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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
12
Boston Mayor James Curley lauded Cardinal O Connell as a great leader of thought in a banquet address opening the 37th biennial State convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The speech at Associate Hall drew about 1000 attendees.
A solemn high mass at St Patrick's Church opened the convention. Mayor James E O Donnell delivered the welcome with John F O Donnell responding. Afternoon sessions featured committee reports. Banquet toastmaster James F Miskellar spoke as Rev E J Fitzgerald and James J Harold spoke on church matters and patriot dead. Campaigning for State president heated as Dowd and Dwyer seek to succeed Donnelly who is not seeking re election.
Police officers from Joy Street station led by Patrolman Schultz formed a bucket brigade to extinguish a closet fire on the top floor of a tenement at 33 Pitts Street West End. Women and children sought refuge on fire escapes until danger passed. Occupant is Salvatore Amaro. Slight loss reported. No cause ascertained.
Maude Hall writes for the Women’s Section of next Sunday's Post about the revival of Princess effects in fashion. The piece outlines how decorative trims and headpieces influence upcoming styles and cultural trends for the season.
The long expected stream line Ford arrived in Boston yesterday. Features include a high sloping hood and cowl crowned mudguards fenders conforming to wheel shapes and a higher enamelled radiator.
The radiator shell arrives as two pieces with a Ford name bearing top, and a high finish applied to fenders and hood. The hood features side louvres and an uninterrupted body-hood line. Minor changes include a fan shield and an electric horn. wheelbase and body unchanged. A shipment of Ford cars has reached the Cambridge plant, with assembly starting this morning.
Abraham Blong of Corning Street waived the hearing on manslaughter after his wife’s death. The case was sent to the grand jury yesterday with bail set at $5000.
Joseph M. Rogers alias Nesbitt and Ralph W. Courtney alias Montgomery, both about eighteen, were sentenced to the Concord Reformatory for passing bad checks on the Copley Plaza and a Mt. Desert Hotel. The pair, traced from a torn postal card found in a Copley Plaza basket, possessed revolvers and blank checks from banks in Bar Harbor Boston Saratoga Springs and Salem West Virginia. They refused to discuss their identities, and police suspect fictitious names.
Edward Lowe a stoker aboard the British steamer Canadian committed suicide by jumping overboard while the ship was mid Atlantic last Tuesday. He is believed to have been driven mad by the heat. The Canadian arrived from Liverpool after a 10 day voyage and will load horses for a return trip.
Harvard College honors list shows students who earned honor grades and highlights athletes noted for both brains and brawn. The Rank List, issued by the college office yesterday, contains names of top scholars and many athletes who elevated Harvard's fame through athletic skill.
Foremost among them are Harrie Cadman and William Bingham, leaders in football and track, with perfect records and honors across chemistry, geology, and languages. The list includes Dick Harte the football end and baseball catcher, Archie Roosevelt in English, and Emanuel Amdursky with six As, highlighting diverse achievements beyond sports.
In Chelsea, Samuel Marder Samuel Newman Samuel Dillon and Max Goldblatt were charged with breaking entering and larceny of rags valued at 4244 from Max Gorenstein’s rag shop at 87 Third Street. Their cases were continued with bonds set at 500 each.
Dennis J. Kiley, among Lexington's oldest letter carriers, yesterday resigned effective Sept 6. He joined the service at its 1909 inception as one of three veterans who remained until now and will depart for the West.
Heat wave keeps humidity high with a mean 79 degrees. Two deaths at lodging houses are blamed on the extreme heat, James Doherty and Joseph Gilmore found in Boston rooms. Prostrations reported at multiple locations with victims rushed to City Hospital and Relief Station.
New York reported the hottest August 22 in Weather Bureau history with street thermometers widely above 100 degrees. The official reading at 3 PM showed extreme heat across the city amid reports of three deaths and many people treated for heat-related issues.
John Robinson 57, employed by contractor Patrick Mc Gan, was killed when his wagon collided with a furniture wagon driven by Jol Sabolensky on Spen avenue. Robinson was thrown to the ground and died at Frost Hospital from a fractured skull. his teammate Thomas Nash, who slept through the incident, survived.
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