21 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
1
Post Santa Claus requests 1500 automobiles tomorrow and weekend to deliver bundles of joy to thousands of children in Greater Boston. Volunteers are urged to help by lending their cars for a few hours to transport toys, games, dolls, and clothing. Call Beach 5300 today to participate.
Post Santa appeals to New England residents in a last three day push to fund a charity that will bring happiness to thousands of children. The piece urges readers to act now to restore faith in kindness and provide 10,000 kiddies with a bright belief. Weather notes mention unsettled and warmer conditions with a slight chance of rain.
Harold D. Wilson former prohibition supervisor for Massachusetts plans a campaign to remove Elmer G. Potter as state prohibition director. A mass meeting is planned January 8 in Boston with evangelical ministers. Wilson and James B. Roberts are slated to speak. Wilson blames Potter for enforcement failures and denounces the department's policy and publicity.
Providence pastor Engelhardt known as the miracle man grows ill after his wife’s divorce filing accuses him of intimacy with many women. He was seen smiling at news yesterday but collapsed as more accusers step forward.
A witness among 123 co residents accuses Adolph Englehardt of being Otto Weinstein a German spy and a daftar deserter with a long criminal record. She formerly loved him but says the relationship is over.
Boston fire crews responded to Frank E. Regatto’s residence at 177 North Street after a candle toppled burning branches ignited curtains. Flames spread to window coverings causing an estimated $2 in damage during the 61st Christmas tree fire of the season.
Eufemia Gherman, a Romanian girl refused entry for illiteracy, arrived aboard the Ausonia from Liverpool and Queenstown as the bride of American citizen George Cupitra, a Canton confectioner, and plans to seek entry again tomorrow with immigration authorities. The couple had known each other since childhood.
A report claims a doctor named Frye received $1200 to fix drug cases and blunt notoriety. A woman witness reportedly quit during the inquiry, leaving key testimony unresolved.
In Portland Maine two respected physicians testified they paid a total of 1200 to settle alleged drug law violations to avoid threats of newspaper notoriety. They described being approached by Ralph A. Frye and directed to Dr. Frederic W. Tozer during the bribery and extortion trial of Dr. Erwin C. Ruth.
James Morato of 124 Webster Street East Boston was beaten by holdup men and found semi conscious in a South End doorway. Taken to City Hospital, he is reported to be recovering. Morato was attacked while returning home after visiting in the South End.
Boston's fuel director Everett Morss says the city has coal supplied for about one week in case of freight disruption from a severe storm. About 5000 tons are arriving daily, keeping monthly receipts near the agreed allotment. E W Parker of the Pennsylvania fuel commission notes New England receives anthracite, with Massachusetts only 14 000 tons short.
Roy McMullen of Troy New York, accused of taking part in a November 1931 $100,000 bank robbery, was arrested in London and brought back aboard the Ausonia. He fled and was traced through Japan and China. Four others were linked. three have been captured. Also aboard the Ausonia, Rev. R. J. Roche, a Franciscan priest once of Cork, now bound for Adelaide, Australia, and noted for wartime chaplaincy to American troops in Russia, faced brief imprisonment in a political case before release. The ship sailed a stormy, delayed voyage.
Washington reports that British postwar naval modernization has increased long range performance and armor, contrasting with American battleships. Senate naval committee deliberates on the naval appropriation bill while noting British 15 inch guns and blister anti torpedo construction raise range to about 20 000 yards for most fleets, unlike several U S ships.
Warsaw reports Stanislas Wojciechowski was elected President of Poland to succeed the assassinated Gabriel Narutowicz. The passing of Narutowicz occurred last Saturday, prompting the new leadership election.
Judge George W. son opposed a proposed unified New England railroad system before the State House yesterday. He warned that no action would be preferable to the suggested public control model and criticized efficiency failures under current management. The debate centered on creating a single United States Railroad Company controlled at cost by feeder lines and rail executives.
Harvard defeats Boston Hedon Club 2 0 in hockey as Quinn signs contract and Nicholas defeats Yale 4 4. Full reports on aaa pages 14 and 15.
Fragmented clipping mentions a forecast for snow or rain and a reference to war era remarks by President Wilson. The text is unclear but implies weather details and wartime context around 1916 with East Prussian or similar place names.
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