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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
12
David J. Pickett aged 38 was arrested by East Dedham Street Police South End after escaping Bridgewater State Farm on March 4. He had been sent from Worcester on drunkenness charges and will be returned to Bridgewater authorities this morning.
Nathan Shapiro 22 of Theodore Street Dorchester was arrested yesterday by Inspectors Dorsey and Augusta on larceny charges for stealing 1412.30 from employer Hyman Goldman 9 Albany Street South End. The theft occurred between April 12 and 18 while he served as clerk and bookkeeper.
Harold W. Page, charged with illegal sale of liquor, was discharged after a 25 minute trial and two hour jury deliberation. Page admitted selling a quart of gin to Special Officer O Neil for 4 50 in marked money, claiming he merely accommodated the officer for a party. Judge Fosdick noted the admission and explained that a sale occurred if money changed hands.
A 20 year old University of Missouri co ed, daughter of Dr Ben Reitman, told Chicago police she rode freight cars from Columbia to Chicago to pursue newspaper work in New York. She shipped her dresses ahead and altered her appearance before starting out. Patrolman Manning explained the suspicion came from how she crossed her legs.
Miss Hazel Sears known as the Knickerbocker Girl owns a tiny radio receiver barely larger than a man's watch. It picks up Medford Hillside concerts with a tuned crystal. designed by Samuel Curtis of Quincy from a paper roll core. The show at Mechanics Hall features a miniature wiring model for radiophone equipment, hosted by Cap er Clad Steel Co and educators like Harry Cheetham. Dr. Steinmetz dismisses ether as a medium, stating radio waves travel through space, not ether, a view echoed at a GE Schenectady station. The Atlantic radio division notes New England’s high activity last month.
The American Radio Relay League records show 18 761 messages sent in a month by 283 stations. Yankton College 9 Yak in Yankton Dakota led with 604 messages. Atlantic division had 4 172 messages, West Gulf 3 174, spark sets far ahead of continuous wave at 74 percent. United States Bureau of Standards publishes a 619 page book The Principles Underlying Radio Communication.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Bureau offers Massachusetts Agricultural College prepared pamphlets with spring gardening guidance. It includes a garden plan, vegetable choices, seed quantities, and schedules from seeding to harvest to help new farm and suburban homeowners avoid common rookie mistakes.
One hundred fifty delegates will travel by special train from Boston to the national convention of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic in Washington. They will depart May 3 and arrive May 4 after a special State meeting decided the itinerary.
Massachusetts delegates pledge solid support for State President John F. Harrigan of Worcester as the convention opens on May 6 aiming for the national Presidency.
April 26 report states the United States government recognizes the new Egyptian government while preserving capitulatory rights. The note emphasizes diplomatic status remains affected by prior treaties and control considerations.
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