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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1915
Page
11
In a rear room at 3 Howard Street volunteers worked overnight to prepare a New Year feast for 400 of Boston's poor. Four cooks labored over two stoves in a small kitchen serving from morning until exhausted. The West End children will join at 7:30 p.m. for a New Year’s tree with clothing gifts and decorative lights.
Isadore Lesser of 18 Browning Avenue Dorchester reports he was drafted into the Russian army despite holding US citizenship papers. He had just returned from Russia after visiting relatives and was liberated through the aid of the American consul.
Knights of Columbus members in Boston launch a fundraising drive for a new Knights of Columbus building modeled after the Masonic temple. A public drive will begin with the annual ball under Bishop Cheveruy Fourth Assembly as the first fundraising event. Thomas J. Fay chairs the committee with James H. Phelan as secretary.
Mr Lesser accuses the Russian regime of intensified Jewish mistreatment with police brutality. He cites families driven from homes into Poland, demolitions, and massacres near Petrograd, condemns martial law, and notes forced enlistment notices threatening treason charges for noncompliance.
In Savannah Georgia the International Association of Machinists executive board announced that Bolton and Maine Railroad has accepted an agreement recognizing the IAM system federation.
An overheated range sparked a blaze on the first floor of a three flat at 658 Seventh Street South Boston. Occupants James Sibby and family reported the fire, while owner Billen Coughfin faces $800 in total damages.
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