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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
4
John Graham of Nashua New Hampshire faced Central Court after stealing a $10 coat from the New England House. He blamed liquor and displayed a homeward ticket as he sought release, leading to probation after a brief hearing.
Delegates at the 37th AFL convention in Buffalo discuss 165 resolutions focused on post war labor and industrial preparedness. Samuel Gompers postpones his annual address pending a federation executive council report as speakers from allied nations urge U S labor cooperation in wartime plans.
John Hill and Arthur Hinyday of the British Trades Union Congress join William Lodde of the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress to note workers on all fronts. Major Edouard Requin and Lieutenant Francois Monod praise Allied effort and vow France and its allies will prevail in factories and trenches. It is anticipated the speeches will conclude tomorrow.
Bishop Lawrence at Tremont Temple urged Sunday school girls to stop sending emotional letters to soldiers in France saying they annoy the troops. He called for organized church work to align efforts and encourage everyone to do his part over here.
Daniel F. Nugent aged 82 of 162 Charles Street is at City Hospital with a brain concussion after being thrown from a ladder when a passing automobile struck it on Harrison Avenue yesterday afternoon. The car was driven by George Gauthier of 1 Main Street Cambridge.
Positive word confirms Pope granted Henry J. Wessling a dispensation to be ordained, a historic exception after his 1910 eye loss at Canisius College. The ceremony will be in Boston before Christmas. Cardinal O Connell led the church push despite long-standing church laws. Wessling’s Jesuit service in New York State and City is noted for remarkable missionary work and a guiding sense of direction. Congressman Peter F. Tague launches mayoral bid, with Patrick J. Kennedy among East Boston signers for Charlestown and East Boston support. Kennedy links to former Mayor Fitzgerald.
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