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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1914

Page

2

Theatre license in court Park Theatre questioned as moving pictures

Judge Fox in Suffolk Superior Court heard arguments on whether the Park Theatre violated laws by showing moving pictures and whether the building has been converted from a theatre to a moving picture house. The case asks if an injunction to stop alterations should be issued pending a higher court ruling.

Fox Equity Merit Suffolk Superior Court John A. Sullivan City of Boston Park Theatre Company Pillsbury Supreme Court Corporation Sullivan

Park Theatre Booth Plans Questioned By Judge

Boston building commissioner Patrick O Hearn testified he had not seen the moving picture booth and screen in the Park Theatre with his own eyes. He said Mahoney from his department told him about them and that booth location must be approved by his office. Blueprints of Park Theatre alterations were shown to the judge by theatre counsel.

Mr. O'Hearn Mr. O’hearn John H. Mahoney Patrick O’hearn Boston Sullivan Park Theatre Mahoney Mr. Sullivan

Call Issued for Turkish Reservists in Chicago

The Turkish acting consul-general Theodore Proulx issued a call urging Turkish reservists in Chicago to contact his office. Mobilization in the Ottoman empire requires those born in 1860 to 1893 across active, reserve, and territorial classes to seek exoneration and obtain nationality certificates.

Chicago Theodore Proulx Ottoman Empire

Tea Dance Funds Donated to Boston Charity Basket

The Copley Plaza tea dance yesterday afternoon drew many patrons. Proceeds, arranged with the hotel, were turned over to the Boston Americans Christmas basket charity.

Copley Plaza

Restaurant romance out as waitress weds Argentine lieutenant

Miss Belle Campbell a Back Bay waitress married Lieutenant Alfonso Sciadaga of the Argentine navy last July on Prince Friward Island. He serves aboard the battleship Rivadavia and is headed home. his bride awaits return in Boston to join him in South America.

Back Bay Belle Campbell Alfonso Sciacluga Sciadaga Rivadavla Boston South America Miss Campbell Quincy Prince Friward Island

Brockton Man Rescued From Enraged Crowd After Wife Beating

A Brockton man was saved from an angry crowd on Tremont near Beacon streets last night after assaulting a woman who turned out to be his wife. Officer Fox forced a path through the mob to safety. At the station house Lieutenant Hyland tried to mediate but the wife refused to be placated, saying the man had struck her three times in eight months of marriage.

Brockton Tremont Street Beacon Street Fox City Hall Avenue Hyland

Barr tabbed for State Charity Board appointment

Governor Walsh appointed Miss Mary A. Barr of 49 Monument Square Charlestown to the State Board of Charity. The surprised appointee said she would likely accept, expressing an interest in the work though she knows no current board members.

Mary A. Barr Governor Walsh Monument, Square Charlestown State Board of Charity Miss Barr Monument Square Walsh

Miss Barr Runs Family Trucking From Milk Street Office

Miss Barr, a businesswoman trained in her father's trucking office, directs a firm employing foremen, 25 drivers and truckmen, and 35 horses. She took over after her father Michael Barr retired due to illness, continuing a business with a long family history and a government cartage contract.

Miss Barr Milk Street M. Barr Michael Barr

Untitled remark on upbringing among horses

They say I was brought up among horses. He reflects on his affairs and the life that shaped him, noting his equestrian roots and the old connections that linger in memory.

Governors Council Approves Trapelo Road Hospital Site

The Governors council voted yesterday to take 281 12 acres on Trapelo road in Waltham for the Metropolitan Insane Hospital. The board had proposed 29412 acres on both sides for 98600, but the council approved part of the land including Phineas Lawrence estate and other parcels totaling 68500. The site lies near the Elevated car tracks.

Trapelo Road Waltham Metropolitan Insane Hospital State House State Board of Insanity State Board Phineas Lawrence Commonwealth Patrick S. Broderick Martin Connery Board of Insanity

Boy Scouts Fight Fire in Dorchester Church Under Construction

A troop of Boy Scouts acted as volunteer firefighters in Dorchester last night extinguishing a small blaze at the Church of the Epiphany under construction on Norfolk Street. Scouts in the parish house smelled smoke and found varnish and other combustible materials in a carpenter's box had ignited causing minor damage.

Dorchester Norfolk Street

Jews Raise $20 000 for War Relief

A conference of prominent Boston Jews at the Elysium Club 218 Huntington Avenue launched a campaign to raise a large sum for war relief. The meeting aimed to aid unprotected Jews in war torn Europe and began the fundraising effort.

Greater Boston Elysium Club Huntington Avenue Europe

Appeals raise over twenty thousand in 25 minutes

Louis D. Brandeis led a meeting where subscriptions totaling more than $20,000 were raised in twenty five minutes. Prominent Hebrews including Louis E. Kirstein and other supporters contributed generously, with many individuals and families donating amounts ranging from $5 to $1,000, aiding a major appeal.

Louis D. Brandeis Louis E. Kirstein

Wellesley Is 54000 Short In Restoration Drive

Wellesley College has raised all but 54000 of a 2000600 restoration and endowment fund begun after College Hall burned. Bishop William Lawrence, chairman of the board, said after counting pledges and valuing promises the remaining gifts are still needed and no underwriting exists. Alumnae and trustees are actively seeking the balance.

Wellesley College College Hall William Lawrence

Seven Keys to Baldpate opens at Tremont Theatre

Tickets are on sale at the Tremont box office for the opening performance of Seven Keys to Baldpate on Monday night. The event is the Boston Press Club night with proceeds for the club treasury and expects full club attendance. Earl Derr Biggers, the novel’s author, is a former Boston newspaperman.

Tremont Theatre Baldpate Boston Press Club Earl Derr Biggers Boston

Mayor Curley to attend Boston Bar Association dinner

Mayor Curley, the first non lawyer to be invited, plans to accept the honor. The Boston Bar Association dinner is set for December 28 at the Copley Plaza.

Curley Boston Boston Bar Association Association Copley Plaza

Mayor Foster in Disguise at Salvation Army Drive

Mayor Harry C. Foster wore a Salvation Army uniform in Postoffice square to solicit funds for Christmas dinners for the poor. He joined collectors, exchanged clothing with a soldier, and urged passersby to contribute, drawing a crowd as friends failed to recognize him.

Gloucester Harry C. Foster Salvation Army Postoffice

Ready for Christmas Dyspept-lets advertise relief

An advertisement promotes Dyspept lets from Hood as a digestive aid for Christmas meals. It claims they prevent and relieve sour stomach belching heartburn and nausea and recommends a 10c or 25c box to keep handy for dinner.

Hood

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