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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
10
John P. Graham leads with 4265 votes to seek reelection as Commissioner of Streets, David J. Sheehan trails with 203. For the school committee race two seats, finalists are Mia s W. Chase 6171, I Walter McDonough 4324, Duffie H. Henry 3252, James M. Hooper 210. the last nominee was written on the ballot.
Dorchester resident Colonel George Chason Joslin died at his home 9 Claybourne Street. A Civil War veteran, he served with the Chird Battalion Rifles and later joined the customs service at Boston under Judge Thomas Russell. He became a Boston merchandise appraiser for four years and led Dahlgren Post G. A. R. as its second commander.
Roger W. Babson predicted unprecedented prosperity for Boston merchants for this month and next during a New England Dry Goods Association dinner at the City Club last night.
Boston merchants look to robust Christmas sales despite war fears. Babson says four drivers sustain prosperity health, faith, service, and cooperation, warning against profit obsession. Sweetser recalls Bay State troops on the Mexican border. Brine chairs dinner. association votes to leave the National Fire Protection Association.
Mayor George H. Newhall and Joseph E. Dozier, Nahant and Lynn Street Railway general superintendent, lead Lynn primaries for mayor to be decided December 12. Newhall 2931 votes, Dozier 2284, Henry P. Lunn 1838. Bergengren 3507 and Ramsdall 3320 win finance commissioner nominations.
A public meeting in Franklin Union Hall Berkeley Street Boston will launch a drive to raise funds for aiding Irishmen in resisting Britain. The event commemorates the 49th anniversary of the Manchester martyrs Allen Larkin and O Brien with guests Peter Golden and Luke Dillon and includes musical performances by Miss Margaret Barry and Charles Forester.
John McKeon attempted a coal delivery at Exchange Place and dumped 7600 pounds of coal into a street sewer 30 feet below the open manhole. The incident was brought to light after the mishap at the State Street end.
A delivery error at 60 State street led McKeon to dump coal into a wrong hole near Corncourt, triggering hours of work for six public works employees and nearly alarming engineer Cornelius McCarthy. About 400 pounds were recovered after John H. Melzard reported the mishap. work overseen by Thomas F. Bowie and William Fr. Lowe.
New Haven railroad may discontinue some passenger trains on branch lines as coal supplies tighten. President Howard Elliott warned the Public Service Commission that the coal situation is alarming and coal is scarce for both passenger and freight service.
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