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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1914
Page
3
A large number of Purim festivals were held yesterday across Greater Boston to mark the deliverance of Persian Jews from Haman's plot. The observances included religious services gift exchanges donations to the poor feasting and entertainment.
A remark on how the coat collar defines both garment and wearer and the need for proper design and fit. This note from a Boston shop on Washington and Boylston Streets stresses the collar's role in the overall suit appearance and proper wear.
Francis M. Carroll issued a public statement clarifying his testimony before the Finance Commission regarding salary increases for fire and police departments. He notes his post retirement role as counsel for the Russell Club, a firemen’s group campaigning for higher pay.
In June 1911 the Finance Commission heard a disclosure of my retainer as general counsel for the Russell Club with 750 members and the campaign to raise salaries. The 1911 and 1912 retainers totaled multiple sums, with salaries eventually increased by over 100000 annually. The probe may extend to the House of Correction and Deer Island raises as similar funding and legal representation are examined.
John Henry the pony works for H. Standley in Manchester and acts as a time clock. He performs tricks like counting, standing, and shaking hooves while reliably returning home without a rider. The horse is a local celebrity known along the North Shore and Boston readers recognize him in the accompanying photo.
Six divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians with over 1000 members attended the musical vespers at St. Mary's Church in West Quincy last evening. One division came from Braintree, another from Randolph, and four divisions were from Quincy.
Miss Mary Shreve Ames and her brothers Frederick Lothrop Ames and John Stanley Ames donate forty two thousand dollars to the town of North Easton for a memorial school. The Ames name is long tied to North Easton and the Ames farm machinery business nearby. Plans will be set by the school committee and an architect will begin memorial school work soon.
Francis R. Arnold, Dorothy Arnold's father, stated from his New York home that he does not believe Ella Nevins of Los Angeles is his daughter. He acknowledged receiving letters from a Los Angeles man claiming to have found Miss Arnold but dismissed them as unconvincing.
Los Angeles on March 15. Emily Splawn O'Dell recently freed from a bad check charge linked the missing Dorothy Arnold of New York to her alleged story. Her husband Charles O'Dell says the tale was a product of a mental disorder.
The Hibernian T A Association No 1 of Boston passed resolutions urging state lawmakers to adopt liquor reform based on the commission on drunkenness recommendations. Maurice Dinneen presided as Rev Dr M J O Connor L E Kiley of Lynn and Miss Louise Hurley spoke at the Washington Street meeting.
The Catholic Federation of Boston leaders denounce modern film morality saying decent citizens cannot subscribe to current standards. They call Catholics to stand up and press for a Catholic press and public advocacy, noting past gains and urging responsibility as Catholics influence Massachusetts politics and society.
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