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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1922
Page
9
The Boston school committee with Miss Frances G. Curtis presiding approved appointing an official press agent for the district. The vote, taken in the absence of Dr. Scannell, follows a long advocated idea promoted by Committeeman Richard J. Lane.
Board approves designating a publicity man to prepare school press pieces under the superintendent. Fall naming expected. salary still undecided. The district also creates the Frank V. Thompson intermediate district with Archer W. Nickerson as first principal. Kennedy named dean of the Normal School. Several long-serving teachers retire with pensions. Emma Gulliver noted for her years of service and recent death.
Former Governor McCall announces he will not run for the United States Senate and declines to explain his decision. He suggests he may support another Republican, likely Joseph Walker, as talks with Walker supporters begin to secure votes against Lodge.
Nellie Skinner and Francis Frederickson recall odd scenes on a Boston to Braintree route. Skinner describes nearly stepping on multiple snakes and a dramatic climb to safety on a porch. Frederickson recounts an amused exchange with a passenger as a skirt mishap draws public gaze on a car ride.
C Dix of Fall River notes a familiar blind man on a corner smoking a cigar and holding out his hat for coins. A passerby woman begins to give money but withdraws, likely considering her own budget. The scene ends with her amused reaction to the sight of his cigar.
Conversation overheard by a bystander involves two high school girls and a remark about a young man who was allegedly thrown overboard. The remark implies secrecy and social consequences within their circle. No further context or confirmation of event details is provided.
Mrs. H A Webster of Portland reports a strange sight aboard a Portland Maine streetcar yesterday a two headed girl from Sells Floto Circus boarded the car. The conductor began collecting fares then moved to the rear to discuss with a passenger whether to ask one or two fares.
A woman dropped a penny in Codman Square meat market. another woman stepped on it while a boy quickly retrieved the coin. The shoe concealed the find and the would-be finder was surprised to lose it. Mrs E Gonyba of Dorchester reports the incident.
Witness reports a girl boarding an elevated train at North Station yesterday while traveling toward Sul livan square. The fragment ends with incomplete details.
A Boston reader observes a young woman on an I car with a single umbrella as she knits. At her destination she rolls the knitting into the umbrella, prompting wonder about how she knit when it rains.
Former Governor McCall draws pledges of help from the anti-Lodge Republican Club led by Russell A. Wood of Cambridge and may launch a senatorial bid. Wil son’s followers vow support if McCall enters the primaries against Lodge, while anti Lodge backers oppose Lodge over Versailles League policy and seek to influence Walker’s prospects. Walker’s allies expect aid from Progressive alums, and Lodge faces opposition over tariffs, the League of Nations, woman suffrage, and Newberry seating votes.
Petitions filed at City Hall and with the Election Commission request sending the Legislature’s district attorney must be a lawyer statute to a fall vote. 1850 signatures added yesterday by Miss Katherine Lee bring total to over 30 percent of names. Five candidates are listed for District Attorney, boosting Pelletier supporters’ hopes.
Northeastern University plans its commencement at the Boston Opera House with about 3000 seats filled. The venue sold out, and demand remains strong for the event, signaling the largest audience yet for the university’s exercises.
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