07 Mar 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1922
Page
1
A 35 year old shopworker Charles F. Gove saved Helen Fisher 11 and Edward Fisher 14 from drowning in an East Dedham mill pond after breaking through rotting ice. A human chain formed as onlookers watched the improvised rescue unfold.
Chief Peter F. Walsh of the Boston Fire Department retires on pension at 9 this morning after four years as head. Deputy Chief John Otis Taber will succeed him, following approval by Mayor Curley on Acting Commissioner Manning’s recommendation. The move stirs the fire department and politics.
The legislative committee of legal affairs rejects an outright ban and allows women to smoke in public cafes and hotel dining rooms for at least another year. Rep. Charles Shulman of Dorchester argued that women's smoking is vile and immoral, while the committee's adverse report backed the delay on the bill proposing fines of 100 dollars for establishments permitting smoking by women.
Four families totaling more than a dozen people were driven from their four story home at 191 West Fourth Street South Boston last night by a fire started by two young children left alone. No injuries reported and losses are estimated at about $2000 due to fire smoke and water damage. The children lit a candle with matches causing a blaze that spread to furniture after the candle toppled onto a newspaper.
Dana dissents as the Civil Service Commission confirms Mayor Curley’s brother John J. Curley as city treasurer. Arthur Huddell and George Harlow vote for confirmation while Edmund Dolan’s appointment as city collector is rejected.
Jeanne Gravatte a 15 year old from Baltimore’s Girls Latin School shared a department dinner moment with President Harding in Washington On meeting her he asked for a first waltz and she blushed The encounter drew local attention from peers and family with her mother a department of labor aide present
Attorney General Allen in his annual Legislature report argues prosecutors’ powers are too great and urges curtailment of filing cases. He cites cases ousting former District Attorneys Tufts and Pelletier and seeks added authority for the attorney general to summons witnesses.
Two men were saved from icy Muddy River near the Art Museum after one broke through ice while attempting a shortcut home. Gordon Parker formed an improvised life chain, aided by Patrolman Doherty and three civilians, pulling both to shore. Leonard, exposed and shocked, went to City Hospital. Parker received first aid then returned home.
The engagement of the Prince of Wales to Lady Rachel Cavendish will be announced after his return from the far east with the wedding likely in the fall. Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles may visit America soon, with a possible Canadian trip for the bridegroom, pending an informal invitation and a suggested presidential nod.
Rumors touch Lady Rachel Cavendish as a potential wife for the Prince of Wales. The Devonshire family lines long history and wealth frame the discussion. She is described as tall healthy and outdoorsy while Catholic Princess Yolanda's Catholic faith blocked marriage prospects under Church of England law.
Fragmented OCR shows a Thompson's Spa registration and partial weather data. Includes scattered figures and temperatures marked yesterday and previous year, with unclear dates or locations.
Fire of undetermined origin started in the cellar of the A. J. Borden Building Anawan and South Main streets and swept through to the Modern Shoe Store damaging stock and fixtures for several thousand dollars.
William Daley, a United States Mail wagon driver, was shot and seriously wounded after turning his revolver over to a post office desk. The incident occurred at Prospect and Hampshire streets in Cambridge while Francis T. Garvin handled the firearms. Daley was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital with bullets penetrating both legs and is listed on the danger list.
Seven youths entered a Warren street Roxbury eatery and claimed to be college students planning a demonstration of a new lockstep. They sat, marched around tables with arms linked, and left without paying. Police at Dudley street station are seeking them.
The day brings warmth and unsettled skies with a chance of showers now and then today and tonight. Clearing is not expected soon as a low pressure system lingers bringing brief rain chances. Highs reach warm levels while humidity remains noticeable across the region.
A free for all at the Boston Tavern ended with a broken window and the arrest of May Weatherbee Bertha Stollar Daniel Diggin and Martha Slater after two women posed as police officers Miss Slater wore over 3000 in jewelry and allegedly produced drugs before the scuffle police booked the four on narcotics suspicions as they investigated.
Judge Sawicki declined to fine a group arraigned for carrying small clearances of whiskey in hip pockets over the weekend. He noted many respectable people carry a little and said the act is not illegal and officers have no right to search. He warned that large quantities may justify arrest, but tiny amounts are different.
New York March 6 Mrs Mary Giles former Waldorf Astoria maid who earned 16 a week until her death last week left an estate of 15500 with no will and no known relatives to claim it. Her money rested in two banks and a safety box. Giles aged 55 was seen by other hotel workers as quiet and lacking acquaintances.
In London in the House of Commons Ulster members all walked out as closure was adopted on section 1 of clause 1 declaring the treaty shall have the force of law. The closure vote stood 182 to 31.
Members from Ulster withdrew after strong protests over the house apply closure to the first sub section of clause 1, which is the operative provision. The episode highlights tensions within the chamber and raises questions about procedural strategy and regional representation.
Washington March 6 arrangements for a Prohibition Navy of nine submarine chasers to hunt liquor runners off the Atlantic coast were made without Secretary Mellon approval and may be cancelled. Treasury sources indicate the plan used vessels borrowed from the Navy Department not in coast guard service. Mellon believes Congress did not authorize enforcement appropriations for upkeep of vessels and lacks authority to arm dry law enforcers as liquor chasers.
Cries claiming a girl was murdered near the Jewellers Building at Washington and Bromfield streets sparked a half hour chase. Patrolmen Leahy and Adams arrested two young women and a building employee. one detainee was found half-naked when restrained by Patrolman Adams.
Alexander S. Little a 656 year old single man from Washington street Dorchester was arrested yesterday afternoon and locked up at Mattapan station He hanged himself from his cell door with a coat improvised rope Just before 6 p m police cut him down Dr R E Harney revived him and he was sent to City Hospital where he was later returned to his cell after improvement
A fragmented line from a page header reads continued on Page 13 First Col, indicating continued coverage or notices locally. The OCR fragment provides no actionable event details or names to confirm further context.
In 1915 a major clash occurred at Pilica between German and Russian forces. In 1917 President moves to arm U S merchant ships despite Congress opposition. One year past Allies spurned German counter offers and warned of invasions and penalties. The Pope names six new cardinals including Archbishop Dennis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia.
Forecasts indicate rain across Boston and vicinity with mild temperatures on Tuesday. Wednesday looks fair and colder with strong southerly winds shifting to the northwest Tuesday night.
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