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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1917
Page
6
Selwyn & Co. announced the Park Square Theatre will pay the 10 percent war revenue tax on all theatre tickets starting with the engagement of Upstairs and Down next Monday December 3. The policy excludes Saturday evenings and holiday performances and is intended to relieve patrons of the added cost.
The theatre explains it will tax Saturday evenings and holidays to cover a war tax, arguing most venues raise prices while Park Square keeps theirs unchanged. The move aims to regulate attendance by those priced out and maintain accessibility during wartime.
A training course for workers with girls under the Women's Patriotic League opened yesterday at the School of Social Work, 18 Somerset street. Bishop Lawrence spoke to about 40 workers on several aspects of the work, with Mrs. Martha Falconer slated to speak tomorrow.
Grace Hero from 1 Broad Street, Lynn, reports rescuing a tiny street kitten that grew into an intelligent, affectionate pet. The cat adores Polly the parrot, resents strangers, and repeatedly fetches its own toy, tossing it about and returning it for more play.
In France a long haired cat breed has persisted for centuries and is called French though not native. The cats have silky coats like a Persian Angora mix, are solid blue, and were bred by Chartreuse monks in cloistered secrecy to protect valuable breeding stock and income.
A boy recalls moving Buff the cat from Washburn Maine to a marshy island named Hickey's Intervale to spend the summer among rats and mice to curb his stealing habit. He paddled a canoe across the river at age 14 to place the animal on the island with plans to retrieve him in the fall.
A fragment notes concern over Snowball the cat and fear of relocation to the city. The only clear name is Miss C. Carciotto of 29 Hancock Street Dorchester.
Annie Leonard of 48 Lenox Street Norwood recalls Mischief the black and white cat who hunted hornpout in a tub. After watching fish, he scooped them from the tub and ate them until missing, then was found at the bottom of the nearby pond with a stick in his mouth, likely mistaken for a fish.
A four to six year old girl writes about her all black cat named Pat. He was a stray found on the doorstep one summer night and now plays ball with her, follows her everywhere, sleeps on her bed, and purrs when doors open. She shares a school recitation about their bond.
William Murray Russell of Norway Maine recalls Buff the cat who wandered home after stealing a chicken from the cellar. Buff swam at least half a mile to return, survived the night, and lived to age 17 before dying peacefully at home.
A country cat named Snowball, moved to Brooklyn with a family, leapt from a third floor window but survived. After a leg injury on a second attempt she was sent back to the countryside where she greeted a family member with joyful cries as she followed down the road.
Eleanor Cunningham of 22 Hancock Street West Somerville reports a domestic scene as she kneels to pray with a companion cuddling beside her.
Leroy F. Kearns recalls scarlet fever days when his cat Tabbie kept them company on the porch and window sill. The cat later used ingenuity to enter the house during winter, now mother to two kittens Peg and Boy, who ward off visitors and intruders as well behaved pets.
President Wilson reviewed 940 officers trainees at Fort Myers and Secretary Baker spoke of hopes the nation builds on their abilities to train a national army. Baker urged the army to bring back victory and leave memories of American chivalry and high moral standards in Europe.
Professor Franklin Matthews of Columbia University School of Journalism died suddenly on a train entering New York. He was 57 and had prior ties to newspapers in Philadelphia and New York.
Washington November 26 Provost Marshal General Crowder urged county and city Councils of Defence to aid local exemption boards in classifying nearly 10 000 000 men subject to the selective draft during the wartime effort.
General Crowder calls for a nationwide network of defense organizations to assist in manpower mobilization. Legal advisory boards will coordinate efforts, with volunteers entering homes and factories, organizing meetings, and displaying posters to speed service and patriot duty within 20 days after December 15.
Springfield reports that the Municipal Auditorium may be closed to the Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Dr. Muck. The property committee considers Dr. Muck an enemy alien and opponents push to bar the group from the venue.
Bishop Anderson of St. Peter's Dorchester gains permission from New England military leaders for parishioners in war service to return home for Thanksgiving. A 300 star service flag will be unfurled at Rowan Memorial Hall with patriotic talks by the bishop and Mayor Curley, plus a concert and dance.
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