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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
3
Mrs F B Records long known as Boston philanthropist lies ill in poverty at 11 Barrett Street Malden. Forty years ago Boston papers praised Lydia M Warner for public works and personal charity. After giving all she had she kept helping with funds from Boston's wealthiest citizens.
Mrs Records once known for sheltering arms in Boston North End and West End now endures poverty after discharge from Carney Hospital. Her furnished store sold to cover needs for herself and her elderly second husband. A final rent demand compounds hardship as neighbors urge aid.
Joseph Kelley and Mrs Tarriet Batchelder asked for a ballot recount after a poll error gave six female voters the full tally in Ward 3. Clerk John A. Raymond set the recount for Saturday at 7 30 PM as officials pursue a quiet wait to see if any voter reveals her secret. Batchelder, defeated by eight votes for the school committee, blamed precinct mismanagement for the request.
United States ambassador to Turkey Mr Morgenthau defended America as a force for civilization while a Boston police incident drew praise for Sergeant Archibald Campbell who forced a door to shelter victims from a Beverly Wall fire at 562 Commonwealth Avenue. The blaze in Beverly Hall caused $60,000 damage and prompted multiple alarms.
The Retail Credit Men's Association of Boston held its annual election of officers after its dinner at the Thorndike. About a hundred men attended a brief business session before voting. Elected were David F. Moeser president, Harry W. Hatch vice president, and Robert H. Graham director for three years.
Bruce Barton discusses Luigi Cornaro who at age 36 faced a death verdict yet lived to 102. The editorial revisits discipline moderation and stoic living as keys to extended longevity and personal resilience.
John Fe Hannigan president of the Boston University Law School Association named a committee to raise seventy five thousand dollars for adding a story to Isaac Rich Hall. The extra space will house a modernized library at Ashburton Place.
At the Boston University Law School Association dinner in the Hotel Vendome, $3,000 was subscribed then $2,000 later, totaling $5,000 in 24 hours. Dean Homer Albers launched a campaign with a $50,000 target, to be split between alumni and BU trustees, with $25,000 more to be accepted from trustees for books. The committee includes Judge Elijah George as oldest member and many graduates from 1873 onward.
Warrants were issued for three women arrested Tuesday night on shoplifting charges in department stores and for larceny of goods valued at 10.72 dollars. Mary Dellala 23 carried a baby during arrest. Rosine Dellala 35 and Mary Lamberti 23 were taken into custody then.
In Chicago on March 13 banners reading Help Catch Villa and a brass band will aid army recruitment in northern Illinois and Wisconsin. Lt. F R Kenney reports 60 men enlisted despite modest methods. Postmasters may allow rural carriers to distribute enlistment circulars. Patrolman Andrews injured pursuing burglary suspects. two fugitives escaped after ice on Franklin Avenue caused a fall. A Women’s Municipal League food bazaar at Mrs J Montgomery Sears home on Arlington Street drew strong support and sold all items.
Abraham Goldberg of 14 Oak terrace Roxbury was held for the grand jury in 8000 bail after a probable cause finding on an arson charge. He was arrested for allegedly setting fire to the four story dwelling at 153 Northampton street South End on the night of March 5. Harrison Golb testified Goldberg entered the doorway and emerged with smoke and flames.
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