15 May 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1922
Page
1
The Post prints Rudyard Hipling's newest poem titled The Hing's Pilgrimage on page nine this edition. Hipling returns with vivid imagery and a reflective tone typical of his recent verse.
Two holdups occurred within 15 minutes near Commonwealth Avenue and Arlington Street leaving both victims at City Hospital in critical condition. Police noted ongoing incidents surrounding both hold ups and expected recoveries by night.
Dr Henry M Howe age 74 emeritus metallurgy professor at Columbia University died at his home in Bedford Hills. Born in Boston he studied at MIT Harvard and Lafayette receiving L D in 196. He served as president of the Jury of Mines at the 193 Chicago Exposition and led MIT Alumni Association for three terms. He leaves wife Miss Fennile Gay of Troy New York.
Washington May 14 The nationwide drive for beer and light wine under the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment attracts attention and arouses Anti-Saloon League anxiety. The association says the movement to liberalize the prohibition law is gaining momentum nationwide. It does not claim a Congress win but predicts enough liberal Senators and Representatives to signal a shift against the extreme prohibitionists.
The Passion Play at Oberammergau resumes with visitors billeted in actors homes. Half the audience participates directly in the event, continuing the historic pageant tradition.
In Oberammergau on May 14, the world renowned Passion Play returned to the public stage for the first time since 1910, drawing spectators and international attention to the historic event.
James A. Johnson, 23, of 10 Garfield Street Jamaica Plain, was seriously injured when a heavy gun caisson wheel ran over him as it returned from a funeral for John B. Steeves, an American soldier killed at Chateau Thierry. He slipped while climbing onto the caisson and fell under the wheel. Johnson was taken to Forest Hills Hospital then City Hospital where his name was placed on the danger list.
The Boston Post reports Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo will add the famous baby hippo known across the nation. The option grants the city’s children daily viewing and enjoyment of the lively animal, with the public invited to share in its antics and charm.
The Philadelphia Zoological Society has consented to let New England youngsters see the famous Franklin Park Zoo elephants Mollie Waddy and Tony after large offers from circuses sideshow producers and museum managers were rejected.
The Genoa Economic Conference will reconvene June 15 in The Hague to discuss Russian questions if the invitation is accepted by the sub commission of Russian affairs. The move, urged by European powers to draw the United States in, aims to dissolve Genoa while France and Britain disagree on Russian policy and awaits America’s decision.
Italian foreign minister Signor Schanzer, president of the economic conference, conferred with Ambassador Child and delivered a formal invitation for the United States to join the Hague conference on Russian affairs in June. The envoy sent the invitation to the State Department by cable.
London financier Lord Leverhulme arrived in Boston on Saturday and spent Sunday sightseeing around greater Boston, including areas frequented by visitors and locals.
Fire at Horace Shaw's Park street stable in Attleboro destroys the building and injures Fireman Herbert E. Brown. George E. Cole of Waltham, a 65 year old man with an artificial leg, dies after being found amid the flames. Twenty three horses were saved. a saddle horse, owned by Morgan Brooks, perished. Thirty caskets and substantial hay losses accompany the blaze. causes are unknown and an investigation is promised.
Athens report says Princess Elizabeth wife of Crown Prince George of Greece and daughter of Romania's king and queen is in critical condition after pleural abscess surgery. She showed pulmonary edema signs early this morning and remains very weak.
Anthony Arnoux once defended Germany in Boston at the start of World War I. He vanished after America entered the war and has now reportedly settled in a Berlin suburb. He is said to be working for a German newspaper, with lingering rumors about his origins and ties.
A woman about 20 was killed at the Revere Street station on the Bogton Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad after midnight when she attempted to cross the tracks as a dead-head train from Lynn to Orient Heights struck her. Engineer Charles Smith and Conductor Irving Morse were aboard the train. The body was hurled several feet, and witnesses say she crossed the tracks just as the train reached the crossing. The victim is described as five feet five and a half inches tall, 125 pounds, with brown hair and gray eyes.
G Frank Adams aged 77 prominent banker and business figure in Springfield died at his home after a brief illness He served as vice president of Chicopee National Bank clerk and trustee of the Springfield Institution for Savings and a trustee of the Horace Smith Fund
Dublin May 14 The Associated Press reports rumors that two prominent anti treaty leaders plan resigning to aid peace progress. Important developments are expected soon.
In the American League Detroit routed New York 32 to 8 while Washington edged Cleveland 4 to 3. In the National League Chicago defeated Milwaukee 4 to 1 with St Louis also winning.
The 49 year old Boston broker George A. Haskell committed suicide by hanging in the hallway of his Somerville residence at 116 Porter Street yesterday afternoon. He had formed George A. Haskell & Company recently and faced creditors losses tied to the brokerage failures.
Patrolman Arthur Cadigan of the Metropolitan Park Police saved a man who fell from a canoe while paddling with his wife and children. Cadigan slid down from his perch and reached the drowning man, who resisted before being pulled into a row boat. The incident occurred as the vessel drifted about 40 yards from the police station.
Forecast for New England and eastern New York calls for generally fair weather Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. Moderate variable winds accompany partly overcast conditions north of Sandy Hook and along the Sandy Hook to Hatteras stretch with easterly and northeasterly winds.
The forecast indicates fair conditions today and tonight with temperatures similar to yesterday, offering mild warmth and stable sunshine.
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