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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
15
Boston faces Christmas Day with joy and unity as thousands receive dinners, shoes, clothing, and cheer. The city promises generous response from all, aiding rich and poor, healthy and sick, and even horses are cared for in this festive hour.
Last night the city resounded as trumpeters led a proclamation through all sections. Officials and residents observed the ceremonial start of the event with coordinated fanfare and public attention.
Morris Rosen of 164 Shirley Avenue Revere was held up by two young highwaymen on Bennington Street East Boston shortly after 7 p.m. He was robbed at pistol point of a small amount of money and clubbed over the head when the yeggs found their booty small. Rosen, driving toward Revere, described the suspects to police: man No 1 is 18 about five feet four inches, man No 2 is 22 about five feet tall, both in dark overcoats and soft hats.
Cardinal Gibbons reportedly had a good day in Baltimore on December 24. His secretary planned midnight Mass in his room for the prelate, while his physician ordered absolute rest with no medicine. The cardinal remains in bed for several days, with satisfactory results, according to the archdiocesan residence.
A Shanghai dispatch via Asahi Shimbun reports a major earthquake in Kan su province on December 16 with about 2000 deaths. Seismographs at Georgetown University Harvard University and other stations recorded severe disturbances. Observers in Tokyo Peking and Washington noted strong tremors lasting hours.
A military proclamation directs all households in the martial law area to post inside their doors a list of every inmate with age sex and description as of January 1. Hotels and boarding houses must provide daily to the nearest police station details on guests including origin and destination.
President elect Harding meets with former President Taft in Marion Ohio for a final conference on the proposed society of nations. Taft’s views on the League of Nations are not always aligned with Harding’s approach as he shifts to Christmas activities.
Includes a list of today's anniversaries and brief wartime notes such as attacks on Cuxhaven and Trenton, plus a December weather forecast for Boston and northern New England. Forecasts indicate fair conditions with variable winds and a general cooling trend east of the Mississippi.
Forecast suggests decent daytime conditions with some clouds and cooler temperatures overnight compared with yesterday. Winds remain light as skies partly clear across the region.
A Christmas meditation urging Americans to rise above fear and greed. It contrasts wartime sacrifice with postwar prosperity, calls for unity and optimism, and champions the American spirit and shared responsibility for a brighter future. The piece closes with a reminder to celebrate Christmas as electing to be better Americans.
Pinehurst North Carolina December 24 R H Red Whitney of Wrentham former Dartmouth athlete was rescued from the top of a 76 foot sweet gum tree by a telephone lineman Whitney had climbed the tree with spikes to obtain mistletoe for a Christmas Eve ball but could not climb down safely before rescue.
The season's first skating fatality in Greater Boston occurred yesterday afternoon when 16 year old Joseph J. De Bruyn of 261 Column continued on page T I1 at column.
A fragment notes that young women below acknowledge that Whitney could not proceed, signaling a setback or obstacle in the situation. The text provides limited context but indicates a realization of incapacity affecting the group’s plans.
Several passengers on two one man cars suffered injuries after a rear collision on Beacon street opposite Ivaloo Somerville last night about 9 15. Mrs Fedoria Bell of 4012 Kinnard Cambridge sustained a severe cut above the left eye and other bruises and was taken home by the Somerville police ambulance. Both cars headed to Porter square Cambridge. the lead car stopped abruptly and the follower could not brake in time.
President elect Harding issued a Christmas message from Marion Ohio urging a national chorus of cheer and goodwill. He said there is peace and confidence in the morrow and that today’s distress will pass with a prosperous new year.
A New England fundraising drive raised over $23 000 with volunteers driving the effort. The cheerful tale highlights the communal spirit powering a wide aid campaign benefiting children in tenement homes.
A cold Christmas is forecast with possible light snow but not deep enough for sleds. Temperature will fall several degrees versus yesterday. Ice on ponds may be safer as a cold snap continues. Yesterday saw skating incidents including a drowning. today remains partly overcast with north and west winds and a dry Christmas.
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