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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
2
West Roxbury’s Frances Reed Eugenie La Haise Adeleine La Halse and Dorothy Shurtleff model for a Post Santa fundraiser. Proceeds from the event will go to the Post Santa Claus charity drive.
Mayor Curley favors removing northbound street car tracks on Washington street between Boylston and Milk to ease congestion in the shopping district. Officials say over 1500 cars per day would be diverted via Essex Chauncy Arch Franklin Federal Milk Congress and Exchange streets, with a public hearing set within 30 days.
Girl students at the Massachusetts Normal Art School opened a two day Christmas bazaar. They announced they would turn over a percentage of receipts to the Post fund to aid the city's poor children.
For the second year the junior women at the art school assist the Post Santa by running the bazaar proceeds and addressing bun ches at the Santa headquarters. The first day drew over a dozen booths and featured a center Japanese tea room with waitress Mrs. Loo.
Mrs Julia Duff a School Board candidate assailed current control predicting pity for pupils if Public School Association lasts ten years. Frances G Curtis echoed reforms while John J Conway spoke for Curley ticket. Duff claimed 3000 teachers would aid if elected but they won’t sign papers. Curtis praised focus on basic skills and spelling over odd words.
Ten northbound surface lines into Washington Street would be diverted via Essex and Chauncy to Summer into Washington, easing 366 cars northbound between Boylston and Franklin and the same number southbound between Franklin and Summer. Thirteen lines totaling 49 cars daily would reroute through Essex Chauncy Arch Franklin Federal Milk Congress and Exchange to Adams Square, relieving 496 cars and removing the double turn at State and Devonshire Streets.
In Dorchester court Walter P. Galvin is sued by his father John A. Galvin in a major probate dispute over Mrs. Elizabeth G. Munn’s estate of about 7500. The elder Galvin alleges serious charges and a signed paper left by the aunt as a claim to the estate. Judge Fessenden presides with a jury in the Superior Court.
In a tense testimony, John A. Galvin claims his son Walter sought to hide the aunt's liquor excess and threatened the family for money. Walter denies smothering the child or threatening the father, insisting he and his wife did not harm their child.
Edward A. Horton of the Boston Common Society urges Boston voters to reject the Street Commissioners Dec 14 ballot plan to take land from the Common for Tremont street traffic. He argues the plan is hasty, harms pedestrians, and aims to create auto parking on the Common, calling for a comprehensive, open study instead.
An examination into the sanity of Frank P. Wellman will be held before sentence in the Somerville and Malden robberies case. Wellman was convicted on two charges in Middlesex Criminal Court Thursday and the case was continued to January 10 for sentencing.
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