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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
3
The next Sunday Post features beautifully reproduced Christmas cards from the British royal family. The spread highlights the festive imagery used by Queen Elizabeth II and other royals, providing a glimpse into official Christmas greetings and royal symbolism.
Four hundred newsies filled the Newsboys' Club at 277 Tremont Street for a Christmas party hosted by Mrs. Evangeline Weed. The haul included 800 apples 400 cookies 400 oranges 200 pounds of candy 200 quarts of peanuts and 70 quarts of ice cream along with 800 cakes.
The first round began at 8 15 as 200 youngsters filled the hall to hear Mrs Weed recite. By 8 16 the crowd roared with organized cheering and pandemonium. Young newsboy celebrities Max Levine Benny Ruben and Philly Hamburg joined in the reception. Secretary Alexander I Peckham of the Boston Newsboys Club introduced Mrs Weed.
Felix Vorenberg writes Mayor Curley praising his leadership in starting a city credit union for its 80 000 employees and noting New York with Mayor Mitchel’s sanction will follow suit. The letter dated December 18 1916 commends Curley as the first to adopt such work.
Cambridge city council votes unanimously to seek admission for members to a new Harvard police course. Mayor Rockwood initiates the plan and Councillor Arthur F. Blanchard moves to arrange enrollment for the council.
Cambridge City Council repudiated charges that Charles M. Rogers offered to sell two votes to Charles K. Apted of the City Council. A five member committee found no basis for the accusations and even rebuked Rogers. Rogers, nominated by Mayor Rockwood for city auditor, failed by two votes for confirmation.
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