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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1920
Page
13
February 15 A large portion of the roof of the Boston and Lowell freight shed in the mill district collapsed from ice and snow. The 200 foot long shed lost more than half its roofing, but no one was injured. The building is in heavy daily use except Sundays.
An old advertisement warns rupture fatalities and denounces trusses. It promotes a PLAPAO method claiming to close the hernial opening without straps or buckles, inviting readers to send their name for a free trial and information from PLAPAO CO of St. Louis Missouri.
Funeral services for Henry B. Endicott were held at the Barron home in Boston with remarkable cross class attendance. Governor Coolidge and numerous prominent figures joined mourners in honoring a war figure famed for broad human sympathy. The service, conducted by Rev. James H. Ropes, blended Scripture, prayers, and a quartet performance, after which the body was moved to Forest Hills Cemetery.
Herbert Hoover sent a telegram to Mrs Henry B Endicott expressing deep sympathy over Henry B Endicott s death noting his long association and high regard for the deceased and acknowledging the shock to him and all his associates.
Representatives from Boston Central Tac union and International Carmen's Union attended services in Dedham and Endicott Johnson factories. A wide display of flowers from Johnson City and Endicott departments accompanied the commemoration, with many gifts from local unions and factory groups. After the service, most flowers were sent to Brooks, Massachusetts General and Children's hospitals.
Portsmouth Feb 15 Lieutenant Thomas J Sullivan the first naval officer at the local yard to resign since the war will enter the merchant marine to better himself He rose from machinist from Waterbury Conn and was noted as one of the station's most capable officers serving as assistant to the aide to the commandant judge advocate general court martial board and overseas transportation officer of the first naval district.
The Rev I Brewer Eddy praised American fathers and mothers as spiritual heroes whose unwavering toil for their children shapes the nation. He said heroism extends beyond war, tracing its lineage to the Pilgrims and noting the enduring sacrifice behind the country’s future.
Rabbi Stephen S Wise of New York condemned labeling immigrants as un-American. He proposed adopting new American as a step toward patriotism, urging love, brotherhood, and civic use of schools churches and media while avoiding rigid standardization of immigrants. He warned against treating newcomers as a problem and insisted on welcoming those who become American at heart.
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