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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1912
Page
3
Five persons injured when car speeding at fifty miles an hour in Cedarhurst Long Island grazed a tree struck another and overturned. One seriously hurt woman about 24, richly dressed and wearing diamonds valued at 2500 dollars or more.
The woman suffered a fractured skull and jaw with internal injuries. Thomas Sweeney of Manhattan is listed in critical condition with internal injuries and contusions. Andrew Lister of Rockville Centre has internal injuries and possible skull fracture. The chauffeur reportedly lost control of the vehicle.
National Committeeman Alfred T. Rogers of Wisconsin telegraphed Chairman Hilles that he cannot accept a seat on the Republican executive committee due to lack of time. Rogers, La Follette's law partner, had been named by Hilles in New York to the panel. He previously led La Follette’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
Boston area offers include $15 and $18 outing suits and a $7.75 price for some two piece suits. Grays Browns and Blue series sold by S. H. Harrison Co at Washington corner Beach street.
Sheriff Quinn maintains Sunday entertainments for prisoners at Charles Street jail. Yesterday about two score artists performed in the rotunda with 30 women inmates present. The program included Miss Frances G. Devers orchestra, soprano Genevieve Karrisey, Elsie Gilbert’s dancing troupe, and readings.
Wakefield police conducted two raids led by Chief Joseph J. Pollard against gambling and illegal liquor. At 8:20 a.m. eight gallons of whiskey and two gallons of gin were seized at Hotel Northrup on Albion street. three men drinking in a rear room were taken into custody. At 4:30 p.m. police raided a poker game on Railroad street baseball field, arresting five young men found with cards and money.
Norfolk suits offered at half price from Harrison Wholesale stock now sold at 9.75 dollars a suit. Made from fine Scotches and rough cheviots in gray and brown fabrics. Advertisement mentions wholesale-to-retail pricing.
The New York sex fad spreads among women with three quarter hose worn folded just above the calf. Stores report strong demand for silk and lisle versions at two dollars and fifty cents or fifty cents. Shoppers roll regular stockings down to imitate garters and reduce lingerie for cooler summers.
Rome July 21 Pope Pius shows marked interest in films after observing Venice inauguration footage at the Vatican. A priest secretly filmed the pope tending flowers, prompting praise of American invention. Also reports Princess Rospiglioso gains favor for her annulment and remarriage petition with new evidence.
The kosher meat strike movements report meetings including a 800 attendee session in Congress Hall Chelsea. Dealers in Cambridge refuse to sign a written pledge not to raise prices for two years while agreeing to lower current costs. The Lynn strike ends with price reductions and shops to reopen today as Eva Hoffman clashes with West End leaders at 43 Leverett Street and Cambridge Malden meetings prepare for a regional conference later this week.
Harrison's Men's fine worsted salts were reduced from 15 dollars to 7.75 dollars at the Washington corner Beach Street store. The H. Harrison Co. advertises the sale as a limited time offer for men’s attire.
In Revere the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Fire Engineers face a stalemate over Chief Arthur Kimball's reinstatement. The engineers are expected to discharge the department head and appoint John Barrett in his place after a secret Saturday night meeting at Chairman E T Galligan's home ended in a tied vote. McGilvray later said he would support Barrett.
Charles A. Billings 56 chief of the Ashburnham fire department died at Gardner Hospital after nearly two weeks of starvation following a sip of sulphuric acid mistaken for water. He was injured July 11 while fighting a forest fire in Ashburnham.
Charles Duburrow the Philadelphia long distance swimming expert postponed his attempt to swim to Boston light due to cold air and unusually low water temperatures. He had planned a 4 am start but after a few strokes judged conditions unfavorable and halted the attempt for a more auspicious day.
Three Jesuit Fathers visited Rev. Thomas I Gasson S J president of Boston College. Rev John Coveney S J preached at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and spoke on the gospel. Rev John Murphy S J conducted services at a Shirley correctional institution. Rev John J Tompkins S J returned from seven years in the Philippines.
Miss Mary Keenan aged 35 of Norwich Connecticut was stricken with cerebral hemorrhage while bathing at Watch Hill Rhode Island and died a few hours after being pulled from the water. She had been in the water less than five minutes.
News from the Japanese palace reports Matsuhito the Emperor is considerably improved and more hopeful according to the imperial household secretary. The monarch slept through the night and rested about six hours with a temperature around 100.14 degrees Fahrenheit, a drop from earlier levels.
Across Japan Buddhists Shintos and Christians held prayers for the Emperor's recovery. A Shinto priest climbed Fuji at dawn to offer prayers and an elderly woman sought salvation in the forest. Officials warned against sensational reports as the nation braces for potential succession and recalls the Emperor's troubled health.
Prince Katsura ends his Russian visit due to the Japanese emperor’s illness. He will depart St. Petersburg on July 27 but stays the week for limited engagements. All receptions and banquets are cancelled and the proposed visits to other capitals are called off.
E. H. Watts a wealthy landowner and brother in law of General Sir John French was shot by a dismissed game keeper as he walked home from church near Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire. The killer then died by suicide.
S. H. Harrison Co offers men’s suits made from finest foreign fabrics priced at $17.50. Located at 662 672 Washington Street on the corner of Beach Street.
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