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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1914
Page
3
Everett prepares a historic first time Christmas Eve celebration led by Mrs. Katherine P. Thore. Carol choirs from across the city converge in Everett Square at eight with one hour of song before midnight. Businesses will decorate and residents urged to light window candies.
James Gallagher of 609 Beach Street Revere won a 12000 verdict in his 15000 suit against Addie M Phillips Swampscott for injuries after being struck by an automobile on Christmas Eve 1918 at Broadway and the boulevard Revere. Gallagher lost a leg and was in danger for months before hospital discharge.
Major General George B. Davis U S A retired who died in Washington D C was buried with full military honors in the West Point post cemetery. Cadets under Colonel Morton F Smith met the funeral car and led the procession to the cemetery as minute guns and a major general salute were fired from field pieces on the plains.
The Massachusetts No-Accident League formed yesterday after noon to investigate all state accidents. After identifying definite causes, it will present findings to highway commissions to prevent repeats. Headquarters are at 153 Mille Street. Founders seek public help to address negligence by officials, transport firms, and utilities.
A one man health board with a salary of 7500 is proposed by Mayor Curley in a petition to the City Council. The board would mirror the State Health Board with a single commissioner and five deputies handling sanitary, food inspection, medical, clerical, and quarantine duties.
The Franklin Park Zoo accepts a gift of a large brown owl, a fine young specimen. Park Commissioner Dillon announced the donation for the city. The owl was captured by Marine Corps Quartermaster-Sergeant W. C. Barnaby near Brookline, sent to Sergeant Robert Shiel at Charlestown Navy Yard.
Arrangements are completed for a mass meeting at the Gem Theatre in East Boston to aid destitute Palestine Jews facing starvation due to war ravages. Speakers include Louis D. Brandeis Dr Schmaryah Levin and Rev Stephen S Wise.
A Malden crime wave persisted with a Thursday night hold up a break and the escape of a prisoner being taken to the station by a policeman. The incidents added pressure on residents during the past two weeks.
Miss Nora McCarthy is robbed on Clifton street after meeting an elderly man in a gray coat who demanded money and fled. Thomas Murphy reports a burglary on Richardson street with a gold watch stolen. An officer pursuing a suspect fired three shots when the man fled, with no hits. City police and plainclothes units chase about 20 holdups over two weeks, with few arrests and little loot recovered.
The Harvard musical clubs, over 60 men strong, held their annual concert in Fall River last night. Harvard vocalists traveled by special car and were entertained at local homes afterward.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief and noticeable results within days.
Herbert R. Brown resigns as postmaster of Beechwoods, a Cohasset branch, after decades in office. A 1912 federal rule barred town officers from custodial postal duties, ending his reappointment bid. He served as selectman and overseer of the poor, with modest pay and duties surfacing as major factors. His daughter Nellie Brown will take the postmistress exam as the office likely remains in his store.
The Harvard Radcliffe produced scenic charity show The Chimes by Elizabeth McFadden opened at Dahlgren hall South Boston under the Boston Christmas stocking committee. The Chimes will be staged again this evening at Roxbury Neighborhood House.
Miss Mary J. Masters and Harry B. Alcorn were married Thursday night at 20 Wheeler Street Somerville. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Tyler of the East Somerville Methodist Church. Bridesmaid Vera Pillings and best man Charles Campbell assisted.
A Wakefield telegram confirms the man found murdered in Selma Alabama is Charles R. Blanchard formerly of Wakefield. Parents Mr and Mrs Prudence Blanchard live at 29 Wiley Street Wakefield. Relatives know few crime details. reports say he was robbed after leaving work. Selma police offer a $30 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction.
Professor Masaharu Anesaki of Harvard will give a gallery conference on Japanese religion and art this afternoon at 1 o clock. The talk begins in the Japanese garden room and continues through other rooms showcasing Japanese art specimens.
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