20 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1922
Page
1
American money aiding De Valera worsens Ireland’s turmoil as Griffith clings to army control. The article notes a serious situation with U S involvement and the fight over military influence.
Special Cable from Bantry reports Ireland faces a grave crisis after the treaty. Michael Collins remains popular but appears pressed as De Valera strengthens. The Irish Republican Army reportedly defies the provisional government in Cork and other areas amid questions about legal authority.
A six foot five inch wedding cake crafted for Princess Mary will be transported from Edinburgh to London on Thursday. The cake weighs six pounds and features Grecian designs with the shields of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles. Security is tight and timing will not be announced to deter thieves.
Los Angeles detectives push search for a taxi driver who disappeared from his home and may have driven film director William Desmond Taylor home on several occasions. Investigators believe he might have visited Taylor the night of the slaying.
Reporters in informed circles say the Supreme Judicial Court would rule today on the removal proceedings against Suffolk County District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier. The decision was due between 10:80 and 11 o'clock this morning.
The Boston Post outpaced rival papers by printing big news first at breakfast time. A remarkable feat by the paper team, led by Herbert L. Baldwin, delivering exclusive coverage to Greater Boston readers.
Maj Gen Sir David Watson, owner of a controlling interest in the Quebec Chronicle, died in Quebec after a brief illness. Born February 1871, he led Canadian forces in World War I rising from lieutenant colonel to major general and was knighted. Known in Boston and a printer by trade, he preferred the name Dave.
Boston Mayor Curley moves to avert the possible abandonment of the Charlestown navy yard. He will meet Congressman Peter F. Tague to urge a trip to Washington for a full briefing on naval curtailment proposals under armaments limits.
A fragmentary editorial passage cites top U S figures including Vice President Calvin Coolidge Speaker Gillette Henry Cabot Lodge and Secretary Weeks arguing against a hasty abandonment of Atlantic coast navy yards. It notes such a move would require careful long term consideration and not be rushed.
The American Legion notified President Harding that the bonus pledge cannot be delayed further. Commander MacNider called the soldiers' bonus an obligation equal to that of manufacturers and rail interests, noting larger wartime reimbursements ignored earlier.
Mrs. Mary Minchino, 19, alleges three men stole 50 gallons of wine from the cellar at 29 Porter Street East Boston and set fire in the wall and turned on a gas jet in the basement of the three story house late Saturday night menacing her life with the threat of violence after the incident.
In Attleboro relatives of a young tubercular patient clashed with hospital attendants at Bristol County Hospital. Police arrived to foil the escape bid as the father mother husband and brother were arrested following a pursuit through deep snow miles from the hospital.
The Dixmoor Golf Club announces special facilities to serve golfers who attend church on Sundays. A wireless receiving station will let members hear their pastor from the veranda while enjoying a cigarette. Club president O C Upham notes pastors complain members choose golf over church and says the church will go to golfers.
Providence police surrounded a burglar with a Los Angeles safe-cracking diploma in the vestry of St Patrick’s Church after he was found depositing a burglary kit beside a church safe. A struggle ensued and officers used a club on the intruder’s head to detain him.
Noted American humorist Irvin S Cobb remains seriously ill at the Copley Plaza hotel after a influenza relapse last Wednesday night that forced his Symphony Hall lecture cancellation. Doctors report a severe hemorrhage occurred and no visitors are admitted. the house physician says the condition is serious but not dangerous.
Fourteen poor boxes were robbed at St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church in Fall River. Thieves entered during the night, ransacked the vestry, and stole a gold chalice two ciboriums two cruets and a large silver salver valued around 1000 dollars.
Harold F. McCordick, president of International Harvester, announces engagement of his daughter Mathilde 16 to Max Oser 48, Berkeley Switzerland riding academy proprietor. The family conference was held at Mrs Cyrus McCormick’s home in Chicago with no wedding date given.
Mr. Harold F. McCormick announces the engagement of his daughter Miss Mathilde to Mr. Max Oser of Bern Switzerland. Mathilde, who returned from Switzerland with her governess a month ago, seeks parental consent before wedding and plans to return to Zurich where she has lived since age eight.
OCR fragment notes a 1915 German submarine torpedoing a British steamer Camban and Arctic explorer Peary's death 1620. It also references a Soviet era political shift, Tehran seizure by Cossacks, and a Sabin-related note amid election talk and weather timestamps.
Weather bulletin reports clearing and colder conditions for Boston and vicinity from Monday night into Tuesday. Strong south and west winds expected, with rain or snow in northern New England morning and fair, cold conditions thereafter. South to mid Atlantic coast experiences similar clearing trends and cooler temperatures.
Recorded values show a range from morning to evening with high 87 and low 29. Average temperatures noted include 39 yesterday and 84 for the same date last year, along with various hour by hour figures.
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