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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
1
Mayor's Citizens ticket routs Curley allies with a lead over 10 000 votes as Storrow tops Curley on the ticket. Collins the low man on Citizens’ slate claims almost 4 000 votes over rival Doyle. Attridge finishes second while Kenny overwhelms Doyle in the contest.
The city election produced a Citizens ticket victory for council seats James J. Storrow led with 42 961 votes while Walter L. Collins John J Attridge and Thomas J Kenny won seats. Mayor Curley was decisively rebuked. The no license issue carried yes by 14 238 votes and Frances G Curtis won the three year school term.
White dove of peace signals possible baseball reconciliation as Federal and National league delegates meet at the Elks Club in Manhattan. Amid a year’s worst storm that cut communications, they discuss and may finalize measures pending American league approval to bury the hatchet.
The peace plan rests on an American league endorsement of the National league stance. The older league members, weary of the struggle, favor making peace with the Federals. Chicago will reveal whether the American league supports the peaceful outcome.
Frank Curry aged 50 who lived in a hut behind Norfolk Downs station in Quincy died at Quincy City Hospital about 5 PM after being badly burned in a morning fire yesterday.
Trains to New York and the West disrupted by a historic storm. Telegraph lines crippled with miles down and poles broken, causing severe demoralization of service across New York and southern New England. Continued on page 20 second column.
Weather and astronomical timings for Portland Gloucester and Newport with moon phases and rise set times. Notable anniversaries and historical events listed from civil and wartime history, including battles, births and deaths.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for a Wednesday with fair skies and a Thursday with increasing cloudiness and higher temperatures. Fresh west winds shift to variable and diminish. In northern New England the outlook is partly cloudy and colder Wednesday, with Thursday likely fair. Southern New England and east New York expect cloudy and colder Wednesday followed by cloudy and warmer Thursday.
The Massachusetts city elections outside Boston yesterday featured Lynn shifting from license to no license. No other city changed liquor status though twelve cities—Attleboro Beverly Everett Lynn Malden Medford Melrose Newburyport Newton Revere Somerville and Woburn—voted against license while Boston Chelsea Chicopee Lawrence Lowell and Worcester remained wet.
Ten cities elected mayors while Lawrence saw a lively campaign. Mayor John P. Kane filled the unexpired term of the late Michael J. Sean as competition heated along party lines in a competitive city election narrative.
A letter to the Editor of the Boston Post commends the newspaper for its vigorous support of the Boston cause. It thanks the Post and lists signatories John J. Attridge Walter L. Collins James J. Storrow and Thomas J. Kenny for their gratitude and credit.
The Republican National Committee selected Chicago as the 1916 convention site, to be held June 7, a week before the Democratic gathering in St. Louis. Vote tally: Chicago 31, San Francisco 13, St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 2.
The committee settled on an earlier convention date amid evenly split sentiment for and against a premeeting. Some argued a record vote could have shifted the result. Advocates urged offense over tradition, seeking to set the party’s tone before opponents.
In East Cambridge Probate Court Judge McIntire presided as Edward I. Rantoul and Lois Burnett Rantoul faced a bitter custody battle over daughters Mabel and Harriet. The scene framed the couple in a public, judgmental portrait as the case’s conclusion exposed alleged threats and coercive behavior.
Mrs Rantoul is depicted as a faithless wife in a sensational custody dispute. The article portrays her as having an illegitimate affair with Chester Chapin Rumrill a Springfield millionaire, suggesting she is morally unfit to retain custody of their two daughters.
Henry Barry aged 56 committed death by own action via gag poisoning in his room at 36 Ash Street South End yesterday. Police report local incident and identify deceased individual.
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