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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
11
To the Editor of the Post Marblehead 1921 letter notes a third brother’s plain brown beaver overcoat made by W. Purbeck of Salem over 50 years ago remains in good condition. Barnegatt Marblehead December 19 1921.
A basement fire in the Ex change building on State street forced the Boston Stock Exchange to close for about 45 minutes. The blaze damaged the switchboard, knocked out New York wires and elevators, and left most of the building dark. A second fire at 254 State street sparked brief panic as Engine 39 skidded on Congress street, crashed into a parked car, and narrowly missed pedestrians.
The Cambridge lodge of Elks presented Mayor Quinn with a diamond-studded gold token enclosed in a solid gold case at the annual Christmas party. Mrs. Quinn received a handbag. The gift was presented by Exalted Ruler Frank T. Evans and the mayor responded.
Patrolman William J. Lamb of Back Bay resigns after a 15 month marriage to Wisconsin heiress Miss Gertrude M. Golla. He plans to buy a 10 000 acre stock farm in New Hampshire and asked that his resignation take effect Saturday. The couple met through their shared passion for horses and married at St. Cecilia's Church in Back Bay.
National Vice Commander Raymond O. Brackett of the American Legion returned to Marblehead after touring with General Foch. He announced that a vote of the Foch party declaring Boston's reception the most cordial of any city visited was received in New York before leaving for France.
Joseph B. Reddy of Stapleton Staten Island testifies in Brooklyn Supreme Court that after years of marriage he lived on 50 cents daily. He says his wife’s frugality and a mercenary partner drove him to an affair to escape loneliness. He notes 50 cents daily covered lunch carfare and cigarettes. Mrs. Reddy of New Brighton seeks divorce with $12 weekly temporary alimony and $75 counsel fees.
Mayor elect James M. Curley visited police headquarters and spoke briefly with Police Commissioner Edwin A. Curtis. The pair shared a short, social chat lasting about 15 minutes, with Curley offering no official remarks afterward.
Miss Dena Wilson, 40, a maid of 299 Berkeley Street, was struck at Beacon and Berkeley by an automobile driven by Hollis K. Dudley of 45 Marshall Street Somerville. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with cuts and possible internal injuries.
Prohibition Director Elmer C. Potter and staff moved from the Little Building to the Harvey Building at Bedford and Chauncy streets after 5 pm. The relocation creates more room for the department and will be open for business at 9 am.
More than 350 service men from hospitals in Boston attended a Christmas matinee party hosted by Mary Ryan at the Tremont Theatre. Private car owners funded transportation, Community Service Inc. supervised the move, and after the performance of Only 38 the star and company distributed cigarettes and candy. Harry Browne sang camp meeting songs and Percy Rollock offered humorous dialect tales before the men cheered the star and company.
Portland report from December 21 notes United States Inspector Samuel H. Howes announces a crackdown on illegal entries. Six or more families deported from Biddeford and Lewiston to Quebec as part of a broader cross-border effort. Investigations expand to industrial centers. some would be entrants fear entry and others pay smugglers 60 to 100 dollars to cross.
Henry C. Wallace United States Secretary of Agriculture visited West Roxbury High School after praising the school’s agricultural course. He was introduced by Headmaster Maurice J. Lacey to students and guests during the event.
The Christmas issue of the Boston Sun day Post Magazine features contributions from Fannie Hurst William Almon Wolf and Will Irwin with C ideas and fiction published on a Sunday edition.
New York report states a four alienist committee hired by the defense found Mrs Lillian S Raizen paranoid and insane during months before and at the time she killed Dr Abraham Glickstein in Brooklyn. They call her dangerous and say she was tortured by remorse over alleged hypnotic coercion. She faces a first degree murder indictment.
J N Webb of Eastpoint Atlanta suburb secured a temporary injunction in Superior Court restraining R W Godfrey from calling him a bootlegger. The action arose in a local quarrel between two Atlanta area residents and was heard yesterday.
Vice President Coolidge named Senators Shortridge California Borah Idaho and Reed Missouri to head a special committee to investigate the alleged dye and chemical industry lobby in support of a dye embargo. No start date for the inquiry is set.
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