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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1922
Page
1
After the armistice London bears heavy burdens as theatres hotels and restaurants struggle with closures and low attendance. Unemployment soars while wages are slashed and outdoor relief tax rates rise. Beggars fill the streets with disabled veterans begging for charity.
The trial of Caleb Loring Cunningham for the murder of John Johnson, a poacher on his estate, heads toward a verdict with counsel hinting Cunningham may testify. Attorney John W. McAnarney will present final arguments after the last defence witness is called as Milton neighbors provide testimony at the Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham.
William B. Leeds and his wife former Princess Xenia of Russia were in an automobile en route to Monte Carlo when they collided with a second car driven by Mile Fevre. The Frenchwoman’s car plunged 15 feet into a ravine. Fevre was hurt.
Roswell Miller son-in-law of the late Andrew Carnegie declines lucrative roles with Bethlehem Steel and J P Morgan to take a 2500 dollar instructor post at New York University. He married Margaret Carnegie on April 22, 1919. their daughter Louise was born in June 1920. The Miller residence on East 9th Street cost 250000 dollars and sits beside the Carnegie mansion on Fifth Avenue.
Holyoke March 21 Principal Howard C. Conant of Holyoke High School declares no girl student in knickerbockers will scare him. She will be placed in the gym immediately and kept there for the rest of the school day. If she persists the gym becomes her school habitat under moral suasion.
By a 14 to 22 vote the Senate yesterday rejected a bill to create a new Boston City Council with one member from each of the 26 wards. Senator Wells of Boston led the opposition, dissenting from the metropolitan affairs committee report.
Opponents warn ward based representation may let political bosses control elections and produce unequal representation. Senator Cassassa of Revere defends the plan as correcting charter flaws, boosting ward access and building Republican strength by electing Republicans from wards with majorities.
Samuel H. Pratt age 83 of 57 Glenwood street collapsed and died from over exertion and excitement after rushing to a $15,000 blaze that threatened 11 ice houses in Lynn Glenmere section last night. His wife, 76, had run to witness the fire.
Five Lynn Ice Company houses on Flax pond bank near Maple street burned roof sections and one wall. Seven thousand tons of ice were saved except the top layer melted after hay and sawdust burned away. Six Chase Ice Company houses nearby were saved by firefighters after three alarms within ten minutes. Fire officials suspect children smoking near the ice houses started the blaze.
In Indianapolis on March 21 the United Mine Workers of America ordered all union coal miners to suspend work at midnight March 31. It marks the first joint walkout for both bituminous and anthracite miners, affecting about six hundred thousand men.
A woman dies after a poison incident blamed on Harvard student Larsen. Authorities report unraveling revelations, with the deceased not married and the case prompting ongoing investigations.
The article follows Pauline Virginia Clark born in Appleton Maine and her later dramatic life in Boston Back Bay. It contrasts her quiet Maine hometown with the high life she pursued and the public attention surrounding her life and fate.
A New England bloc formed in Washington under the Boston Chamber of Commerce as Congressmen from New England and regional business leaders met to address seaboard port issues. The conference endorsed four actions including ship subsidy and canal toll policy and urged unity for a square deal.
Nancy Hoskins Newkirk aged 92 wife of Alexander Newkirk of California Pa died at home Monday night She was daughter of Thomas and Hannah Pyle Hoskins pioneer residents her father and grandfather fought in the Revolutionary war She was a Methodist Episcopal church member She leaves two daughters Ella Richardson and J B Myers of California and two sons Charles Newkirk of Bentleyville and Newton Newkirk, author of The Bingville Bugle and noted columnist of the Boston Post
George Moore a 51 year old resident of 54 Cherry street Malden fell twenty feet on the stairway at 30 Hanover street suffering four skull fractures and internal injuries. He is listed on the danger list at Haymarket Relief station.
Paris March 21 two French divisions will replace American troops on the Rhine as withdrawal to the United States was ordered by Secretary Weeks. The move brings eight French divisions to the occupation zone and reflects postwar redeployments.
Carl E Brender a 29 year old hotel guest ogled Policewoman Mary McHugh on Boston Common. She restrained him with a police badge and he was taken to LaGrange Street station to await morning arraignment on an insulting conduct charge.
The Olson family at 649 Main Street awoke to a burglar in the house about nine last night. A youth of about 20, wearing a dark overcoat and cap, pointed a gun at Mrs. Olson and threatened to shoot if she cried out. He fled without taking any articles. police searched but found no trace.
A baby girl abandoned last night on the steps of the Wanderers' Home in Roxbury was found clutched to a bottle of warm milk. A policemen’s timely care provided a safe haven for the infant.
Two stylish girls who left a car stepped to steps where a baby girl was later found. The infant, wrapped in blankets and silk bonnet, appeared deserted minutes before discovery by Lawrence and Sterling Hughes in Roxbury. Patrolman Burke brought the baby to the Roxbury Crossing station. the officer expressed a wish to care for the child, who is about two months old, while police search for the owners.
The forecast calls for an unsettled but generally fair day with overcast periods. Temperatures will be slightly lower than yesterday and tonight will be cooler.
London March 21 The Irish Free State bill advanced to committee stage with statements by the Marquis of Lansdowne and the Marquis of Salisbury indicating there is no plan to wreck the measure. The Earl of Crawford expressed hope the remaining stages could be finished this week.
Reference notes a fortress in Galicia surrendering after resisting since Sept 21. The item mentions President Wilson summoning War Congress for April 2, 1917, and Russian appeals to resume trade with the U.S. Also reports a navy balloon from Pensacola vanishing with three marines and a Paris bombardment amid a broad war context.
Washington dispatch reports New England will be cloudy and colder Wednesday with fair Thursday. East of the Mississippi generally below normal temps each day, with northerly wind shifts. Northern sections may see more clouds and strong west to northwest winds from Sandy Hook northward.
A fragment from Thompson's Spa records shows scattered times and temperatures. It lists various figures such as 21, 64, 89, 81, 64, 40, and 82 alongside partial notations, with an average temperature of yesterday around 42 and a year ago about 67 degrees. The legible data points suggest a historical weather or environmental log with several unreadable segments.
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