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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
5
The Harvard junior prom may be converted into a military ball if E. D. Brandegee’s suggestion is adopted. Brandegee favors a February prom aligned with wartime spirit, proposing an entirely military affair with juniors in their organization uniforms. the junior class will vote on the plan this week.
Oscar Rau a 35 year old German was arrested as an enemy alien under the President's proclamation by Deputy U S Marshal Tighe yesterday afternoon Rau is a draughtsman but officials have found no substantial employment and suspicion began from that fact He has lived on Dale Street Roxbury and has been in the city since the war began
Advertisement for Fruit a Tives fruit juice medicine claims to relieve stomach liver kidney skin and blood troubles and many other conditions. It touts cleansing healing powers for the eliminatory organs and promises toning and revitalization with 50 cents per box or six for $2 50 with a 25 cent trial size. Available at dealers or by post from Fruit a Tives Ltd Ogdensburg NY.
Conrad J. Rueter, longtime trustee of Boston City Hospital and legal figure, died after an operation in his 55th year. He played a key role in liquor law enforcement and public safety, served on multiple city committees, and held memberships in several clubs. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
A shipment of 9,000,000 pounds of raw sugar is due here from Louisiana today. A wireless from yesterday notes the steamship passing through Vineyard Sound. The cargo, second largest in two weeks from New Orleans, is consigned to the American Sugar Refining Company and will be discharged at the South Boston refinery.
United States Marshal John J. Mitchell met with mayors boards of selectmen and fire and police chiefs to discuss enforcing the waterfront deadline. Officials promised full cooperation with the federal government in this Bay State barred zone setting.
Two full battalions will form a new organization named the United States Guards to guard coast defences, state arsenals, and utilities. Recruitment opens to men up to 40 years old, with older, fit veterans eligible. No foreign service.
In Worcester an eight month old, Marian Alden, was toppled from a high-chair while parents were away. The family dog, awakened by sight of the cat, caused a fall that left the baby with a fractured skull and concussion. She is listed as in danger at City Hospital.
President Wilson received a pound of butter for his Christmas dinner costing 567 dollars. It was made by Mrs. C. E. Easterday of Marble Rock Iowa and auctioned at a fair by Red Cross auxiliaries to Union and Scott townships.
James Crockett age 90 the town s oldest resident received the Post cane today from George F Hathaway chair of the Board of Selectmen Deacon Henry Porter who held the cane died last Friday and was buried Monday by the Paris lodge of Masons
In Ward Five the bitter municipal contest centered on West End figures led by Martin Lomasney. Mayor Curley visited the area and challenged voters, triggering widespread disruption. The Blossom street wardroom became the hub as hundreds of voters were held up amid clashes and arrests.
Mayor Curley removed Warden Fletcher in Precinct 9 at Faneuil Hall amid challenges from Curley supporters, while Curley and Peters factions clashed at Blossom Street and Joy Street polling sites. Two arrests occurred for mutual assault as Curley workers and Peters supporters battled. election officials faced verbal abuse but actions moved on. The episode highlighted ward rivalries, Jewish vote impact, and party organizers pressing their lines.
Governor McCall will depart for Washington this afternoon to discuss the state's coal supply with federal officials. State Fuel Administrator Storrow asks every street railway in the state to trim schedules where feasible to conserve coal. Railways are reportedly adjusting timetables to comply with the order.
Civil war veteran Alpheus H. Hardy Harvard 61 died yesterday at his home 445 Beacon Street in his 78th year. He led the Boston Board of Trade in 1884 and was treasurer of several firms and estates, commissioner of the Cape Cod Canal 1891 to 1894, and treasurer of Wellesley College and Phillips Academy. Survived by his wife and five children.
A narrator recounts a Sunday visit to Bronx Park with three hungry, delighted children and a sick relative. The trip, aided by Mary, offers amazement at aviaries bears and birds, despite nut confiscations at the gate. Laughter and surprised remarks create lasting happiness and a memorable experiment in shared care.
A brief note extols granting a working woman a day of rest and taking her children on a holiday outing. The text argues the giver will gain more pleasure than the recipient from such kindness.
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