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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1915
Page
16
Charles Sumner Bird former state Progressive leader spoke for Republican McCall in Attleboro October 22 urging Wilson reelection. It was his first campaign appearance for the GOP ticket and he received a warm reception.
A mass meeting at Tremont Temple preceded a Boston Common sham battle by militia units. The event drew 5000 spectators and showcased extended order drill, bayonet exercises, and a field telegraph and radio display under Major William Keville.
Massachusetts citizens at a mass meeting urged immediate examination of armed forces and passage of defence legislation. Speakers including Governor Walsh and Major figures pressed readiness, a large military reserve, and expansion of West Point as essential for national security.
More than 2000 men on the Boston & Albany Boston & Maine and New Haven railroads face a possible walkout after union freight handlers vote to strike. Mayor Curley seeks an emergency meeting to avert a citywide disruption of Boston merchandise.
Governor Walsh told 2500 Salem rallygoers at the armory that he expects re election with no doubt in his mind. The Democratic gathering drew the largest crowd in city history and widespread cheers for the prospective governor.
The Harvard scholarship trophy offered by the Harvard chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society was awarded to Springfield Central High School. Eight of its nine candidates were on the honor list, with two honor groups determining the prize based on top classifications. Other schools with multiple honorees included St. Mark's Exeter Groton Roxbury Latin Middlesex Cambridge High and Latin St. Paul's Boston Latin Country Day and English High.
Seventeen Harvard students and two Harvard Crimson officials testified yesterday in East Cambridge as part of District Attorney Corcoran’s probe into alleged fraudulent registration of Harvard men. Over 80 witnesses have been summoned. the inquiry resumes Monday morning.
Mrs. GC Dunkel of Reading Pennsylvania and others report their doctors recommended Father John’s Medicine for coughs and throat troubles. Physicians, hospitals, and institutions worldwide endorse its history and value as a nonalcoholic, nonpoisonous prescription helping colds and weakness.
Invitations for the wedding of Rev. Charles Chase Wilson and Miss Mary Louise Clark were recalled sparking public talk of a postponement. The ceremony was to occur in Burlington with a large reception planned and extensive trousseau preparations. Miss Clark's illness and a potential breach of promise action were cited in the decision.
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