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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
12
State Food Administrator Endicott urged war thrift while keeping industries in normal condition. He warned against forcing workers into unfitted jobs and stressed gradual change, training, and unity behind the workers and the war effort. He framed the policy as aligning with President Wilson's call for productivity to the unit.
President Brush of the Boston Elevated Railway Company pledged to Representative Charles A Winchester that limited stop service in Dorchester will begin as soon as schedules can be arranged. He also said he would consider replacing the Meeting House Hill service to the Dudley Street elevated terminal.
Bishop Edwin Hughes announces the appointment of the Rev James P Carlyon as pastor of Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church in Springfield to succeed Rev Louis C Wright who recently volunteered for war service.
Reno Nev Jan 4 Charles Belknap Henderson a banker and attorney from Elko Nev was appointed United States Senator by Governor Emmet D Boyle to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis G Newlands The appointment is interim and lasts until the next general election in November.
The Boston Post Santa Claus fund reports 1917 income of 9 017.00 from 8 989.54 contributions and 19.85 balance from 1916 plus 7.61 interest. Expenditures total 8 996.36 for toys books sweaters candy and more with 6 792.07 associated items. An audit by Price Waterhouse Co. confirms accuracy and vouchers.
Joseph T. Brooks notes the 1917 Santa fund reached 9017.00 with 20.64 unspent after Christmas. The season saw strong cooperation from readers, enabling aid to all deserving children despite wartime conditions, and the remaining balance will seed 1918 appeals.
The accounts of the Post Santa Claus were examined by Price Waterhouse Co. The Santa Claus effort provides Christmas cheer for needy children in New England. The editor thanks readers reporters staff outsiders factories and vehicle loaners. About 24 000 bundles were delivered.
About 94,000 children received gifts with most funds going to toys while substantial sums paid for sweaters stockings mittens caps and candy. All sales slips vouchers and receipts are held by Post auditor Thomas B Forsyth and are open to public inspection.
William Welsh, a Maine woods lumber camp boss, passed physicals at 44 Bromfield Street and was accepted to the Canadian infantry. He seeks trenches to aid the fight against autocracy and militarism. John Mirth, a Scottish recruit, asked to join the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, where his brother is a sergeant major.
Reverend Christopher W. Collier spoke to the Lexington Woman's Association recounting his six months of war service in France. He noted that no one wore formal evening clothes or stayed in hotels with fires, and that people sleep fully clothed including overcoats, predicting the war will not end soon unless something unexpected occurs.
A petition signed by President Walter Smith and other members of the American Bar Association protesting the unfairness of the supertax on professional incomes in the war revenue bill was presented to the Senate by Senator Smoot and referred to the finance committee.
Springfield Jan. 4. The Boston and Albany railroad moved 45 to 60 coal cars in 24 hours to New England points. About a half dozen loads served local consumption.
Lucy Burns a founder of the National Woman's Party and noted rebel among suffragists will headline a mass meeting in Faneuil Hall next Tuesday night. Also on the program are Mrs. Agnes H. Morey and daughter Katharine A. Morey of Brookline, Alice Paul, Mabel Vernon, Vida Milholland, and other women imprisoned in Washington.
Washington January 4 Three Senate bills propose boosts for Civil War veterans. Gallinger would give 25 a month to 90 day-plus service and 50 to three years plus. Smoot sets 30 to 40 a month by service length. Jones would add 20 a month unless it raises pensions over 50 a month.
Colonel William A. Gaston former National Shawmut Bank president and Richard M. Saltonstall, a prominent banker and lawyer, narrowly escaped injury when a taxicab they rode in was hit by a large express wagon at Washington and Water streets. The chauffeur backed away in time to prevent a rollover. the hood was smashed and glass shattered. the chauffeur sustained cuts from glass but the passengers were unharmed beyond shock.
Michael O Callaghan, sought by Britain for the 1916 murder of two police officers, was discharged from Tombs prison in New York by a U S commissioner on the British consulate's legal adviser's recommendation. No reason was given.
A Post report confirms ordinary Christmas gifts are not income for federal income tax. Gifts from employers to employees, even when regular, do not count as taxable under current regulations.
The article reviews which payments count as deductions and which do not. It covers farm and domestic workers, contributions to individuals, insurance premiums, leasehold taxes, stock assessments, legal fees, and realized losses, with guidance from federal tax officials.
Federal tax officials say alimony is a personal expense for the payer while the recipient is taxed on the money received. A divorced woman can still claim the $1000 exemption if her alimony plus other income does not exceed $1000. otherwise she pays the full tax.
The text states that if you sell or dispose of an investment you cannot determine whether you will incur a loss or gain. It says to ignore income tax effects, market value fluctuations, or changes in book value of securities or other property.
Last evening at Symphony Hall Burton Holmes began illustrated lectures under the title Around the Militant Pacific with Australia as his special subject.
Boston railroad ticket offices may be shut by federal order as McAdoo's pooling of railroads creates a single unit, reducing competition. The Baltimore & Ohio office at 156 Washington Street has already ceased operations, with official orders expected within days.
The women's committee of the Council of National Defence issued guidance urging strict secrecy about war matters. They advise destroying sensitive letters, avoiding wartime discussions in public, and guarding conversations on trains, theatres, and hotels to prevent enemy surveillance.
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