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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
6
In New York on November 15 the annual convention of the dioceses approved a resolution endorsing national prohibition and total abstinence. Another resolution urged Mayor to deny liquor licenses for New Year’s Eve Sunday sales.
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman C. Hodgdon of 31 Howard Street Waltham marked their 60th anniversary with an informal afternoon reception. Hodgdon, a former Waltham fire chief and longtime employee at the Waltham Watch factory, wed in 1866. they have two children, Frederick C. Hodgdon of New York and Catherine I. Hodgdon of Brooklyn.
Halifax Nova Scotia reports the loss of the schooner W. Parnell O'Hara built in Essex Massachusetts thirty years ago. Captain Dunn and an unidentified seaman are believed lost after the vessel capsized in a heavy gale in Malpequé Bay near Prince Edward Island. the schooner broke up in the storm.
Charles Maguire of 15 Eaton Street Dorchester retired after 42 years of service in the city paving department. He received a pension of 891 dollars last night.
Dr. Clarence D. Usher medical missionary with the American Board of Foreign Missions was seriously injured when he fell trying to board a street car in New York. He suffered a broken collar bone three broken ribs and spinal injury. In 19 years in Turkey he endured typhus three Armenian massacres and peril from bombardments by Russian and Turkish armies.
Members of the Old School Boys Association of Boston held their annual reunion at Youngs Hotel yesterday. They elected officers including President General Thomas R Matthews Vice President Francis H Manning Secretary Treasurer J Mitchell Galvin and directors Darius Cobb Roswell D Cushing John E Gilman Herbert W Kimball Charles F Read Henry M Rogers Walter N Swann Sorell J Willis Grenville H Norcross historian Roswell D Cushing.
Unofficial tallies from Wisconsin guardsmen show President Wilson narrowly ahead of Hughes by one vote with Wilson at 973 and Hughes at 972.
At Baltimore convention the American Federation of Labor proposes two methods for employment to support a policy of preparation against war. The committee on international relations studied these resolutions today.
A Texas Federation of Labor resolution urges US bonds to fund steamship lines linking the United States with South and Central American republics. It calls for credits to participating nations and argues for peace and shared interests over few exploiters.
Damon and Pythias were caught fighting on Summer street. John O'Brien had his overcoat torn, David Murphy’s neckwear was disarranged. They claimed it was a joke. Justice Burke fined them $5 each. Murphy then handed O'Brien and himself $5 bills from a stash of over $50. They exited arm in arm.
A sum reportedly 25000 to 50000 dollars will be given to Justice Brandeis on November 26 to honor his 60th birthday. Discretion surrounds the venue and time as the testimonial aims to surprise him in the city. The gift, from thousands of friends nationwide, supports any object he selects. The Louis D. Brandeis testimonial committee organized the effort.
Incomplete canvasses from close districts show 217 Republicans 212 Democrats and six others elected to the Sixty-fifth Congress. Democratic leaders expect gains in remaining close contests, while Republicans claim they will control the House. A Speaker will require 218 votes.
Progressive elected in Minnesota the Progressive Republican in Louisiana and Alvan T Fuller the Independent in Massachusetts join to vote with them for James R Mann for Speaker.
On complaint by postal authorities soldiers along the Mexican border have been sending live insects animals and reptiles through the mails. General Funston orders strict observance of postal regulations by guardsmen to halt these shipments.
John F. Gorman of Woodville Street Roxbury filed nomination papers for a one year term on the city council. The filing increases the field to twenty seven candidates seeking seats on the council.
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