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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1915
Page
5
A conscience stricken Maine woman sent $300 to Washington to settle a customs revenue owed on goods smuggled from Canada. She sought acknowledgment through the Boston Post but failed to read the account published in this paper.
Mayor Dudley reports a penitent woman sought government acknowledgment of funds moved through the Post columns. She signs as E and hides her identity, sending notes from York Harbor Maine and Boston. She describes prior smuggling through clothing for a friend and minor offenses tied to a cheap watch, with customs adjustments over time.
New York report notes German submarine commanders mounted a vain attempt to sink the White Star liner Cymric carrying the largest munition cargo shipped from this port to England. The Hesperian was mistaken for the Cymric and attacked. A special mail bag from the American embassy and German torpedo fragments were found on the Hesperian.
Messenger boys camped in Symphony Hall outer lobby for first sale of Geraldine Farrar film Carmen tickets. To ease crowding, numbered ecards assigned in line, staff provided coffee and sandwiches as the group waited to 9 o clock.
A Post report notes an all night ticket line for Geraldine Farrar and Morris Gest presented film opera at Symphony Hall. Staff faced an unprepared rush as 600 letters and nearly $1000 arrived in advance mail orders, signaling strong public interest.
The Civil Service Commission announces an October 5 examination for elevator conductor in a department service and a separate test for a press feeder in the government printing office in Washington. Boston applicants should file at Room 145 F Office Building. US citizens only.
Concord High School football manager William Dee seeks a new opponent after South Boston High School canceled their scheduled game at Concord for Wednesday. The latest effort aims to keep the team on schedule for the season.
About 750 freshmen at Harvard start their courses for the 279th year as they roam the university seeking faculty approval for their selections. The opening day spectacle includes distracted freshmen with large red placards.
The 1919 class begins at Harvard with 750 plus students entering registration at Dane Hall and paying tuition and infirmary fees. Freshmen receive faculty advisors as dormitories fill, athletics adopt a standard approach, and the Widener Memorial Library opens at 9 am easing access to volumes for students and professors.
Mayor Curley will preside over a large Democratic ratification meeting at the Boston City Club tonight. State candidates and Boston ward committeemen have been invited, with Governor Walsh expected to speak. James P. Timilty and O Leary also invited to the event.
The Winthrop Highlands Yacht Club watched a 30 foot sloop drift away from Great Head near Winthrop Highlands after breaking moorings around 11 PM. Attempts to summon Nahant life-saving crews failed as lights vanished and no rescue was reported by authorities. Police later received word that the sloop had drifted seaward, leaving the vessel lost at sea.
The inquiry asks who owned the sloop or who was aboard, noting the question arises among club members with no clear ledgers or vessel records available.
Ottawa conscription casualty list reports James Cooley of Cambridge Mass killed in action. Also listed are William Collins of Halifax N S died of wounds Sergeant Robert Parker Randall of Moncton N B wounded and Fred William Hubbard of Canning N S wounded and missing. Cooley’s Cambridge directory listing is absent.
Springfield millionaire George M. Hendee sets up a $50,000 imported German organ as an alarm clock in his Suffield Connecticut villa overlooking the Municipal tower and Berkshire Hills. Guests can awaken to Il Trovatore or a chosen mood via bedside and cabinet buttons. The organ is among the villa’s luxury features prior to occupancy by the Hendee family.
Kilso Zuah a Miami Indian princess reputed to be 105 years old died at her home near Wabash Ind after several weeks illness. Her son Anthony White Loon Revarre and nine daughters including Happy Fawn Johnson were with her at the time of death.
Chanut and Cie announces the closure of its Boston retail shop at 276 Boylston Street. The firm explains it has acquired the entire stock at one third off and will offer the gloves at reduced prices alongside its regular October Glove Sale. Factories listed include St. Martin-Valmeron Aurillac Mauriac in France.
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