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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1922
Page
4
The Rt. Rev. L. Slattery bishop coadjutor of Chusetts testified before Surrogate Foley in the will contest of I. F. Southmayd valued at $3,000,000. Six nephews challenge the will alleging Miss Kayd was of unsound mind when under guardianship. the breakdown totals about $900,000 to the nephews.
A resident from Whittemore Terrace Uphams Corner reported his car parked near 15 Stoughton Street for five minutes last night. upon returning, the vehicle had vanished prompting a local search.
A nation wide search is under way for Donald R Smith 28 and Elsie Leuchter 19 who vanished from Augusta Maine several weeks ago under circumstances baffling police and detectives.
Aug Leuchter of New York contracts Pinkerton detectives as his daughter Elsie Leuchter vanishes with a man named Smith and their infant. The Smith family, once neighbors at Lake Cobbesseconte, left behind no clues about travel or whereabouts. Police report Smith, a 28 year old cylinder pressman described as married to Elsie with ties in Philadelphia, disappeared with Elsie and the child after they took a cottage near the Leuchter residence. Local and Maine city police conducted a quiet inquiry with no leads, prompting the detectives to take over the case.
Street car riders rejoiced as the Boston Elevated introduces a new vehicle type that eliminates the jolt when starting. The innovation promises smoother begins and improved passenger comfort.
General Manager Dana said new cars must move at a slow pace at first and then accelerate. Thirty of the 100 ordered are in operation mainly in Cambridge and Malden. all 10 will be in use before February 1. Straps for standing passengers will be added as a remedy. Boston Elevated trustees report October revenue at 2 539 485.77, up from last year, with more trips and miles than October 1921.
Ganna Walska, wife of Harold F. McCormick, returns from France to begin an American tour of triumph in January. Conductor Jules Daiber announces the company will start the American season on January 16 with both Met performances and new repertoire.
William F. Bergin writes to the Post praising an editorial on the election meaning and endorsing government supervised manufacture and sale of light wines and beers. He argues this would replace saloons, curb drunkenness, and counter prohibition, urging legislative action and public support. He cites Dorchester address and November 17.
Central Court this morning will hear James Yearley of Detroit described as a polished swindler and Back Bay doctor Arthur E Lawrence of 265 Newbury Street charged with wholesale fare swindling. The case recalls the Martin Walsh Bill Kelleher confidence schemes that nearly wrecked a Cambridge bank and led to a youth’s jail term.
An explosion of chemicals in an autoclave at Havemeyer Hall Columbia University killed William E. Spandow of Memphis Tenn a student in a class of ten and injured several others. He was thrown across the laboratory as the blast shattered windows and tore up the floor disrupting classes.
A Boston Doctor and the Middle West sport figure are charged with conspiring to defraud Morris Freedman of $20,000 and Walter Stearns of a similar amount. They allegedly sought $20,000 from Police Inspector Francis Haggerty. James Yearley, a 56 year old gambler, is named as the ringleader with links to Southern gambling houses. Local inspectors staged arrests as the scheme unfolded in State Street offices and casino fronts in Albany and Atlantic City. Two Boston men reportedly lost $10,000 each in the ruse.
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