06 Mar 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1922
Page
1
In Ireland, bitterness grows over perceived broken promises from the United States while Eamon de Valera is named as the last hope for Republican aims. Expect little new aid from America amid strained relations.
A 300-pound safe containing 1200 to 1300 in dimes and nickels was stolen early yesterday from the collector's office at the Everett terminal of the Boston Elevated Railroad. Five men are suspected, approaching via Bowdoin street in an automobile, prying fence pickets and entering the office.
Gladstone Boyce the sole watchman on duty found the loss at 2 30 while cleaning the northbound platform. The article notes his routine patrol and the discovery during platform maintenance.
Samuel Barton claimed he entered Emmanuel church on Newbury Street after a passerby offered shelter and music. He fled with a seized bag believed to hold church collections but contained undertaker tools. Sexton John Haynes pursued and captured Barton at Berkeley Street and handed him to police for questioning on recent church raids.
Hope and Arkwright mill villages brace for action in the textile strike. Strikers at Hope’s mill plan to test the right to picket under a new ruling limiting pickets to former employees. Arkwright’s Interlaken Print Works seeks to resume operations amid intensified picketing in Blackstone Valley. A Pawtucket mass meeting under the State AFL outlines the strikers’ case with leaders including Thomas F. McMahon and Rodrick A. McGarry.
Mass meetings filled the day as strike leaders reported more than $2000 raised yesterday by a tag day for the strikers relief fund in Manchester New Hampshire.
The prohibition navy will be ready to operate in Atlantic coastal waters within weeks to pursue liquor smugglers. The force will patrol from Maine to Florida and begin within the next two weeks, with enforcement officials stating readiness this month.
Officials stated arrangements were completed for the prohibition and indicate ongoing measures. The note references continued coverage on page 16 third column.
Mount Vesuvius resumes activity in eruptive phase after two earth shocks. The cone inside the crater collapsed, lava streams spread over 100000 square feet, an incandescent lava band widens to 800 feet, crater width reaches 1600 feet, with molten lava at 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. Professor Malladra, director of the Naples observatory, descended into the crater as heat scorched his face.
In Nashua New Hampshire on March 5 Edna M. Smith 62 of 9 Lake Street died at 4 20 p m the same minute and day of the week as her husband Walter N Smith who died February 5 Divorced from grief she was a native of Springfield Vermont and a leading worker in the Sons and Daughters of Vermont in Nashua.
Special Cable analysis from Dublin notes Ireland lacks a strong republican tradition and many leaders doubt the republic. It states Irish leaders, including Collins and Griffith, misread America and De Valera shifted toward republican government after touring the United States. It observes a preference for cabinet responsibility to Parliament even under a republic. Continued on Page 16-Firat Col.
Rain did little to dampen enthusiasm as vast crowds gathered in Dublin for the opening day of the campaign in favor of accepting the Anglo Irish treaty. Participants stayed despite showers to hear all speakers.
The list of speakers features Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith among others, highlighting a gathering of Irish political orators. Additional names accompany the two leaders in the lineup.
Charles Ponzi who gained notoriety in Boston for get rich quick schemes will be heard by the United States Supreme Court this week through counsel as he seeks to dodge Massachusetts court trial for alleged state statute violations. He is in a federal prison.
Miss Elizabeth Kenney, former Boston nurse and bookkeeper for Warren J. Wright Northfield town treasurer, failed to post bond of 10 000 dollars and remains jailed. She maintains she took 5500 dollars amid a larger 15 000 plus shortfall and forged entries are being investigated as Wright may resign after 85 years in office.
Police reveal a letter received from an avenging husband claiming responsibility for the murder of film director William Desmond Taylor. The handwriting allegedly matches that of another suspect known as Sands, and authorities coordinate with New Hope police.
Police seek the writer of a confession that alleges an affair between a director and the writer’s wife and a planned vengeance. The letter describes the couple driving near the Taylor bungalow on February 1 and seeing actress Mabel Normand leave the scene.
Cardinal O Connell archbishop of Boston spoke at St Susanne church to about 200 Americans. He cited changes in American views of the Papacy over 50 years thanks to Leo XIII, Pius X, and Benedict in the war era. He argued America needs Rome and Europe and urged respect for all religions.
The Ameri can steamer Matoa carrying 3000 tons of coal from Norfolk to Boston ran aground on Blackfish Bank off the Virginia coast. Coast guards from Assateague and Wallops Beach stations attempted rescue in a power lifeboat, but Captain Gilbert and 21 crew refused to abandon ship. Manning cutter heads to the scene. cargo may need unloading to float her.
Frank Deveney, an employee of a Baltimore taxi firm, leaped from the Washington monument in Washington Place. He had been ill and his associates say his mind was affected. He climbed the parapet, lowered himself, and fell 164 feet to the base.
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In West Newton last Thursday night a double funeral was held for William P. Garvey and his wife. Genieve Atwood, wounded in the Garvey shooting, and her husband Alfred were seen reconciling at Newton Hospital. Alfred Atwood plans daily visits and says their 1929 separation can be resolved between them.
Washington reports Americans consumed 67.7 pounds of beef per person in 1921, down 20 pounds from 1910. Veal and lamb rise, with 72.8 pounds of pork per person, and total meat intake reaches 144.8 pounds plus 11.38 pounds of ard.
Hot Springs Ark March 5 Babe Ruth signed a five year contract with the New York Yankees for 75000 per year. He also will receive 500 for every homer. The deal, reportedly settled by a coin flip, shatters all prior baseball salaries and cements Ruth as baseball’s top star.
Brief wartime notes report the start of the evacuation of Petrograd by Russian forces in 1918. Other items mention French troops retaking positions near Arras in 1915 and Austria's defiant stance on U-boat warfare in response to the United States in 1917.
Forecasts show fair weather for Boston and New England with warmer temperatures and increasing cloudiness into Tuesday. A coastal storm moving northeast toward Nova Scotia brings rain or snow in parts of the region and gales along the Atlantic coast.
The forecast calls for sunny skies and pleasant temperatures with light winds. Tonight stays clear and a touch warmer than yesterday, promising comfortable overnight conditions.
More intriguing details of The People In Our Square titled A kina Advent of Art by Samuel Hop me will be printed in the next Often Sunday ost Magazine.
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