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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
4
With today to go, Wellesley College aims to raise 30000 to hit the 2 million dollar restoration and endowment target. Failure to reach the mark risks forfeiture of a Rockefeller Foundation pledge of 750000 if 1250000 is not paid and pledged by January 1, 1915.
Bishop William Lawrence and Miss Ellen Pendleton acknowledge no last moment benefactor for the Rockefeller fund shortfall. Alumnae and undergraduates intensify efforts with events and chores, while President Pendleton and officials pursue donations from Boston and New York. Carnegie had already contributed 95 000 toward the campaign, signaling momentum despite doubts.
Judge Thomas P. Riley joins the Gas and Electric Light Commission. Michael A. Sullivan becomes Essex district attorney replacing Henry C. Attwill who moves to attorney general. William J. Day named special justice of the South Boston court after Colonel Edward L. Logan. Daniel F. Cunningham becomes clerk of the Brighton District Court. Gow’s License Board appointment stirs interest. Day’s South Boston post fuels political uproar.
Joseph B. Eastman since 1905 shaped Massachusetts public service policy. He drafted bills on gas and electric regulation, opposed stock issues by public utilities, fought Berkshire street railway and railroad holding bills, and helped establish the Public Service Commission and water supply investigations. He advised the Franchise League, aided Interstate Commerce inquiries, and served as lecturer at MIT and on engineering commissions. He is a Republican.
Charles R. Gow, 41, of West Roxbury, appointed to the excise board and named superintendent of construction on the original Boston subway. A Tufts College engineer graduate, he previously served as assistant engineer and superintendent for the Boston Transit Commission during subway construction and later built parts of the Fast Boston tunnel and the Washington Street tunnel. He has run a general contracting business for 15 years.
Lawrence born attorney Michael A. Sullivan, born 1879, educated in Lawrence schools, Phillips Academy class of 1897, Harvard College 1901 magna cum laude, Harvard Law School 1904, admitted to MA bar same year, has practiced in MA and U S courts. Democratic candidate in 1913. defeated by Attwill who became Attorney General. Sullivan serves as trustee of Lawrence Public Library and is active in local legal and business groups. He is married with one daughter.
Thomas P. Riley born 1875 Medford and long Malden resident. He led the Democratic State Committee for two years and later served as first assistant attorney-general. Riley's career spans law, politics, and public service with education from Seton Hall and Boston University.
Daniel F Cunningham, born in Boston in 1879, was named clerk of the Brighton court. He was educated in Boston public schools and is a graduate of the Y M C A Law School.
The text notes that he was admitted to the bar in 1907 and had engaged in general legal practice since that time, reflecting a long career in law beginning in 1907.
John J. Conway served on Boston Common Council 1902 04 and in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1905. He chaired and served on multiple committees including public service ways and means and a special redistricting panel. He belonged to Mt Hope Roslindale West Roxbury Germantown improvement associations.
William J Day is named special justice of the South Boston court. Born in South Boston in 1876 he attended Boston public schools then earned MA and BA degrees from Boston College and studied at Boston University Law School. He has led a law practice for 12 years and is active in Massachusetts charitable and fraternal groups.
The Post presents Giants welcome to the New Year as part of Every body's Page. A recurring feature signals a light, regular piece highlighting seasonal cheer.
Miss Mineola Nyman a telephone operator at the Fort Hill exchange was knocked to the ground by a vicious dog on Lowell street Somerville yesterday. The animal ripped her outer clothing while her corsets prevented deeper injuries, leaving her shaken but unharmed.
A Port Erie Ontario coroner jury found Walter Smith died on December 28 while evading arrest for unlawfully shooting ducks from Canadian waters. The fatal volley came from militiamen at the order of Provincial Officer Thomas Delaney who testified he aimed to scare but not strike. Corporal Archibald Caye and privates Edmund McIntosh and Leslie Kinsman swore they acted under Delaney’s instructions and tried to avoid hitting the hunters.
The note mentions the story Then Along Came Lukey by Sewell Ford featuring Torchy in society and teases the next Sunday Post Magazine for more.
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