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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1914
Page
5
Spanish Ambassador Riano and Secretary Bryan exchanged ratifications of the investigating commission peace treaty between the United States and Spain. The treaty becomes effective from this date.
Local Anti-Saloon League efforts intensify as lawmakers in Washington consider a national prohibition measure. Dentists, activists, and district supporters push for votes with telegrams and petitions. Frederick Lawton states a majority would signal a nationwide trend toward prohibition.
City Council warns of immediate repeal if police misuse the traffic obstruction ordinance. Officers say proving malice is hard under wilfully malicious obstruction, prompting debate on changing to unreasonably. Officials fear abuse if the term is altered and threaten swift repeal.
Bouck White described Deer Island at the Boston School of Social Science last night, likening Boston prison conditions to Blackwell's Island and calling unemployment a hotbed for crime. He warned an army of the unemployed could storm idle factories to avert further starvation and death.
Dr. Lincoln Wirt spoke at the Women's City Club asserting a future steel bridge across Behring Strait will join Alaska and Siberia, surpassing the Panama Canal as the eighth and ninth wonders of the world. He suggested a young engineer may realize this, joking about Pullman travel for explorers’ wives. He lauded Captain Scott and his team, noting their deaths were due to heartbreak after discovering Amundsen beat them to the pole.
A Massachusetts S P C A and American Humane Education Society stamp urges kindness to animals to brighten letters and parcels. A second stamp will follow after New Year for year round use. The design shows an angel stopping a brutal driver from beating his horse.
More than 5000 people attended the four day Christmas carnival opening at Roxbury Crossing under the Board of Trade. Thomas H. Forsythe turned on electricity lighting 700 colored lights on a large Christmas tree. The event began at 8 p.m. with President Thomas Sproules and other guests on the platform.
Mayor Curley was the principal speaker at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Boston. He noted attending a second dedication that evening and praised the city for hosting a Christmas dinner without any badge of charity attached.
Brigadier General John Beatty retired from the U S Army died at his Columbus home of heart failure caused by injuries from a fall a week earlier He observed his 86th birthday just last Wednesday in Ohio.
A morning snow storm left streets slushy as rain followed and temperatures rose, freezing later. Streetcars and trains were delayed by fog and muddled switches at North and South stations. The Honda ran aground in the Narrows near Boston Light. tugs aided the grounded steamer bound for Los Angeles and Seattle via New York.
A fresh consignment of eight million war revenue stamps was received by John B. Malley, Internal Revenue collector. Some stamps were placed on sale yesterday and the remainder will go on sale today to the public.
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