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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
5
George Bowler of Campello Mass reports an incident last night where a large new sedan lost its right front wheel while passing south through the town center. Immediately after, a seven passenger car behind also shed its right wheel as it swung to pass. Both owners searched for a garage for repairs.
A rider describes a bold paper snatching by a fellow passenger on a street car who grabbed the other half of his newspaper. The incident ends with the author reclaiming his paper and finding two pennies left in his pocket.
The narrator notes a two story brick building in Brookfield housing a District Court on the upper floor and a barber shop below. A sign reads District Court with a second sign below stating You're Next, observed on the road to Springfield from Lawrence, Massachusetts.
A passerby recalls a child in rubber boots who questions an umbrella despite clearing skies. The girl then wades into a yard pond, leaving the observer briefly silenced. Entry by Mrs G A Arthur Bailey of 44 Mountain Street Malden Mass.
A 10 year old girl waved farewell to her mother as a train left North Station. She traveled alone toward Keene New Hampshire to visit her grandmother. The observer noted her uneasy shift and coins clinking while she asked a train boy if he had anything for six cents.
Thomas F. Wiles and Judge Michael H. Sullivan were appointed receivers of the Filchner-Atwood Company by Judge Morton in federal court after an involuntary bankruptcy filing last week. Each trustee candidate posted a $20,000 bond.
William T. Sheehan a longtime local real estate operator spent June 26 at the Attleboro police headquarters after his arrest on charges of swindling banks out of more than 100000 through worthless checks. On counsel advice he refused to make any statement to aid detectives.
Police across New England New York and as far south as Georgia seek the arrest of Sheehan. Warrants indictments are reported in many cities with Rochester Rochester sheriff bringing a warrant. Attleboro Boston Burns detective agency and Cambridge police are involved with handwriting expert work and identifying witnesses to link Sheehan to banks in Chelsea and other cities.
The National Conference of Social Work selects Washington as the site for its 60th anniversary meeting. Jane Addams rules out a presidential bid to succeed Robert W. Kelso. Delegates toured Newport this afternoon with no formal sessions. Secretary Herbert Hoover will speak at tomorrow's general meeting.
Joseph Laponoe of Phenix R. I. was pursued for a mile by Lt Edward Lavery after a collision at High Street and Broadway. Mrs Edwin Poore was severely injured. Laponoe was fined 125 for DUI and 10 for drunkenness in District Court by Judge Hagerty.
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