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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1915
Page
7
Senator Weeks addressed the American Association of Travelling Passenger Agents at a Copley Plaza banquet urging preparedness and a bigger navy. He argued the European conflict showed treaties and contracts cannot be trusted.
A speaker compared the current unprepared state to Great Britain before the war, warning Congress must bolster the navy to defend national integrity. More than 500 association members and their wives attended the annual convention dinner, the event’s centerpiece.
Three fires, suspected diary arson, were found in the rear tenement of 17 Auburn street at 1 30 this morning. Twenty five people were driven to the street. losses were about 100 dollars. Firemen smelled kerosene. Acting District Chief Hines will report to the State police.
Several citizens who seek to speak on Boston's terminal problem will address the Terminal Commission at a public hearing in room 227 State House at 11 o clock tomorrow morning. The Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners will also present its suggested measures led by Chairman William S. McNary.
Colonel John P. Irish of California long noted anti suffrage speaker issues a formal answer to suffrage questions from a Boston committee. He cites California voting data to argue women’s votes are a small minority and predicts repeal once non voting women register.
The holy hour at St Marys Church North End occurs each Thursday with a relic of St Rita for veneration. Church of the Assumption East Boston marks Columbus night next Tuesday. St Agnes Arlington Holy Name Society receives communion next Sunday as Rev Joseph L Early opens a lecture series. Per Pope Benedict XV encyclical, city churches hold daily services with rosary devotion and benediction.
Bishop and Mrs William Lawrence entertained a large Milton gathering with many Greater Boston clergymen among the guests. An East Norfolk District Sunday School conference convenes tonight at Atlantic Memorial Congregational Church led by Rev J H Woodsum. All Saints Ashmont men s club meets tonight in parish house rooms. Dorchester Greenwood Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church hosts a well attended Union Preparatory Prayer Meeting led by Rev Charles Edward Spaulding.
A reader named William Harman Van Allen commends the Post editorial on banning whiskey driving and criticizes Democratic and Republican leaders for dodging the issue of abolishing the traffic in alcoholic drinks. He argues political cowardice harms harmony and asks the public to decide.
Thomas P. Curtis of Newton Highlands filed charges before Mayor Edwin O. Childs alleging his 24 year old son Lewis F. Curtis is being unjustly persecuted by Judson L. Sartwell Newton motorcycle officer. The elder Curtis was ejected from Waltham District Court after threatening Sartwell.
The expulsion from the courtroom occurred after Curtis was fined for driving without a license in Weston on August 17. The Highway Commission brought the complaint with Sartwell as principal witness. Thomas Curtis jumped from a spectator’s bench and threatened Sartwell, while the defendant’s father was forcibly removed by officers.
Young Curtis had his driving license suspended by the Highway Commission last July after he ran down a girl in Hudson. His appearance in Waltham court yesterday related to driving since the suspension. Mayor Childs said he would investigate Curtis' charges.
A correspondence campaign by the U S navy publicity bureau targets Greater Boston boys aged 17 to 20 to enlist in naval service. In the days ahead thousands of youths pushed from school by economic or family reasons receive letters extolling navy advantages for young men.
Utica New York October 5 The Savage Arms Company has given an option to sell out at 380 per share and expects closure in a few days. Rumor of Midvale Steel involvement denied and purchasers said to be buying for themselves. Company capitalized at 1 million dollars and producing 300 machine guns weekly with several months of contracts. Plant capacity doubled within the past year.
James R. Nichol supreme exalted ruler of the Elks named Charles F J McCue of Cambridge William F Heffron of Marlboro and Cornelius Coakley of Gloucester district deputies for the southeast west and northeast regions of Massachusetts respectively during yesterday's announcement.
Rose Livingston known as the angel of Chinatown spoke to two large suffrage audiences at Lexington Town Hall yesterday afternoon and evening. Afterward attendees who had opposed women voting told her she had changed their minds and now believe women’s vote is needed to curb abuses of the law she described.
A speaker cites cases of girls sentenced to reformatories for being misled by men while men received suspended sentences. She notes recall of Western judges after women won the vote and urges women to back upright leaders who will enforce laws.
The speaker argues women will vote for individuals over parties and will fight vice, promising laws to hold property owners responsible for tenants in vice districts. She notes opposition funded by Chinatown interests and rebuts antis who say women belong at home, urging broader civic participation.
The notice requests reader submissions for a feature on the Everybody's Page in the upcoming Sunday Post. It invites letters, anecdotes, and community notes to be considered for inclusion, with guidelines on length and contact details for submission.
Helen Todd replies to Mrs. Waite and Mrs. White clarifying her Boston Common speech, noting it was under the Boston Equal Suffrage Association and attended by about 2000 people. She defends California women’s vote and rebukes references to Colonel Irish, asserting her ignorance of him as a Californian.
Harry Doane Eaton a 53 year old attorney of Waterville Maine and Hazel Irene Fletcher 21 a student of Waterville Maine filed marriage intentions with Cambridge city clerk at noon yesterday. The license cannot be issued for five days.
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