Hippo Fund Over $3000 At Hub-New Names Added
A community fundraising drive surpasses $3000 as supporters vote to bring a pet animal to Hub-New Names. The campaign expands its $25 list to include additional sponsors and donations.
09 Jun 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
1
A community fundraising drive surpasses $3000 as supporters vote to bring a pet animal to Hub-New Names. The campaign expands its $25 list to include additional sponsors and donations.
A noon concert at Parkman bandstand Boston Common features Filene's Concert Band playing popular dance and march tunes. Headliners at Keith's Theatre include The Sharrocks mind reading act, with Ella Kolar singing and Arturo Casiglia piano. Baby Hippo milestone noted as $3000 raised. potential move to Franklin Park Zoo discussed.
John Craig Havemeyer life: sugar refiner author and speaker on politics and religion dies at age ninety in Yonkers New York. He was born in New York son of William F Havemeyer three times mayor. He left Columbia University due to eyesight and began as a grocery clerk before Europe voyage seeking health. He later worked in Havemeyer and Maller the family sugar firm founded by his grandfather who immigrated from Germany in 1799.
For the first time in Boston history a Rabbinical Court held a hearing at the West End last night to decide which of two synagogues with Cantor Mordacai Hershman from Wilno Poland may employ his services. Hershman is said to have a voice rivalling Caruso.
Milton police officer Emory H. Farrington was shot down from behind on Blue Hills Reservation. Police know men in a gang, but not the girl. fingerprints on a stolen car suggest her involvement and an arrest is expected today.
Milton authorities post a 2500 reward for information leading to the capture of auto thieves who killed Patrolman Emery H. Farrington. Lincoln Bryant says citizens have pledged the fund by subscription. State detectives seek a South Boston youth alleged as leader and a woman linked to the officer’s murder. Farrington's body was found in a Blue Hills clearing yesterday morning.
Marshall Neilan and Blanche Sweet married in Chicago at the County Clerk's office with Judge H. Sterling Pomeroy performing. The couple fled reporters to keep the union secret and departed for New York aboard the Century Limited for their honeymoon.
In Boston College beat Princeton 3 to 1 while Syracuse routed Conn Aggies 8 to 2. Wrestling at Grand Opera House Manchester Joe Perelli beat Billy Klein in one fall 13 minutes 15 seconds Oreste Vadlafi and Frank Lurich also scored falls. Boxing in Lowell Phinney Boyle defeated George Gardiner in 10 rounds. Full reports on pages 18 21 22 23.
Boston endures record June heat with two deaths and thousands suffering as women and children slept on Boston Common. Forecasters predict thundershowers to cool the city, ending the hottest June 8 in 51 years with readings around 92 degrees.
Scattered showers were reported in several New England sections last night. A thunder shower struck Pitts field late yesterday afternoon, with continuation noted on page 14 fourth column.
Note recalls Bryan issued a sharp statement criticizing Wilsons stance toward Germany in 1915. Also mentions Italian transport Principe Uberto sunk by a submarine in 1916 near the Antarctic. A year ago today Fred W Galbraith national commander of the American Legion and its officers died in an Indianapolis auto accident.
Friday local showers and cooler conditions expected in Boston and nearby areas with moderate southwest winds. Saturday should be generally fair and cooler as northern New England faces more showers then a cloudy cooler day for southern New England and East New York. Highs noted across eastern states include 90s in New York City Baltimore and Norfolk with Yuma reaching 106 degrees in Arizona.
The scoreboard shows Boston 7 over St. Louis 5 and New York 7 over Chicago 2. Washington 6 defeated Cleveland 1 while Detroit 7 beat Philadelphia by an unspecified score.
Attorney General J Weston Allen declared his first formal bid for the Republican nomination for Governor. He will not seek reelection as Attorney General and said he has received offers of support if he runs. The statement drew no surprise among politicians. Brady reports.
A public figure states they are still undecided about seeking the governorship as supporters urge a candidacy. The remarks reflect internal deliberations and external pressure from allies within the party.
Carl A. Sutter and his wife known as the modern Adam and Eve were jailed by game wardens in Houston Maine for killing deer and partridge in the closed season. They planned six weeks in the woods without civilized clothing or tools. They face arraignment in municipal court.
New York reports a raid at Lilian Lorraine's apartment led to her being named in a divorce action against Charles C. Wagner known as Billy Lloyd. Mrs Wagner seeks absolute divorce alleging detectives followed Wagner from Club Maurice to Lorraine's residence and found both in the apartment.
United States Treasury releases June 1 circulation data showing every person in the country should possess 48.78 in good American cash. Total money in circulation reaches 5 346 832 497 dollars. Last year per capita was 56.09 while May 1922 stood at 48.89.
Prohibition agents led by Roberts and local officers seized liquor at the home of Herbert W. W. Downes supervisor of music in public schools and organist in Boston after a search warrant raid. The arrest followed reports of liquor use at the Bradford Academy area.
The Senate suspended rules and approved the bill to remove The Synagogue painting from the Boston Public Library. The debate noted an Attorney General opinion that the measure is constitutional, with four Senators opposing due to concerns over potential large damages to the state.
A reader notes forecasted cooler weather today and tonight with a likely chance of showers. The message reflects conditions expected to bring remnant humidity and a brief shower window later.
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