05 Jan 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
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Dublin reports deputies wary of betraying the republic and under pressure from De Valera. The Dail leans 75 percent in favor but fears criticism of reneging. Collins and Griffith insist the treaty is England’s final word, deterring an automatic rejection pending further talks.
Police search for a mystery girl believed to have caused the disappearance of Edgar F. Gilmore a 23 year old Lynn bank clerk with securities valued at 19400 the property of wealthy depositors of the State National Bank at 22 Central Avenue Detectives say he left his mother and sister due to a mad infatuation for the girl no other reason disclosed for the sudden disappearance of the clerk who had worked there two years
A naval board of enquiry led by Captains Benton Decker Moody and Constein will hear testimony to assign blame for the Cape Cod collision between the battleship North Dakota and fishing schooner T K Bentley. The North Dakota limped to Charlestown with damaged shutters and gear after the incident. the Bentley suffered only minor damage and reached Boston harbor.
A blaze in a four story brick building at Harrison Avenue and Florence Street forced sixteen children and many adults to flee in nightclothes via fire escapes. The fire caused about $3000 damage to the street floor store of Abraham Previtz. A 15 year old, David Glick, was severely cut after smashing a window to reach a fire escape as smoke filled stairways and roofs.
New York financier August Belmont was thrown from a horse on his South Carolina estate suffering a strained back and bruises. He was moved to an ambulance and returned home by private car, with officials saying the injuries are not serious and he expects to resume work in a few days.
An unidentified man about 1 percent pounds and five feet seven inches collapsed in the Andrews square terminal and died before reaching City Hospital. He wore a black overcoat and hat and carried a heavy cane.
Jurors spent hours yesterday examining the locality linked to the Commonwealth’s accusation that Clarence W. Loud of Melrose killed Patrolman James A. Preston of Wakefield on April 9. The trial at East Cambridge Superior Criminal Court begins today.
Senator Lodge named John P. Johnson of Worcester as immigration commissioner at Boston and Frank H. Abercrombie as deputy after John G. Hagberg was withdrawn amid charges. The Department of Labor found some charges sustained and Hagberg moved to Ellis Island. Johnson's selection followed representative Winslow's recommendation and stresses Swedish American GOP backing. Johnson has long service in immigration. Abercrombie has served as Boston inspector for years.
New York reports Postmaster General Will Hays has signed a contract to become director general of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry at a salary of 150000 dollars per year. The agreement runs for three years and a Washington conference is planned for January 14 to announce his decision publicly.
Attorney General Allen presented evidence accusing District Attorney Pelle tier of delaying prosecution in the Stone adultery case after receiving a letter from Nathan A. Tufts. The day featured sharp opposition as the legal battle focused on motive and timing of actions.
John J. Werner a Hyde Park meat market operator failed to appear in Roxbury Court at 9 am for a non support charge raised by his wife Frances J. Werner. He telephoned claiming to be busy and was jailed after a warrant was issued. case continued to next Monday.
Funeral services for John Charles Tremont Slayton of Melrose will be held at 2 30 tomorrow at his 89 Wyoming avenue home. The Rev. Luther P Cudworth of Boston and the Rev. Harold Marshall of Melrose will officiate. burial in Morrisville Vermont. Slayton, born Calais Vermont June 27 1856, served on the Board of Aldermen Park Commission City Planning Board Memorial Hall Commissioner and Governor's Council. He later founded Slayton and Boynton, a major wholesale merchant house, and was longtime known as the Butter King of the Hub markets. He leaves a wife and two children Ralph and Louise, the latter married to Carlos N Sheldon.
The mysterious disappearance of former State Constabulary member Thomas H. O'Neil, sworn in as Bedford chief of police at 10 AM, ends as Selectman George H. Lovejoy reports O'Neil resigned at 6:40 PM the same day. The town faced threats of trouble from local men amid the unusual sequence of events.
Lovejoy defended the appoint ment of O Neil against local opposition noting he quit due to start of trouble. Opponents warned there would be trouble if a outsider was chosen as chief. Anti O Neil forces celebrated the apparent resignation amid disputes over the selection.
The forecast notes snow or rain for northern New England with warmer conditions on Thursday and Friday followed by fair but colder weather. Southern New England and eastern New York face rain then warmer temps, with much colder conditions later. A Southwest storm warning covers Cape Henry to Hastport Maine as a strong Great Lakes system moves east with increasing southerly winds and gale conditions late tonight into Thursday.
North of Sandy Hook and Sandy Hook to Hatteras expect increasing southerly winds shifting to westerly on Thursday. Gale force conditions develop as weather darkens with thick overcast and rain forecast for Thursday.
Forecast calls for a warm scorcher with moderate showers and a breeze. Stronger gusts possible, but overall mild winds.
One year ago today a deadly train wreck in Quincy Massachusetts left one dead and many injured. The Massachusetts Legislature begins its 1424 regular session as historical notes mark events in East Africa and state history.
Yesterday’s average temperature recorded at Thompson's Spa shows 21 degrees with a high 39 and a low 25. The report lists multiple figures including 84 and 89 for different readings and mentions a comparison with last year’s figures.
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