an assailant using a revolver loaded with a blank cartridge. The wad lodged near the heart causing a grave wound and she may die.
Miss Hones absolves Hugh Bunting 28 of 48 John Street Valley Falls of blame in a lonely city shooting near 67 Sheffield Avenue after Bunting, distressed, said the girl does not love anyone but him. He had called her earlier and joined a walk at her home.
Through his secretary Eugene O'Brien motion picture star denied a report he is engaged to Miss Laura Hope Crewes. They have been friends for years and he is not engaged to anyone. He denied going to Hollywood and ending his connection with Selznick.
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