Oxford Colleges Ban Alcohol During War
Oxford University to bar alcoholic beverages as Jesus College and Oriel lead with such行动. Officials expect other colleges to follow and the university to prohibit drinks throughout the war period.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1915
Page
18
Oxford University to bar alcoholic beverages as Jesus College and Oriel lead with such行动. Officials expect other colleges to follow and the university to prohibit drinks throughout the war period.
The British steamer Strathgyle carried 6670 tons of food clothing and medical supplies for the Belgian relief effort. Donations from New England backed by the American Belgian Relief Commission funded the shipment.
Senate approves an income tax amendment to the constitution and hears numerous measures including a pure milk inspection bill in a related session. The House moves toward repealing the red flag law while rejecting the Harvard flag bill and sends the drydock and other amendments for readings. The pure milk enforcement bill garners long debate before advancing to a third reading in the House.
Special precautions were used to defend the vessel from German submarine attacks. The Strathgyre and three other steamers carrying Belgian relief cargo from this city displayed large banners reading Commission Belgian Relief and will be illuminated at night to pass through the danger zone.
William S Brainard and Mrs Aroline A Fletcher of Brockton announce they will wed this Saturday at West Bridgewater by Rev George Titus. They were married 45 years ago, later divorced, with Brainard raising three daughters and Fletcher divorcing her husband last October on desertion grounds.
The Davis Ensemble Orchestra closed the season at Franklin Square House with assistance from the Postman's Glee Club. Miss Florence M. Chamil lard and Messrs. Cecil and Cyril Brigham served as piano accompanists.
Rutledge Rutherford presents a striking article for the Sunday Post Magazine exploring hidden burdens and unseen costs in marriage, examining social expectations and personal trade offs through a probing, reflective lens.
Senate yesterday passed a constitutional amendment providing for an income tax and enabling the General Assembly to remedy defects in taxation laws. After bitter debates earlier, the bill moved to engrossment without incident as the vote stood 37 to 0.
Aletta Jacobs presided as 88 Dutch delegates joined 51 American and delegates from Austria Denmark Belgium Hungary Sweden Norway Germany Britain Chile Armenia Italy Canada in the first world women's gathering to press for an end to war. Speakers urged cross national sisterhood and suffrage as tools for peace. The congress met in the zoological gardens to push for lasting disarmament.
In a lighthearted Sun Day Post comic, a generous figure guides a group of youngsters through a lesson in charity and consideration, highlighting old fashioned neighborly values.
Boston liquor dealers form a new group to educate employees about prohibition. The Liberal League of Massachusetts aims to unite bartenders and waiters with a $1 yearly fee to fund outreach, urging employers to encourage joining while promising no employer subscriptions. A closing note teases a Ginger Pop comic in the next Sunday Post.
Mrs. Alice Smith aged 59 of 51 Pearl Street Charlestown suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at Mechanics' building yesterday morning and was sent to City Hospital for treatment.
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