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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1916
Page
5
New England railroads will go dry on May 1 restricting liquor sales in stations and dining cars. Only one depot outside the North and South terminals will remain open for alcohol purchases after that date. Dining cars have already operated under prohibition for over a year.
Boston & Maine reaches a temperance agreement with the Armstrong Dining Room and News Company banning liquor sales at Plymouth Nashua Portmouth and Sanbornville stations starting May 1. Other railroads already prohibit liquor on dining cars and in station restaurants as part of a broader policy to ensure employee abstinence.
James F. Hanley, a 62 year old inmate at Charlestown State Prison, has not spoken since five years ago yesterday. Convicted in Salem in 1895 for habitual criminal activity, he serves a 25 year sentence and has about four years remaining. His sole communication has been via pencil and paper.
In Boston, hundreds of textile leaders gather for Textile Week to discuss trade conditions and new machinery. The exposition opens at 3 p.m. today in the Mechanics Building, featuring two full mills in operation. The cotton manufacturers convention follows on Wednesday and Thursday at Copley Plaza.
Granddaughter of the late J Pierpont Morgan to marry Paul Geddes Pennoyer Harvard Law School student. The announcement notes the Morgan family connection and the matchup with Pennoyer in a society note of the era.
Boston society notes Frances T. Morgan second daughter of J Pierpont Morgan engaged to Paul Geddes Pennoyer Harvard Law School student and Berkeley California resident. Pennoyer 25 and a Harvard classmate of Junius Morgan. brothers Richard and Sheldon Pennoyer hold roles in London and Philadelphia. No wedding date set.
Hugo the French Giant died at 4 30 this morning at the Hotel Preston opposite Madison Square Garden. The sallow giant, famed for Freak Hall appearances and a daily parade, had heart trouble but still attended events including a wedding where he served as best man before illness forced his departure.
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