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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1922

Page

4

Gloria and a mysterious house party in Cragsmoor place

Gloria returns to New York after a telegraphic summons and travels with Guy Richards and Mimi. They attend a Cragsmoor party hosted by Lorraine Slater where the famed black pearls disappeared during a lively evening, triggering a major commotion.

Himi Guy Richards Thorp Andrews Gloria New York Guy Ichards Virginia Morton Phelps Guy Mimi Cragsmoor Lorraine Slater

The Missing Pearls Mystery at Crossways

Virginia Phelps loses a necklace during a dinner party at Crossways. Suspects include Mimi, Morton Phelps, the foreign guest, and a servant crew as guests recount their movements and alibis. Gloria investigates the tangled loyalties while Virginia teeters on hysteria awaiting the necklace’s return.

Unwelcome Suspicions Rattle a Ball at Virginia’s House

Gloria and Mimi clash as a necklace theft tests loyalties at a grand party. Virginia fears Morton Phelps did the deed while Gloria guards her own truth, torn between love and duty as detectives close in.

Little Walks About Boston on City Woes and Proposals

A reader提出 a series of city reform ideas including sewer screens to block rubbish, better horse safety with ropes and belts, drinking fountains with attached faucets, lighting hours extended in dark mornings, and humane ways to tag horses at auctions. The note critiques common urban inefficiencies and suggests practical upgrades for waste, safety, water use, and transport capacity.

Agee

Boston Steamer Mohawk Wrecked Total Loss

The Mohawk left Boston for Port Ivory New York with no cargo and ran aground at Kill von Kull between Staten Island and the Jersey shore. The Burton Steam Ship Company confirms the loss of the freighter which had operated Port Ivory to Boston with sheep stock and other freight. Captain Henry K Doane and 18 crew members are safe.

Boston Mohawk Port Ivory N. Y Kill von Kull Staten Island Jersey Shore Burton Steamship Company of Commercial Wharf Maine Henry K. Doane

Malden Cows Cause Citywide Commotion After Drunken Rampage

A herd of cows in Malden escaped through pasture bars near the athletic field after a brunette Holstein led a drunken spree. The bovine melee ended with the herd back in the pasture, some cows ill from their antics, and a claim of damages unlikely as owners anticipate demand for milk.

Malden Sisterhood Dominic Diest Everett Rich Street Burke

SCREEN IDOL LOSES CURLS

Eugene O'Brien, famed movie idol, rapidly recovering after being struck by a heavy truck in Hollywood. Doctors at Hollywood Hospital expect him to begin travel soon but he is minus his thick curls shaved to treat a torn scalp and with internal injuries.

Los Angeles United News Eugene O’brien Hollywood Hollywood Hospital O'Brien

Horse Electrocuted in Chelsea Puddle Incident

A horse owned by the Turner Center Milk Company was killed after stepping in a puddle charged with electricity at Division and Cross streets in Chelsea. The wagon driver Samuel Snyder aged 26 from Somerville was shocked but recovered after hospital treatment.

Turner Center Milk Company Division and Cross Streets Chelsea Samuel Snyder Dacia Street Somerville

Witness testifies on fear and murder plot at Scarpone case

Antonio Mascatti testified he feared for his life and wrote letters in Sicilian to threaten Scarpone’s attackers. He claims he did nothing to stop the threats as he feared death. Di Padova is hospitalized for insanity and denied prompting the letters. Simbell seeks a fresh trial due to prejudicial demonstrations. The trial resumes Monday morning.

Antonio Mascatti Michele Scarpone Unity Street Scarpone di Padova Bridgewater Joseph Simbell Simboli Simboll Abraham Myerson Padova

Nude dance arrest hits Newburyport case in Lynn

Miss Jennie Chambers a 28 year old waitress from Lynn was arrested at 19 Green Street on a warrant charging a statutory offence in a nude dance case at a River Road farm near West Newbury. Four men and another woman were also arrested and arraigned. all face statutory charges with hearings set for Wednesday.

Jennie Chambers I. Lynn John Dole River Road West Newbury Green Street Lynn John M. Cagssman Newburyport Court Chambers

Mayor's Signature on Whipple's Pledge Cards

Thousands of pledge cards for Sherman L. Whipple's Democratic Senate bid were distributed yesterday with James M. Curley's signature. The cards feature Whipple's photo and slogan "Whip Em With Whipple" and include a blank for name and address asking if the recipient will attend primaries and vote for Whipple to defeat Henry Cabot Lodge.

Sherman L. Whipple United States Senate James M. Curley Mr. Whipple Whipple Henry Cabot Lodge School Street Boston Mass

Motor Boat Numbers Must Be Restored

The Treasury Department announced that reports the motor boat numbering act was repealed are false. Owners who removed numbers must restore them to avoid penalties as violators rise. the 60 plus violations noted stem from a change in the revenue act exempting certain boats from pleasure boat tax.

Treasury Department

They Would Kill Me Witness Breaks Down in Court

Mascatti nearly collapsed on the stand as Judge Dubuque halted proceedings after three days of testimony. Prosecutors pressed him about why he did not notify police, and he answered that attempting to save Scarpone’s life would put him at greater risk. He also testified that Simboli dictated the ransom letters.

Gloria Virginia Guy Morton Colonel Slater Slater Morton Phelps Phelps Bridge Mimi Crossways Lorraine Slater Lorraine Boudoir Custom House New York Vison Mascatti Dubuque Cress Maascatti Frank Zotolli Anzardo Scarpone

South Boston Man Disappears From Home Mystery Deepens

Joseph P. Smith a 27 year old married man from 199 West Eighth Street South Boston vanished from his home. He recently worked at Stuart and Warner service station on Commonwealth Avenue Brighton and had been pursuing an automobile invention project. He submitted a pattern for acceptance, was discouraged by its rejection, and since then has been working heavily.

Joseph P. Smith West Eighth Street Boston Smith Stuart and Warner Commonwealth Avenue Brighton

Rufus L. G. Scott Dies at 87 in Lanesboro Home

Rufus L G Scott aged 87 former New York tax commissioner and Brooklyn official died at his summer home in Lanesboro after a one day illness. He passed away in the room where he was born.

Pittsfield Rufus LG. Scott New York Brooklyn Board of Aldermen Brooklyn Board of Education Lanesboro Mr. Scott

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