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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
1
Major General Hugh L Scott chief of staff will depart Washington at 6 p m for El Paso Texas to confer with General Francisco Villa and other revolutionary leaders on the Mexican situation.
General Scott’s departure for the borders was not part of the earlier plan for the chief of staff to travel to Mexico. The idea was scrapped after the Pan American concert initiative began, shifting efforts away from direct supervised influence on revolutionary leaders.
The weather bureau predicts probable occasional showers today and Sunday with uncertainty about Monday. The east wind is blamed for the persistent rain and darkness. a shift could bring sun.
Fred Anderson of the steam yacht Christina told police he was beaten and robbed of $40 by three men at the corner of High and Congress streets late at night. He said the assailants followed him after leaving an Atlantic avenue barroom and clubbed him with a heavy stick wrapped in a newspaper before jumping him and fleeing. A street cleaner began to help but walked away.
McCall retaliates against Gardner and Lieutenant-Governor Cushing with a pointed, sharp statement. He responds to Gardner letter by denouncing both rivals and delivering a forceful public rebuke in Massachusetts politics.
The piece describes deepening rifts within the Republican Party as editors and readers at a Springfield Republican event reflect a broader clash. McCall cites ex Governors from Long to Guild backing a nomination opposed to Cushing, while signaling tensions tied to Lodge without naming him directly.
Officials of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad blame veteran engineer John H Barton of Dorchester for a wreck near the Atlantic station on the Plymouth division during last Wednesday's rain storm. Nearly a score of people were injured.
Barton, an engineer of 34 years with the road, had no prior accidents. He testified at a Thursday investigation in New Haven with Massachusetts Public Service Commission and Interstate Commerce Commission present. He refused to discuss the railroad report blaming him. The Public Service Commission has not finished its wreck probe and may hold a public hearing. A commission official promised a thorough inquiry and fair assignment of blame.
Mounted Officer Leary of the Back Bay station was thrown from his horse at City Hospital after chasing a racing automobile in which a woman, apparently being kidnapped, screamed and gesticulated early this morning.
An officer chasing a speeding touring auto on Audubon road toward Beacon street was thrown when his horse stumbled. He sustained multiple injuries and was hospitalized. Police seek the yellow-licensed car possibly from New York or Pennsylvania as sightings spread toward Worcester and Springfield.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Mail states Russians are evacuating Kovno. The governor and staff have left, banks closed, and the population has been fleeing for a week.
American naval forces occupy the port office and the national palace in Port au Prince and take control of the Haytian gunboat Pacifique arriving that morning. During the move gunfire killed one Haytian as the Americans secured the last Haytian positions while the populace was thrown into consternation.
The Senate president wires Haitian minister Solon Menos with a protest over American occupation while Colonel Eli K Cole leads the expeditionary forces to keep order and protect life and property. Captain Edwin J Beach handles administrative disputes with Haitian authorities as Dr Rosalvo Bobo arrives aboard the Celtic to cheers. A National Assembly meeting is set for Sunday to choose a new president.
Ninety one Marines and five midshipmen from the North Carolina were escorted to Philadelphia to join the U S S Tennessee for Hayti service. They passed through Portsmouth last night with two special cars attached to the midnight New Haven train.
American League Washington defeated Chicago 8 to 6 with a 6 3 win for Washington in another game. National League Chicago beat Boston 2 to 0 while Cincinnati won 3 to 2 against New York and Philadelphia 5 to 4 over Pittsburg and Brooklyn 3 to 2 over St. Louis. New England League Portland swept Lynn 5 0 and 3 0 while Lowell edged Lewiston 5 to 4. Federal League St Louis beat Baltimore 5 to 1 and Buffalo defeated Pittsburg 4 to 0. Colonial League Pawtucket 4 New Bedford 2 Brockton 4 Hartford 3 Brockton 4 Hartford 1 New Haven 3 Springfield 1.
Thomas J. Cunningham, 28, of 26 Peverell Street Dorchester, is held by Hanover Street police on a technical assault charge related to injuries to Vince Driscoll of 333 Maverick Street East Boston who rode with him last evening.
Police report a 22 year old Miss Driscoll sustained a fractured skull after slipping in a car driven by Young Cunningham. They started from her home, failed to find friends in Nantasket, and pressed toward Boston. The injured woman was taken to Haymarket Relief Hospital.
Joseph Cousens aged 92 a Civil War veteran and longtime G. A. R. member died Thursday at his Sumner street Newton Centre home. Funeral services will be held at his home Sunday afternoon with burial in Newton Cemetery.
Malden yesterday announced a tax rate of 22.80 dollars, up 1.90 from last year. Officials say it stands as the highest rate in the city's history, a surprising hike for residents.
Advertises a weekend dining offer at Louis Bear Tremont Theatre featuring a combination dinner for $1.50 with seafood, chicken, salads, dessert and beverages. a regular fish dinner for $1.25 with numerous a la carte options and a music and wine list. Dine at Louis Bear Tremont Theatre in Boston.
R. Norris Williams loses to Maurice E. McLoughlin 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the Longwood Cricket Club challenge bowl final. About 2200 spectators watched as rain soaked courts and mist enveloped players during the match.
Two Lehigh Coal and Navigation barges loaded with coal and ice drifted for 38 hours off the north coast with seven aboard including the captain's wife. Fog and heavy seas threatened disaster before tugs towed them safely into port near Perth Amboy and Gloucester.
A regional graft investigation centers on an emissary linked to public officials. Authorities probe alleged bid rigging and improper influence affecting municipal contracts. No arrests announced as inquiries continue.
Grand jury probes graft charges against Revere City Council members as a go-between provides sweeping testimony. The witness is said to implicate other city officials in the alleged scheme linked to a junk dealer.
The grand jury will report to Judge Keating in Superior Criminal Court after witnesses including Revelers Councilmen Mendoza and Gordon and police chief Bradbury testified. The go-between reportedly disclosed all he knew after a conference with prosecutors. He allegedly collected 200 from three Revel junkmen and paid it to a council member who shared it with others.
London reports that German trap failed to trap many Russians at Warsaw. Petrograd says Warsaw abandoned to avoid bombardment with Russians retreating to the Vistula, destroying bridges behind them. Russian forces contest German advances on the Narew and Niemen rivers. Ivangorod fort destroyed after retreat.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will address the Fourth Middlesex Senatorial District Republicans outing at Suntang Inn Lynnfield on August 18. Other speakers include Samuel W. McCall Lieutenant Governor Cush ing Calvin Coolidge and Guy A Ham.
A fragment notes TM 8142 Portianal with four meters and shell 38 meters mentioned earlier in the record.
The entry lists daily celestial events and moon phases including new moon on Aug 31 and full moon Aug 24, plus the year’s full moons on Sept 28 and Nov 21. It notes sunrise and sunset times, lunar phases, and morning planets Saturn Jupiter Venus. It also marks today's anniversaries Leonidas at Thermopylae 480 B C and the 1814 treaty talks between the United States and England, with a brief recap of French troops in Alsace and the sinking of the British cruiser Amphion a year ago.
Forecast for southern New England and eastern New York calls for partly cloudy skies with local showers on Saturday and Sunday. Northern New England should expect unsettled conditions Saturday and Sunday with possible showers.
Report from Thompson's Spa shows numerical weather figures and times with notations such as 14.1 5 14 '35 BG and 0. 76 63 9 A. Minds. The entry lists average temperatures around 61 degrees yesterday and 69 degrees a year ago, with multiple time stamps including 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. indicating observed conditions.
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