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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1914
Page
4
Cambridge Police Commissioner Henry J Cunningham charged at roll call that the force is a hot bed of politics and indifferent to superior authority, denouncing the Cambridge department across city stations.
The Cambridge police chief vows to discipline officers involved in politics with mayoral backing. He criticizes officers who serve on campaign committees and threatens dismissal for neglect of duty, urging loyalty to citizens and authority.
Frank Sowicka five years old of 11 Pearl street Chelsea fell from the Meridian Street Bridge into Chelsea Creek while fishing for crabs. His companions ran for help as officers searched the deep waters. the body was recovered after he sank from sight.
Lebanon N H Aug 7 Frank B Kendrick a Lebanon business man seeks revocation of a decree declaring him insane The hearing to remove guardian Lawyer Scott Sloane is set for Aug 12 The estate involved is said to be about 200000 dollars
Thirty Wellesley teachers are spending their vacation abroad and their return for September seems doubtful unless the war ends soon. Seven are heads of departments. most are in Germany, France or England, with others in Russia, Italy, Switzerland and China.
Miss Sophie Hart leads the English department in Moscow for the season while Miss Mar garethe Muller heads to Berlin. Many others from language and science departments are dispersed: Miss Adelaide Hawes in northern Italy, Professor Hamilton MacDougall and his wife in Switzerland, Miss Louise McDowell in Freiburg, Miss Angie Chapin in London, and Miss Elizabeth Kendall en route to China. The French department is largely in Paris with Madeline Doby and Louise Gambrill also abroad. others from German, Latin, and math departments roam Europe including Vienna and England. Dr. Katherine Raymond remains in Berlin.
Miss Mary F. Smith secretary to the dean travels with friends to Oxford England for vacation. Also abroad are Mrs Harriet C. Thayer head of Joslin House in Palermo Italy and Miss Eva Jones head of the Maples in Vienna.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin warns a prolonged European war could depress American business and sport. If U S Russia trade halts, baseballs made from Russian horsehide could rise in price, hurting small boys' enjoyment while pro baseball remains less affected.
Crowds of reservists filled Boston consulates as nations at war in Europe clashed. Hundreds sought rapid passage to join armies or navies while clerks handled a surge of letters and calls.
A special Mauretania train reached Boston after halting in Halifax to avoid German warships. Passengers from New York and other cities rushed to the South Station for onward trains while officials organized safe transport home. Notables among the travelers included W. F E Corey and Louis Mann as Cunard covers all costs.
"Guilty, I killed her," Baise Valestring confessed in East Boston District Court before Judge Marley. He was held without bail for grand jury review on the first Monday in September.
Ottawa announces press censorship and a 24 hour deadline for German and Austrian consuls and aliens of their nationality to leave the Dominion. All Austrians and German reservists may be arrested and held under guard in camps until the war ends. Guards secure railway bridges nationwide as defence precautions expand. Enlistment for the Canadian Expeditionary Force begins with a heavy push.
Europe’s war blocked the honeymoon plans of Dr. Elimer von Szendeffy of Budapest and his bride Ella Agnes Bush of Boston. After a wedding in Wakefield they rushed to New York hoping to sail to the Danube estate, but their liner’s Aug 4 voyage was canceled by war developments.
The Newton tax rate climbs to 18.80 dollars this year as assessed by the board. Real and personal property valuations reach 83,607,924 dollars, up 1,121,880 from last year. The city budget is 1,518,249.18 dollars, with state and county and metropolitan taxes totaling 362,432.70 dollars. Polls amount to 11,399 dollars.
Hon. George Fowlds of New Zealand will headline a Single Tax meeting on Boston Common Sunday at 8. He will present on land value taxation results in New Zealand and reforms that have made the country a sociological experiment station.
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