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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
3
Opera star Alice Nielsen rushed from New York to Boston to be with her son Benjamin Nielsen a technology sophomore at Cushing Hospital after an appendicitis operation. His condition fluctuated from dire to improved with Dr G DeAmezaga hopeful for recovery after a tense period.
Charges of payroll padding at the High School of Practical Arts involve Dennis O Connell former assistant janitor and Henry E B Meyer janitor. The Finance Commission recommends Meyer stand trial before a panel of other school janitors on padding charges and to probe charges by evening centre janitors.
Mayor Timothy W. Good of Cambridge issued a Christmas greeting from City Hall urging residents to help the less fortunate. He endorsed the slogan Deal in Cambridge when buying Christmas gifts to promote local giving.
A swindle involving millions of dollars has been unearthed by the local post office department. Conceived in Geneva Switzerland and promoted by mountebanks there, the scheme dwarfs the old Spanish and Louisiana lottery in its immensity.
Investigators uncover a Genevan scheme selling fake bond prize certificates promising $5000 to $20000 payouts. Letters signed by M T Clarke lure buyers with "sure thing" profits. 10,000 to 15,000 letters sent in Boston and hundreds victimized, but authorities have no leads on American agents.
At East Cambridge jail 25 men refused to accept liberty, the SRO sign hung yesterday afternoon. The jail has been taking in 10 to 40 vagrants daily. 26 more arrived around noon. Sheriff Fairburn offered 50 men freedom, but only 2 accepted, others choosing to wait until Saturday end of their eight day terms.
The British schooner Frances, captained by Mosher, en route from St. Thomas to Halifax, arrived after a hurricane from the east on December 5. The weather wrecked her deck load of molasses and tore away her foresail mainsail and forestaysail.
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