21 Jun 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1922
Page
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Pro treaty factions show gains as labor moves to seek cabinet seats amid land and line up. Pro treaty panels clash with anti treaty groups including Trinity College and Farmers Union in a tense election landscape.
By John Bantry the article notes that the Irish elections disappointed De Valera supporters though the Collins De Valera pact prevented greater losses. It suggests the compromise saved several Republican seats, possibly including De Valera’s, while predicting broader defeats.
New York June 20 Mrs Charlotte Pickford mother of Mary the screen star addressed rumors in Los Angeles and elsewhere claiming Mary and Douglas Fairbanks have not separated despite temperamental difficulties. The report said the couple’s Los Angeles home, a showplace of the Western movie colony, had been put up for sale.
London reports the House of Lords gave second reading to the Treaties of Washington Act of 1922, making effective two February treaties on naval armament limitation, neutral protection at sea, and banning noxious gases and chemicals in war.
Fifty years after the Holy Cross College class of 1872 graduated in Worcester, the alumni honor Rev. John F. Cummins the sole surviving member. Father Cummins pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart in Roslindale born in Charlestown entered Boston College from Charlestown High School and completed the six year course in four years winning nine scholarship medals.
A brief item notes a forthcoming bonus bill tied to tariffs aimed at veterans. The report emphasizes legislative steps and anticipated impact on veterans. No details on specific provisions or dates are provided.
Twenty people were injured and four seriously when four Pullman cars and a dining car of Denver and Rio Grande Western train No. 2 derailed two miles east of Tennessee Pass near Leadville. The eastbound train carried Shriners returning from a San Francisco gathering.
Senator David I Walsh urges swift action citing a test of sentiment in Washington. Senate Republicans, aided by eight Democrats, push for timely measures while debates continue on the party lines.
Louis Ginsberg ten of Roxbury is dying in City Hospital after a pirate game on a mud scow in Fort Point channel. He fell twelve feet from the bow to the wharf, fracturing the skull base, while others summoned aid from a fire station and hoseman Learson rushed him to hospital.
New England Milk Producers' Association reports a price hike effective July 1 to dealers, likely pushing retail milk to 14 to 15 cents a quart. Factory wholesale currently six cents. retail ranges 12 to 13 and a half cents. Producers cite pasture drought and higher demand as main causes.
In sports highlights Holy Cross defeated Vermont 1 0 Amherst overpowered Wesleyan 3 0. Golf at Sandwich England Walter Hagen ties Joe Kirkwood for second in qualifying round for the British title with Jock Hutchison third. At Roehampton Mrs Molla Mallory wins singles and doubles with Miss Sigourney as British Davis Cup team defeats Italians to reach the second round.
Walter S Currie of Melrose, a senior, welcomed an eight pound girl at noon. Margaret Crosby of 72 Trenton Melrose is at Melrose Hospital with baby Barbara. Both mother and child rest well. Rainy weather dimmed events but sun broke through at noon.
Vice-President Calvin Coolidge visited Amherst College for an hour at the Phi Gamma Delta house during an alumni reunion connected with commencement. He arrived by motor, spoke with alumni, and left without announcing his next destination. He is an Amherst alumnus.
Yesterday temperatures were recorded at Thompson's Spa with a range reported from 59 to 91 degrees. The document notes various time stamps and an average yesterday of 59 degrees and a year ago average of 69 degrees.
New York June 20 Senator Guglielmo Marconi announced a radio searchlight capable of directing radio waves in a beam rather than broadcasting in all directions. The device could enable vessels to locate ships up to 100 miles away by reflected signals.
A noted Italian thinker described a transmitter using a revolving reflector to lessen sea dangers. He argued the setup could project a calming effect across waters, potentially reducing storms and turbulence by guiding maritime conditions.
J. Ellis Gammons assistant treasurer of West Newton Savings Bank died at his Brookside Avenue home after months of illness. He was 41.
New Bedford June 20 Roger S the five year canine Kaiser of the city's yuppie enclave abdicated when his mistress Miss Elsie Swift of Orchard Street was arrested after a pitched battle in her home and ordered to give up the dog.
President Ernest M. Hopkins announced gifts to Dartmouth College at commencement totaling more than 90 000 dollars. With bequests pending, college officials estimate the total gifts and bequests will reach about 1 000 000 dollars.
A cool unsettled pattern remains in effect with continued chances of showers tonight and tomorrow, bringing cool temperatures and damp conditions across the region. Respective forecasters warn of possible localized rainfall totals and brief storm risk in parts of the area.
Forecast shows unsettled conditions across Boston and surroundings with cloudy skies and possible showers from Wednesday into Thursday. Temperatures remain nearly steady with light to variable winds overall, and coastal Atlantic areas expect moderate easterly to southeasterly winds with overcast, thick conditions and chances of showers on Wednesday.
President Ban Johnson of the American League declares war on Babe Ruth after a suspension and hostile exchange. The Chicago scene on June 20 shows ongoing tension as Ruth’s behavior draws censure while onlookers report heated exchanges and verbal clashes.
Palos Sankiwiecz of Warren Rhode Island bought an EMST trolley car to use as a seaside bungalow on Mt Hope Bay Ocean Grove. The car rest on driven logs with curtains and a Welcome sign. A drunken intruder refuses to leave until the car reaches Providence prompting a police call.
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