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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
7
Dr Charles M Fleischer urged replacing most national holidays with globally minded observances at a City Club talk. He proposed Patriots Day be celebrated for internationalism and a democratic Thanksgiving pageant uniting all social classes to show mutual service.
Dramatic Number presents a profile of William Gillette through Clayton Hamiltons observations. The section also highlights Films land as It Was and Is by Charles E Van Loan, offering a blend of biography and entertainment history in this weeks issue.
The illness of Fred Toone 22 of Wesley street Somerville brought together his divorced parents and led to their remarriage after five years apart. Fred W Toone a Lynn shoe worker at 915 Weston street Lynn yesterday announced his marriage on December 4 to his former wife Mrs Lizzie Mitchell Toone recently of Needham Heights.
After years apart in Lynn and Cleveland the couple resolved their differences while at their ill son Fred Toone’s bedside. They married again December 4 at Flint Street Methodist Church Somerville and plan a reunion in a new Lynn tenement.
William A. Nichols 55 proprietor of Nichols' Cambridge Express collapsed with heart failure while being taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital. He fell ill near Roberts Iron Works on Main Street Cambridge and died before arrival. He resided at 52 Dickinson Street Somerville.
A dozen men from the Connecticut Air Craft Company will arrive at the navy yard on Tuesday to begin constructing the large war balloon for the Navy Department. The dirigible will be assembled in the Franklin ship house beside the submarine under construction.
A Massachusetts Protective Association for Horses was organized at Young's Hotel yesterday afternoon to secure safe roads for horses, enforce highway rules, promote horse interests, and encourage riding, driving, and horse breeding in the state.
A diverse gathering including driving club members breeders and farmers protested unsafe conditions on state highways arguing for laws protecting equestrians while motorists gain access to roads. The group formed yesterday with leaders and directors named from multiple counties and cities to push for legislation and broader farmer outreach.
Judge Grant allowed the will of Frederick S. Burnham leaving his estate to his housekeeper. The ruling moves the case to the Supreme Court to decide if a jury trial on undue influence is needed. Caroline Gilbert Stone, sole heir, testified she lived with Burnham as housekeeper for over 25 years.
Warden Allen of the State prison Charlestown received a letter from Frank Fischer a recently paroled prisoner. Fischer sent Christmas wishes and thirty dollars to repay the loan his fellow inmates pooled to help him go home to the Middle West. Fischer served seven years for robbery and was paroled a month ago. The thirty dollars was divided among the prisoners according to their loans.
The author praises Tess as the most beloved character among her plays noting audiences respond strongest to genuine, lived performances. She recalls acting Tess with heartfelt immersion, enjoying outdoor California shoots near Santa Monica and studio work beside Inceville, while describing the shifting pace of a life spent traveling between New York Florida Cuba shoots.
Miriam C. criticizes Miss Pickford for modern costumes in Such a Little Queen and favors raggedy girl parts. Mr Dalton thanks readers for praise and supports adopting elderly people, noting the writer is 88 years old.
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