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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1922
Page
12
Providence Rhode Island April 27 The bill passed by the general assembly awaiting Governor San Souci signature would require police in cities and towns to enforce national prohibition. If signed it threatens saloon keepers and the sale of alcoholic drinks noted at five cents a cheer.
A bill to create the Department of Administration and Finance was approved by the legislative committee on State administration and will be reported to the House. It aims to improve state management efficiency and cut costs by standardizing purchasing methods and centralizing supplies and equipment purchases.
The Hyde Park Battalion Boston High School Cadets held their annual drill at Stony Brook Reservation yesterday. The 10th Company led by Captain Edward Callan won, followed by the 6th Company under Captain Francis Laughlin and the 7th Company led by Captain Wilson Corbett in third. Captain Carl Magnuson led the 1st Company in fourth place. Headmaster George W. Earle awarded silk pendants as judges Lieutenant Colonels Stopford, McLaughlin, and Sweeney of the United States Army supervised.
A fire at 196 Cabot Street Roxbury started in a wooden ashhouse and spread to the rear wall of a three story tenement. Firemen carried a 61 year old crippled woman down stairs and guided a woman and her two children to the street amid a stiff battle. High winds spread sparks to nearby roofs. a daughter named Margaret DeCourcy remains.
Ella McShea, aged resident on the third floor, was saved by Hosemah Francis J. Scott of Engine 18. Though she had time to reach the street, she stayed to ensure her blind mother’s safety, then fled with her daughter Edith and son Dorks after firemen arrived. The firefighters found the blaze severe as they rushed to the residence.
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