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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1910

Page

2

Post Santa Claus Seeks Signed Letters for Christmas Aid

The Boston Post reports on the Post Santa Claus operation preparing to deliver gifts to needy children. Records show many letters lack names or addresses, hampering delivery, while donors pledge support and bundles of toys are assembled for distribution.

Santa Claus Post St. Nicholas Boston Post Thomas M. Nolan Somerville Express Boston Eva Ference Henry Stanley Rose Rose Forence MRS. B Remder William Florence Charlotte Ethel Chelsea

No Stairs No Lifts in Big Terminal at Grand Central

New Grand Central terminal will open with ramps instead of stairs enabling passengers to go from train to street on a level. Experimental ramps tested by varied users showed eight feet up per 100 as maximum the committee accepted. Broad gently sloping pathways replace stairways to keep traffic flowing smoothly.

New York Grand Central Terminal Grand Central Station

Judge Ely Court Sets Record Fines for Shoplifters

Three shoplifters faced fines totaling 225 dollars after guilty pleas in Judge Ely's court yesterday morning. Miss Anna Woodsum admitted stealing goods worth 27.48 dollars, while Annie M Ellis and Florence Elis, alias Florence Hazeltine, took four waists valued at 31.80 dollars.

Mormon Doctrine as Guide to Ripe Old Age

Elder Gustaveson at Intercolonial Hall predicts Boston residents could live to Methuselah age by joining the Mormon church and following temporal salvation. He urges temperance and body care as essential to spiritual welfare, noting seven women and seven men in attendance.

Gustaveson Mormon Church Boston Methuselah Joseph Smith Tthe Holy Ghost

Bigamist Harrer Freed as Both Wives Elude Proof

Charles W Harrer admitted two marriages to Jennie Green in 1893 Newark and Edna Cooper in 1904 New York but could not be punished or freed from either wife. The first wife could not be found and the second wife disappeared after seeking to annul the marriage. The court released Harrer as corroboration failed and the second wife was denied a divorce on knowing of his prior marriage.

New York Charles W. Harrer Harrer Jennie Green Newark N. J Edna Cooper

Supreme Court rules DC husbands not liable in wife assault suits

The U S Supreme Court rules husbands in the District of Columbia cannot be sued for damages for assault and battery by their wives. Jessie E Thompson had sued her husband for 70000. The high court upheld the lower ruling that neither common law nor local code allows such a suit.

Washington, D. C District of Columbia Supreme Court of the United States Jessie E. Thompson Charles N. Thompson Court of Appeals District Court of Columbia Code of the District Justice Day Supreme Court Harlan Holmes Hughes

Mayor for Home Rule of Subway

Back Bay residents stormed the Railroad Commissioners hearing to protest the Elevated Railway Company appeal against the Boston Transit Commission ruling. The dispute centers on stations for the Riverbank subway at Massachusetts Avenue Dartmouth and Charles streets.

Back Bay Railroad Commissioners Elevated Railway Company Boston Transit Commission Riverbank Massachusetts Avenue Dartmouth Charles Streets

Boston Subways Debate Amid Proposals and Protests

Mayor Fitz gerald urged Boston residents to benefit the city rather than suburbs as a $3,000,000 subway plan funded by Boston faces scrutiny. Attorney Snow defended the Elevated Company and outlined station locations near Mass Ave, Dartmouth Street, Charles Street, and West Cedar Street, with Park Street nearby. W E Tucker presented a 200-name petition arguing transportation would worsen without elevated rails.

Fitzgerald Boston Frederick C. Snow Ile Massachusetts Avenue Harvard Bridge Dartmouth Street Charles Street West Cedar Street Park Street William E. Codman Mr. Codman W. E. Tucker Elevated Attorney Snow The

Engineers Say Raise or Quit in Rail Strike Threat

Chicago December 12 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers delivered an ultimatum for higher wages or a strike to the Railroad Managers' Association. President Warren B Stone reported a 97.5 percent strike vote if demands were not met, with previous talks yielding a 17 percent wage raise as a compromise. Action postponed until tomorrow.

Chicago Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Railroad Managers’ Association Warren Stone Brotherhood

Brother of Author of Looking Backward Dead

Charles J. Bellamy founder and publisher of Springfield Daily News died at 59 after a three week illness of Brights disease. He is survived by his wife Imogene Comper and two children. A brother Frederick Bellamy, attorney of Brookline, also survives. The late Bellamy was a brother to the author of Looking Backward.

Springfield Charles J. Bellamy Springfield Daily News Bright Bellamy Imogene Comper Frederick Bellamy Brookartere Ware Bellamy

Dartmouth Receives $400000 Gift From Edward Tuck

Edward Tuck of Paris donates 400000 in 7 percent securities to Dartmouth College to expand and strengthen teaching staff. Income will fund faculty salaries and library support, joining the Amos Tuck endowment and bringing total gifts to about a million dollars.

Hanover N. H Dartmouth College Edward Tuck Paris Nichols Tuck Amos Tuck Tuck Hall

Love Glide skating craze swirls at Clark's Springs

In Middleboro on December 12 a new skating dance named the Love Glide captivates locals. Lovers circle a heart shaped track cut in the pond snow three times and kiss at the final heart apex, drawing crowds for novelty and romance.

Middleboro Clark’s ‘Springs Kiss

Beginning Sale Today for G A R Veterans

Veterans at the Soldiers' Home benefit from a Christmas sale staged by the Ladies Aid Association in Tremont Temple starting today and running to Thursday evening. Chairmen include Mrs. Mabel Philbrick Roxbury Mrs Hattie Goff Cambridge Mrs Elizabeth Spring Brookline and others with patronesses Mrs Larz Anderson Mrs Wilmon Blackmar Mrs J Q A Brackett and Mrs Roger Wolcott.

Soldiers’ Home Ladies’ Aid Association Tremont Temple Sue Stewart Wadsworth Austin C. Wellington L. C. Clapp Mabel Philbrick Roxbury Hattie IT. Goff Cambridge Elizabeth A. Spring Brookline Marie B. Shepard Reading Mary

Mr 8S A Meagher Expresses Family Thanks

Mr A Meagher and family express deep appreciation for the sympathy shown during their recent bereavement.

A. Meagher

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