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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
7
The will of Boston real estate man John J. Finnigan leaves substantial bequests totaling $27,000 to Catholic Charities in Boston and other locations, benefiting several Catholic charities in the region.
Boston attorney Thomas F. Reddy named executor distributes part of the estate to St. Mary's Infant Asylum 8000 dollars Home for Destitute Catholic Children 1000 Daly Industrial School for Girls 1000 Sacred Heart Convent of Albany 1500 Little Sisters of the Poor 6000 Carney Hospital 1000 St Elizabeth's Hospital 5000 St John's Ecclesiastical Seminary 2500 and other Catholic institutions totaling 27000 dollars with all funds to be paid before Christmas.
Mayor John M. Woods of Somerville faces a flood of applications for the fire department chief post after Chief Hopkins retires after more than fifty years of service. The mayor refuses to consider any candidates until an official vacancy is declared. Sewall M. Rich and Leonard W. Cole are among those named for the job.
Members of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Union No. 33 gave 25 dollars for Ludlow sufferers. The gift was received yesterday by the Post and forwarded to Springfield for distribution.
The Warren heirs dispute over the Samuel D. Warren estate of 4.5 million dollars ends in a court ruling dissolving an injunction that blocked Samuel D. Warren Jr from naming two co trustees. Edward P. Warren of Gorham opposes Cornelia Warren and Frederic Fiske Warren, while master Frederic Cunningham will review past transactions and hearings continue on the estate's management and leasehold.
William J. Orchard a Roslindale junior at Tech was elected society editor of The Tech. He succeeds Nathaniel M. Sage who resigned. Orchard has been active in student Life, notably as a member of the dancing sextet in The Tech shows.
Boston readers are invited to visit the London Harness Company at 176 Devonshire and 27 Federal streets for a broad display of English and European articles. The shop features French clocks, opera glasses, purses, umbrellas, leather and silver frames, Vienna coffee sets, dog outfits, hunting and polo novelties, travel bags, dress suit cases, and more, with prices to fit any purse.
The Boston Post hosted 800 children from Dorothea Dix Home at Keith's Theatre for a Christmas program featuring Santa Claus, bears, dogs, and a Top o' World ballet. Letters from readers pleaded for shoes, dolls, and aid while donations poured in for the Post Santa Claus fund from diverse donors.
A Boston Post report describes impoverished families with nonworking mothers, homeless children, and a fatherless two children group in a cellar home. The Post Santa Claus drive, aided by Houghton & Dutton and volunteers, seeks donations at 263 Washington Street to provide food and toys, with letters from children in Somerville Roxbury South Boston and beyond.
Old advertisement claims Diapepsin digests food to end indigestion in five minutes. It touts symptoms like sour belching nausea and heaviness and urges a 50 cent case from pharmacists as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion.
More than 500 leading authorities in chemistry from across the nation are expected for the American Chemical Society convention beginning December 27. Topics include reclaiming arid lands with chemicals and chemical treatment of steel iron and india rubber. Chairmen announced: Finance A D Little registration C R Ranger Banquet H P Talbot Entertainment J F Norris Excursions W H Walker Reception Arthur A Noyes. Ladies entertainment H A Torrey.
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