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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1915
Page
1
Cardinal O'Connell led Holy Name Society members in a Cathedral of Holy Cross feast observance praying for end to the war. The cardinal's brief, earnest plea moved worshippers who knelt for minutes, then Father M J Scanlan's sermon led the society to renew pledges to uphold God and the church.
A cardinal leads a prayer praising God and the church within a sacred temple setting. The speaker emphasizes fidelity to commandments and faith in the holy church and its blessed mother.
George Enfield Fraser controller of the University of Illinois and professor of public accounting lost his job after marrying Helen James daughter of Edmund Janes James president of the university. President James announced today that Fraser’s resignation was accepted to avoid a relative serving on the same faculty.
In Tilton New Hampshire January 3 an elderly widow Mrs George Dean lay dying after her house was burned to cover an alleged murder attempt by Charles Stewart Yates a 57 year old male nurse and her pursuer was arrested in Concord and to be arraigned for felonious assault with intent to kill and arson neighbors found her unconscious amid flames and she later recovered briefly before dying days later with Yates in custody amid intense questioning and claims of innocence.
Survivors recount the torpedoing of the battleship Formidable in the English Channel last Friday morning. Captain Arthur N. Loxley reportedly stayed calm on the bridge and ordered passengers to steady themselves with a final shout of keep cool and be British.
London January 3 Baron Wimborne who led the victorious British polo team in the United States last summer is appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland replacing the Marquis of Aberdeen He will take office February 17 Lord Aberdeens reply to a deputation asking him to reconsider his resignation was that it was impossible.
The shift in lord lieutenancy will be welcomed in Ireland's social and sporting circles. While Lord and Lady Aberdeen dedicated much to charity, the new occupant and his wife are expected to revive the Dublin Castle glories and back racing and other sports.
Mr and Mrs Alexander Andre naturalized Belgians living in Boston reached New York aboard the Arabic from Liverpool with their three year old son The wife spent time in Brussels and Ghent as Germans occupied those cities she carried the baby through danger aided by a Belgian farmer a passport holder and later reunited with her husband near Flushing with help from the American consular service
Francis B. Quinn a 10 year old from 1524 Columbus avenue Roxbury fractured his right thigh while coasting on Marcella street Roxbury early last evening. He was treated at a local hospital and reported in stable condition.
The Christmas Savings Club Plan offers easy saving for salaried men. In Greater Boston last year 30 000 people joined. Depositing 1 or 2 dollars weekly for 50 weeks yields a Christmas check with interest next Christmas.
Billy Sunday the evangelist and former National baseball star opened his large Philadelphia tabernacle at 19th and Vine streets. About sixty thousand attended the two services and many more attempted to hear, with strong church support and clergy in attendance.
A fiery sermon denounces enemies of the church, calling them evil and defamers of God. The address, delivered before a massive crowd in Philadelphia, draws 25,000 inside and 30,000 more outside who could not gain admission.
An old hotel advertisement describes the Castle Square Hotel in Tremont with Chandler and Berkeley Streets. It highlights proximity to Back Bay stations, private baths in every room, and tiered room rates from 1.50 to 8.00 per day. Includes dining options, specials, and room/service features.
The Boston Central Labor Union criticized Governor Walsh for removing E Gerry Brown, three years supervisor of small loans. It called on the next Legislature to investigate Brown's office and demand a fair public trial.
Delegates denounced the Governor and condemned the Brown case in executive session as an assault on organized labor. They argued Brown, appointed as a labor representative with a $2500 salary later raised to $3500, now appears too large for a regular labor member to fill.
Austrians and Russians clash intensely along the Hungarian frontier as both sides fight to gain ground. Russian forces claim Austrian troops are on the retreat after fierce engagements near Gracow.
Berlin report of December 14 cites an Associated Press interview in which Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg discusses Belgium relief, contraband, Germanys war adaptation, attitudes toward enemies and America, and assigns responsibility for the war to Great Britain. He says I did not want this war and that Germans do not cherish hate.
Four months and a half of war have not passed lightly over the chancellor. In his lieutenant-general uniform with grizzled beard and iron crosses he looks older than the scholarly Reichstag statesman. His face and eyes show strain from the recent months.
Continued from page 12 four, one boy aged 10 Waldemar Hannus of 72 Esther street died ten hours after colliding with an automobile truck while coasting. Six others were injured when a double runner carrying seven young men crashed into a fence on Herd street hill. Warren Canane, 17, of 15 Cambridge street was found unconscious with internal injuries and is not expected to survive.
News observers cite rumors of Bulgaria threatening Serbia with Greece possibly joining. Reports from official sources detail Allied advances near La Boisselle and bombardments along the Albert Roye sector. Other fronts report German and Russian actions and shifts in Trans-Caucasia and Poland region.
From London reports on the Gorlice area near Cracow Russian and Austrian forces battle amid enormous losses. Petrograd notes the fight continues while Austria claims a height gained and prisoners taken though the outcome remains undecided as German reinforcements may move to aid Warsaw.
The British embassy issued its first shipping statement since the U S protest noting that turpentine and resin seized after declaration as contraband would be paid for. The statement aimed to answer US questions and clarify compensation procedures for seized goods.
The report notes progress in London negotiations to lift the rubber embargo with a pledge not to export, details about contraband status for turpentine, resin, and copper, and mentions seizures and possible mislabeling of rubber cargoes to Europe, including the Sendford affair and shipments from the United States to neutral ports.
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