07 Apr 1916
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1916
Page
1
The Hamburger Nachrichten questions American inquiries into the torpedoing of the Sus sex and Englishman. It states Germans care only that the ships belonged to an enemy and were destroyed, not who torpedoed them.
Reports from naval attaches said metal fragments on the channel steamer Sussex matched German torpedo parts. Despatches described scores of submarine attacks on neutral and unarmed merchant ships in the last two weeks, discussed in meetings with President Wilson Colonel House and Cabinet members.
Reports described as conclusive proof that the Sussex carrying 25 American citizens was attacked in violation of repeated U S assurances by Germany. The United States faces a graver situation since the war began and will not act until Berlin replies to informal inquiries on the Sussex Finglishman Manchester Engineer and Eagle Point. Berlin’s response is sought to hear Germany’s version and potential reparations.
Marilla M. Ricker of Dover New Hampshire declares yesterday her candidacy for Vice President of the United States as a freethinker politician and author.
In a playful note a head on collision occurred in the ring between Theodore Roosevelt's hat and Marilla M. Ricker's bonnet. Ricker of Dover New Hampshire, a free thinker and author, campaigns nightly for women’s emancipation and announced her candidacy for the Republican vice presidency yesterday afternoon.
A fragment notes a string and a rope linked to an announcement asserting that no men can be found to take the job. The text remains unclear on full context or identities.
Miss Lona Elizabeth Garmony testifies in Bangor about a Bar Harbor meeting with John B. Henderson of Washington DC, whom she sues for 250000 for breach of promise to marry. She recounts a shore path encounter in 1909 with expressions of love and warnings about medicine and disease.
Oyster Bay April 6 Colonel Roosevelt declined to add to his statement on a Republican nomination and United States interests. He has received telegrams and letters from across the country and Sagamore Hill is bulging with mail as he considers expanding his clerical staff. His followers praise the statement as a blueprint for his fight and the nation’s potential slogan regardless of his own nomination.
St Louis pitcher George Baumgardner received a 10 days release notice today from the Ameri cans club.
Two 16 year old youths from Allston drew revolvers and fired at will in Cambridge last night, threatening the heart of the city with a wild west style incident.
Two 16 year olds Frank P. McCoy and Russell W. Roebuck fired revolvers along Broadway near Amory streets, striking a Cambridge Hospital treated motor man J. P. St. Sauveur. Officers Horgan and Gordon captured them. McCoy attends Allston High School Roebuck a printer. They face charges of unlawfully carrying revolvers and discharging on the street. The pair said they bought the guns after visiting a Prospect street shooting gallery.
A Daily Mail Athens despatch reports a telegram from Preveza saying a large Entente transport was sunk off the west coast of Greece with many lives believed lost.
Reported talks say the Yankees are willing to trade but intend to keep outfielder Maisel if possible while exploring options. Manager and scouts monitor 10 trade possibilities and weigh impact on the lineup.
April 6 in New York Tris Speaker, famed Boston center fielder, is expected to join the Yankees in a trade still under discussion since the February league meeting. Boston would trade Speaker for Maisel and cash, while New York favors buying Speaker but resists sending Maisel.
Henry J. Sampson of Springfield is declared by the Supreme Judicial Court to be married to two women. Ida H. Sampson is upheld as his lawful wife despite a 1913 divorce decree obtained by Sampson amid findings of fraudulent representations in the divorce case.
Ida H. Sampson’s decree led Sampson to wed Alice G. Wordell, mother of a child, whose status is contested as she believed the divorce would be dropped. The court upheld the first marriage, rejected protection for the second wife, and noted divorce rules while citing 1905 C. 310 protecting innocence and child legitimacy.
A semi official denial states Cardinal Mercier will not leave Belgium regardless of Governor General von Bissing attitude. It refutes reports that Belgian and French governments invited him to reside in Havre if the conflict worsened.
A Boston resident was arrested for challenging a man to a duel at Franklin Park. Police said the challenger threatened to marry his wife if the opponent fell in the fight, marking a century with such an incident.
Reports from Paris, Berlin, London describe hand to hand fighting near Fort Douaumont with French troops seizing German passages on a 550 yard front. A German bombardment against the Cote du Poivre failed to breach French fire. German forces captured Haucourt on the Avecourt Bethincourt line northwest of Verdun. A Zeppelin raid on the English northeast coast killed one child and injured eight. The British seized Telahie on the Tigris, advancing beyond Umm el Henna. Germans attacked British trenches at St Eloi as the fight continued. A German submarine was sunk by British and French ships with the crew captured.
A morning meeting involved Captain Huston Colonel Ruppert and President Lannin with Boston club officials to discuss possible changes. Donovan and Carrigan consulted. A second meeting is set for tomorrow. Maisel’s move to Boston seems unlikely even if Speaker visits. Huston denied any deal for Speaker or Maisel quitting the Yankees.
The British official report says heavy bombardment preceded an early morning attack on new trenches at St Eloi, with fighting continuing all day. Hooge saw a small hostile raid repelled with several casualties, while artillery was active around Lievin Lens and south of Boesinghe.
Three United States citizens and one Spaniard were killed by Mexican bandits nine miles south of Rosaro Sinaloa, Mexico, according to advices received from Mazatlan via the Southern Pacific offices.
The record notes high tides at 2 13 A M and 2 44 P M with a rise of 5 17. The sun sets at 6 17 and the moon sets at 11 50 P M. Lamps are to be lit at 6 47 for ante and 7 17 for other vehicles. Moe is seven days old.
Fair and colder Friday and Saturday with moderate northwest to west winds. Washington reports for Northern and Southern New England and Eastern New York call for fair conditions.
Yesterday's temperatures logged at Thompson's Spa show several readings with values around 46 to 62 degrees. The average temperature for yesterday was 46.5 degrees with a prior year average of 44.2 degrees.
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