Gala scene in Nahant police court mocks pretensions
Yesterday in Nahant a small town police court staged a comedy with hints of pathos and tragedy. Notables such as Senator Lodge and Mrs. Thomas P. Curtis were present in the seaside resort setting.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
3
Yesterday in Nahant a small town police court staged a comedy with hints of pathos and tragedy. Notables such as Senator Lodge and Mrs. Thomas P. Curtis were present in the seaside resort setting.
Crowd fills Nahant courtroom as Michel Di Carlo faces nuisance charge for hosting a large group of underprivileged children at his Nahant home. Spectators include varied social figures. case before Judge Walter H. leads to tense proceedings.
Nahant magistrate Southwick found no basis to jail Michel Di Carlo of Lynn on maintaining a nuisance charge and released him on his own recognizance. Di Carlo defended taking in poor children, while police described noise from horns and street mess. the judge warned restraint on Sundays and placed the case on file.
St Louis officials expect the world series to be played in the city and Percy Alexander, head of the local internal revenue field forces, appointed two deputies to manage government interests during the event. He is confident the Browns or Cardinals will win, possibly both.
Allan A. Ryan head of Allan A. Ryan & Co. at 111 Broadway filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Liabilities total 32 million 435 thousand 479 dollars with 27.8 million secured. Assets listed at 643 thousand 523 dollars, including securities valued at 549 thousand 898.
The article chronicles Allan A. Ryan’s peak during his Stutz corner in 1920 and war stock exploits, his mounting fortune of about 25 million, and his rapid decline leading to bankruptcy. It details secured and unsecured creditors, investigations, his expulsion from the Exchange, lawsuits, receiverships, and family suits as his empire collapsed.
Walter Ruth kowaski of Cambridge Massachusetts was arrested in New York on a charge of fugitive from justice. Authorities say he had been sought for over a year in connection with passing worthless checks in Massachusetts.
Omaha July 21 The tight Republican contest for governor continued as 1879 of 1913 precincts reported Randall leading McMullen by 333 votes. Randall is from Randolph, McMullen from Beatrice, both seeking the nomination to face Bryan of Lincoln in November.
Concord, N H residents awaken to a provisional battalion of National Guardsmen guarding entrances at the Boston and Maine yards. Citizens question who ordered deployment and who will bear the $600 daily cost for the troops.
Rumors swirl about Mayor Chamberlin amid debate over militia deployment in Concord. The mayor says no resignation and defers to Marshal Kimball to mobilize a special police force, while some finance officials oppose city funding for guardsmen.
Judge J A Mc Dermott heads to Emporia to probe the William Allen White case after officials announce no change in plans to arrest the Emporia editor for alleged Industrial Court Act violations. The delay aims to shape a campaign strategy while White remains receptive to 50 percent solidarity signals from railroad workers. White, a lifelong ally of Governor Allen, laments the postponement as he awaits the reprieve and reflects on the Gazette siege and dramatic preparations.
Reported understanding places Judge Mc Dermott with a complaint against White. Instructions allegedly said if White removed the sign, no further action would be pursued. The fragment implies a pending civil or court dispute over a disputed sign and possible settlement terms.
Georges Michel, the French swimmer, abandoned his English Channel crossing six miles from South Foreland after 16 hours in the water. He relinquished the attempt during the July 21 report by the Associated Press from London.
Marilyn Miller star of Sally sails to California to wed Jack Pickford. She says Flo Ziegfeld’s efforts to stop the marriage will fail and she will return to Boston in September to rejoin the show when it reopens per her contract.
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