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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1922
Page
7
Long plea from Post Santa urges New Englanders to fund toys and warmth for hungry, homeless, and ill children. Recaps visits to families, coal relief, and numerous company and school contributions, urging readers to drop gifts at Boston addresses to brighten Christmas for Dick and others.
Post Santa Claus appeals drive by Hindy to city cats as well as country cats. He warns city donors to contribute cash at the Post Santa headquarters on Washington Street, promising to lick nonchalant city cats if they fail to give.
United States Senator David I Walsh of Massachusetts told a Bronx gathering that current laws threaten personal liberties by regulating daily life from food to schooling. He linked unrest to autocracy, urged action, and warned against wastage and radicalism while praising democratic rights and equal opportunity.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine announces its Christmas Number featuring Ellis Parker Butler Sophie Kerr and other authors with entertaining stories for the season.
A revolver found in an abandoned car at Uxbridge fair grounds links to a former resident on parole from Charles Town State Prison. The vehicle, stolen from Roxbury resident Jacob Shindler, was abandoned after two youths fled during a failed break in at Leon Feiga’s store. The suspect, once jailed for breaking and entering, is sought by State police for an earlier quarry office robbery in North Uxbridge.
Police released three youths connected to the Willis murder as suspects. Lawrence Peck, 23, of Roxbury, was booked as a suspicious person after involvement in an auto theft case tied to Claude Cairns of Belmont. Allison Wayland, 23, of Wellesley Hills, was released on bail. Peck was held for witness inspection alongside the ongoing search in the West End.
In a private Hollywood sanitarium a famed actor Wallace Reid battles prolonged narcotic and whiskey addiction as his wife vows to reveal movie scandals amid nearby pretentious homes.
His wife says Wally, once a pharmacy student near Eureka, fell into narcotics after friends lured him into stronger use. The crash shattered his nerves but he now seeks recovery, vowing to expose those who supplied and encouraged the drugs. Her faith remains he will improve daily.
Mrs. Reid described a long battle with narcotics and whiskey after an accident three years earlier. She said Wally Reid had tried hard to cure himself and had stayed home for 18 months, then returned to studios and social functions amid pressure and offers to switch to stage leading roles.
The second annual Post Santa Claus fund party by the O'Brien Girls will be at Roseland 295 Huntington Ave tomorrow night. Last year they raised over 100 for the Santa Claus Fund and aim to exceed it. The event includes dancing an Edith Ricker dances and performances by Baby Lee and Baby Leonard, plus a miniature tango. William H. O'Brien donates Roseland and provides the orchestra.
A burglar entering Judson G. Hannigan’s residence at 4 Bloomfield Street, Lexington, was chased from the house by the Hannigan family’s watchdog after entering via the cellar. A woman inside woke to barking and commotion, police arrived, and the intruder fled without taking anything.
In a Times letter Lord Aberconway argues the Chancellery commission should fund England's direct debt only. He notes Washington expects handling of inter Allied indebtedness later, and says Britain must discuss repayment methods with debtors before final contracts.
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