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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1922
Page
11
A large crowd gathered before the Post building on Newspaper Row to watch every move in the fishermen's schooner race. The bulletin board and Shepard Company broadcasting station provided rapid progress pictures of the race to readers across New England.
Post racing experts connected by direct wire from Thatcher’s Island to Eastern Point reported preparations start and maneuvers of racing schooners Ford and Lunenberger. Naval officers and fishermen verified details with Bushnell radio dispatches, ensuring every moment was captured for the crowd in Newspaper Row. The finish was announced by John Bucky Kane as crowds followed along Washington street and Water street.
A prince who once held a vote in electing the Emperor of Germany saw his role end when Napoleon dissolved the Holy Roman Empire and shattered the electoral college, ending centuries of imperial selection.
Peter Schweitzer, head of the Palestine Foundation Fund in America, urged Boston trades and professions to back at least 1000 Haluzim to become self sufficient in Palestine. He said Boston’s drive aims for $250,000 with current returns at $199,273 and noted per capita pledges could fund thousands of new settlers.
Mark M. Converse president of the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden was surprised on his 61st birthday when the office force gathered in his office to congratulate him. Clerks and officials presented birthday cards with white ribbons and a large basket of red carnations.
The Bubonic plague once known as the Black Death swept through Europe and reached England in 1349, marking a pivotal pandemic period. The text notes its historical spread and impact across continents during the mid 14th century.
Boston skipper Captain Ernest Parsons arrives at South Boston fish pier with the new schooner Lark after a two day fishing run. The 98,500 pounds catch sets high marks for the fleet as Parsons, famed for the Killarney, argues the Lark may surpass that record.
City Council orders school committee to hold a public hearing on removing three American history books from schools. The action follows Councillor James A. Watson claims of un American propaganda and cites a library claim by librarian Charles F. Belden.
New York fire commissioner Drennan said Albert F. Molnar, arrested in Bayonne near a church with a candle, proved to investigators that he had nothing to do with the East Side tenement fire that killed 15. The report notes Molnar's exoneration and references an Adamson’s Cough Balsam advertisement.
Damage estimated at 4000 dollars occurred when a fire razed the carriage house on Joseph V. Boinay’s Pleasant street estate in East Lexington. The structure stored many carriages and sleighs. the fire’s cause is unknown.
Salvation Army officers warned the public to beware of unauthorized solicitors. Fifteen uniformed soldiers and ten volunteers will conduct street solicitation and house-to-house canvassing citywide beginning today, with a quartet playing at prominent street corners to boost interest.
Henry W. Gibson of the YMCA spoke at Ford Hall to the Boston Congregational Club on what religion means to red blooded boys. He urged boys to be sturdy Christians, fight but not be scrappers, and said prayer guides all religions.
James P Balfe of Dorchester is appointed secretary of the board of trustees for the city statistics department at 3300 a year. The appointment, approved by the City Council, makes the secretary a trustee of the board after twice being rejected by the Civil Service Commission.
In Lockleford on October 23, Thomas Cornwell 67 beat Curtis Smith near 70 to death with a pendulum from a cuckoo clock. Cornwell then ingested a drug and died.
Judge Morton hears arguments on whether sweet cider qualifies as a soft drink under the 1919 act drawing taxing consequences for Sterling Cider Company of to recover 4248 with interest. Government counsel argues cold tea and other beverages could be termed soft drinks. The case covers taxes paid under protest on cider sold from Sept 1 1919 to Jan 1 1920 totaling 42000 worth.
Oakham reports Newton Monroe named oldest male resident after 8 decades of life and health. He receives the Post gold cane succeeding Henry Crockett as holder.
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