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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
1
Showers expected to cool the air on the fourth day with a maximum of 98 degrees. Boston is noted as the hub hottest city in the country. Twenty three deaths reported in New England amid heavy thunder storms in northeastern Massachusetts.
The report notes widespread hardship as beaches parks and common areas halt activity. Prostrations and signs of distress appear among crowds reflecting severe conditions. Officials cite business standstill and reduced services across multiple districts.
George H. Patterson of 66 Pearl Street Everett was killed when two locomotives crashed head-on at Wakefield Junction last night. Two railroad workers were seriously scalded and a fourth injured as one locomotive buried itself in the roadbed and the other split in two, with tenders and cars scattered across the section.
Early today wrecking crews said the main line and branches to Newburyport Georgetown and Wynnfield Salem would remain blocked until late morning after a freight collision with an empty passenger train. L B Stevens of Somerville and C Thatcher Hilton of 23 Aldrich St Somerville suffered severe burns. Eben L Whittier of Malden escaped with minor injuries. Patterson, the fireman on the freight, was buried alive and died before extraction.
Two year old Mary Le Blanc fell from a second story window at 149 Marion Street in East Boston and was in serious condition at East Boston Relief Hospital last night.
Rain and swamp hindered a major offensive resumption but German forces launched large counter attacks against British and French sectors. The artillery duel across the line continues with renewed intensity despite weather delays.
British artillery repelled German counter-offensives northeast of Ypres as Crown Prince Rupprecht concentrates his strongest assault to regain lost ground. Heavy German casualties followed while allied firing slowed, with no clear restart date for the push. The eastern front shows continued Teutonic advances as western front offensive stalls.
The brief records arrivals and departures of ships with sinking percentages for weeks from April to July, noting missing admiralty data. It states last week saw three fewer sinkings than the prior week and the sinkings rate fell from 0.43 to 0.38.
Mary Pickford actress her sister Lottie and mother were attacked in Los Angeles by a French maid armed with a hatpin. Police arrived in time to prevent injury and end the assault.
Katherine Ripkine a maid allegedly threatened Mary Pickford Lottie with a hatpin dagger. Mary discharged the maid then aided removal of belongings. Police arrested Ripkine on $150 bail after a confrontation in which witnesses including Mrs Fred Sterling testified to stabbings.
Amsterdam Aug. 2 reports the frontier correspondent of the Handelsblatt says Germany faces major crop losses after a Sunday hurricane. Buildings were ruined thousands of trees uprooted fields and gardens battered cereal crops wiped out and fruit trees torn up across western Germany.
Boston prepares for a two day stay by the Belgian envoys arriving from Washington. State and city join in a Saturday parade featuring 13 200 soldiers led by 10 000 Massachusetts Guardsmen in a farewell to the Khaki boys bound for Southern camps.
In Great South Bay near Bay Shore New York on August 2 Charles Fleischmann son of Julius L Fleischmann former Cincinnati mayor and Harry Witz pilot were killed when the hydroplane they rode in capsized at about 100 feet witnesses say the craft turned over and exploded sounding with a blast before the crash Fleischmann belonged to the First Battalion Aviation corps and had just left the naval station at Bay Shore for an exhibition flight.
Supreme Court likely to review Attorney General Attwill's ruling that drafted Bay State soldiers do not qualify for $10 monthly state pay. Dependents of conscripts may receive $40 monthly aid, while National Guard and pre Feb 3 volunteers in regular forces qualify for the $10, leaving draftees ineligible.
Captain Ralph L. Taylor commanded the aviation signal corps training section at Mineola New York when his plane lost control and plunged 800 feet to its death. Sergeant Thomas Pell survived with a broken jaw and internal injuries.
Washington Aug 2 a House immigration committee agreed on a bill to deport aliens who refuse military service and bar entry of others. Exemption claims would prevent naturalization. Aliens could be drafted for farm and industrial work.
National Guard officers who discussed the matter last night declared that in their opinion the volunteers are entitled to certain rights or benefits.
Chicago Aug 2 William D Haywood secretary of the I W W said the funeral of Frank Little former leader will be a demonstration of protest against the manner of his death He was lynched Wednesday morning in Butte Montana for making derogatory remarks about a United States soldier
Ten year old John C King jumped from a swiftly moving street car at the corner of Salem and Cross streets Malden and was seriously injured.
An advertisement promotes Fr Johns Medicine a pure tonic claiming to build strength and vitality. It markets the product as a health aid for general wellness and energy. The copy emphasizes purity and restorative effects.
Pittsburg today announced the purchase of George L. Kelly utility infielder from the New York National Club. Kelly, acquired by McGraw's club in 1915 from Victoria British Columbia, is to play in Friday's game.
Two fatalities from storms in New England were reported yesterday. Mrs. John Narocky of Lowell was struck and killed while returning from a Brookside hayfield. In Cornish N H Arthur Walker, 40, died when lightning hit his hay rack and the two horses he drove. Walker left a wife and three children. Weather promises cooler conditions with thunder showers and heat relief after four hot days. Boston recorded the nation's hottest 98 degree day.
Forecast for northern New England shows occasional thunder showers with fair and moderate temperatures on Friday and Saturday. Southern New England may see occasional thunder showers Friday and cooler but fair conditions on Saturday.
Chicago 7 Boston 1 and Philadelphia 5 Cleveland 4 Washington 4 Detroit 2 St. Louis 3 New York DC first game New York 3 St. Louis 1 second National League Chicago 66 Boston 4 first game Boston 4 Chicago 5 second game Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 2 New York 7 Pittsburg 3 Philadelphia 6 St. Louis (incomplete)
Examinations of men in Greater Boston divisions show that the double quotas will be exceeded to reach America’s 600000 man army. Many are found defective or claim exemptions and promise to shrink the quota so that only a fraction will be secured in many districts.
Early draft work in Ward 23 West Roxbury and Cambridge shows dozens examined with a majority deemed fit though many seek exemptions. The League for Democratic Control plans to back conscientious objectors and prepare legal avenues with lawyers Brooks Roberts and Roewer to handle draft cases.
A teaspoonful in a glass of water with a dash of sugar relieves thirst. Ady?
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