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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1916
Page
16
Amherst College installs indoor golf in the Symnasium making it the first college in the country to adopt the sport. The move marks a new recreational option for students as facilities expand.
A Constantinople observer reports harsh living conditions under wartime control. Food is scarce, fuel is limited, and German influence dominates politics while the public shows limited anti German unrest. The Turkish army leads offensives with German officers and plans a campaign on Egypt.
Cardinal O Connell spoke to several thousand at St Augustine s Parish in South Boston yesterday. He spoke twice at St Augustine s Hall and Church with the Catholic Federation of South Boston sponsoring the School Hall gathering. He then addressed the congregation briefly in the church.
Grateful Lock Haven mother Anna Sellers says Father John's Medicine saved her sick boy from birth and that her whole family uses it. She calls it a safe no opium tonic that builds flesh and resistance, urging others to begin taking it today.
The Odd Fellows building in Littleton, one of the town’s largest structures, was destroyed by fire today with losses estimated at 20,000 dollars. Firefighters were hampered by unknown factors during suppression efforts.
Cardinal OConnell joined Rev. Coppinger Mgr Splaine and local clergy in South Boston for a federation program. Speeches by Mansfield Slattery Fallon praised church loyalty, debt to the state and papacy, while Cardinal highlighted Catholics as loyal citizens and the district’s notable devotion to church.
Cardinal O Connell offered a blessing to federation supporters after listening to speakers. He urged sanctity of interior life and the right to kneel openly in worship according to conscience. A gift basket of flowers was presented to St Augustine s Church boys choir.
A large turnout of over 400 attended a public meeting at Association Hall Concord Junction directed by the American Federation of Catholic Societies. Rev. Daniel W. Cronin presided and spoke, with Charles T. Daly Patrick Sarsfield Cunniff and Rev. Michael P. Mahon as speakers. A musical program preceded the talk with vocal soloist Mrs. David Sheehan.
New York Feb 2 Robert Lansing Secretary of State declines to be permanent chairman of the State Democratic convention. The chair will be chosen by William Church Osborn. His refusal fuels speculation he is being groomed for Governor or U S Senator. The Syracuse convention opens in a week. Potential rivals include Samuel Seabury James O Gorman and Martin Glynn.
Vivian J. Woodward, famed Chelsea player and England international with caps against Scotland Wales and Ireland, was severely wounded in the legs by a rifle grenade in the trenches of northern France.
Cairo brims with a West Australian army described as the roughest toughest fighting body in the world. Private soldiers, well funded, roam Cairo and blow through a dive district seeking a run for it, according to Arno Dosch of the New York World in a Cairo dated January 21 report.
Eyewitness account describes Australian soldiers roaming Cairo's native quarter in a violent spree. Officers confront looting, arson, and clashes with locals as hundreds of Australians and police struggle to control the disruption.
An Australian regiment's colonel, newly arrived at Cairo, plans a fatherly talk to his men before a major review by the army's British commander. He urges high standards and national pride, then cautions the troops not to call him Bill while the general watches.
The account recalls Australians who torched areas they deemed marked while not intoxicated, then calmly exacted vengeance on targets. A private with vast wealth is noted, and tales say some officers feared death during the Anzac evacuation yet remained determined to save others. Survivors allegedly woke after drunkenness and were rescued at dawn.
The large Standard Oil tanker John D. Archbold sank on Red Hook Flats off South Brooklyn due to collision damage with the British steamer Hova yesterday. The shallow water left the deck just above water as tugs and pumping operations transfer cargo oil to nearby barges.
The White Star liner Cretic will sail from Boston tonight for Italy as the first vessel to depart the United States into the submarine danger zone. It carries more than 300 aboard including some Americans and will be affected by the new policy against warning armed passenger ships.
The Cretic may sail armed or not under guard of a British crew. She carried 25 saloon passengers, 30 second class, and about 250 steerage from New York and Boston, with Azores stops planned to avoid attacked waters before February 29. The question hinges on arming for defence through the Mediterranean as German policy shifts.
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