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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1920

Page

23

Noted Church Radiant in Garb of Christmas

Christmas decorations at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Harrison Avenue and East Concord Street are unusually elaborate this year. Evergreens, holly, flowers, and hundreds of lighted tapers illuminate the sanctuary with a star above the altar rail. Decorations were prepared by Brother Erhard S. J.

Church of the Immaculate Conception Harrison Avenue Concord Street Erhard S. J

Bail Granted for 16YearOld in Hardware Store Theft Case

Mrs Mary G McMahon of Broadway South Boston wins a derestation through District Attorney Pelletier to release her son Joseph L Mahon from Charles Street jail. The 16yearold and other youths were charged with breaking and entering a hardware store valued at $50. Bail of $600 was dispensed with and the boy released with a probation officer as technical surety.

Mary G. McMahon Broadway Boston Pelletier Joseph L. MéMahon Charles Street South Boston McMahon

Border Hotel Raids Split Across Canada and Vermont

Sherbrooke Quebec December 24 reports say a hotel straddling the Vermont Canada border was raided on both sides simultaneously. Canadian officers found a thriving bar in the Canadian half and seized liquors valued at about 3000 dollars while American officers failed to locate significant activity.

Sherbrooke Que Vermont Canada

Middleton Townto Lose Mansfield Gift For Christmas Dinners

The Middleton poor face no Christmas dinners funded by a $75 000 Mansfield legacy due to unsettled estate and unpaid executor. The will directs income for Thanksgiving and Christmas for the poor, concerts, and picnics, but probate delays keep funds in limbo this year.

Salem Middleton Harry K. Mansfield Ferncroft Inn

Cardinals Mercier and Lucan Send Greetings

Christmas greetings from Cardinal Mercier of Belgium and Cardinal Lucan of Rheims were received at Knights of Columbus headquarters in New York. Mercier said American support for his reconstruction fund brought Belgians a happier Christmas, while Lucan called the Knights of Columbus pilgrimage a memorable civic event in Rheims.

New York Dec Cardinal Mercier Belgium Jucan Rheims Knights of Columbus Lucan Rheime

New York Central Car Shops Idle at West Albany

About 1000 employees at the New York Central car department in West Albany were idle as notices announced the shops would close indefinitely.

Albany N. Y New York Central Car Department West Albany

Ill Child and Father Struggle Amid Crisis

A distressed scene describes a boy near death with sunken eyes and labored breathing. The narrator shivers as a nurse reassures, recalling patients who look worse yet recover, while a daughter and son witness the moment in a tense hospital setting.

Kenneth Mr. Halsey Ken Fen

Dramatic Lives Entangle Ann Whitson and Kenneth Halsey

In this serialized tale Ann Whitson confronts a web of past loves Grace Cameron and P Kenneth Halsey as Kenneth lies gravely ill after a mysterious incident. Jimmy Callahan and Jerry Hathaway further complicate the drama while hospital scenes reveal tension between devotion and fear.

Ann Whitson Grace Cameron P Kenneth Halsey Ann Jimmy Callahan Jimmy Jerry Hathaway Kenneth Mr. Halsey

Kenneth's Hidden Grief Threatens a New Union

In a tense exchange, a distraught man reveals remorse over a past act that weighs on him. The conversation hints that Kenneth wed Grace Cameron between midnight and 4 AM, leaving others in dark about the true burden. The tale continues daily in the Daily and Sunday Post.

Mr. Halsey Ken Kenneth Grace Cameron

Christmas Tree on Boston Common Reflects Shared Human Spirit

The essay celebrates Boston Common’s Christmas tree as a joyful annual sight and a symbol of universal goodwill. It traces tree symbolism to northern traditions, cites Turners and Burne Jones, and invokes the Biblical vision of the tree of life as a call for unity beyond conflict.

Boston Turner National Gallery E. Burne Jones America

Policeman Held Up and Robbed on Main Street

In Quincy Illinois a policeman was held up on a principal street. The robber backed the officer against a wall, rifled pockets, and escaped amid a shower of bullets from the assailant. Behörden investigating the incident.

Quincy Buelneas efMimer Agather & Wall

Has Her Pet Horses Shot

Miss Eleonora Sears of Beverly Farms had two of her favorite horses shot by her veterinarian after photographing and kissing them. She had earlier sold several horses at Madison Square Garden when reducing her stable, but those two were long favorites of hers.

Madison Square Garden New York

Spirit of Christmas Sweeps Over Boston

Christmas observances fill hospitals jails and churches across Boston with dinners gifts and trees. Salvation Army Volunteers of America and other groups provide meals coal clothing and toys to thousands of families and patients amid a day of carols and community service.

Boston Salvation Army Peters People's Palace Washington Brookline Army William A. McIntyre New England Poor Man's Hospital Vernon Street Roxbury Evangeline Booth West Newton Street Volunteers of America Walter Duncan Mission Hall Morgan Memorial South End Boston Common Charles Street Kelcher American Legion Knights of Columbus Red Cross Massachusetts David I. Walsh Duane Carter Memorial Hospital Clinton Government Hospital Sterling Contagious Hospital Penikese Island

Freeman's Journal Editor Sentenced in Ireland

P J Hooper editor of the Freeman's Journal in Dublin has been sentenced to 12 months in prison and fined 300 pounds for publishing an article alleging mistreatment of a prisoner at Portobello Barracks.

Dublin P. J. Hooper The Freeman's Journal Freeman’s Journal Portobello Barracks

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Immaculate Conception Church Pelletier AS Santa Claus Boy Mercier N. Y. Central Merry Xmas C. B. Moller, Inc Cambridge - Mass Maurice Kett Andy West Julia Emily Ano Idah Glenezhson Reveied e \MATIONAL Kenneth Halsey Daily Sunday Post BY William Justin Mann Eleonora Sears State Prison Col Walter Scott Maud Ballington Booth City Hospita Floyrmarket Square Navy Yard Chester Charlestown North End Santa Marine Hospital Chelsea St. Luke’s Choir Women’s Seamen's Friendly Society Winthrop Cliff House Boston Y. M. C. A Army, Navy Marine Corps Army and Navy Club Park Square U. S. S. Galveston St. Elizabeth's Hospital South Bay Union Station Baby Hygiene Association British Military and Naval Veterans' Association George W. Bentley Freeman Ith Patter Smith Wailerson Diamond Merchants and Jewelers Summer Street
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