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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
6
A lone Tech Man guides a delegation along a trail as a young man in a red sweater with a white T-shirt signals encouragement, calling the group to follow. The scene shifts from a quiet start to an energized charge forward.
Stevens '17 of Tech sparked a massive campus surge as delegates from Harvard Wellesley Simmons Boston University Tufts and Wentworth joined a rowdy Sunday demonstration. Despite a blizzard 9 500 attended the day’s meetings with speeches by Sunday and guest Mel Trotter and Jack Crawford. a fall injured Jennie M Chandler.
Sunday campaign schedule lists 11:15 a.m. departure for Fitchburg where Billy Sunday will deliver a sermon on Booze in the armory. An afternoon children service follows at 2 p.m. with Director Rodeheaver in charge. A 7:30 p.m. evening service at the Tabernacle features Sunday preaching after a parade of 2000 children.
Collections for the first 29 days of Sunday campaigns in various cities are listed, with Boston figures totaling 50 802 07, 48 061 76, 41 860 39, and 34 872 74, and other amounts 30 147 69 and 24 201 42. The report notes no Monday meetings in Boston compared to other cities.
Miss M. E. Wiley says the finder may keep the pocketbook contents if he returns the Billy Sunday tabernacle ticket. The black purse with a strap and her name inside was dropped between Central Square East Boston and Tufts Dental College.
The article compares trail hitters in Boston with other cities on the 20th day of their Sunday campaigns. It reports comparative figures and notes 24,962 as a key number.
Billy Sunday will leave Boston on the 11 15 train to Fitchburg and deliver a famous sermon on Booze at the armory at 1 30 pm. He will return to Boston shortly after 4 o clock.
Thieves took jewelry and silverware worth 2500 dollars from the residence of Carl A. Lehmann at 67 Longwood Avenue Brookline where the family was away on Thursday afternoon. Police were not informed until the next day due to the family’s wish to avoid publicity.
Police believe two known suspects carried out a planned break in after studying the house and noting Thursday afternoon was empty. Watts Detective Agency offers a liberal reward for their capture as arrests are expected soon. Stolen items include a platinum diamond ring valued at 660, a 21 diamond ring valued at 300, a green gold mesh bag marked A. I. G. with Mrs. Carl A. Lehmann’s name, a platinum neck chain with 29 pearls worth 125, a gold wrist band with initials A. G. L. worth 15, a rosette stick pin with diamonds 75, a platinum leaf stick pin 176, pearl cuff links 25, mother of pearl shirt studs 15, two Panama Exposition gold pieces 1 each, a Masonic lapel button 25, and about 500 in miscellaneous jewelry.
Uniformed sailors from the U S Navy will join Massachusetts Anti Saloon League forces in a final 1917 effort to end liquor traffic in Boston. Chaplain Alexander of the U S S Weville will lead a squad speaking from anti saloon cars at central city rallies.
The navy men join the dry push as thousands of Boston union workers pledge to campaigns. Two hundred volunteers call 20 voters each urging a No vote while five silent workers recruit. Over 3,000 children plan to join a parade this afternoon as Tremont Temple rally speakers are named and a Liberty League advisory meeting is held.
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