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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
12
The national Boy Scouts of America commission held a special meeting in New York on December 8 to consider Ernest Thompson-Seton's resignation as chief scout. The council later issued a statement regarding his departure.
The national council did not re-elect Mr. Seton in February 1915 due to the belief leaders should clearly show citizenship and patriotism. Seton, not a U S citizen, refused to declare his intent to naturalize and objected to the Scouts Handbook chapter on patriotism.
Princeton editors publish a letter from Woodrow Wilson showing he cannot recall which editorials he wrote as managing editor in 1879. The note reflects on his early writing style and contrasts it with the strong phrasing of his later Congress address.
The Princetonian editors sent Wilson a bound volume of 1878 79 issues and noted he could not identify all his early editorials. He conceded writing the anticipated farewell editorial in the final issue under his editorship.
Herewith are the opinions of some well known men who favor the continuance of the present license system in Boston.
Boston figures from Alanson Bigelow to Horace Allen argue over license policy and the influence of Charles Sumner Bird on Governor Walsh’s defeat. Several candidates filed for mayor and council roles as the Plan B charter governs city government.
David Goldstein, anti Socialist lecturer, will expose the fallacy of Socialist patriotism at a Common Cause Forum meeting in Franklin Union Hall. The discussion follows his assertion that Catholics should arbitrate the European conflict. Special opportunities will be given to Socialists to enter the post lecture discussion.
Cambridge voters face a mayoral contest with eight candidates, four Democrats and four Republicans. Nomination filings close Friday at 6 pm, as leaders push withdrawals. School committee race names two slates per side for three, two, and one year terms, with several individuals listed.
Daniel H. Coakley of Boston files suit in Suffolk Superior Court demanding $50,000 from W. DeFord Bigelow for a note given on August 17, 1915. Coakley attaches Cohasset real estate titled to Helen H. Bigelow as the defendant's property.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra presents a Sanders Theatre concert at Harvard this evening at 8. John Powell is the soloist. The programme includes Rimsky Korsakov Hungarian Fantasy and Rachmaninoff pieces amid a varied evening.
Mary L. Kelly of Cambridge claims damages up to 3000 after eating a mince pie bought from Charles Floerke of Boston that allegedly contained glass. Floerke denies knowledge of the defect and says he sourced the filling from a manufacturer and will seek remedy from the supplier.
An advertisement promotes Oxidaze tablets by Dr. Eugene Howard of Worcester mass claiming rapid relief for chronic bronchial asthma and throat lung diseases. The tablet dissolves in the mouth to ease bronchial constriction and improve breathing with many users reporting better sleep and breathing. Local druggists offer money back if immediate relief is not provided.
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