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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1916
Page
4
Reading notes describe the Wheeler Syndicate distribution of the Mr Wadot and Family work from 1916. The item signals a syndicate copyright claim and publication details for the family narrative.
Free lectures next week at 601 Boylston Street by era witnesses. Topics include National Service School at Chevy Chase, Emergency Work for Women in Camp Hospitals, Soldiers' Stories in Hospital Wards, Bombardment of Louvain, Our General Situation, and an Eyewitness at Verdun.
The Girls' Latin School marked its seventh annual gymnasium exhibition with a display by the second and third year classes. Several hundred parents and friends attended yesterday afternoon at the Huntington avenue school gym.
About 50 000 people are expected to attend the open air memorial mass at 10 30 tomorrow morning on the Charles town navy yard recreation grounds. Cardinal O Connell will preside and the sermon will be preached by Very Rev Charles W Lyons S J. The event honors sailors soldiers and marines who died in service with no tickets required for entry.
The report cites alleged assault with a wooden club on Jim Scott by Constable Alexander J. Drinkwater and threats with a revolver while serving an attachment. Auditor Hugh Ogden finds no justification for the acts and the force used. Judge Watt to hear motions to expunge a settlement agreement and seek judgment per the auditor’s findings that Scott is entitled to 2100.
Several Scottish organizations including the Scotch Charitable Society and the Order of Scottish Clans of Boston receive $5000 each under the will of Archibald M. Stewart publisher of the Scottish American filed for probate. The newspaper and plant go to Peter G. Watson of Montclair N J. Estate valued about $70 000.
The Senate approved a bill requiring two year license losses for drivers convicted of reckless operation or driving under liquor influence. It moves to the House for action. The chamber also advanced measures to abolish the Efficiency and Economy Commission and the State Board of Publication and create a supervisor of administration. Governor McCall’s veto sustaining for Boston police off day was noted. The corrupt practices law was not moved forward. Prison Commission reorganized under a single commissioner with three advisers was approved.
New York May 19 William W W Partridge 40 a Boston broker was arrested on Broadway on an indictment returned in Worcester Massachusetts charging him with larceny of 500 dollars.
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