10 Mar 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1922
Page
1
The Times reports a record train run by Post Train on a record line from New York Grand Central to London with timings at 8:54 and 8:59 en route and continuing to Providence and beyond. The notice notes a rapid schedule achievement and celebrated milestones in rail performance.
Washington observers in the Senate debate questioned who drafted the four power Pacific treaty. Senators Lodge and Underwood, the Arms Conference delegation reps, urged disclosure of the document’s authors amid claims it stemmed from a Japan Britain plan to counter the Anglo Japanese alliance.
Eight nieces and nephews contest the will of Ellen Frances Barnard who died at about 80 on December 18. The spinster left her house at 13 Temple Street West End to seven pet cats and left only ten dollars to each of her remaining kin. The wife of her lawyer is among involved parties as the contest unfolds.
Attorney General Allen delivered a legal setback to Curley’s pledge for a five cent fare on the Boston Elevated and Eastern Massachusetts street railway. He told the House rules committee that bills proposing a resumed five cent fare are unconstitutional, dimming hopes for lower fares.
Alfred W. Cullis notes The Post delivered the big news first, publishing hours before other newspapers in the city. The piece emphasizes the paper’s commitment to rapid, frontward reporting and breaking stories for its readers.
Police search for William Hector Inch 35 of Appleton Street Saugus who vanished with his 19 year old niece Kathleen McFarland on Saturday Feb 6. A warrant accuses Inch of deserting his wife and four children. Circulars with photos will be sent nationwide to aid the case. Mrs Sarah Inch says she waited for word from husband or niece.
A break in at the Revere Co-operative Bank on 1% Shirley avenue Revere used false keys to open the safe. The robbery produced 334.92 dollars. Clerk Ruth Neal of 68 Henry street Everett found the vault open yesterday after it was closed Wednesday night. Treasurer Arthur Co Pendergast is in Florida. police seek outside knowledge of the safe combination or keys.
A doctor argues that persistent inactivity harms progress and contributes to a broader social stagnation. The piece frames this stance within debates over public effort and collective responsibility, urging renewed drive to overcome complacency.
March 9 dispatch from Caledonia Mills reports a troubled scene as residents recount the Antigonish ghost's stubborn refusal to appear after tensions rise over a request to see MacDonald's adopted child.
Former Middlesex County District Attorney Nathan A Tufts lost his car yesterday afternoon when he left it at Broad and State streets. Police noted the warning to watch for the vehicle and later found it abandoned in Cambridge Parkway by Patrolman Roche. The car had run out of gas but was otherwise undamaged and Tufts retrieved it.
An ambulance from the Dudley Street precinct struck 12 year old Charles Arnold of Roxbury while rushing to City Hospital with a dying patient. He suffered a skull fracture and was listed on the danger list. The ambulance then diverted to 58 Woodward avenue Dorchester where Mrs Lucy A Baker 38 was found unconscious from bichloride of mercury poisoning. her husband suspects an accidental ingestion.
Vice President Simon Swig and other Tremont Trust Company officials conferred with Governor Cox and offered to turn the bank over to a responsible banking house or individuals on fair terms to adjust assets and liabilities for depositors' benefit. Swig confirmed a list of potential buyers exists but refused to name them. The delegation included French, Benjamin Swig, Gilbert H. Noyes, George S. Slater, John F. Sullivan and William T. Miller.
Artillerymen at Portland Harbor will be reassigned to forts along Long Island Sound under an order allocating these defenses to the Fifth Infantry regiment. The move follows the arrival from Coblen Germany around March 21. Orders were received by the First Corps Area from the War Department yesterday.
Randolph March 9 The Randolph and Stoughton Street Railway line resumed operations this morning after a ten day pause due to Motorman Louis Honaberger illness. The single car line lacked motorman conductor switchman and carbarn staff during the shutdown leaving only tracks and trolley wires. Honaberger revived the service by dusting off the car and reactivating power and the line now operates again with passengers hoping for a full recovery.
A baby girl was found crying in a rubbish barrel on an elevated North Station structure. A young mother, about 22, wearing a brown suit and black turban hat, is suspected. Rev. Antonio Joaquin Pimental of 341 Portland Street Cambridge found the infant and she was taken to the Chardon Street Home still crying.
Timeline notes mark events from 1916 such as the U 12 sinking by Britain and Wilson ordering troops into Mexico after Villa. It recalls a royal wedding in Athens last year and references anniversaries tied to maritime and political milestones.
Washington March 9 The House reinstated the 360000 free seed item in the agricultural appropriation bill after committee cuts. Supporters of free seed celebrated, crowing like a carnival as they secured a 145 to 65 vote in their favor.
Cape Cod mackerel fleet of about 250 boats, traveling from Gulf of Mexico to Bay of Fundy, will be watched by federal prohibition authorities on arrival at Cape May next month. Reports of liquor smuggling prompted elaborate precautions with extra inspectors, a coast guard cutter, and a patrol launch to monitor the fleet.
Weather bulletin from Washington notes rain Friday for northern and southern New England and eastern New York with likely continuation Saturday. Warmer Sunday in the Atlantic States. low pressure over Canadian Maritimes and a slow northeastward disturbance from Oklahoma influence conditions east of the Mississippi. Southeast winds rise, with warnings along the Gulf Coast from Brownsville to Cedar Keys.
Overcast morning followed by unsettled conditions with scattered showers through the day and night. Temperatures expected to stay moderate as a weak system passes.
East and west bound Boston and Albany main line traffic halted from seven to 10 thirty after two cars on an east bound freight derailed from a split wheel about two miles from Chester. More than 90 tons of coal spilled on the tracks. A second freight engine on the Chester and Becket side line left the rails after a switch jump at 6:20 this morning. the engineer leaped to safety and was uninjured.
Princess Mary Viscountess Las cases travels as an ordinary Pullman passenger for the first time. She and the Viscount left for the continent by the regular boat train and channel steamer amid crowds of sightseers.
In London on March 9 the House of Lords gave the Irish Bill its first and second readings with a brief, perfunctory debate and no vote. Belfast dispatches report renewed street firing, two people fatally wounded.
Massachusetts sheriffs propose that women jurors be housed in the same room as male jurors once eligible to serve in murder trials. The measure aims to enforce equal participation but raises questions about privacy and court procedure.
Oliver M. Wentworth senior deacon of Tremont Temple died at 182 Commonwealth avenue aged 9 years. He was born in Kennebunk Maine and lived in Boston where he worked in marble and granite, later real estate. He served 18 years as Sunday school superintendent and held several church and charity leadership roles. His wife Melvina Gill died three years ago.
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