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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1922
Page
12
Samuel Hopkins Adams continues his series The People in Our Square with A Patroness of Art to be printed in the forthcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Italo Andreoli bought his wife a diamond ring for 180 with 94 cents in his checking account. The case lingered in Centra Court until Inspector Hart urged trial. A 50 payment check bounced, and he persuaded the jeweler to accept another check.
The tale describes a tense pursuit ending with a ring in a pawnshop and Italo continuing to prove a genius despite a ruined house and missing family. The narrative keeps a hushed, urgent mood as events unfold and future plans remain unsettled.
In a probate style hearing before Judge Parmenter, Italo Andreoli argued for 90 day installments or 30 days with 20 percent discount to pay for a ring. He detailed missing funds and bank complications as witnesses questioned him. The court continued the matter to March 8 with conditions to pay up or return the ring.
Secretary Hughes arrived from Bermuda and went to his home tonight and said he would be at the State Department early tomorrow.
Edward J. McNeill using the alias Sam Barton was described as an old offender after a year long sentence handed down by Central Court. He had posed as a worshipper at Emmanuel Church and stole Sexton John Haines' leather valise during a previous period.
An advertisement touts Mentho Sulphur as a germ destroying remedy for eczema and similar skin troubles. It claims rapid relief, cooling first application, and healing of rash and blotches. The preparation is applied like cold cream and is stated to be harmless. A small jar is available from druggists.
South Boston readies a grand Evacuation Day celebration on March 17 for the 146th anniversary. Chief Marshal Edward G. Lennon leads a large committee with aim of 10,000 in the parade, featuring a four‑part program including square dedications, historical exercises, a major banquet, and a tank-equipped combat company in the march.
Actor Robert Hilliard filed a $50,000 suit against George M. Cohan in Supreme Court Justice John Ford's court. Hilliard says he turned over rights to produce A Prince There Was and that Cohan promised to rewrite Honest John O’Brien but did not, leaving Hilliard without a play this season. Cohan testified he paid $25,000 to acquire the Prince There Was rights and denied any other contingency.
A three attorney Boston committee led by Henry V Cunningham is raising funds to reimburse John P. Leahy's clients. Leahy's disbarment case, before Judge Jenney, was continued to April 27 with an order to be entered on Leahy's statement.
Documents saved in Montreal vaults include vital records taxation lists and statistics believed lost when City Hall burned last week. Officials say the records survived the blaze despite the destruction.
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