17 May 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1922
Page
1
Massachusetts youth rally for a $5000 fund to buy Baby Hippo for Franklin Park Zoo. Dimes and nickels poured from children as editors report growing public interest in the little hippo’s ownership and display.
Boston police nab two suspects after a plan overheard during a wiretap. The incident involved Tartaglia and another man, with details continuing on page 8 four column.
Boston College defeated Norwich 11 to 5 Cornell bested Amherst 7 to 4 Swarthmore beat Penn 3 to 2 In boxing Bill Brennan stopped Jim Tracey in eight rounds Jock Malone and Augie Ratner drew in 15 rounds Details from Portland Worcester and Chicago bouts noted with several wins and a large pool of boxing results across the card
The couple wed yesterday at Nahant in a ceremony where the bridal bouquet toss predicted the next marriage in the group. The groom is with the Royal British Navy.
The majestic new liner warped into her pier at 4 35 p m after a voyage from England that set all maiden voyage records on the Atlantic.
Matilda Reynolds a 20 year old waitress was jailed in Charles Street facing an attempted extortion charge. Police say she tried to extract $500 from George Grimes, guest at the Hotel Westminster and brother of her former lover. She was arrested at 1426 Commonwealth Avenue.
Grimes handed over a letter he says Miss Reynolds sent demanding $500. Police arrested him after the confrontation, with details continued on Page 27-Fifth Col.
William Edwin Austin the 20 year old Somerville youth and Alma Leverone of Medford were married yesterday morning in St. Continued on Page 8-First Col. The couple returned home accompanied by the girl's father and said they plan a honeymoon. Austin had spent two days in a West New York police station on a charge related to abducting Miss Leverone.
Mrs. Rose Feischweiser testified in Supreme Court that her husband Wendel, who runs 400 push carts earning $75 weekly, allegedly poisoned a chair with potash in their Brooklyn home after reporting a former stepson keeping dogs in the basement.
May 11.71 race for the Republican nomination for governor remains unsettled. Early returns favored Alter but Pinchot gains with country districts. Statewide and regional counts show Pinchot closing in, while Pepper leads Burke for U.S. Senate. Pinchot’s rise could yield a historic surprise.
The report lists hourly temperatures from 3 p m to 9 p m with highs around 65 and lows near 49, plus a 9 p m reading missing. Average yesterday was 54.5, and the average on the same date last year was 61.3.
Miss Brown of 4 Park Street Brooklyn, sole heir to her grandfather, wins $360000 in a Detroit federal court against Partnership denial. The 16000 acre Alpena Michigan land dispute and 28000 invested by the grandfather involved years of litigation. Several principals and witnesses have died. Continued on page 10 fifth column.
A brief note recalls Norway’s independence centennial celebration at 10914 with references to a 1915 Transylvania voyage from New York to Glasgow despite German threats. The snippet also mentions expected times and a lighting instruction for vehicles tonight.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity indicates Wednesday will bring increasing cloudiness with showers by Wednesday afternoon or night and continuing Thursday. Temperatures remain steady with moderating southeast to south winds. In northern New England fair Wednesday with Thursday showers and little temperature change. southern New England and eastern New York see overcast skies with showers midweek and light temperature change. Winds vary north of Sandy Hook from fresh east to south, with overcast and showers in the southern portion Wednesday.
Forecast suggests fairly good conditions through the afternoon or evening with unsettled showers likely later. Temperatures expected to remain quite moderate.
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