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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1915
Page
16
Princess Mary, King George's daughter, is recovering after a shock during a visit to her brother the Prince of Wales. She was arrested and held as a German spy while in France, a story that has just emerged and sparked anger toward military authorities.
The Princess set out under the name Lady Chester to visit her brother and was halted by a French patrol about six miles from the village housing General French’s staff. The car was guarded, and she and Mule Dussau waited four hours before release amid a general alarm from the Prince.
Grace Greco, 3, of 9 Hanover Avenue fell 35 feet from a third floor fire escape onto brick pavement. She sustained only slight bruising and was taken to Suffolk Dispensary on Charter Street as a precaution after an ambulance was summoned.
Special Officer Lyons caught 17 year old John Powers of Roxbury attempting to steal a Ford belonging to Francis L. Dailey during fights at the Arena. Powers was seized after jumping onto the running board as the car started. Charge listed as attempted larceny.
Tilly Shapiro was fined $10 in Central Court for spanking her friend Sarah Bloom with a slipper at their Seneca Street home. The penalty reflected the bitterness and unpleasant memories tied to the incident.
The Bosch Magneto Company will switch to an eight hour day on Sept 2 for its 1000 workers, with wage increases to maintain pay for eight hours equal to pay for 9 1/2 hours under the current piecework system. It marks the first independent metal trades firm in the area to establish the 8 hour day.
Washington Aug 10 The American reply to Germany over the sinking of the William P Frye was cabled to Berlin and will be released Saturday The United States still asserts treaty rights but agrees to accept payment under German terms without Hague arbitration Germany insists payment alone suffices and no treaty violation admission is made The two commissioners will fix the amount and dispute whether contraband cargo affects protection under Article 18 of the 1828 Prussian American treaty
Thieves forced a rear window at Richard H. Dana's Brattle Street home and ransacked the wine cellar. The Dana family is at their summer residence in Manchester by the Sea and the only reported loss is wine samples. Police say nothing else was stolen.
Mrs. Jacob Sorgman of 14 William Street travels to Cleveland to meet her sister Mrs. Louis Lansman for the first time in 32 years. The Goldschmidt siblings Fannie and Sarah separated after emigrating from Berlin, later learned of each other via a visit from Joseph Bernstein. Mrs. Sorgman, 61, has 13 living children. three brothers served in the war.
The French Wounded Emergency Fund reported 8445.82 and the motor truck fund 957.70. New subscriptions included 205.00 from Mrs. Grant, 100.00 from Wm Rowman Fay, 5.00 from Alfred C Hall, and 5.00 from Miss Mary Porter Freeman.
Mrs Fiske portrayed Becky Sharp in a Boston filming event at Louisburg Square staged by the Edison Company led by Eugene Nowland. Henry Hurd lent houses 4 and 20 for setting. Jos Sedley provided a dramatic drunken moment captured on camera. the scene will be released in September with a scenario by Charles Sumner Williams Jr.
A bell believed to be 800 years old arrived yesterday from Cuba in the cargo of the United Fruit steamer San Jose. It was consigned to Oakes Ames for his estate in North Easton and sent by Luis F. Carderias, Havana merchant, with plans to ship the bell to North Easton.
The Rev. John F. Kelly formerly chaplain at Newton Working Boys Home will be honored in a 10 a.m. solemn high requiem Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Newburyport. Attending clergy include Rev. William H. Ryan and Rev. J. J. Flood with others from across the diocese. Interment is in St Mary's family lot cemetery.
In a street clash on Hanover Street officers report Frank Siciliano, 35, from North End, slashed Dominick Russo, 40, of Washington Street. Siciliano was arrested while Russo was treated at the Relief Station. The quarrel began after a card game over paying for beer.
Harvard University Library headquarters have moved to the new Widener Memorial Library. Executive offices and cataloging departments are now housed there as about 250000 books have been transferred and pamphlets stacked in the new building.
A Sunday Post Magazine feature explains strategies used by poor men to accumulate a large bank deposit in a single transaction. It covers planning, income sources, and steps to manage funds, highlighting practical financial moves and community advice.
Boston's 285 business men form eight companies at Plattsburg New York camp amid rain and gloom but sunshine later boosts spirits. Nineteen hundred ninety seven report for duty plus a machine gun unit may arrive tomorrow. J Winthrop Pickering, age 67, becomes oldest enlistee after insistence wins approval from Major General Leonard Wood. Meals and sanitation receive priority as camp overlooks the lake. Major General Wood to address the troops tomorrow evening.
Commissioner William C. Adams states the new federal rule extends shore bird seasons from Aug 15 to Nov 0 inclusive and shifts wild fowl opening from Sept 15 to Oct 1 with a close date of Dec 31. Federal law overrides state law when seasons differ, and no shooting is allowed between sunset and sunrise nationwide.
Governor Walsh is expected to withdraw three recently sent appointments before leaving for the West. Simeon B. Hotchkiss would leave as Gloucester court clerk, Charles Gallagher as Watertown Second East Middlesex court clerk, and Thomas H. Butimer as a Massachusetts training schools trustees member. Council hostility hinges on belief incumbents should not be ousted.
Three Red Sox players received $5 gold pieces as fans cheered on Suffrage Day at Fenway Park. Miss Margaret Foley handed out the gifts while hundreds waved miniature flags. Massachusetts women joined in the national game and celebrated Votes for Women as the event highlighted the suffrage movement.
The crowd cheered Del Gainer and Duffy Lewis as the Browns faced the Red Sox while suffrage supporters in Section A shouted for votes for women. Miss Foley led a brief procession, thanked President Joseph Lannin of the Red Sox for the grandstand, and urged no speeches today as baseball took center stage.
Portland Missouri reports a rainfall of more than half an inch in eight minutes boosting August total to 4.02 inches. The monthly tally rises to 14.86 inches by noon, with the season record continuing to accumulate since June.
Chicago August 10. The steamer Eastland, capsized July 24 in the Chicago River, will be raised tomorrow per U S district attorney C F Clyne after talks in Washington with Justice officials. A canvas covered scow labeled floating morgue sits nearby and coffins line up as missing may be recovered. The state grand jury today returned indictments charging four men with manslaughter and two with criminal carelessness in the disaster.
Secretary of War Garrison expected to address national defence at the governors conference in the city later this month. Governor Walsh announced the plan and invited dates remain open. A battleship is also anticipated to visit during the conference week.
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