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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1922
Page
2
Herbert W. Burr of Boston withdraws from the Republican nomination race for State Auditor. He endorses J. Arthur Baker of Pittsfield to block renomination of Alonzo B. Cook of Boston as the sought after annual party contest unfolds.
More than fifty candidates for national state and county offices exited the race on withdrawals day. In Middlesex and other districts W L Bishop of Wayland left the DA fight to back Arthur Reading against George S Harvey. Several congressional hopefuls also withdrew leaving a slate with fewer competitors and clearer lines in multiple districts.
A long list of Democratic withdrawals clears the way for a challenge to Congressman Fred erick W. Dallinger. Names include Roche of Cambridge, Fouhy of the 10th District, Sullivan and Monahan in the 10th, and many others across Suffolk and Middlesex counties. Republican withdrawals also noted including Auditor Burr and DA Warren L. Bishop among others.
Owing to the large amount of mail daily, Ford a Day uses a speedy electric letter opener. Envelopes are fed in packs of 50 and the machine removes contents in moments. One operator with this machine does as much work as five people by hand.
Rear Admiral Harry S. Knapp warned that the 5-5-3 naval parity in the Western Pacific weakens U S sovereignty and prestige under the Washington treaty. He noted loss of shore fortification rights and potential decline in influence in Far East policy and trade.
Chicago August 11 A nationwide drive to curb Ku Klux Klan activities is announced with the formation of the American Unity League. Bishop Samuel Fallows is honorary chairman and Patrick H O Donnell is chairman. A national conference on campaign plans will be held September 6 with delegates from every state. The league will oppose candidates backed by Chicago Klan leaders in the fall elections.
The Suffolk county grand jury is expected to return secret indictments this morning in its probe of State Street brokerage firms accused of bucketing. The attorney general’s office and Assistant District Attorney Fielding presented cases, with larceny and bucketing cited. The panel will also report August routine deliberations.
A contestant wins a Ford car prize in a “Free Auto Ride” contest. The grand prize reflects not the actual car but the vivid image the winner captured of his street scene.
A fundraiser at Villa Napoli Nantasket on Saturday August 19 supports Villa Marigola, aiding orphans of Italy’s World War veterans. Mme. Marie Levaggi Di Pesa heads the Boston committee with notable hostesses, while Count Paolo de Revel oversees Italian efforts and Monsignor Cav. Gino Pucci serves as New York representative.
A Boston man who did extra typing work and dealt in imported novelties locked himself in a vault at 8:30 am while testing luminous house numbers. He panicked, found a half-match, used it to read the lock, and escaped just as he fainted after nearly an hour inside.
Laurence Fessenden reports a gang trapped him inside a radio shack by locking the outside door. He called for help by radio, who alerted a friend who freed him, saving him from a night in prison. The incident occurred at 110 Brooks Street in West Medford.
In Seal Harbor Maine locals recount a marvel of a deceased music lover appearing crowned and playing a harp on his grave stone. A caretaker witnessed the portrait and his wife polished the stone to erase it, yet the image remained visible and draws wary visitors. Wrentham R V Beale.
A Stoneham observer recalls a U S mailman stepping in front of an inbound streetcar near Stoneham Square. He halted the vehicle, boarded briefly to deliver a letter to a passenger, then exited as the car continued on. Local resident Kenneth W Kemp ton notes the act as “service.”
A Lincoln resident reports finding a pocketbook in the road under a prank, with a letter and a ten dollar gold piece inside. Investigation shows the pocketbook belonged to John F. Farrar, a Lincoln selectman, who recalls receiving the letter and coin from his sister nearly 25 years earlier.
Langdon R. Barhydt reports a crowd at Bell ingham Square Chelsea as a boy ages eight struggles with a rope tied to a large work horse. The horse repeatedly drinks from a public bubbler and the boy finally gets it moving after much persuasion.
Alexander Cormier of 21 Shepherd Street Brighton recounts a tale aboard an electric car. A well dressed woman pays a ten dollar fare with a ten and refuses change. A plain clothed passenger offers to change it and only returns five dollars plus forty cents. She pays the fare and keeps the rest, blushing as the plan to recover an old debt is explained.
Barrington Robinson of Morison Street Hartford relates a Sunday service where the local minister appeared in a riding costume with high riding boots. The observer notes the unusual attire and questions what influences such fashion has on church decorum.
A Norwood reader notes a laboring father in Vermont who, after his wife’s death, makes all his two daughters’ dresses. He, who never used a needle, now creates handsome outfits that outshine many women’s dressmaking.
Investigators concluded the facts were true and Daniel S Hayes received a Ford car as today’s award.
A government motorboat voyage ends with a joke unit asking a fellow launch for papers. After the crew completes a simulated search, the official reveals the prank. The friend later reports he had hidden six bottles of Scotch and a gallon of alcohol in a porthole before boarding.
Chester L. Pratt, of 112 Sagamore Street, Revere, found a $150 Star Street Trust Company check on the sidewalk near the bank. After a stranger offered to cash it, Pratt returned the item to the bank teller, who thanked him for his honesty.
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