05 Oct 1922
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
1
Former congressman William S. McNary, former Hanover Trust treasurer, asserts he is one of several unnamed banking officials accused of tampering with the Attorney General's special grand jury, which was discharged after five weeks of service.
Thomas W. Lawson, the financier, is reported safe and well after concerns raised by friends in Boston. Miss Mary Lawson, his sister in Somesville, Maine, relayed the news, noting he may be in seclusion amid the Dreamwold estate sale and that he left Somesville by automobile with a longtime maid.
Halifax Nova Scotia October 4 Captain Angus Walters offers to race the international champion Blue Nose of Lunenburg against the Boston schooner Mayflower in a 40 mile open sea course off Cape Ann. The contest carries a $5000 purse with $3000 to the winner and $2000 to the loser and is to be a separate event from any international regatta.
A bank advertisement outlines that its business goes beyond teller transactions. It highlights savings deposits totaling 6 725 000 from 18 000 customers and promotes a broad offering of banking services for business needs.
A woman’s body is found floating in water with strange wounds on the head and neck. Investigators report unusual marks and are sequencing the scene to determine cause and identity.
An autopsy on an unknown woman found in water at Good Harbor Beach near Briar Neck and Salt Island concluded drowning as the cause. Essex County Medical Examiner Dr. P. P. Moore declined to say if self harm or murder occurred and the Gloucester police took over the investigation. The body showed facial bruising around the eyes and neck.
The National League champions erased a late deficit with a four hit inning including a sacrifice fly. Groh delivered key hits while Young's catch preserved the win and Bush was pulled after the rally.
Report notes the Ku Klux Klan vanished from Massachusetts after a night protest in North Cambridge. Observers say the white robes and cross burning faded as city anxieties cooled, with locals noting no visible klansmen throughout the day.
The fragment hints at a mixed group of Knights of Columbus Masons and other neighborhoods in Greater Boston. The brief text suggests a social clash cooling into a passive, almost ceremonial, interaction among different religious and racial groups in the area.
Dublin Oct 4 The first successful material amendment to the proposed Irish constitution was achieved with Article 26 on chamber composition elections and representation. Professor McGennis sought four university seats, the motion passed while Senate university representation was deleted. The article sets polling day as a general holiday and keeps Dail Éireann in session four years. The Senate proposal based on public service and special qualifications was approved.
A runaway auto truck on Central Avenue Chelsea rolled downhill striking a go cart with 18 month old Sol Berman inside. The child was severely injured and listed in danger at Chelsea Memorial Hospital after the accident also smashed a store window. Mrs. Max Berman witnessed the event in front of the store.
Miss Jean Cartwright, 18, was found after allegedly jumping or falling from the rigging of the convict ship Success. Police had sought to arrest her on charges of stealing jewels worth $1000 from the Belmont family and taking them to City Hospital for treatment.
New York writer asserts the Giants had a great start by taking the opening game of the world series. He notes they rallied from behind and remain cautious that one win does not clinch the title, but says the team is on track. Continued on page 23.
The forecast notes a milder day with above average warmth, a light breeze, and a tendency toward moderate winds.
Douglad Fairbanks fired an arrow from a Robin Hood publicity stunt atop the Ritsger Hotel roof. The shaft struck Abraham Seligman across the street, near the heart, and he was hospitalized. Damages to be settled out of court.
In the last 12 to 15 years dozens of barges carrying bituminous coal have sunk near Point Judith. Capt. Lewis N. Blix and J. K. Sylvan arrived with 100 tons salvaged quietly. They aim to recover more from the ocean bottom as they salvage a large amount remaining offshore.
California grape growers face about half of the 560000 ton wine grape crop near destruction due to shipping facility failures. President B M Sheehan of the California Grape Growers Exchange says there is little hope of moving the crops and estimates the total crop value at 15000000 dollars.
A baseball game summary notes Bush tires after six innings as the Yankees score two runs with help from weak fielding. Nehf is pulled after an early strong showing by Bush, while fans demand stronger support from the defense and offense.
From a tight game the New York Giants seized the advantage in the opening clash against the Yankees. John McGraw’s team overturned a deficit with a decisive eighth inning rally to seize early momentum in the title series.
The page fragment mentions Maximilian appealing to President Wilson about armistice terms, calls for Allied action, and a fire at a Michigan state reformatory. It references a cathedral event and today’s anniversaries amid a wartime news page context.
Forecasts indicate fair weather for Boston and New England with cooler conditions Thursday afternoon and Friday. The outlook covers the Atlantic States with generally fair skies and a cooler trend north of Maryland amid light to moderate southwest to northwest winds.
Fire Commissioner Theodore Glynn announces a general order shifting Engine 46 from Ashmont to another station. The move, read publicly, follows internal dissatisfaction among enginehouse personnel with three transfers and criticism aimed at Lieut. O Connell while Captain Hebard and Captain Hart adjust command at Engine 4.
New York reports a half year old countess, feudal grandchild of a former czar, arriving in America. Countess Renee De Mo is to be adopted by Mrs Wendell Hage re, as wealthy New York widow Mrs Phillips described the child’s royal lineage. Her father Count Henry De dea was said to have been shot during the Bolshevik sack of Petrograd. The mother Countess Claude fled Russia and later died after influenza in 1921 in Woolwich County.
A fragment notes a Friday October 6 event involving shoe workers and a scene at Gord Upsalere with P. Ma and Tsay mentioned in passing. The readable text provides minimal context and names without clear roles or outcomes.
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