04 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1913
Page
1
Washington voices alarm at a report that endangers the Monroe Doctrine and the canal’s dominance. Observers warn Britain may push a new policy as other nations could follow, raising Western Hemisphere tensions and fears of a strategic Gibraltar-like pivot.
Detectives on the Narragansett Pier gem robbery case are building a net of evidence around a well known local society man. His income shows gaps despite a wealthy wife in smart circles, with variable cash flow during different periods.
He has ready access to both the Hanan and Rumsey homes and is said to be a heavy gambler. His close friend, the son of a wealthy Boston family, is described as a black sheep type known for carousing. Continued on Page 3-2d Column.
President Wilson stays in Washington during Congress with a disciplined routine of work and leisure. He enjoys two hours of afternoon rides and golf, then returns to the office in the evening to tackle a stack of correspondence. He hopes Congress passes the tariff and currency bills by October ahead of a Panama visit and a family stay in Cornish New Hampshire.
More than 800000 members of the order will be represented as delegations flood into Boston by train and road. Convention HQs are at the Hotel Somerset where visitors should register tonight. An automobile tour to Beverly kicks off the program with a dinner en route. Fourth Degree Night celebration to be led by designated organizers.
In Waterbury Conn on August 3 a police patrol car overturned on the road from New Haven. Officer Robert P Kiersted died. Policeman William A Johnson commissioner is badly injured with broken ribs and internal injuries. Henry O Connor registrar of voters also hurt and Christopher Dunphy and Alphonse Vallone sustained cuts and bruises.
The injured were sent by ambulance from St. Mary's Hospital to that institution. Dunphy, a saloon keeper, and Vallone, a pugilist, are named in the report. The automobile did not appear to be driven at excessive speed. a slippery road and a dirt mound caused it to skid and overturn on a bridge. Kiersted, an expert department driver, reportedly had no prior accidents.
A party of about 40 suffragettes interrupted a morning service at St Pauls Cathedral by loudly chanting Save Emmeline Pankhurst during the Litany. Ushers ejected them after a scuffle that toppled several chairs, while a police squad monitored the later vespers without incident.
Police recover a well dressed man of about 55 near Clarendon Street in the Charles River basin. The suit shows marks from a cut, and the initials M. C. are tattooed on his right arm, suggesting a Back Bay suicide case.
Louis Minski aged 31 was killed when a hot air explosion at a Turkish bath on 22 Plymouth Street blinds him and he wanders into the flames. Several would be rescuers were burned and suffocated trying to save him.
Peter O'Brien, brother of Buck O'Brien of the Chicago White Sox, narrowly avoided the blast as heat burned his face. The boiler explosion shattered windows and threw spectators from their seats, triggering an immediate fire.
Sacramento reports District Attorney Manwell and two Yuba county deputies were shot and killed during a siege to quell hop pickers rioting at Durst's hop field in Wheatland. Six others were wounded including two women. Governor urged to mobilize militia.
Yesterday’s temperature figures show a high around 70 and a low near 64 with an average of 67 for the day. The record notes 12 13 es and 64 readings, and compares to a year ago when the weather was fair and warm.
On a boat trip from Charlestown toward Bug Light and the Spindle, Timothy Maloney of Lowell proposed to Marion Gibson of Tennant Beach. She replied to wait until they reached the Light to decide, and the suitor did not press the question.
Maloney and Miss Gibson completed their swims to the Light in 7 hours 22 minutes and 7 hours 36 minutes respectively. The Dorchester competitor showed unyielding courage and persistence, battling swirls and eddies before starting back and swimming hundreds more strokes. A large delegation from Tenean attended.
Times and events for the day include astronomical rises and settings for Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn, dawn and dusk markers, and lamps to light before 7 31. Anniversaries list Grafton D Cushing Emil Mollenhauer James F Aylward. Historical notes mention Pope Pius X election 1908 and France abolishing privileged classes in 1789. A mayoral price protest reference notes a year ago today.
Forecast shows unsettled conditions with occasional showers in Boston and nearby areas Monday and Tuesday. Southern New England expected showers Monday with probable fair conditions Tuesday, light to moderate southwest winds.
Washington reports a State Department note that Britain is considering a major naval base in Bermuda. Officials say the plan could reshape Western Hemisphere naval policy, affect Monroe doctrine aims, and trigger European moves. The issue touches U S plans to protect the Panama Canal and potential competition with Japan for naval influence.
The Royal Navy abandoned naval stations in the Pacific about a decade ago as the United States halted plans for the Nicaraguan Canal and pursued the Panama route. Esquimault in British Columbia and Halifax Nova Scotia now have only nominal roles, serving mainly as recruitment bases under Canada.
The expeditionary army departs Caracas to invade rebel strongholds while federal forces report two Tachira victories. At Urena Colonel Neto defeats General Figueroa and at Espinazo Caballo General Bello defeats General Penuela.
An advertisement notes content cleansing and disinfection services with contact by telephone or mail. It provides a phone number 249 and lists an address 259 Main Street Malden and a contact name or business tag CHA Gg Warron.
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