16 Jan 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1922
Page
1
Special cable report from Dublin describes Americans visiting Kilmainham jail in rain to honor the Easter Rising martyrs of 1916. The article notes the bullet scarred wall and unmarked graves beneath cobblestones, recalling the Christchurchs of Irish struggle.
Thomas H. Martin, a plumber, was struck in the head with a blackjack and robbed of 209 dollars by a bootlegger in broad daylight yesterday afternoon in the hallway of 298 Shawmut avenue.
Patrolman John Conroy of Roxbury Crossing police station is in City Hospital with a badly injured leg after attempting to steady a highly inebriated man on narrow steps inside the station. He slipped and turned his ankle while guiding the man toward the cell room early yesterday morning.
Michele Tedesco age 31 of 7 Everett Place East Boston leaped into the sea at Pier 3 Cunard docks East Boston yesterday afternoon while preparing to board a steamer for Italy.
Chicago firms announce a 50 percent increase in burglary and theft insurance rates due to rising crime. The Burglary Insurance Underwriters Association says policies will grow from four to five dollars and ten to fifteen dollars on higher risk holds up and pickpocket coverage.
A quirky story contrasts Everett the onry dog with Jerry the mongrel born to privilege yet playful and eager. Over three years, in Greater Boston, both make strides in learning and daily diligence.
On the second anniversary of prohibition the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will place blue flags with a white star in windows of homes and businesses where liquor is banned. The Star in the Window campaign carries the motto We are Americans. We support the Constitution.
David Engle and wife of Brooklyn sue Dr. Samuel Kleinberg for 100000 damages claiming their daughter Elsie was crippled by a mistaken operation at the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled Children. Mrs. Engle alleges the surgeon operated on the perfect foot instead of the maimed one.
Two years after the Eighteenth Amendment took effect the Dry Law remains controversial with supporters urging success and critics calling it unjust and unenforceable. The Post hosts a Prohibition Forum inviting reader letters, with hundreds received and some printed on page 7.
New York Jan 16 The life of Postmaster General Hays will be insured for $2,000,000 when he resigns to head the national moving picture company. The policy will pay upon his death to the reorganized National Association of the Motion Picture Industry and the amount will be distributed among several companies.
Recurring Washington rumors say Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador, may resign. The London Express report sparked sharp interest though denials were issued by the British Embassy and spokesman Sir Arthur Wilert, denying any resignation.
Miss Ingrid Erickson 31 a domestic for Mrs Charles Joy at 86 Marlboro street was knocked to the ground by two men as she walked home from church on Fairfield street. Her screams brought Algonquin Club members who aided her before she was taken to City Hospital for scalp wounds and then to the Joy home. Police scoured the district for the attackers while she remained semi conscious with her handbag still in her possession.
A hearing before the Public Utilities Commission at the State House on a proposed Braves Field terminal on Commonwealth Avenue has been postponed for a month. Citizens groups from Allston Brighton Newton and Watertown protested the plan which would force resident drivers to change cars at the terminal for access to Boston.
Hartford Connecticut January 15 George P Chandler president of the Sisson Drug Company and dean of Connecticut druggists died today after a long illness.
Former President Wilson declares confidence in the vitality of the League of Nations and cautions skeptics at a home gathering that those who oppose the league will have to look out for themselves.
A Woodward meeting event involves Samuel Gompers as a speaker when a man in the audience makes a motion during the session. The incident brings attention to the proceedings and the response of the chair.
Peter Morris, 34, of 16 Mar gin street, Hyde Park, was injured when an auto bus on Hyde Park avenue near the Boston line skidded into a hydrant. Water shot 30 feet, scattering passengers but no others hurt. Morris was taken to Dr. D. BE. Hanlon's office. injuries deemed not serious.
Clarence W Loud goes on trial in Superior Court East Cambridge for murder of Wakefield Patrolman James A Preston. Medical Examiner Roscoe D Perley to complete Saturday testimony as Dr George Magrath and other witnesses are called. Jury members kept to church and meals. defense rumored to have a big surprise. trial likely to run about two weeks with Loud and wife possibly testifying.
The Rev. Chester A. Drummond formerly of Somerville and most recently serving in New Orleans was officially installed as pastor of the Unitarian Church of Newton last night.
Captain W. M. Cole and seven crew members of the schooner James M. W. Hall, shipwrecked and adrift for two days, were rescued 250 miles southeast of Cape May. They reached New York aboard the West Canon after signal distress and their water-logged craft was lashed to the cabin hatch to stay afloat.
The shipwrecked crew, near despair, used a dry match and a dishpan of gasoline Friday night to create a flare. The blaze drew attention as searchers spotted the glow and began rescue efforts.
A 1915 note marks the capture of Swakopmund in German West Africa while 1917 recalls Admiral Dewey's death. Entries mark 1920 constitutional prohibition taking effect and a 1 year-ago incident in Wilkes-Barre where miners' leader's home and store were blown up. a separate note lists a $25,000 bank robbery at North Bloomfield, Ohio.
Forecasts show fair and colder weather for Boston and vicinity on Monday with fresh westerly winds, followed by fair conditions Tuesday. The national outlook notes a disturbance moved from Lake Superior to the St Lawrence, bringing local snows to the northern states and cooler temperatures along the Atlantic seaboard, with generally fair weather east of the Mississippi Monday and Tuesday.
The forecast calls for fair skies with considerably colder temperatures across the area today and into tonight. Some regions may experience sharp drops in temperature and brisk winds as a cold front moves through.
Readings show early morning 21 and 22 degrees with a high of 46 and a low of 17. The average temperature yesterday was 39 degrees, compared to 23 degrees on the previous year.
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