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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1922
Page
13
A historical note describes a cake for 30 000 guests served by the King of Pruseta in 730. The cake measured 18 yards long eight yards wide and a half yard thick.
Lowell Oct. 30 Rev Roland D Sawyer a State Legislator urged a No vote on the liquor referendum saying the Volstead Act is ahead of public sentiment and will be disobeyed he argued one half of one percent alcohol is not intoxicating and a Yes vote is ignorance He claimed the bill violates constitutional privileges and police cannot enforce it noting wartime light beer brought fewer arrests and less trouble.
Cheyenne reports four inches of snow with more falling as statewide storm eases drought. Officials say the moisture benefits farmers and ranchers since the grass was so dry it broke off and blew away in many areas.
A near complete working model of the battleship Arizona with firing guns and cranes was found among the possessions of the late electrical engineer Francis Bochaton in his Roxbury home. Judges and estate officials plan possible sale or museum transfer, noting Bochaton’s wartime role at Fore River Shipyards and his hobby of miniatures.
The piece recalls Lyman Abbott born in Boston and his move to Maine and New York, where he entered New York University and built a career in journalism and ministry. It notes his reflections on Boston, his Boston roots, and his tenure at Plymouth Church succeeding Henry Ward Beecher offering a clear direct style and spiritual earnestness that won over Beecher’s long-time congregation.
Fire Commissioner Theodore A. Glynn warned businesses and households to beware of fake solicitors posing as agents of a fire department fund. Several firms reported visits by men requesting subscriptions which were refused.
Witnesses testified that landlord Anthony Neviakas carried a burlap bag into an alley behind a Broadway near-beer saloon while evicting tenant Michael J. Conley. They described Neviakas taking the bag from a car and disappearing into the alley before alcohol was later found in Conley’s cellar. The hearing before Commissioner Hayes continues tomorrow.
Alfonso Roberto of East Boston received a license yesterday to operate two jitneys from Revere Beach to East Boston via Orient Heights and Bennington Street. One bus seats 20 and the other 14 passengers. Roberto sees little opposition besides potential pushback from the Boston Elevated trustees. City officials encouraged him, noting opposition could aid his case. Paper was made in China about 150.
A six week oratory training course for attendants opens at the Training School for Attendants in Back Bay conducted by the Household ing Association at 222 Newbury. A large class includes a young woman from New York State and attendees from various parts, with dormitory space expanded after interior remodeling.
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