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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1915
Page
9
A chamber of commerce meeting between transatlantic steamship representatives and Longshoremen's union officials discussed boosting wages for longshoremen handling fresh beef. Steamship leaders will decide after consideration, with another meeting planned. Previously packers paid 55 to 75 cents per hour, longshoremen 33 cents for the beef task.
Shortly after six last evening Ada Donohue of 30 Hemenway street drove a touring car into another vehicle at Massachusetts and Huntington avenues. The other car appeared undamaged and left, but Donohue's auto burst into flames when attempts were made to start it. A quick acting Elevated railroad trackman dumped sand on the blaze and likely saved the car from total destruction.
An advertisement promises dramatic stomach relief with a single dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and asserts readers can be restored to health. The copy emphasizes quick results and general well being.
The new Trinity Episcopal Church at Tromer and Centre streets Newton Centre is nearing completion and expected to be ready for occupancy the first Sunday in February. It is Gothic in architecture and the donors of the $6000 organ are Mr and Mrs John S Milner of 65 Oxford Road Newton Centre, whose identities were previously kept secret.
The 12th annual session of the Massachusetts State Conference 02 Charities will convene October 20 to 22 in Pittsfield with Rev. Michael J. Scanlan presiding. Governor Walsh will speak at the opening. Devotions Friday will cover four hours at multiple churches in Lawrence Marlboro Avon South Natick and Sharon. A North End St. Mary’s parish reunion is planned for November 12 in Roughan Hall Charlestown. St Augustine’s Lyceum will meet Tuesday nights this winter.
Protestant churches in the Fast Boston district promote Go to Church Month with signs in windows to lift service attendance. Wollass ton Unitarian Club plans a meeting and dinner with J D Hashagan addressing The Merchant Marine. Rev Louis Wright spoke at the Epworth League in Waltham boosting attendance. Mrs Charles Briggs spoke at Charlestown First Congregational social and entertainment, featuring a children’s program.
Relatives and friends filled the Roxbury area as Jacob Gooltz was mourned yesterday afternoon. Shawmut Lodge of Masons led services with delegations from the Knights of Pythias the City Club and the News Writers' Union in attendance. Rabbi Harry H Rabinowitz officiated at Congregation Mishkan Tefila. Interment followed in Hand-in-Hand Jewish Cemetery West Roxbury.
Harvard enforces a strict 10 o clock dorm rule banning playing instruments singing and even singing after that hour. The rule aims to give study focused students a quieter environment and applies to all college dormitories with penalties for violators.
The small Boston owned three mast schooner John R Fell may be lost after leaving La Vela de Coro Venezuela on August 2 bound for Bowdoinham Maine with guano. A month overdue investigators fear the vessel was caught in the tropical hurricane that devastated Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean shipping in August. Captain M O Cummings of Roslindale commands the ship owned by Crowell and Thurlow.
The battleship Michigan received the battle efficiency trophy at Newport Rhode Island on October 12, with Admiral Fletcher Vice Admiral Mayo and rear admirals in attendance. About 200 officers witnessed Captain A. P. Niblack accept the red pennant. It marks Michigan’s second leadership in Atlantic fleet gunnery and engineering. A President Wilson letter to Captain Niblack was read. The gunnery trophy was awarded to the battleship Georgia under Captain Joseph W. Oman.
Massachusetts Society, Sons of American Revolution members held their annual field day in Gloucester with a Boston start by train and motor. They lunched at Assembly Hall on Main Street, visited First Parish Church to view the cannon ball fired in 1775, and saw Paul Revere’s church communion service. The return trip was by train.
Miss Josephine Marie Hodgkinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Hodgkinson of East Newton street married John J Carey of the Post financial staff last Sunday evening at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Rev William B Finnigan officiated with maid of honor Miss Katherine Walsh and best man William A Carey.
Eleven men described as common pickpockets, mostly from Philadelphia, were detained by Brighton police near the ball game. They were photographed and measured at Station 14 and later moved to police headquarters. Names withheld as no charges were filed at night. Some identified by Boston police.
Chief McGarr sent Inspector Sheehan to Albany with extradition papers on five counts of forging and larceny against Ada Fletcher also known as Louise J Hammond and Georgia Ayres. Police say she consorted with criminal George Robinson while posing as a professional nurse, committing swindles in Boston and beyond. Robinson has a seven year sentence. she was held for Boston police by Albany.
Oct 12 report from Petrograd notes a coin shortage. the Finance Ministry orders postal stamps issued for the three hundredth anniversary of the House of Romanoff to be legal tender. Denominations range from one to twenty kopecks.
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