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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
12
Jefferson August 6 A 25 minute delay in reaching the night operator by telephone is blamed for the Summit House fire that destroyed the main building. Four men say they tried from 1 10 to 1 35 am to reach Holden central as the blaze in the dance hall near the fireplace gained headway.
Holden fire crews battled a rapid blaze at the Summit House after guests fled in night attire. Damages reached about 12 000 dollars to the building with 35 000 dollars in jewels reportedly lost by Mrs Mary Smith Woodcock of Greenwich Conn. Firebreaks aided by the Nawn family and Dorchester’s Mortimer Liston helped warn guests and contain the fire until alarms reached Holden.
LENOX Aug 6 Mrs Clarissa Dikeman 93 who has woven hand made rugs for U S Presidents since 1840 died in East Lee after completing a rug for President Wilson. Born in Hillsdale N Y she lived in East Lee 17 years and was famed for dexterity drawing patrons from Berkshire resort colonies becoming the last woman rugmaker in Berkshire County.
J. D. Bailey of Williamsville offers a good home for the lost collie now in the care of Paul Coffin of Framingham Junction. The dog’s owner is sought and the Post had published its picture to locate the owner or a new caretaker.
Lexington Park hosts Massachusetts Grange Day under Middlesex Central Pomona Grange and Massachusetts State Grange with an all day program of sports speaking and music. John R. Comley of Bedford chairs the event and G. W. F. Grant of New Jersey is the principal speaker.
The proprietor and union officials agreed to submit the dispute to arbitration after multiple conferences. A discharged waiter was at issue with demand for reinstatement, while management cited cause. All strikers return to work this morning pending arbitration.
Colonel M. J. Healy of Manchester is placed in command of the New Hampshire State militia after the death of Colonel Harley B. Robey in Concord. Headquarters shift from Concord to Manchester.
The Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Quincy presents a Sunday night concert led by Rector Rev Mark E Madden to raise funds for church needs. The event features a program of sacred music and community participation.
Parishioners arrange a sacred concert at Kincaide's Theatre tomorrow at 8 p.m. The programme features 20 acts with professional talent from top agencies in New Zealand. Funds raised will support a new church building, with goals of at least $1000.
The funeral of Arthur B. Rundlett, a victim of the Frankford Arsenal explosion, was held yesterday afternoon at his parents home in Watertown. He was buried in Watertown Cemetery.
Frank Anastasi of 75 Dover Street sues the Barbers Union Local 182 and the Journeymen Barbers International Union of America in equity. He seeks an injunction to restrain interference with his business.
Property owners tenants and volunteers gathered to clear debris along the flood path in Erie Pennsylvania as a fund drive planned by a hundred business leaders aims to aid disaster victims. State police naval militia and local police guard the area while three bodies recovered and identified.
The French chamber of deputies approved a 120 million franc appropriation to buy wheat and flour for civilian relief. Purchases are capped at 209 million francs and prefects under the commerce minister may requisition and import supplies from colonies or abroad for distribution to the population.
Providence August 6 A million dollar corporation to manufacture war munitions was incorporated today in Pawtucket by the United States Manufacturing Company It may produce every kind of munitions and serve as commission agents for handling them per its charter officials said
Petrograd reports Riga evacuation continues with ten thousand people leaving daily. Bells are being removed from the Baltic region as the largest bells are sawed in pieces to prevent reuse by Germans, including an 800 ton bell from the Warsaw Orthodox cathedral.
William H. Brayden of the Freeman's Journal in Dublin sends a cable from Dublin praising Seumas MacManus as an artist who told Ireland's state with picturesque exaggeration yet grounded in truth. He contrasts with England’s wartime measures and unrest, noting prosecutions and political activity under the Defence of the Realm Act.
The piece argues Ireland contains few pro Germans and many anti English, with a sizable neutral sentiment and strong support for Redmond and Allied victory. It notes prosecutions for obstructing recruiting, presses suppressed then reappearing, and claims about newspaper subsidies while commenting on MacManus and Stead and citing the Tipperary convention as a gauge of nationalist sentiment.
Provisional American registry was granted today to two foreign built ships for the American Transatlantic Company funded by Hugo Stinnes. The Lapland and Solveig, at Barrow and Marseilles respectively, will fly the Norwegian flag with provisional certificates to be issued by American consuls. Registry for three other ships awaiting technical sale documents remains delayed and Hangarland’s transfer is under investigation.
A petition to amend Everett city charter was filed with the City Electors for voter approval. Ex-Councilmen John MecNeil and Thomas Scoles along with Councilman Edward C Thayer led the effort. If approved, the mayor will serve two years and the council size will be reduced to one.
The Home for Destitute Catholic Children and St. Marys Infant Asylum and laying-in-Hospital receive the residue of Bridget McCool estate. The will, filed for probate yesterday, names former Judge Joseph D. Fallon as executor.
The grand jury report on the Inman case will be presented to Judge Keating in the Superior Criminal Court. Witness questioning ended yesterday after nine people were grilled, with attorney Aaron Lyman refusing to testify.
Beverly resident files a $5000 suit against Louis C. Russo of Beverly alleging breach of promise to marry. The case seeks damages and asserts intent to wed, with court action ongoing.
Louis C. Russo of Beverly says in his answer to a $5000 breach of promise suit by Mary C. Doucette that he could not have married her because he was already married. Doucette claims she learned of his marriage only after they stopped courting. She says she feared public belief she consorted with a married man and awaits the verdict.
Paris reports the fall of Warsaw did not decide the war as expected. While the city’s capture disappointed the French public, authorities note military necessity overridden the decision. The Russian army remains intact, preserving strategic options.
Frederick A. Stevens of Chelsea has been appointed as principal for appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point by Congressman Ernest A. Roberts. He is descended from three generations of fighters, with ancestors in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War including a grandfather who helped surrender Richmond on April 3, 1865.
The British Consulate at Riga, a Russian seaport being evacuated, has been placed under American protection. The Petrograd correspondent for Reuters Telegram Company reports that women are replacing sailors on Volga river steamers during the evacuation.
Boston machinists at National Machine and Tool Company shops on A street South Boston walked out after 3 pm when management refused an eight hour day with time and a half for overtime and halted all work for Becker Milling Machine Company of Hyde Park or any other firm facing a strike.
About 300 machinists quit with their tool boxes marching to Wells Memorial. They planed to picket the South Boston plant over eight hour day pay rises and a work stoppage on Becker Brainard and Foss operations. A three man committee met manager James Reed and the strike began at 3 pm.
On July 27 the White Star liner Arabic tied at West Twentieth street pier, a stick of dynamite was found wedged between pipes in a retiring room. An inspector recovered it at 11 PM and turned it over to Inspector Owen Eagan.
Examination revealed an old fifty to sixty percent dynamite charge with no fuse or wiring. Inspector Eagan moved the device to a bureau plant where it exploded in a sand pit. Police reported the dynamite was placed to threaten a cargo of munitions aboard the Arabic and harm passengers, including Americans. The Arabic arrived safely at Liverpool with all hands well.
Engagement announced in Beverly and Boston between Miss Eleanor Hope Bancroft daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hale Bancroft of Commonwealth avenue Boston and the Hale street farm Beverly and Alexander Winsor Harvard 16 son of Mr and Mrs Robert Winsor of Boston who own a summer home at Calumet No wedding date set yet.
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