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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1922
Page
4
Local jewelers forecast a surge in demand for the electronically lit vanity case. The device features a mirror light powered by a small battery and a pearl-capped button to switch it on, charming Miss Boston with its novelty.
Inspector and Mutual Stores agent arrest Stephen Ryan at Roxbury for larceny by passing a $150 check at a downtown store. He allegedly received $100 in change after presenting a bad check. Ryan says he found the check and kept the money. Police suspect the owner dropped the check after it was stolen or lost.
Dr. Francis P. Silva, 55, of 206 Main street Charlestown, collapsed in the Haymarket Square subway station and died en route to Haymarket Relief Hospital. Officials cite heart trouble aggravated by the heat as the probable cause.
A three alarm blaze tore through the Lockwood Block Works on Condor Street East Boston just before midnight. Fire crews from the city responded as flames lit the sky and remained out of control into the early hours.
A message to Commercial Finance Corporation and Mutual Finance Corporation stockholders announces dividend mailing disruption due to Boston Legal Aid Society action. It cites about 1.8 million in assets, 500k collectible bills, and a board led by John H. Sherburne with notable restructuring, debt absence, and no director profits.
The directors report delays in trial of suits against H. V. Greene and related firms, appoint Arthur Black as Master, and expect decisions by autumn. They detail cost savings from staff reductions, shifted investments into power utilities and rail/industrial stocks, and note a fifty cent per fully paid preferred dividend. The asset value per share is $18 with a $34 per unit sale during loan settlements.
Directors report mid year affairs of Mutual Finance Corp. since last annual, noting delays in trial against H V Greene and Greene Co, changes in investments to stocks and bonds, improved liquid assets, higher monthly interest and dividends, and a 75 cent per fully paid preferred share dividend. A complete securities list and bond holdings are shown.
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