26 Jul 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1922
Page
1
North Carver July 25 Charles Garland showed slight resentment when informed that the supervisors of his inherited fortune rejected his unconventional views on marriage while endorsing freedom of love and granting the same rights to his wife.
The Interstate Commerce Commission announces sweeping new power to regulate the distribution of fuel food and other necessities and to control the movement of railroad cars in peacetime. The drastic action marks an unprecedented shift in regulatory authority during peacetime.
Mrs Annie Montrand 26, wife of farmer John P Montrand of 1232 Middle Street Taunton, fought off robbers after her husband was attacked by a party of four men Blackjacked and restrained until help arrived Two suspects were arrested and the tale ends with police continuing the investigation on page 3 sixth column
A blue and white silk knitted cap possibly blood-stained was found 50 feet from the scene where 12 year old Henry P Mc Mahon’s body was found in Great Pastures. The clue was the only notable development in the night search for the boy’s killer.
Government declares a national emergency over coal and rail strikes. The Interstate Commerce Commission takes control of fuel and essential distributions under the Esch Cummins act as the government gauges concessions from striking workers.
The Rev. W. D. Armatage of Milford New Hampshire rushed into his burning garage where four children including his own daughter played on the second floor. He carried two to safety then, trapped by flames, dropped the other two from a window and jumped out himself suffering severe facial burns.
Ee F Medeiros of the Boston and Maine railway won a new Ford touring car for his story Hard to Explain in the Post’s Ford a Day contest. He recalled the motto try try again as he gazed on his prize yesterday.
Pittsfield Vermont July 2 193? Frank McDonald 30 was killed when a piece of marble loosened and fell in Hollister quarry. Several other workers narrowly escaped injury McDonald lived with his parents.
National League games include Chicago 6 Boston 3 and New York 9 St Louis 8 in 10 innings. Cincinnati 15 Philadelphia 11. St Louis 8 New York 0. Eastern League results show Springfield 3 Pittsfield 13, then 7 2. New Haven 4 Waterbury 3 in 11 innings. Bridgeport 5 Albany 2.
Marilyn Miller arrives in Los Angeles to marry Jack Pickford. A crowd of about a thousand greets her at Santa Fe station while the couple is whisked away by limousine. The ceremony is expected before August 1 with select celebrities invited.
Nate Siegel KOed Vince Coffey in four rounds at Albany while Barney Rivers beat Kid Williams in ten at Woonsocket. In Rye New York Mallory Bundy and Bancroft reach the fourth round of the state tennis championship. Czar Worthy takes the $5000 Grand Circuit stake in Columbus horse racing. Further reports on pages 17 18 and 19.
A compact listing shows branches in Lynn Brockton New Bedford Providence New York Hartford Atlanta and Canton Mass with street addresses including Broad Street Main Street Acashnet Avenue Empire Street Broadway Trombell Street Peachtree Street and Jackson Street in a regional firm directory. The record preserves the city state and street details for each location.
Miss Bertha B. Roderick of Taunton drove a touring car with four passengers over a Marshfield bridge when a speeding sedan forced them off the road. The car plunged 50 feet to the New Haven tracks below, landed upright and unhurt. Residents helped roll the vehicle back onto the road and continue. The other car fled the scene.
A major fire in the Williamsburg power house switchboard halted all Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines in Brooklyn delaying 300 000 riders returning from Manhattan. Officials called the crash at transfer points the worst in the system history.
Costario, a local farmer, reports being struck and bitten by a large snake in his garden Sunday evening. His wife corroborates the attack, seeing the snake retreat into brushwood. Doctor notes a two inch wound on a finger, consistent with a bite but no poison detected.
The forecast hints at bright and fair conditions with moderate temperatures today and tonight, suggesting pleasant weather overall. The old farmer’s prediction aligns with mild conditions and gentle skies throughout the period.
BROCKTON July 25 The police and Boy Scouts continue the search tonight for Olaf Johnson 80 who disappeared Monday afternoon while berry picking in the woods on the city suburbs. Hundreds of citizens police and scouts combed the woods and outskirts in vain for clues. The theory is he was struck by an automobile and left in a remote place or suffered a seizure.
Weather details note moon phase and rise set times for tonight. Anniversary items recall Serbia Austria 1914 and Russians halting German Warsaw advance in 1915, with Germany backing Austria on the latter.
Weather forecast shows fair conditions for Boston and vicinity with a slight warming trend on Thursday. Northern New England expects fair days with interior warming, while southern New England and eastern New York stay fair with warmer Thursday. Coastal regions from Sandy Hook to Hatteras see light to moderate winds with overcast conditions on Wednesday.
Average yesterday at Thompson's Spa was 65 degrees with record highs around 91 and lows near 64. The data shows morning and afternoon readings including 7am 79, 3pm 90, and 6pm 84 with various notations and a year ago average of 81.
Miss Flora Marotta, a North End belle, faced a harsh punishment from her mother who beat bit and scratched her. Despite the punishment she continued a relationship with Edmund Alzalone, an amateur flyweight boxer, for eleven months.
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