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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1922
Page
3
Ten children from Roxbury cheer as Miss Duck the Muscovy joins the city zoo. The young O’Keefe family had planned a Christmas dinner for the bird, yet the voyage proved rough and the duck grew homesick. Curator Morse pledged to notify the children if she felt lonely.
In Lawrence April 28 about 300 Masons from Greater Lawrence and six Blue Lodges will join a parade before the corner-stone ceremony for the new Masonic Temple on Jackson street. The 3:30 pm event will be led by Grand Lodge A F and A M of Massachusetts with Most Worshipful Arthur D. Prince of Lowell presiding.
The Senate voted 5 to 15 to refuse third reading of the Mayflower protection bill. Senator Austin of Somerville backed the measure while Senator Shea of Holyoke argued the flower remains abundant. A motion to refer the bill to next year failed as the chamber held.
The American Newspaper Publishers' Association closed after adopting a resolution on federal taxes and two on advertising. A memorial for members who died in the past year was read. Officers for next year were elected at the morning session in New York.
The group approved a resolution opposing guaranteed ad rates that favor publishers or agents and called such practices immoral. They endorsed amendments to the 1921 revenue act affecting publishers and honored 29 deceased publishers. Paul Patterson of the Baltimore Sun was elected president with officers and directors named, as plans for an Open Shop division to exclude printing unions were discussed and approved.
Lawrence police warn all local factories and businesses after a gang of professional yeggmen broke into the Texas Oil Company office at North Andover last night. They pried off the safe combination and stole a cash drawer containing $100.
Dorchester dancer Lillian Akers 17 joins Ziegfelds Sally in Boston after early fame in Out of the Chorus. She trained since age four and performed for war relief groups with Knights of Columbus and Jewish Welfare Board, living with mother Mary Akers at 9 Annapolis Street Dorchester while sister Alice tours with Greenwich Village Follies.
Former Governor candidate and ex State Senator John Jackson Walsh issued a statement asking Democrats to withhold allegiance to any governor candidates until he decides his own plans. He notes his 1920 campaign saw strong vote totals and argues precedent could favor his nomination if he seeks it this year. He cites waning spring interest and fall frosts as factors in timing his decision.
Telegraph invitations were sent to the mayors and first selectmen of New Hampshire communities affected by the textile strike. The gathering in Manchester will be led by Mayor George E. Fruedel and Mayor Henri Burque to draft a working plan for settling the labor dispute.
Scions of Harvard’s Class of 1922 dedicate a bronze tablet in Stoughton Hall to Augustine MacDonald 1875 1921 a longtime caretaker for the three halls. He lived at Stoughton Hall for about 13 years and was beloved for his kindness and devotion to students. Thomas Nolan, the current janitor, recalls him fondly as he prepared to die after years of failing health. The piece also notes Boston writer Bev Ames Williams and previews The Golden Girl of Linkoping in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Dorothy Minear aged four was fatally struck when the rear wheels of a loaded truck owned by Kemp & Son Co Cambridge passed over her near 259 Portland Street Cambridge. The truck operated by Ernest V Mayo of 1 Harvard Street Cambridge was reportedly on the street when the child darted into its side. Police say Mayo is blameless but he faces a manslaughter technical charge.
Mrs Wanda Snell of 40 Camden Street Lynn attempted death by own action by swallowing poison after a quarrel with her 20 year old daughter. She was taken to Lynn hospital and is on the danger list.
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