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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1917
Page
4
A Paris Havas dispatch from Rome reports large numbers of troops and vast quantities of war material continuing to arrive in the Trentino and Tyrol, indicating Austro German reinforcements for the Italian front.
Captain Evenson reports the Norwegian steamer Bygdenas, captured by Germans October 4 off the Madeira Islands, remained afloat after the crew were ordered to abandon ship. Submarine rescue to land left the vessel’s fate uncertain as supplies were removed and life boats towed.
The Boston Post invites cat story submissions of up to 200 words with real name and address. Top three prizes are 20, 10, and 5 dollars. winners may be published. Judges include Fr. Francis H. Rowley and H. Merwin. recent dog story winners listed with names and addresses.
The article details ideal features for the Tortoiseshell among short-haired cats, noting a medium, long-bodied form with graceful legs and erect ears. It describes bright amber eyes and a color pattern of red, yellow, and black patches distributed across body, with black as a secondary accent. White should appear on the chest and fore feet but not around the neck, like a white collar.
Daisy Copeland, living at 108 East Main Marlboro, cared for three motherless kittens after their mother was killed. She guarded them, growling at intruders, and later became affectionate toward Teddy Cope land’s owner’s cat as they played together. Daisy’s behavior suggested she understood people and cared for animals.
A neighbor gave a tiny kitten named Bob to a family. Each morning at 6:30 a.m. Bob waited at the window for entry and milk. He roamed at night but found safety in the cellar when dark.
A cold afternoon tale recounts a lone street cat named by a Brookline resident who brings in the hungry creature. The next day the cat revealed she had four kittens making a warm home and pets a source of pleasure for Margaret Elise Payson at 148 Kilsyth Road.
A Maltese cat named Beauty trails a clergyman father on his parish rounds. The cat sits on the porch until his return, joins family outings by boat, swam two miles to shore, and waits each morning to awaken the writer by pawing at the bedroom door.
Tootsie the gray cat lived at the Boston Young Women's Christian Association. After two and a half years at the association she caused a great commotion one hot summer night, drawing attention from the staff and residents.
A Boston YWCA secretary’s cat named Tootsie caused a noisy night but alerted to a street house fire when she jumped from the window sill to the fire alarm. The fire department arrived before residents awoke, saving most of the building. The cat enjoyed breakfast and praise after the event.
John E. OConnell, active in Boston Public Safety Committee publicity, reports a gray Sam cat at his Lawrence home that refuses to walk upstairs and insists on being carried on a family member’s shoulder. The cat waits at the door for a willing rider except for one family member who is not allowed the lift. Mrs. James H. Vashon, 64 East Haverhill Street, Lawrence.
Boston police were asked by Hartford officials to locate relatives of Timothy O Connell who died Saturday night in Hartford from a fall. The deceased was a hotel porter and his brother John O Connell, a glass worker, is believed to live in Dorchester.
Mayor Curley and rivals Gallivan and Tague backed postal and railway mail clerks in a wage increase drive. They cited 10 years without raises and urged unity to present the demand to Postmaster Burleson and the American Federation of Labor, with speakers including O'Connor Moriarty Ryan and others backing the cause.
Mayor Curley says a $50 wage increase for laborers and mechanics would raise Boston’s budget by $825,000, a historic city fiscal jump. He contends the government can cover higher living costs for its workers while wages lag behind. Congressman Gallivan calls those defending postal clerks’ action as silly.
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