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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1922
Page
6
Neighbors at 52 Billerica Street described a street brawl sparked by a lost 14 carat wedding ring and a missing slipper among the Ackerman and Roman households. Police mediated a 20 minute fracas ending with the ring found after investigations in three flats and a hospital visit for Mrs. Ackerman.
At Nantasket a group of Palm Garden dancers halted by a burly policeman enforcing blue laws. The girls had set up a phonograph on the Paragon Park beach and danced briefly before the officer ordered them to cease. Spectators lamented the halt as waves resumed their melancholy.
Rep. Arthur K. Reading of Cambridge accuses George Stanley Harvey of a whispers and innuendos campaign for district attorney. He notes Barney resigned as assistant to Nathan A. Tufts after an investigation began into the former Middlesex district attorney.
Major Johnson, a rare fighting parson, argues ministers should serve in the ranks alongside officers of the R O T C. He has taken a front seat at the camp, briefing press on field operations and plans to observe a major field artillery display. The week promises airplane flights and sham infantry attacks as reserve officers wind down training.
Major Herbert S. Johnson known as Rev Dr Johnson leads daily ROTC camp activities at Devens urging public involvement in the troops war efforts. He is a prominent advocate for informing crowds about the camp and its military tasks.
Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden will wed Guy Fairfax Cary of New York and Boston tomorrow at Elm Court Newport. The ceremony at 1 p.m. will be simple with Rev. Stanley C. Hughes officiating. Attendance capped at 50. brother Francis Burke Roche to give away the bride. Philip Carroll to stand as best man. A wedding breakfast follows.
Abraham Rottenberg known as Max Zurman was seized by the West End liquor squad at No Russell Street, losing 12 gallons of moonshine a still and mash. Boston liquor files note many drunkenness arrests center city, with Joy Street, Hanover Street, and other stations reporting weekend totals well below past peak. Police raids and squad effort are credited with the drop.
Six deputy sheriffs who had guarded Maine Central railroad property in Calais Maine were relieved from duty last night ending a week long guarding assignment.
Charles Garland, a youthful millionaire with radical views, told a Post representative there is no truth to reports he will donate $800000 to the American Fund for Public Service. Reports say he initially rejected and then accepted a million dollar legacy, allotting $800000 to the fund and $200000 to his wife, Lillian Conrad.
Lawyer Nelles quotes Garland at a conference stating intent to use inherited wealth for social purposes and to turn over about 800000 to the American Fund for Public Service. The Fund, including Nation editors and Socialist affiliates, aims to support new social welfare agencies through donations of the Garland type.
Dr Clarence R Gamble of Pasadena California survived a crash that killed pilot Zenos R Miller of Boston and left Gamble with a fractured leg shoulder and broken nose. Ralph K Miller escaped with minor injuries. The trio planned a Pacific coast flight when the crash occurred 300 feet into a swamp, possibly due to an air pocket.
Boston ranks ninth in total annual value of factory products, up from seventh. The five year gain is 117.2 percent versus a 152.6 percent average for 77 large centers. New York leads, with Chicago Philadelphia and Detroit following. Akron Seattle Bethlehem Pontise and Winston-Salem show marked gains.
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