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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1917
Page
1
A 15 year old Har vard Club page Alfred M Jette died attempting to operate an elevator. He was alone when the incident occurred on the third floor and became trapped between the car floor and landing.
Preparations for a club New Year gathering proceeded as members kept the tragedy from guests. A bright orphan boy named Jette, recently spoken of leaving the club for Sunday school, was found dead. He lived with two brothers at the uncle Michael A Riley’s home on 9 South Russell Street where fireman Riley served Ladder 24. Mrs Riley, his aunt, learned of the death as a New Year service neared. The Rev Peter J McCormack earned to the house with the aunt, and the boy’s Christmas gifts remained under the decorated tree.
Mrs. James J. Storrow led a White flannel New Year party by the Women’s City Club in the Boston Normal School gym. Prominent matrons joined in folk and gymnastic dances after a reception and tea. Hostesses included Mrs. Storrow Mrs. Samuel W. McCall Mrs. George W. Coleman Mrs. May Alden Ward Mrs. F. E. A. Goodwin and Mrs. J. Randolph Coolidge.
Two Melrose Highlands witnesses testified that the Small cottage showed no lights on the night Florence Arlene Small was killed and only blazed like a torch after dark, as the trial of Frederick L. Small for murder continued.
The witnesses testified after Dr. E. W. Hodsdon described finding the body and noting that Mrs. Small had been strangled, with the examination revealing snot and beaten injuries.
The Malden High School auditorium was filled for the 36th inaugural exercises. Mayor Charles M. Blodgett was sworn in for a second term by Judge Charles M. Bruce, who also administered oaths to the Common Council and Board of Aldermen. Burt Dewar was elected chairman of the Board of Aldermen and Clarence W. Clark was chosen president of the Common Council.
A promotional piece states that many women agree Fr John’s Medicine is the best cold remedy they have used. The ad extols quick relief and wide use, urging purchase.
Boston hotel guests cheered as the city welcomed the new year with a playful parade. Crowds of youths crossed into the imagined year 1917 from 1916, celebrating the town’s festive New Year climax.
City officials host a New Year celebration at Copley Plaza with 2500 attendees at a private table. Crowds filled downtown Boston hotel lobbies and entrances after 10:30 as theaters emptied. revelers of all ages wore paper caps and used balloons and noisemakers to mark the occasion.
Daniel J. McGonigle, president elect of Everett Common Council, claims he is sworn in and a legal council member despite Mayor Mullen's assertion. He vows to stay in the chair and pursue court remedies if displaced. Two inaugurals undercut each other as Mullen declines to recognize the president elect.
Fifteen minutes after racing from Everett's liveliest to his ailing wife’s side, Mayor Mullen hurried to city hall and, amid a flower-decked office, launched a sharp rebuke of three aldermen and their supporters.
Rev. Herbert S. Johnson of Warren Avenue Baptist sought a $100 wager with Rev. Cortland Myers of Tremont Temple over the greatest hindrance to the Billy Sunday campaign. After Park Street Church's A Z. Conrad refused to act as referee, Myers declined to accept a referee role or allow reporters to decide.
Sunday and his party retraced Paul Revere’s route to Lexington and Concord yesterday, starting early with secretary-pianist Bob Matthews and returning to Commonwealth Avenue to work on a sermon. Next Monday the group travels to Dartmouth College Hanover New Hampshire by private car to address students at the historic camp meeting site once led by Eleazar Wheelock.
A blue-eyed blonde three month old male infant was awarded to new foster parents at a Knights of Pythias dance in the Town Hall, but the described infant turned out to be a healthy white piglet.
Horace H. Atherton Jr. announces the baby named I Gruntius Porcellus and selects Mr. and Mrs. Allen F. Reiser of Cliftondale as new parents amid a Knights of Pythias charity event. Judges, nurse Mabel Willey and Dr. Myron H. Davis assist as the crowd applauds the mock infant. The stunt prompted 12 applicants to be sent to the Little Wanderers Home to assist in matching orphans with families.
Lloyds reports several ships sunk including the Greek steamer Demetrios Inglesia of 2088 tons with crew landed, the Norwegian steamers Flora of 1032 tons with crew landed and Eva with partial crew, and the Russian sailing ship Seedonis.
President Wilson spent over an hour in the Capitol with Senator Stone discussing the peace campaign and foreign affairs. It was reported that a possible resolution to strengthen the President's hands by endorsing peace efforts was among the topics considered.
The President and Senator Stone discuss the situation arising from the unfavorable entente reply to central powers peace proposals. The United States will make no further formal move until entente governments respond to Wilson's note. If the Teutonic note had gone tonight the State likely would have acted differently.
Police and Medical Examiner Leary seek identity of a woman found dead from exposure in a doorway at 598 East Sixth Street South Boston yesterday morning. Patrolman Ryder located the body and no one had identified it at City Hospital morgue by night. Woman 45 to 50, 5 ft 4 in, 150 pounds, dark complexion blue eyes brown hair with gray. Her black wardrobe included waist skirt lace shoes stockings rubbers handbag velvet coat and hat. Wedding ring on left hand third finger.
A Portland restaurateur asked Boston Police Chief in a letter for a genuine Boston baked beans recipe. Superintendent Crowley said he would forward the request to Mrs. Crowley who can supply the Boston style beans. The exchange highlights a quirky craving from Portland diners.
London dispatch reports Captain John Lauder, the only son of Harry Lauder, killed in action at the front. The famous Scottish entertainer had previously endeared himself to American theatre audiences with his wit and voice.
Pieces of iron shatter windows along Broadway as a newsboy is blown into the air and dies. Several youths from South Boston are injured, including John Dwyer eighty and friends at Carney Hospital with burns and cuts.
A powerful gas explosion in South Boston yesterday afternoon killed a 14 year old boy and injured seven others. The blast shattered windows across three city blocks as manhole covers were hurled high and flames and thick smoke billowed from conduit mouths on L Street Broadway Third I streets.
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