11 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1922
Page
1
State detectives arrested Thomas J. Duris Jr., 28, of Cambridge, a sportsman and trainer of pugilists, in connection with the Kingston Inn murder of Edward Cardinal on December 8 1921. The arrest ties him to the famous rum running case, with another suspect already in state prison.
The Post Santa Claus Fund lags behind last year as Christmas nears in fourteen days. The appeal urges readers to donate to help keep faith with New England youngsters who rely on gifts Christmas morning.
OCR fragment shows dated items mentioning anniversaries and world war trench actions in Ypres region with scattered phrases about bombings and disarmament. No clear events or names identified beyond generic references to 1914 1917 and an international conference.
The city election tomorrow leaves voters at sea as Higgins Purcell and Watson head a crowded slate. Candidates push bullet voting while leaders struggle to gauge chances amid a flood of hopefuls and split loyalties.
Forecasts show fair and warmer conditions for Boston and vicinity with rising temperatures on Monday and Tuesday and moderate variable winds turning southerly. Northern New England should be fair and warmer with possible showers in northern Vermont while southern New England stays fair with increasing warmth. Winds from the Hook to Hatteras shift to moderate to fresh northeasterly and east, remaining fair overall.
Today will be bright and fair with a mild warming trend after a cold morning. Temperatures rise modestly, and tonight will not be as cold as this morning.
A spectacular blaze yesterday morning gutted the Boston Elevated Railway Company storehouse on George Street in Somerville, causing damages above 250 thousand dollars.
A fragmented daily log notes times from early morning to night at Thompson's Spa with various figures. It records average temperatures for yesterday and for the previous year, indicating 25 and 40 units respectively, alongside scattered numbers and abbreviations related to times and measurements.
Stephen O'Mara the Mayor of Limerick has been arrested by Free State authorities. The report notes the arrest occurred as remote observers await official statements and possible charges.
London Dec 10 The Associated Press reports the possibility of the four premiers agreeing to a proposal that would allow the Brussels conference to convene with hope of success. The core obstacle remains France's demand for penalties or military guarantees for Germany's obligations.
Duris turned himself in to Cambridge police after a year on the run with two top state troopers close behind. He faces Plymouth Court charges tied to a Kingston Inn fake hold up and a truckload of imported whiskey delivered to Richard C. Rowland, lessee of the inn.
Three passengers from Springfield escaped death when a touring car skidded off the Leeds Hayd enville highway near the Hampshire County Sanatorium grounds. The car plunged down an embankment, landed inverted on the ice of Mill River, and sank eight feet deep. They were rescued by William Gleason, skating nearby, and were not injured.
Parker Samson Walker a longtime organist for Salem churches died at his home on Winthrop Street Salem yesterday aged longtime service spanned over six decades across multiple congregations funeral arrangements pending Salem local obituary notes
Two long term inmates and 28 others were taken from the Dedham jail third tier to chapel services yesterday morning. The pair slipped away to a room and escaped through a punched in roof while others remained unaware. An accompanying woman who phoned said an accomplice had escaped and vanished an hour earlier.
The Greater Boston All-School football team defeated All-Hartford School eleven 7 to 0 in Hartford Conn. Fall River soccer tied Bethlehem Steel at Fall River in a scoreless match. As for track, movement grows to hold Olympic games in America and England may abandon its claim to Wimbledon tennis championships. Full reports on pages 11 12 and 13.
Thomas Grang aged 28 of 26 Fi street South Boston was found dead in the doorway of that address last night. At City Hospital he was pronounced dead and death was probably caused by alcoholium.
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