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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
1
Washington proposes to Villa Zapata forces and General Carranza that Mexico City be declared neutral and outside the field of operations to protect about 25 000 foreigners in the capital.
Villa Zapata forces accept the plan and stand ready to evacuate the city once a parallel agreement with Carranza is reached. The United States seeks to neutralize the Mexico City to Vera Cruz railway, with Villa Zapata consent also tied to that effort. Duval West and consular officials pursue Carranza approval while planning talks with Brazil. If the capital is declared neutral, foreign safety and famine fears ease.
Reports from El Paso say Baron Smith of Houston and Roscoe Billings were killed by Carranza soldiers near Mexico City two months ago to seize their cattle. Also, Syrians Salomon Nigri and Rafael Fereze were executed in Torreon under Villa decree for counterfeit money, with details reaching Salomon Nigri’s brother and a protest sent to the Turkish embassy.
A note announces a new chapter on moving from city living to rural farming in the upcoming Sunday Post. Readers are invited to read the serialized feature when it appears.
Thirty more lives were lost as German submarines sank two allied merchant vessels in the English Channel in the last 24 hours. The French steamer Emma with 19 crew members perished and the British steamer Seven Seas went down with 11 men.
The Massachusetts House considers a bill regulating inn holding after the White Slave Traffic Commission bill. It requires a guest register with names and addresses and verification by the licensing authority. Backed by Boston and state hotel groups, social welfare groups, and supporters expect smooth passage.
Furniture movers packed Mrs. James Laundry's baby into the van as they shifted the house contents from 225 Emerald Street Malden to Cherry Street Medford. The infant disappeared after the baby was left on a mattress while the mother retrieved a toy.
The terrified Mrs. Laundry demanded her missing baby as movers unpacked a van full of furniture. After uncovering the mattress at the core of the load, workers revealed the infant fast asleep inside.
Close to a million and a half dollars were added to Orleans valuation as the tax assessors completed the annual April registration. The town with a $3 rate, no debt, and no poorhouse welcomed over 25 new legal residents led by Sidney W. Winslow of United Shoe Machinery Co. Orleans will keep its $3 rate for at least a year unless a new state tax law changes it.
Officials expect taxable wealth from new filers will be known after May 15 when real estate and personal property statements are due. Estimates range from at least one million to near one and a half million, potentially lifting the town valuation above five million. Four years ago, in 1910, the figure stood at $683,995 before affluent arrivals to the $23 rate town.
Rises and sets for sun and moon given with times and phases for April. Full moons listed by date and overall yearly lunar schedule. Evening star Saturn and morning stars Venus and Jupiter noted. Auto lamps light at 6 42 and 7 12. Today mentions unsigned birth anniversaries for Washington Irving Edward Everett Hale and Reginald de Koven.
Fair Friday and Saturday with moderate westerly winds. Temperature readings show yesterday's average at 44 degrees with highs in the mid 50s and a cooler evening. Washington forecast notes similar conditions for New England with clear skies and light winds.
Springfield trolley strike ends as motormen and conductors vote to return to work pending a conciliation board settlement. First car departs at 7 16 p m and service resumes on company lines.
Commissioners Wood and Bump oversaw talks at Hotel Kimball with union leaders and city officials. J. H. Reardon urged strikers to return to work and about 800 union members gathered for the vote. At 7 p.m. the ballot favored resuming service and motormen and conductors headed to Westfield.
A nationwide ban follows the king's letter as prohibitory measures spread instantly across Britain. Kitchener and other leaders pledge to enforce the restrictions, crippling liquor trade and prompting widespread compliance and disruption in commerce and social life.
April 1 a large building including stables garage and an observation tower at Nelson W. Aldrich’s Warwick Neck estate burned. Firefighters drew water from Narragansett Bay due to lack of on site supply.
Billy Sunday praises King George and Lord Kitchener in Winona Lake Indiana on April 1. He lauds England on temperance and declares nations focus on uplifting humanity as they target John Barleycorn with temperance efforts. Signed W A Sunday.
Earl Grey writes that the government should take over all licensed houses in specified districts with fair compensation, either closing them or reforming operations. King George and Earl Kitchener push for prohibition as ministers join the war era ban on alcohol, with widespread support and a looming anti drink bill.
A blaze tore through Senator Aldrich’s estate quarters and stables as sparks from faulty wiring fed a long building. Fire crews from Commut and Oakland Beach arrived without enough water, while Cranston volunteers focused on bucket relays. The 100 foot stone tower near Narragansett Bay was destroyed, but the mansion was saved.
The Union of South African troops have occupied Aus, an important trading station in German West Africa. Aus lies in Luderitzland, 49 miles east of Angra Pequena Bay, according to Reuters garub Southwest Africa correspondence.
Tangles and new complications emerged in the Boston and Maine reorganization plans. Leased line representatives initially backed a safety first clause but then proposed moving the clause to a separate bill, fearing it cannot be passed before the Legislature.
The Maine House voted to investigate the affairs of the Maine Central railroad. Though not aimed at Boston and Maine directly, the order directs examination of past and present relations between the two companies and the Maine Central Company.
Rumors at the State House place John H Plunkett deputy chief of the building inspection division as the likely successor to the late Chief Whitney. He talked with the Governor yesterday and has been head of the building inspection unit since August, succeeding Frederick W Merriam.
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