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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1905
Page
7
The Navy Department plans to decommission the cruisers New York and Newark to free officers for new vessels. The New York will go to the Boston yard for overhaul and remain there indefinitely. The Newark, flagship of Rear Admiral Sigsbee, will be sent to Annapolis after reaching Santo Domingo.
Berlin February 17 The Emperor William will accept the degree of doctor of laws from the University of Pennsylvania to be conferred in absentia February 22 along with President Roosevelt This marks the first known instance of a reigning sovereign receiving an American university degree and is part of an exchange of professors between America and Germany.
Boston writer Robert W. Mason argues for a language reform adding the letter ch to represent the word the and th sounds. He proposes replacing x with cs as in ecseption to save space and improve typography.
Gouverneur Hospital doctors report a new treatment using anti-toxin diphtheria injections for cerebrospinal meningitis shows promise. Of eight cases, five cured with no complications and two improved. a 10 year old girl remains uncertain after 17 days before treatment. Three brothers aged 9 to 14 show rapid gains. eight thousand units given every 48 hours.
Professor Thomas F. Horrigan of Ottawa University will give an instructive lecture on Erin's greatest songwriter Thomas Moore. Readings and songs from Moore's writings will illustrate the talk at St. Michael's Hall in South Boston tomorrow evening, for St. Agnes School Alumnae. It opens a series under St. Agnes auspices.
A special service commemorates George Washington's birth at the Boston Young Men's Christian Union tomorrow evening. Rev. Charles G. Ames speaks on Washington's Farewell Address, followed by a special musical program by the Philharmonic Orchestra.
The men of St. Leo's Catholic Church New Dorchester plan a banquet in Hendries Hall the eve of Washingtons Birthday. The executive committee includes Rev Francis J Butler and Messrs Charles J Bateman P J Hennigan Archibald A Turner William C W Conway and John W Pyne. Toasts will be given by Father O Sullivan S J Boston College Dr Francis J Barnes Cambridge the Hon Herbert S Carruth Edward B E McSweeney and James McConnell. The event aims to help parish men meet since many locals recently moved to the area from Boston.
Charles Manning of Boston, an employee of the Kennebec water district, died in East Vassalboro from injuries after an accidental dynamite explosion. He suffered a fractured skull and severe facial injuries. his body is held pending instructions from relatives if found.
The Rev. W. H. Shepard from the Congo region will speak at the First Baptist Church on Commonwealth avenue tomorrow morning. He discusses Congo Free State work and atrocities drawing international concern and will be the chief witness in a Washington hearing on the matter.
Amherst February 17 The Massachusetts Agricultural College senior class voted to withdraw after a disciplinary committee found ungentlemanly conduct in a classroom. The faculty suspended three members for one year and demanded a public apology to the college and the professor involved. The entire class chose to withdraw in solidarity.
Alderman William J. Doherty, chief freight clerk, halted a frightened horse outside the Fitchburg freight office on Causeway Street. The horse escaped its driver and bolted across Warren Bridge with heavy traffic. Doherty seized the bridle, wrestled briefly, and stopped the animal without injury or damage to the Morris and Goldberg furniture team.
To the Editor of the Post the writer accuses James Donovan of seeking to control the street department and city patronage while backing Mayor Collins re election. The letter rebukes his autocratic style and warns that opposition to Collins stems from his administration and the graft charges already faced by the department. cw. J C.
In Great Barrington H B Smith of Monterey reports his dapple gray horse walked to the Congregational Church alone after Mr Smith skipped service for the first time in 20 years. The horse stood through the sermon and hymn before returning home, a local curiosity inspiring townsfolk.
A busy social day features violinist Vecsey at Symphony Hall with a large subscriber list including Mrs Curtis Guild Jr and Mrs John L Gardner. Highlights include winter carnivals at the Country Club, a luncheon at Exchange Club, debutante circles in New York, and Society of Colonial Wars planning. Mourning also touches the scene with the death of Mrs Chandler Robbins of Weston and funeral at Mt. Auburn Chapel.
A 22 year old writes to Mildred Champagne asking how to meet young men she cannot invite home. The columnist cautions that keeping suitors away harms reputation and urges explaining the situation to her family, noting the proper place for social calls is the home.
A widow, 23, seeks advice about a young man her age who dates other dances but does not invite her. The adviser suggests he may view dances as inappropriate for her, but notes he should balance work and courtship by offering occasional gatherings or concessions.
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