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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1922
Page
8
The naval fuel ship Arethusa bound from Charleston to Fall River with damaged propeller and broken tail shaft anchored off Cape Best in a northerly gale. Distress signals were received as the crippled tanker remained helpless in the storm near Norfolk.
Sears Roebuck and Co reports a 1921 operating loss of 16 435 468 after a heavy inventory write down from 105 071 243 to 46 445 830. Net sales declined to 159 034 518 from 233 856 872 in 1920.
In Saco Maine a gas leak from an oven caused the deaths of Mrs Dephine Perron a textile worker and Wenne Dumont a woodsman both of Biddeford as they lay in their beds at a rooming house early tonight The incident was reported from Saco authorities investigated the fatal exposure in a small stove rooming house setting.
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as the fastest relief for a sore back. It claims concentrated heat from red peppers immediately tingles and warms the area, reducing pain within minutes and urges customers to ask druggists for the genuine Bowles product marked with Rowles.
After hours of bickering the House voted leave to withdraw Representative Burke petition for impeaching Judge Prescott Keyes of Concord. Burke's withdrawal followed an agreement with Republican leaders amid claims he believed he had no case. The dispute ties to Burke’s orchard theft conviction and Keyes ongoing efforts to reopen the case.
In a heated floor clash Representative Burke denounced critics calling him a criminal and rejected attempts to scapegoat him. After Lomasney’s amendment was withdrawn and Shattuck’s motion withered, the House adopted Burke’s request to withdraw the petition at the petitioner’s request, despite GOP opposition and internal strife.
Amid debates over Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles wedding attire, the Lord Chamberlain imposes a ban on trailing gowns and headwear. Critics cite scripture while court dressmakers reap a surge of orders, noting Queen Mary’s restraint on extreme décolletage.
The Harvard Glee Club reveals the list of men who will accompany them on future trips. Included are Alexander Lyman Abbott of Cornwall-on-Hudson New York William Thayer Ames of Cambridge Greshon Percival Bickford Jr of Berwyn Maryland Algernon David Black of New York City Charles Louis Fincke of Newton Henry Sayles Francis of Boston William Nahum Gates of Elyria Ohio John Upham Harris of Tuxedo Park New York Martin Glenn Hoover of Galesburg Illinois Stockton Kimball of Buffalo New York Ernest Frederic Knauth ey of Brooklyn New York Charles De Von La Follette of Thornton Indiana Clair Thomas Leonard of Needham Heights Charles Robert Paine of Magle Grove Iowa Kendall Bailey Rowell of Waltham Massachusetts and Joseph Peter Wilson of Dothan Alabama.
Cardinal O Connell continues his journey to Rome racing against time before the Papal election ends. People of all ages press forward to touch his hand as he crosses the gangplank in a symbol of devotion.
In a frigid Boston pier scene Cardinal O Connell greeted well wishers before boarding to sail for Naples and Rome. He spoke of duty and hopes to attend the conclave as delays and travel time loom and other cardinals race to reach Vatican before ballots.
Worcester reports Postmaster James F Healey received word that the United States compensation commission awarded Timothy R Connor's widow 35 dollars monthly and his children 20 dollars monthly totaling 55 dollars He died last month after attempting to save a drowning boy on Leesville Pond near Trowbridgeville on December 20 The hero was a Worcester letter carrier who perished alongside James F Dorsey Jr 7 during the attempt to rescue the boy.
Rome biographically by AP reports Benedict XV will lie in state for another day. The funeral ceremony is postponed to Thursday with possibility of earlier burial if advised, authorities said this afternoon.
Senator McKellar praised Henry Ford's contract proposal to purchase and lease government properties at Muscle Shoals. He said acceptance would mean cheaper fertilizer for farmers and the upbuilding of a great section of the country.
The article notes Benedict XVI's tomb near Pope Pius VI and Queen Christina of Sweden in Rome as half a million view the late pope. It discusses looming conclave factions led by Merry Del Val and Maffi with Gasparri in a divided Church, seeking a two thirds vote for the new Pontiff.
Funeral services for Carl A Wilmore longtime Post reporter and Boston area newspaper man will be held this afternoon at 1 20 o clock at his sister Mrs George J Hackett 58 Webster Street Medford Rev D Harold Hickey pastor of the First M E Church Medford will conduct the services. Wilmore died in New York last Sunday night after an illness of several months from heart disease.
A solemn requiem high mass for the repose of Pope Benedict XV will be celebrated in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Tuesday January 31 at 10 a.m. The diocese urges all churches to drape in mourning through February 1 and priests to attend vested in cassocks and surplices.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the quickest relief for colds and grippe. A dose every two hours until three doses relieve nasal congestion, headaches, feverishness, and sneezing, with no quinine and simple taste.
The body of Mr. Wilmore arrived at the home of Mr. Hackett yesterday. At 33 he had worked as a reporter for the New York Evening Telegram for two years and was a Conservatory of Music graduate famed as a musician, composer, and writer.
An old advertisement touts St Jacob's Oil as a magical safe remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. A small trial bottle is rubbed on the aching area and relief allegedly comes after counting to fifty with a single use.
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