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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1922
Page
11
A Worcester find reveals the 1845 will of James Munro Schofield, naming his son as sole heir of an estate over £190000. The son never opened the envelope. Mrs Thayer muses on air castles as she and brother William plan a trip to Scotland to verify their imagined wealth.
The Wil l of James Munro Schofield II surfaces in a Worcester demolition. A 19th century will found in a secret panel hints at vast English gold and a fortune possibly surpassing the Astors. The heirs plan a Scotland trip to pursue the claim as Worcester attorneys weigh its validity.
Boston police and the Park Department urge visitors to clean up after themselves at the Common Public Garden Franklin Park and playgrounds. The educational program offers warnings first. arrests may follow if littering continues.
Continued from first page discussion on the future of the American merchant marine.
The piece notes high level opinion that Daugherty may rule liquor bans apply to American ships as American territory. If not, Congress will likely ban liquor sales on ships. A Senate canvass shows Republicans favor postponing the ship subsidy and bonus fights split, with the President pressed to consent to postponement to avoid defeat.
Unearthed evidence shows long overdue water taxes dating back two years were paid after an investigation into the city water division. Thousands of dollars were settled as property owners rush to clear dues.
The Beals and other property owners settled large arrears with checks totaling over 2000 dollars as city officials probe the Income Branch for favoritism and clerical errors related to water and tax bills. The Finance Commission opens hearings to determine why delays occurred and who benefited.
A man collapsed in a restaurant at 394 Commercial Street and died en route to Haymarket Relief Station. Identified later as Herman W. Bailey of the St. Regis Hotel Essex Street, an employee of Maritime Laundry Company at 418 Commercial Street.
Thomas Mortimer a guard for the American Railway Express Company was discharged as no probable cause found after his rifle fatally wounded Patrick Lynch a railroad laborer in North Station. Judge Gurke dismissed the manslaughter charge and freed Mortimer who was visibly shaken in court.
The proclamation emphasizes respect for law and established agencies to settle rail labor disputes. It states the right to work for those maintaining interstate railway operations and mail carriage, and urges cooperation of public authorities and citizens to uphold the laws and preserve public peace.
B M Jewell president of the Railway Employees Department of the AFL urged ending the strike by calling a conference between shopcrafts representatives and railroad executives. He said the railroad managements bear full responsibility for the ongoing situation.
The text records the presidential seal and signature by Warren G. Harding and Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes. It notes the date July 11, 1922, in Washington and references the independence anniversary.
At the 293d annual National Candy Salesmen Association of America meeting in Pemberton Inn Boston officials discussed gambling risks and laws. William H. McMasters spoke for Boston on candy trade gains and cocoa transport to the West Coast. Joseph Friedman presided with A F Kalbach and A E Sander as officers. The group toured Paragon Park Nantasket and planned an annual banquet for tomorrow night.
J Edgar Masters of Charleroi Pennsylvania was unanimously elected grand exalted ruler at the Elks annual convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. New officers named include Fred A. Morris Harry A. Tichner Fred Nuetzel and Fred C. Robinson among others with a Boston invitation for next year under consideration. The body also endorsed athletic activities for all lodges and formation of an Elks athletic field with a decision pending tomorrow.
In Providence on July 11 inspectors released Mr. and Mrs. William Leonardo of 631 Charles Street from custody. They had arrested Leonardo as a harborer of 17 year old Rosalie Dupuis, but produced a marriage certificate showing a recent Fall River date and the Dupuis family approved the union, ending the case.
Frank J. Herbst hotel owner prepared for marriage and a European honeymoon to Germany when a note from fiancée Mrs. Sophie Carroll read she cannot marry. The Utica bicycle-maker widow, once to wed Saturday, left Herbst stunned. he sailed north without a stated destination.
A Middlesex Grand Jury session will be called by District Attorney Saltonstall on Tuesday July 18 to review testimony on John D Lawhorn and possible links to the murder of Ralph W Brewster at Winchester station on April 20 Lawhorn a marine private has been held at the navy yard after former marine Charles Tindall alleged the killing Tindall is jailed in East Cambridge on charges of stealing phonograph records Saltonstall says Lawhorn may testify and the DA may present witnesses and documents in his own defense. the grand jury’s findings will influence the case
The Book-Keepers Stenographers and Accountants Union No. 12646 in New York, once seen as a pink or red group, is suspended by the American Federation of Labor after Samuel Gompers and Hugh Frayne ordered reorganization. The plan bars miscreant members and splits the union into clean and isolated factions.
Arthur Whit tall aged 64 was found dead at 46 Elm Street Worcester from gas, ruled a suicide linked to a long nervous breakdown. He was cousin to Matthew J. Whit tall head of Whittall Carpet Company and formerly purchasing agent there. He lived in England before moving to the United States. He belonged to Tatnuck Country Club Commonwealth Club and Worcester Club former member.
Plans to furnish amusements for veterans with tuberculosis at Groton Hospital gained new support at a meeting of the drive women seeking $5000 for a recreation hut. Donations already include $100 from Maynard Post American Legion Auxiliary and $2000 pledged by Middlesex County auxiliaries.
Dr. H. F. Bailey a former major league pitcher with the New York Giants died in a Toledo hospital. Bailey a dentist had run an office in the city for years and his body will be shipped to Delta for burial.
APAHOQUI, N. B. July 11 Rescue from the Kennebec Oasis River after crying for help went wrong when Mrs. Ethel L. Bacon of Boston collapsed in deep water from cramps and a blood vessel burst. Police cannot locate her record in Boston.
Miss Mary C. Cahill a Back Bay supervisor marries John J. Paine of Cambridge in a nuptial mass at St. Marys Church Cambridge conducted by Rev James M. Mooney. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick L Cahill of 3 Summer street Cambridge. Best man is William B Paine. bridesmaid Madeline J Cahill.
The Lynn city council unanimously increased City Treasurer Frank A. Turnbell’s salary from $2750 to $3500. The raise takes effect January 1, 1923.
The body of Cornelius Murphy, age 5, of 227 Harvard Street Cambridge, was found in Jerry's Pit, North Cambridge, yesterday morning by Peter Ward of Dane Street Somerville. Murphy had been missing since July 1 after attending a field day of the A A R I R at Russell Field. Two boys told police they heard a man calling for help at the pit.
George Jay Gould, head of the Gould family, married quietly in Paris to Mrs. Alice Sinclair. Edith Kingdon Gould died last November while playing golf. The couple honeymoon at a Scottish castle. New York home may be sold. Family reaction from Mrs. Carroll Livingston Wainwright confirms the marriage.
Dr. Eugene Schreiber, indicted by a Massachusetts grand jury for desertion, will not be extradited. Governor Thomas Hardwick declined extradition papers, citing defense claims that the separation occurred in Florida making him not a fugitive of Massachusetts. Schreiber left Boston in 1920 and lived with his wife in Florida before moving to Georgia. The physician, arrested in Macon on wire desertion charges at Boston’s request, was released via habeas corpus. He filed for divorce in Georgia earlier this spring. his wife answered with a counter suit in June, with trial expected months away.
Isidore Greenfield of 909 Crescent Street Boston was arrested in Scituate by Deputy Prohibition Supervisor Gordon C. McMaster on charges of illegal liquor transportation. He faces Commissioner Hayes today after agents trapped him as he arranged to deliver liquor and seized two gallons of moonshine from his car.
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