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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
3
Morton, 24, employed at the Joseph Leopold Company's quarry, was instantly killed today when a groat box swung and crushed his chest.
Edward D. Lynch, driver of the car that hit a trolley car on July 29 in Marblehead, waived examination after being arraigned on manslaughter operating a car while intoxicated and reckless driving charges and was bound over for the September Grand Jury term in Lawrence. Bail set at 1400. A cape and tunic of heavy ecru filet lace are described with a frock of brown crepe.
Dr John H Cunningham a famed Boston surgeon flew by hydro airplane from Charles River Basin to a Cape town near Barnstable. He rushed to a critically ill summer resident, performed an immediate operation, then returned to Plymouth to the Registry of Deeds and on to Boston by 4 40 PM. The plane also carried several townspeople.
In Newburyport on August 16 authorities note recall of shadow lawn dares and high jinks that shocked West Newbury residents at the Dole homestead about two weeks ago. Court records show ongoing proceedings related to the incident and community reactions remain unsettled.
Morris Blackman and Eunice Surette of Lynn were held for the Essex County Grand Jury on serious charges with $300 bail each. Four other Lynn defendants Reuben Wolkenstein Carl Gudartis William Robinson and Mrs Jennie Chambers had their cases continued until next Saturday. Evidence of the sensational dance was not presented though one woman reportedly danced in a room of the old homestead and clothing went missing. Testimony said the party traveled from Lynn to Salisbury Beach then, after midnight, began returning and encountered auto trouble. They decided
The fragment notes a visit to West Newbury where the party landed at the Dole home. Fewer readable details are available about who traveled or the purpose of the stop.
Bradley Beach New Jersey August 16 Robert Herman a cotton plantation owner from Greenwood Mississippi retrieved his wife’s bathing robe after a domestic incident in which she had relinquished it at the shore. The brief report names Herman as the husband involved and notes the setting at Bradley Beach.
A man swimming at the beach discovered a chamois bag containing jewels worth 8000 dollars. He turned the bag over to the police and returned home. Later he noted the incident to his wife, who fainted. the police recovered the jewels, which belonged to his wife.
The 101st observation squadron M N G a national air guard unit will spend two weeks in active flying practice at Mineola New York They will entrain next Sunday at the South station and return on September 10.
Governor Baxter of Maine declines invitation to a meeting with Governor Cox of Massachusetts. He says Maine people show little interest in daylight saving and notes some cities that adopted the time are reconsidering the change.
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