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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1922
Page
9
Appointment of George Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia as United States Senator to succeed the late Boles Penrose is expected from Governor Sproul tomorrow barring a last minute change. The move followed a visit by the Governor to Senator William E. Crow in a Pittsburg hospital.
Major Earl H. Coyle of the U S Army stationed at Fort Logan died last night from a personal safety related bullet wound sustained on Christmas. He refused to say if the injury was accidental. His parents reside in Bangor Maine.
Boston broker William F. Fitzgerald spoke at St. Peter's Church in Cambridge saying hard times and public sentiment will solve the current business crisis. He criticized merchants and farmers for ignoring transportation issues and noted transportation companies faces insolvency as a national menace. He argued regulation harmed the country and railroads once could have helped but failed, now suffering in hard times.
John Fletcher 22 laborer on parole from a state industrial school and Leon E Sweet 22 prizefighter of Toronto Canada were arrested this afternoon by Captain Philip Perron and officers after Perron fired a shot over Fletchers head causing him to drop a loaded rifle. They were wanted on suspicion of involvement in numerous burglaries in the area during the past weeks.
Brockton January 8 Galen K Tyler sixty of 21 Oak street is in a critical condition at Brockton hospital with a fractured skull from a collision at West Bridgewater last evening He and two other occupants were ejected when the car struck Charles Lind seventy three of 27 Snell avenue Lind is being treated for lacerations and back injuries at the hospital
A compact car listing notes a 2400 price tag for a Bay State Pleasure automobile coupe. The item reads like a classified notice with emphasis on model style and cost.
Fashion writers report American designers in New York advocate knickers for women this season pairing them with mannish coats. The look aims for practical warmth with short skirts and wool stockings, while men wear high cut waists with braids and satin piping. Daniel Edward Ryan, 83, is named as the knickers designer in tweed and wool with a cuff over the stocking.
A young woman jumped from the Arc de Triomphe this afternoon. Her body fell among mourners bearing flowers for the unknown soldier buried beneath the arch.
William Hard, author and correspondent, told an overflow audience at the Old South Meeting House that the Washington disarmament conference is a step forward though not perfect. He said it cannot force total disarmament nor fully revise the Far East, but has accomplished much.
A Harvard lecture by Dr. W. B. Cannon on Hunger and Thirst explains the body's automatic signals for food and water. Hunger arises from stomach contractions, thirst from dry mouth, with fasting dulling hunger and exercise temporarily suppressing pangs.
Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes arrived in Chicago to rally officials for a stronger liquor law crackdown. He spoke at two church services and planned a return to Washington. Attempts to meet Mayor Thompson and other city leaders were declined or postponed.
The Rev. Louis C. Cornish secretary of the American Unitarian Association preached at the Concord First Parish Unitarian Church this forenoon in Concord.
In Gloucester on January 8, members of the American Fishermen's Race Committee demand an investigation of Mayor Percy Wheeler and seek a retracting or explanation of his claim that the committee violated the deed of gift by sending the schooner Elsie to compete for the fishermen's race trophy at Halifax. If not satisfied, they will invite the International Fishermen's Cup Committee to Gloucester to have him prove his statements.
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