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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1915
Page
3
About 250 Boston business and professional men left North station at 8 30 p m for the Plattsburg military instruction camp in New York They will reach Burlington Vermont in time for breakfast at the Van Ness House and then proceed to the camp location later today
Steamships navigate Lake Champlain and arrive at Plattsburg about three hours after departure noting travel time and harbor arrival.
Boston sends a large contingent to a military training camp with about 1200 enrollees from multiple cities. The Army plans to train 40 000 volunteer officers in coming years to prevent past blunders. Notable locals Marcus Spaulding Lavelle Barron Farley Marshall Pier Carroll and Carroll joined the departure with family farewells at North Station. The group travels by Pullman train to Lowell Nashua Concord and other stops for a four week program.
Maria Cecilia Natalie Janotha court pianiste to Emperor William was arrested in London and deported from Tilbury. She holds memberships in many art academies in Italy Great Britain and Austria and has received the Victoria Badge from Queen Victoria plus top diploma from the St Cecilia Royal Academy in Rome. She edited Lady Tennyson's songs and translated Chopin's major works. She has received several decorations including one from the German Empress.
The evangelist Billy Sunday preaches at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco drawing crowds from across the country. Known for his vigorous style he often omits coat and neckwear before finishing a sermon. The piece also mentions Albert H. Lapham of Haverhill, a grocer and blacksmith, and his missing son Albert.
Washington reports the United States will act alone in negotiations with Great Britain over neutral trade. Sweden pressed for a coordinated protest among neutrals, but the first plan for US Swedish Dutch joint action was rejected to avoid entangling alliances. Negotiations advanced with tentative drafts drafted for London.
The latest Swedish proposal mirrored neutral protests while the American State Department refused to join a joint note after a prior suggestion. Negotiations linger without progress, with Swedish trade interference claims echoing US positions in exchanges with London. Strong German sympathies in Sweden are noted, though refusals remain technically framed.
The minister states negotiations are making no progress and remain stalled with little likelihood of a breakthrough.
Charles S. Eaton denies reports that his divorce suit from Thompson's Spa was settled out of court. He states there is no settlement, no ongoing negotiations, and no probability of a settlement, refuting yesterday's Post story.
Wilfred Talbot of Hamilton sues George Pendexter for 3000 claiming a refuse barrel fell from a Pendexter wagon on May 4 1915 causing the plaintiff to lose an eye. The suit is filed in Salem and noted as declared by the plaintiff through his father George H Talbot.
PETROGRAD reports that the grand library of the University of Warsaw could not be moved in time and has fallen into German hands. The item notes the loss occurred as German forces captured Warsaw.
Salem report states Mrs. Ethel E. Lapham files suit against George A. Lapham of Haverhill seeking 10000 dollars for alienation of affection. The case names a prominent local businessman as the defendant and cites personal relations as the core issue.
Panama Canal officials said half a mile of earth that slid into Gaillard Cut last week reducing depth to 19 feet will be dredged away within three days. Ten steamers await passage through the cut as the slide, ongoing for months, finally yielded to dredges last Saturday.
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