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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1919
Page
17
Five thousand worshippers packed the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for a midnight mass conducted by Rev. M. J. Scanlan S.T.L. Two more masses in the basement and at 1 AM accommodated thousands more as red decorations and candles highlighted the solemn service.
John D. RockefellerII donated a Christmas gift of 100 million dollars in New York on December 24. Half funds the General Education Board to raise college professors salaries and half supports the Rockefeller Foundation to combat disease through medical education public health and research. His public gifts now total about 450 million dollars. Continued on Page 19 Third Col.
A truck carrying $60,000 for L. Q. White & Co. escaped a robbery when police guarding the vehicle exchanged gunfire with four auto bandits who attempted to cut in on the march to the factory office and fled after the exchange of shots.
More than 28 000 bundles arrived last night marking a new speed and volume record for Post Santa Claus. Readers contributed over 20 000 dollars, nearly double last year, aiding 110000+ children across New England with gifts, sweaters, and candy while volunteers handled mail and labeling to speed delivery.
Agnes McNevin, longtime Roxbury maid of Mrs. Knight for a quarter century, is revealed as the recipient of a $250,000 legacy and a magnificent Roxbury mansion, described as the Cinderella tale of Christmas. The story notes Santa delivered a rare gift to her. Continued on Page 13-Fourth Col.
Poet-warrior Gabriele d Annunzio, writing in English, praises American spirit in a telegram delivered by Mrs John Adams Drake aboard the Giuseppe Verdi from Naples. He urges Liberty and readiness for a future greater than the past.
Police from Boston to Cape Cod, Providence and New Bedford joined an eastern Massachusetts dragnet to capture four armed men who held up a delivery truck at dawn in Bridgewater. Three suspects are described after the 7 30 a m payroll heist at the S Q O White shoe plant. Shots were fired but no money was recovered.
Tonight authorities confirmed that the bandits are of foreign extraction and had hid in Bridgewater for a week planning a bold act. The initial trail after the holdup led toward Plymouth, and waterfront guards and police boats were deployed to block a water getaway.
Strafford New Hampshire December 24. The bodies of Clarence Emerson Walter Davis and Edgar Huckins all of Strafford, drowned when their car broke through Bow Lake ice last night, were recovered after an all night grappling search. Huckins a lumber dealer leaves a wife and three children. Driver Harold Whitcher escaped.
Mr and Mrs Frank W Wilson celebrated their 50th anniversary at the G A R Hall in Manchester with relatives and friends. Wilson is department commander of the G A R and the comrades honored the couple with numerous gifts.
Weather outlook shows continued pleasant conditions from Monday through Wednesday with clear skies and mild temperatures. Strong sunshine dominates the forecast as breezes remain light.
On the Stoughton Canton Mattapan Blue Hill line passengers paid fares yesterday and were given Christmas ecards featuring a note from the conductor and motorman. George Spaulding, former superintendent and now road receiver, says the move is not advertising but reflects the road’s fragile finances and reliance on public goodwill.
A fire at the Boston and Maine railroad station in East Lexington started by an overheated heater gutted the single-story wooden building around 9 pm causing about 5000 dollars in damage.
Governor Coolidge sent holiday wishes before leaving for Northampton. He called 1957 a eventful year and urged people to embody the true spirit of Christmas as their source of strength and inspiration.
An old newspaper snippet lists today's anniversaries and a 1914 wartime item noting a British attack on Cruxhaven. It recalls a 1913 Turkish Parliament dissolution and President Wilson addressing troops at Chaumont, France with a pledge of a just peace.
A brief notice requests prompt coordination to finalize arrangements. Key figures and offices are unnamed in the fragment, but the item signals upcoming scheduling and coordination needs. Further specifics are not readable in the provided text.
President Wilson proclaims return of railroads and express companies to private control on March 1 after Congress failed to pass remedial legislation. Proclamation extends the transition by two months. Continued on Page 18-Fifth Col.
Forecasts say high pressure brings fair but much colder conditions into Boston and vicinity on Thursday with a warming trend by Friday. Northwest gales expected offshore as disturbances move from the Great Lakes toward Cape Cod, bringing snow in the Great Lakes Ohio Valley and northern Atlantic States.
Average temperature yesterday was 39.9 degrees with notes of varying readings such as 47 42 6 to 41 in the listed data. The page also shows a 7 PM reading of 46.88 and mentions averages for yesterday and a year ago.
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