10 May 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1922
Page
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Neely Johnson the Lone Wolf carried a burglar kit containing a gun, a black mask, a pair of rubber gloves and rubber-soled shoes across his nightly robberies. He terrorized wealthy homes in many cities for three years. no other instrument was used to gain entry.
Alexander E Robertson, a British World War veteran, pressed charges after claiming Simon Culberson agents posing as federal officers abducted him to stop his romance with Mary Culberson daughter of Senator Charles A Culberson. He appeals to the British Embassy for aid in pursuing the case.
Notifies committee at his New York church before taking the post. In Boston tragedy, Charles Hovey Fowler 52 kills his 19 year old wife at 153 Hemenway Street and then ends his life after she refuses to cease her wild life.
Advocates for amending the Volstead act fell within three votes of the ultra dry majority in the Massachusetts Senate yesterday. Reed led the push for changes while liquor reform supporters argued for higher alcohol percentages and broader allowances.
A 45 year old widow Mrs Carrie Saunders of Ashaway Rhode Island was found unconscious on a highway near Stonington Connecticut suffering from poison and in serious condition. She was taken to a New London hospital where doctors treated her.
Maine and Massachusetts officers clash at the border over a new registration law. Police report seizing Maine truck operators without Massachusetts plates and a Massachusetts retaliation in Ipswich where 16 Maine drivers were fined for missing Massachusetts plates.
Motion picture actress Constance Talmadge filed a divorce suit in the Superior Court from John J. Pialoglou a Turkish native Greek subject and New York cigarette maker. She alleges cruel and inhuman treatment. the couple married September 26 1920 at Greenwich Connecticut and separated April 5 1921.
Chief Justice John A. Aiken resigned from the Superior Court bench yesterday due to ill health.
Chief Justice John A. Aiken of the Superior Court resigned his bench post to Governor Cox. He cites age 72 as his reason for retirement after serving since 1898 and as chief justice since 1905. The governor will not fill the vacancy at today’s executive council meeting.
President Harding has summoned 15 leading transportation executives to a White House dinner on May 20 to discuss the rate situation. The talks aim at voluntary downward railroad freight rate reductions as the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot legally compel enough cuts to satisfy public and business sentiment.
Mrs. Horace Chenery laments her daughter's runaway marriage to Dayton Skadden, a University of Pennsylvania senior. Margaret Chenery, 18, and Skadden wed after obtaining a license in Philadelphia. Chenery refuses comment as friends chase details. the mother isolates at 10 Elm Street in Concord.
In Hornell New York on May 9 Reverend Burnside Steen pastor of Park Methodist Church rode train No 1000 from Hggwell to Jersey City and fired the engine. Clad in overalls with a bandana he shoveled coal along the journey aboard the Erie’s fastest service.
The Santa Maria air cruiser from Aero Marine Airways landed on the North River near West 82nd Street at 2 PM after a flight from Cuba to New York.
The big ship arriving from Atlantic City completed a 1 hour 2 minute hop. The Havana northward flight totaled 17 hours 3 minutes actual flying time. Nine passengers and a three person crew accompanied the craft. The journey also set a 28,000 mile air-time record across diverse seas and climates, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River, with speeds ranging from 6 to 100 mph.
A forest fire swept the Great Pond area of Randolph burning over 10 acres and threatening cottages and several houses. Cape Cod towns Falmouth and Cotuit faced heavy flames for over 24 hours as about 500 men and boys, plus Forest Fire Warden Jenkins, fought the blaze near Mashpee before containment.
Vermont beat Boston University 4 0. Princeton defeated Lawrenceville 11 1. Fordham beat Columbia 4 1 Georgetown tied Washington 1 Virginia 3 Catholic University 0. Wrestling results include Zbyszko over Silva in New Bedford Stanislaus Worcester Jack Perry over Eddie Shevlin 10 rounds and Sharkey over Ray Moore in New York Tiplitz defeated Walter Mohr 10 rounds. Full reports on pages 18 21 22 23.
Scores across the American League show Detroit and St. Louis 2 to 5, Philadelphia 14 to 4 over Cleveland, New York 8 over Chicago in 70 innings, Cincinnati 4 to 1 over Boston, Philadelphia 0 to 4, Chicago 4 to 2, Brooklyn 2 to 0 at New York St. Louis, Eastern League results include Hartford 4 over Pittefield 0 and Bridgeport 6 over Springfield 4 while New Haven defeats Albany 32 to 5.
Dr Charles Lewis Slattery rector of Grace Episcopal Church in New York formally announced his acceptance of the office of bishop coadjutor. The decision ends months of doubt as to his candidacy and sets the church on a path toward succession.
The Senate approved a convention nomination bill by a 19 to 7 vote to nominate Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor and Attorney General at conventions. Senator Bliss argued the direct primary frustrates voters and biases candidates by alphabet. Senator Babb opposed changing the law now, while noting merit in the idea.
U S Senate and House pass conscription for ages 21 to 80 inclusive in 1917. One year ago today German Parliament accepted allied reparations ultimatum. Palestine closed gates to immigration. Switzerland agreed to arbitrate boundary disputes between Venezuela and Colombia.
Forecast for northern and southern New England and eastern New York calls for mostly cloudy conditions Wednesday and Thursday with unsettled weather likely. Temperatures remain steady with moderate to fresh northwest and north winds along the coast and partly overcast skies in the Middle Atlantic region.
The forecast calls for fair conditions daytime with overcast skies tonight and temperatures easing from yesterday.
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