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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
2
Lee Chong Quong, five, a Chinese resident of We Oxford Place, died yesterday morning of heart trouble while being ferried from his home to City Hospital in an ambulance from the La Brange Street station.
In San Francisco on Aug 3 Walter Castor a fugitive his sister in law Mrs Robert Castor and Police Detective Tim Bailey were killed in a pistol duel at Castor s house Detectives Ernest Gable was seriously wounded An officer shot Castor dead and Mrs Castor was found dead with unknown cause of her wound
Portland, Aug 3 C A Ketchan a sailor was awarded by King George a silver medal for gallantry in aiding the shipwrecked crew of the schooner Donald T of Taunenburg N S in the North Atlantic on Jan 15 1921. He served as a seaman on the steamship Stonewall and is said to have hailed from Portland though British authorities cannot locate him.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine launches a new and original Sherlock Holmes run by A Conan Doyle. Read The Problem of Thor Bridge in the next issue for the fresh escapades of Holmes.
Three young hikers Missy Zanick Alice Glazer and Jean Behl completing 1000 miles of a 1200 mile trek press on through New England after a rainy run from New York. They praise New England men and seek local opinions on marriage prospects while spending a few hours in Boston.
Judge Arthur P. Stone of Cambridge District Court dismissed Floyd C. Newton's honeymoon trip as a valid reason for missing court. Newton of 36 Parker Hill Street Boston had been arrested two weeks earlier for leaving his car on Belmont Street without lights and paid a $10 fine.
Professor Samuel Flagg Bemis of Whitman College Walla Walla Washington wins the Knights of Columbus prize for the best essay on American history. The award includes a 3000 dollar grant. Bemis is a noted Massachusetts scholar and son of Medford resident Charles H Bemis. He attended Clark University and Harvard, later teaching at the University of Colorado.
Concord notices announce the sixth annual Sheehan Family Association reunion on the farm of honorary president Dr Jeremiah Sheehan at Main Street Concord Junction next Sunday August 6. Dr John L Sheehan of City Hospital Boston chairs the sports committee and F Edward W Sheehan of Concord Junction serves as association president.
For more than fifty years the women of Montenegro have worn black attire and small pork pie hats as a sign of grief over Montenegro losing its independence to the Turks in 1389.
In Lawrence a group of textile workers out of work for 19 weeks is said to be considering accepting Pacific Mills reduced wage plan. An Oct 2 arbitration by Rev James T O'Reilly OSA Treasurer Greene and Fisher of the State Board is rumored to be central to the deal.
Delegates representing 150 000 textile workers in the Eastern and Southern States signed the constitution of the Federated Textile Unions of America. They pledged to aid New England workers in the winter strike and to organize about 900 000 textile employees nationwide. Sixty six officials from nine crafts attended the opening conference and the group planned a three day session to elect officers and map a nationwide campaign.
Brighton Municipal Court Judge Thomas H Connolley sentenced Leo S Lyons alleged owner of a near beer saloon on Braintree street Alston to three months in the house of correction and a $100 fine for liquor law violation He appealed. Sergeant Mulison prosecuted for the government and two railroad workers testified they bought liquor from Lyons.
Postmaster Roland M. Baker backs Boston Chamber of Commerce in private subscription to finish the aviation field at Jeffries Point East Boston. Total raised now 6177 dollars, need 13470 more to supplement a 35000 state appropriation.
The government phase seems finished and other positions in Boston headquarters are expected to be abolished. Officials indicate further cuts may follow as the area reorganizes its staffing.
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