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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1916
Page
5
About 500 people met at Faneuil Hall for the first mass gathering of the Association to Abolish War. Resolutions condemned preparedness and urged that army and Navy appropriations not be raised, arguing preparedness serves private interests rather than national defense.
William Lloyd Garrison Jr presided at a gathering urging the burying of preparedness and arguing that peace hinges on democracy over militarism. Speakers urged pacific policy, international co operation, and better wages to reduce war risk and curb plutocracy.
The Licensing Board report reveals Boston has 1816 restaurants serving diverse cuisines from Greek to Russian and many in between. The city provides native cooking for almost every nationality, with only a few omissions like Fiji and Basuto.
The city hosts 810 American restaurant operators and 218 Russians, including many serving Jewish dietary needs, with Greeks at 211 eating-houses and Italians at 108. Canadians number 97, Irish 77, Armenians 49, English 51, Germans 43, others scattered across 24 more nationalities.
The Honeybrook Associates stage their fourth annual dance at St James Hall Huntington avenue. An 8 to 9 concert followed by dancing from 9 to 2 features cabaret and exhibition numbers with guests Eddie Mack Joe Fagan Jerry Brooks Charlie White Nate Lewis Knockout Sweeney Harry Eddels David Green Young Clancy and Poco Bennett.
Ralley Elizabeth widow of Michael Ralley died in Watertown on Jan 2 funeral from 35 Grenville road time pending Sullivan Lawrence beloved child of John and Bridget Sullivan died in Charlestown on Jan 1 funeral from 30 Medford street Jan 3 at 2 pm relatives invited to attend
About 600 to 700 union plumbers plan a strike this morning affecting over 100 shops. They demand $6 a day for an eight hour day, up from $5.20, while the master plumbers refuse. The union had shown willingness to compromise.
A strike by Plumbers' Union 12 was declared at a special meeting in Dexter Hall. A 10 member committee will oversee actions and report to the Boston A F of L Building Trades Council at 386 Harrison Avenue. Delegates from allied crafts pledged support amid threats of non union replacements.
Dock Freight Handlers’ Union officers were listed at 809 Mishawum Hai City Square Charlestown with Thomas Casey as president and other posts named. A wage scale report was accepted and a conference for stenographers and office workers opened at 919 Washington Street.
A young Irish immigrant speaking at the Boston Gaelic School Society says conscription exists despite no parliamentary act and that men with no work or papers face starvation or military enlistment. Attendance at the New Year event was record-setting. Cornelius Leane, an Irish labor leader, is announced to speak at 1157 Washington Street on January 23 on Gaelic Republic’s future.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce condemns government ownership of merchant vessels and urges targeted subsidies to offset operating costs, higher ocean mail pay for fast ships, and tariff-pref discount reforms to bolster overseas trade and national preparedness. The report also advocates a federal shipping board, an American inspection and classification society, and stronger American shipownership and insurance.
The text notes subsidies and higher mail pay are made conditional on ships being fit to serve as auxiliary vessels in wartime. It discusses navigation laws and regulations seen as burdens on American ships.
Frank Kellam aged 26 was found dead about 4 30 yesterday afternoon by his landlady Catherine Hoyt at 165 Charles Street West End. Gas stove and gas jet were burning, death believed to be an accident.
Harvard professor Dr. William H. Potter told Forsyth Dental School that good teeth are essential for military efficiency. He warned England’s soldiers suffer poorer dental health than French troops and stressed early dental care for children, proper brushing, and using fruit to aid saliva after meals.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as the cure, claiming it removes the cause. It notes a single Bromo Quinine product with Grove’s signature on the box priced at 25 cents.
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