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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1922
Page
11
Captain Daniel Nalty of Hull and the towboat Charles P Green of Roaton rescued 15 crew members from three coal barges that sank in a Wednesday gale off Barnegat. The saves were relayed to the New England Fuel and Transportation Company last night.
The barges Clara Grace and Helen, all from Boston, sank quickly while in tow of the tug Greenough from Norfolk to Boston carrying full cargoes for the Stetson Coal Company and the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn railroad. The five crewmen on each barge jumped into the seas and were rescued by life lines thrown from the Greenough's crew.
The Boston Fire College begins its first term with 19 Boston fire department officers enrolled. Captain Charles A. Donahoe gave the opening lecture in the Wareham Street hall, South End. The school claims to be the first of its kind in the country and welcomes fire officials from across Massachusetts.
Norah Balfour, newly arrived from London and Japan, joins the Henry Jewett Players as the Countess of Benenham in The Cassilis Engagement at the Copley Theatre. She notes Japan where women are socially limited, theatre still favors male actors in feminine roles, and burglary is widespread due to legal protections for thieves.
Miss Balfour notes foreigners protect property despite Japanese law while anti foreign sentiment in Japan and America fluctuates. She doubts war between America and Japan, saying the Mikado spirit faded after the Russo-Japanese war and Kai Chaow seizure reduced wartime enthusiasm.
Representative Abbot B. Rice of Newton filed a bill to amend the Boston Charter permitting the Governor and Executive Council to remove mayors for misfeasance malfeasance or nonfeasance with final authority. Rice states he is a Newton resident and Boston businessman.
Dorchester Senator Carey introduces a bill to require political party designations in Boston elections replacing the current nonpartisan system. The measure aims to clarify voter choice and party roles in local nominees and ballots.
A merger completed in Cincinnati combines Hagenback Wallace Sells Floto Howes Great London and John Robinson circus groups. The new entity has a capital stock of 2 million dollars.
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