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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1922
Page
9
Flowers were laid at the harbor edge by the ladies of auxiliary groups linked to war veteran associations to honor the men of the United States naval and military service who sacrificed their lives at sea, on a Friday afternoon at the Chel Naval Hospital pier.
Gabriel Williams, a colored stableman aged around, is in City Hospital with a fractured skull after a dispute with Thomas Irwin, 21, of 886 Harrison Avenue. Irwin is held by East Dedham police on assault charges. Williams says Irwin struck him to stop him from driving a horse buggy into a stable on Northampton Street. Irwin says he struck Williams to force him out. Williams was found semiconscious on the floor.
Mrs. Rose Marena swallowed poison at her husband’s doorstep in Back Bay after domestic strife and was hospitalized in serious condition. At the same time, two men attempted a fraudulent store lock theft at Zuber Choate store on Albemarle street, but were foiled by a clerk, Atkinson, who alerted authorities. Police recovered the suspects after officers Henry Cox and Daniel Murphy arrested them as they attempted the break-in.
Mrs. Marena tried to visit her husband for days and left him in distress when she fled with most of the furniture from their Astor street apartment. He says she later took poison after pleading to reunite, while her mother claims her daughter was mistreated and previously deemed mentally ill at Worcester State Hospital.
A man faces charges of breaking and entering in the night at the Zuber Choate Company men’s furnishing store on Essex Street. The case continues as authorities prepare formal proceedings tomorrow morning.
A theft was thwarted by the quick wit and vigilance of William H. Atkinson. Police report credit him with preventing the crime and detaining the suspect.
Lawrence May 11 two boys Waistek Las 11 and Emil LeClair 13 drowned while swimming near The Rock on the Merrimack River south bank. Their bodies were recovered after the younger boy pulled LeClair under. others nearby summoned help and patrolmen recovered the bodies in about 15 feet of water.
Emissaries of Eamon De Valera addressed about 50 000 A A R IR supporters at Fenway Park calling the treaty a shameful surrender and demanding a Republic free from British dominion. The Countess and Kathleen Barry urged persistence, criticizing the Free State and noting voting lists were destroyed in many counties.
In Belfast over the weekend incendiarism and looting caused extensive damage. Seven business houses, mostly Protestant properties, were destroyed including a Kent Street paper warehouse and multiple fabric and factory sites. A block in Talbot Street was nearly razed and a bomb wounded a family on Shaftsbury Avenue.
A street car responding to an alarm was struck and pushed against a concrete abutment under elevated tracks after tram and vehicle collision. Fire crews arrived to assist as investigators reviewed the scene and noted damage to both the street car and the fire apparatus.
A collision on Charles Street near Cambridge Street involving a speeding fire truck and an outbound Jeffries Point streetcar left Lieut John H Loughlin and Hoseman Joseph O Allen with minor injuries. Motorman Patrick J Hogan suffered a wrenching shoulder while Miss Winifred Kempton was knocked from her seat. The fire truck sustained damage to its running board and windshields. siren timing and a blind corner were cited. A basement fire at Auburn 62 caused additional damage estimated at $50.
More than 200 Boy Scouts from Marlboro Northboro Framingham and area kept a military style schedule from reveille to taps at Camp Darling. Capt George Parker Lt John Sherrin Capt Bernard Merriam and Rev T B Lathrop reviewed the troops. Troop 7 Framingham won best troop with 19 points. Ashland Troop 1 was second with 18. Marlboro Troop 6 and Framingham Troop 6 tied for third with 16. Events included signalling semaphore grills antelope races equipment race and running broad and high jumps.
Reporters survey Boston druggists find male patrons frequenting toilet goods counters in Back Bay South End and Scollay Square with lilac and lily of the valley scents favored. West End clerks note flapper purchases by women, while Huntington store staff say young men buy powder and shaving items mainly for themselves or as gifts for relatives.
Tufts Medical School student Carle Francis Prior to wed Miss Fiora Jean Lloyd of West Medford. The couple, introduced by mutual friends, plan a June 3 ceremony at Miss Lloyd's mother Mrs Hannah Lloyd's home. Prior's parents reside in Lynn.
An automobile stolen in Portsmouth was recovered within an hour by Patrol Mitten of the Field'n Corner unit after police headquarters sent out an alert over the wires. The quick response indicates effective coordination and rapid crime resolution in the area.
Albert R. Brown, 42, an insurance man of 197 Talbot Avenue Dorchester, was arrested on a lower court warrant by State Officer Keating. He is charged with a theft of 60 dollars from Tels & Gowlee, insurers.
Harry Kisinman of Harwood Street Dorchester was thrown against a windshield and knocked unconscious when his car struck Erving Copeland of Devon Street. The collision occurred on Blue Hill Avenue near Johnstown Road.
Ex marine Jeo Tindall faced third degree questioning as authorities probe his account of Ralph Werner murder at Win. It is unclear if Lawhorn will be transferred from Charles Town Navy Yard to District Attorney Saltonstall for Brewster murder charges.
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