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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
6
The Boston City Planning Board has completed an extensive plan for East Boston requiring more than 5.5 million dollars. It has been submitted to Mayor Curley and the City Council will be asked to print the 150 page report with many photographs of district sections.
Mayor Curley appointed Donald J. Ferguson of 11 Fountain Street Roxbury to fill the vacancy on the Sinking Fund Commission created by the retirement of William G. Cadigan who left for Seattle. John A. Bruen, named last spring, declined due to ties with a Boston trust company.
A valuable old table once belonging to Daniel Webster was given to Dartmouth College and added to its collection of items tied to the famed alumnus. The piece was bought from Webster’s son Fletcher in 1855 by Rufus J. Fay and has stayed in the family since.
The ad promotes a winter California visit as enjoyable and profitable with flexible expense options. It highlights scenic routes, the Golden State Limited and Californian trains, low excursion rates, and available reservations via Rock Island Lines and Southern Pacific offices. Travel experts offer quotes and literature.
A stately limousine drew up to the Post Santa Claus headquarters as a magnificently gowned woman donated a Christmas fund check to the Santa Claus Editor. The scene highlighted city spirits and holiday giving in Boston.
The Boston Post Santa Claus feature collects letters from needy children asking for dolls and toys for Christmas. It highlights an 85 year old donor Mrs H D Polk sending cloth elephants Mollie Waddy and Tony, and shares numerous appeals from girls and boys describing illness, poverty, and longing for a doll or game to brighten Christmas.
Arthur E. Breckenridge, Brown University junior, drowned today in the Colgate Hoyt Swimming Pool. His body was recovered by a gym trainer. he was the son of Henry W. Breckenridge of this city.
The defense in the trial of 11 former directors of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad opened the evidence phase claiming official approval from Massachusetts or other New England states was granted for every railroad the New Haven acquired.
Mr. Mellen argued the New York and New England road could not stand on its own and needed the New Haven to survive. He claimed improvements after acquisition made the line efficient, with freight traffic via the Poughkeepsie Bridge rivaling the New Haven line itself.
Miss Jessie I Belyea, recently back from nursing in Serbia, will provide medical social service for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Henry J Maxted is hired as special agent. Miss Susan M Turner becomes Cape Cod branch head. Peter I Law ton leads the Franklin county branch in Greenfield. Ralph Thompson starts Taunton branch as organizing secretary.
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