Threat of Arrest Loosens Baker in The House of Peril
A London mystery unfolds at the House of Peril where Captain Stuart and detective Furneaux confront Frank Baker and others about the van Cortland murder. Durrane drowns, Willie Dixon cuts a doorveranda cleanup, and Baker faces arrest as officers prepare to transport him to Saranac.
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Baker
Furneaux
Stuart
U. S
Noiseaux
YY Dixon
House of Peril
Rown
London
Erios
Ter
Furneaut
New York
Benson
Mary
Durrane
Frank Baker
Winter
Coallie
Phil Durrane
Mary Dixon
Coleman van Cortland
Willie
Saranac
Dixon
Willie Dixon
Frank
Buddha
Coarlies
Paris
Boston Post 1922 Copyright Notice
Copyright notice from 1922 attributed to Edward J. Clode and the Boston Post. Indicates authorship and publication rights for that period.
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Edward J. Clode
The
Boston Post
The Unwelcome Wife serial Ends This Week
Hazel Deyo Batchelor’s romance ends its current run as it concludes in the Post. The tale of love and adventure closes after its ongoing weekly installment.
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Hazel Deyo Batchelor
Battleships North Dakota and Delaware Set Sail on Naval Cruise
Battleships North Dakota and Delaware departed Charlestown navy yard with midshipmen of the Naval Academy for their annual cruise. The Florida, flag ship of the fleet, under Rear Admiral Newton A. McCully, is expected to sail on Thursday.
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North Dakota
Delaware
Charlestown Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Florida
Newton A. McCully
McAdoo's Son Marries Divorcee in City Chapel
William Gibbs McAdoo Jr., son of the former secretary of the treasury and ex president's son-in-law, wed Molly Tackaberry Ferguson, a London-born divorcee, at the Municipal Building Chapel with attendant relatives. The couple's backgrounds include Princeton graduate McAdoo and Ferguson's prior divorce finalized March 1923.
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New York
William Gibbs McAdoo, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Molly’ Tackaberry Ferguson
John J. McCormick
Nona McAdoo de Mohrenschildt
Francis H. McAdoo
McAdoo
Park Avenue
Princeton
Ferguson
West Tenth Street
London
John Tackaberry
Armour Ferguson
John V. McAvoy
New York County Supreme Court
Philip Armour
Imre Herczeg
Girl Masquerading as Man Arrested Again
Ethel was booked as a suspicious person after being found with a pipe tobacco a manly pocket knife and a feminine safety pin. The article notes she was masquerading as a man and was arrested again.
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Ethel
Ethel Talks Arrest As Impersonator In Men's Clothes
Miss Ethel Kimball stands unshocked by arrest on Massachusetts Avenue as Inspectors Dorsey and Augusta recognize a familiar impersonator known for a prior escapade. She complains about publicity while guiding officers toward Back Bay station. At the desk she says she is 32, single, lived at 57 Foster Street, Brighton, and notes a December 1921 change in age.
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Miss Kimball
Massachusetts Avenue
Dorsey
Augusta
Ethel
Back Bay
Foster Street
Brighton
Somerville Woman Arrested In Auto Larceny Case And Hidden Marriage
The Somerville woman Louise Marguerite Rechtler was taken into custody on a charge of attempted larceny of an automobile after police uncovered her two year disguise as a man and a marriage to another woman. Previously known as Alice Chamberlain and married to a man named George Wilson, she had past larceny arrests in Boston in 1909 and Somerville in 1914 and was convicted for obtaining a marriage license under false pretenses before being released on probation.
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Somerville
Louise Marguerite Rechtler
Captain Armstrong
Police
Ethel
George Wilson
Boston
Alice Chamberlain
Somerville Court
Sturtevant
Lost $12500 in dice game in Detroit saloon
In Detroit a civil suit filed in Circuit Court reveals John Duval Dodge lost $12500 to boxing referee Al Day in a dice game with gold dice. Nic Frank sues Day and Dodge, alleging Day was paid with a $10000 check later dishonored, and a second $2600 check was cashed by Day. The June 1 1921 game is referenced.
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Detroit
John Duval Dodge
Dodge
al Day
Nic Frank
Frank
Day
Frank Products Company
Bobbed hair approved for Simmons Alumni dance
The Newman Club Alumni of Simmons College in Brookline schedules a dance next Thursday in Gardner Hall. Miss Margaret Crowley, class of 1922, chairs the committee and states bobbed hair is perfectly proper for the event. Assistants include Miss Dorothy Antone, Miss Elizabeth Murphy, Miss Mary Croker, and Miss Madeline O’Neil.
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Newman Club
Simmons College
Gardner Hall
Brookline
Margaret T. Crowley
Miss Crowley
Dorothy Antone
Elizabeth Murphy
Mary A. Croker
Madeline O'Neil
Boston Editor Urged to Advocate Five Cent Fares and Civic Reform
A reader commends the Boston Post for supporting a five cent fare campaign and urges the paper to push broader reforms. Richard Western argues newspapers shape civic spirit, praising bold editorials that expose price abuses and public-utility wrongs while inviting constructive letters from readers to energize progress in Boston and New England.
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Boston
New England
Richard Western
Drawbridge in Chelsea Jams Traffic after Shaft Break
A shafting break in the Chelsea north drawbridge mechanism last evening left the drawbridge inoperative after an opening for a vessel. Traffic for boats and vehicles was halted while repairs were underway, with Eastern Massachusetts line cars diverted via Charles Town Sullivan Square Everett to Chelsea Square. Repair time was not certain but not likely completed before this afternoon.
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Chelsea North
Massachusetts
Charlestown
Sullivan Square
Everett
Chelsea’ Square
Parkhurst Wins Senate Victory on State Prison Move
Senator Lewis Parkhurst of Winchester wins Senate approval to move the State prison from Charlestown to Bridgewater and to add a custodial wall built by prison labor. He cites a $174,000 contractor estimate but argues inmates can complete the project cheaper under governor and council oversight.
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Lewis Parkhurst
Winchester
Senate
Charlestown
Bridgewater
Parkhurst
Special
Recess Commission On
State Administration
No Debate on Judge Pierce Removal Report
Senate votes unanimously to accept leave to withdraw petition seeking removal of Judge Edward P. Pierce from the Supreme Court bench. Special committee report sent to the House with rules suspended. expected to appear on today’s House calendar.
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Senate
George M. Poland
Loring J. Jordan
Edward P. Pierce
Supreme Court
House
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