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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
10
Harvard aims to rebound from a rough Princeton game as it prepares to face McGill University at the Boston Arena tomorrow night. The matchup tests Harvard’s improved skating and team work against a seasoned Canadian program.
McGill brings key players Pat Rooney McCulloch Behan to face Harvard in a reunion game. Rooney shines as the main attack, McCulloch trusted on the left wing, Behan paces the other wing alongside Ted Rice. Arena hosts Dr. E F Murphy booster effort with officials invited and boxes reserved for Governor McCall and Mayor Curley.
Six pickets from the White Rats Actors Union faced Judge Murray in a municipal court hearing on charges of sauntering and loitering. The judge reserved decision until Monday, ruling the case a point of law.
Auburn N Y Feb 8 Secretary John H Farrell of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues announced that all minor league owners have been asked to tender formal contracts to players on or before March 1 in accordance with Article 21 of the association agreement.
Tommy Robson of Malden and Young Ahearn the Brooklyn dancing master fought to a draw in a 10 round feature at the Hippodrome Southbridge tonight. The draw was arranged before the bout and would have gone to Robson if not for the proviso.
Twenty two American horsemen, survivors of the Italian steamship Palermo sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean, arrived aboard the C Lopez y Lopez from Barcelona. They say the ship was torpedoed without warning and that Fred Murphy of New York was killed. The ill fated voyage began November 14 from New York bound for Spezia.
About six workers at the Davis and Furber Machine Company in North Andover strike after the firm refuses a ten percent wage increase. The company operates a mill employing roughly 1000 workers.
More than six hundred attended the Co operative Association party linked to Magrane Houston Company's store at Horticultural Halls last night. The committee was John F. Fitzgibbon chairman Frank Sheehy George A. Sheehy Robert White and Arthur F Harpoot.
Mayor Mullen of Everett announced plans to shut the city hospital, calling it a morgue. He ordered 12 current Everett patients transferred to Cambridge Hospital and arranged for other residents to be cared for by their own towns. Ambulances will move patients to alternate facilities until a proper hospital is built.
The Holy Name Society of Cathedral of the Holy Cross meets Sunday Feb 11 at 4 15 p m with Rev Dr Joseph F McGlinchey to discuss missionary work. SS Peter and Paul Church ushers elect Lydon president Hughes vice president Coyne treasurer Shaughnessey secretary. Single Ladies Sodality and Tabernacle Society of St Mary’s Cambridgeport host a Valentine whist Feb 12 in St Mary’s Hall. large turnout expected.
Leading grain dealers warn New England is entering a livestock feed and grain famine with rail embargoes and failure of railroads to move cars blamed for the shortage. They urge aid from the Interstate Commerce Commission.
A Boston Chamber of Commerce grain board special committee warns three thousand Watertown horses face oats shortages while bins in Boston Providence Worcester New London Portland Hartford run bare. Oats fetch up to 1 a bushel as rail embargoes restrain grain movement aimed at New England.
Waterfront calendar notes the 40th day of the year amid wartime, with tide heights at morning 8 ft and evening 9 ft 38 in. Full moons on March 8 and April 7, Venus as morning star, and Jupiter and Saturn as evening stars.
Ten fishing vessels arrived at the fish pier with a fair mix of fresh catch and prices easing from the prior day. Receipts include 1500 pounds of flounders for the F Willard, 2800 pounds of cask, 62400 pounds of scrod. Whiskey and freight aboard the Pomeranian and Sardinian, barge Tobyhanna lost, Daylite saved by Gresham, and repair plans for the Gresham after saving 16 sailors.
The 2nd anniversary of Samuel F. Jones, longtime head of the Church Rescue Mission at 1066 Washington Street, was observed with special services. Lincoln day services come to West End Rescue Mission, 42 Green Street, Feb 12 at 8 pm with Frank and Mrs Curtis and speakers Clive F. Dorman, Clarence Farnum, and W. Scott. A pageant on Congregational Tercentenary is planned by Rev Guthrie. Thanksgiving services set at Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Feb 12 at 12 10 pm with Rev L W Rogers delivering a patriotic address. Dean Edmund Rousmaniere will preach at 11 am on Sundays and at 7 pm on Feb 11.
Koji Yamada toppled Orlando Morningstar 300 to 163 in a long afternoon bout at the Imperial Room after Morningstar had taken six straight defeats in the balk-line series. Yamada ran out the game in nine innings with an average near 331 and clinched a decisive win.
Shipping arrivals list steamers Pomeranian Gambell Sardinian and others with tug and barge movements between Searsport Portland Gloucester Carteret and South Amboy. Vessels sail including coast guard cutter Androscoggin and steamers Esparta Havana Port Simon Nelson and Baltimore with multiple tows and tows in ballast to Boston New York and Norfolk.
A long list details towing barges by numbers and names for routes from Baltimore Sewalls Point Perth Amboy Carteret Norfolk New York to ports including Portland Lynn Gloucester Belfast Searsport Bucksport and Rockport with ships and owners such as C B Sanford Charles W Parker Jr H & Nichols involved in multiple consignments and calls at Newport Portsmouth and Norfolk.
The Boston will of Mary Murphy dated November 16 1916 lists 2000 to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for general funds 1000 to Brighton Seminary 500 to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith 200 to the Church of the Immaculate Conception and 500 to St Mary's Infant Asylum Dorchester. The residue goes to the Little Sisters of the Poor and Barbara Connelly is named executrix.
The Boston Quartet performed last night at Steinert Hall with a revised program featuring Debussy's slow quartet movement, Brahms piano quintet Op. 34 with Ernst Schelling, and Beethoven in G major. Schelling played brilliantly yet lacked imaginative texture, while Brahms’ quintet showed sluggish passages. the audience was large and appreciative.
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