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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
1
Eight machinists out of 1306 at the B F Sturtevant plant in Readville walked out yesterday as international organizer Roscoe L Hall waved his hat at 3 pm The union blamed a misunderstanding for the strike fizzle while management led by ex Governor Fosse said the men opposed being driven into a strike they did not support.
Washington reports Carranza refuses to discuss peace with rival factions and says no treaty with opponents. Villa accepts a Pan American proposal as the conference seeks to end fighting while border tensions remain unsettling.
Aug 12 report says Russian troops defeated Turkish forces in the Caucasus, a victory seen as pivotal for Allies. The result could push Bulgaria to join the war, with King Ferdinand’s decision influencing Greece and Roumania to follow. Entente aims to seize Constantinople to sway Balkan alignment.
Domenico Saia was held without bail for the Superior Court after a nine year old girl Teressa Verona testified to the murder of Giuseppe Verona at 5 Charter Street. The case centers on the daughter's account of events.
George Foster pitched another shutout as the Red Sox defeated St. Louis 4 to 0. Boston outhit and outplayed Rickey's Browns, maintaining control throughout the game and sending the visitors to five losses in six contests.
Branch Rickey again matched the long legged Carl Weisman with Boston’s diminutive hurler as in Tuesday’s opener. The little Foster again kept opponents from reaching home plate, and baseball history repeated in the series.
In AMERICAN action Boston defeated St. Louis 4 0 and Cleveland beat New York 6 4. Philadelphia Chicago and Washington Detroit games were rained out. NATIONAL results saw Pittsburg 4 New York and Chicago 6 St. Louis 3 in 13 innings with rain affecting others. Second tier games included Portland over Lynn 3 2 and 4 0, Lewiston 9 Fitchburg 0, Manchester 4 Lowell 3. Federal notes Brooklyn 3 Kansas City 2 in 12 innings and Chicago 2 Newark 1 amid wet grounds. Pittsburg Baltimore rain. COLONTAL New Bedford 13 Pawtucket 6 Brockton 3 Springfield 0 New Haven 2 Hartford 0 Hartford 2 New Haven.
Frank D. Mattson of 51 South Huntington Avenue was seriously hurt when a 36 pound shot hit him in the head at Cypress Street playground. Kenneth Wade was practicing throwing the shot and a teammate accidentally struck Mattson. Wade took Mattson to Peter Bent Brigham Hospital where he remains on the dangerous list. Police seek the boy who threw the shot.
Advertisement announces trolley service from Boston to Worcester with intermediate points. It promotes express and accommodation options for travelers, noting timetable and fare details for the line serving Worcester and nearby towns.
A tenement shooting unfolds before Judge Wentworth as a young girl of the family recounts the fatal dispute with landlord Sara. The child, wearing a black frock, testifies twice while seeking the meaning of truth and Heaven, and asks why her father was killed.
Twenty five crew members of the converted cruiser Berlin, interned at Trondhjem since last November, tried to swim across the fjord but were spotted by a guard and captured. Several drowned. Three Germans were sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle copper to Germany. The Berlin's crew numbered 450 and had entered Trondhjem on November 17 to avoid British warships after failed escape to the Atlantic.
Berlin Socialists including the ex editor of Schwabische Tagwacht were arrested on suspicion of high treason as Vorwärts reports. The charges stem from publishing a pamphlet containing an article from Berne Tagwacht criticizing the government stance.
Workmen who stayed at Becker Milling Machine Company refuse the strike call. They fear hardships like two years ago if they act on the international officers’ urging. Former Governor Foss, writing to the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, argues organized labor fails when power rests with others rather than the workers.
Cape towns band together to identify the chauffeur who last night overturned a car on the Yarmouth road. Mrs. Josephine Doane of Harwich and Leon Taylor of Hyannis were left unconscious. the driver fled without aiding or paying attention to the injured.
Mrs Doane 42, sister of Ralph Doane, suffers skull fracture and internal injuries after a crash on a straight three mile South Yarmouth road. Taylor 19 is knocked unconscious with bruises and cuts. The other car fled the scene. a third vehicle stopped and rushed the pair to a farmhouse for medical care.
In Sand Wich on August 13 Governor Walsh attempted to leave the Sixth Regiment encampment without the countersign Ducks. A sentinel detained him after a knockout bout between Sergeant Sturgess of the machine gun squad and Sergeant Phillis of Company K was witnessed.
After taps the Governor and staff attempted to leave the camp but were challenged by a sentry who did not recognize them. Colonel Sweetser and others reviewed the matter as the Governor praised the guard for duty. That night featured boxing and wrestling bouts and a vaudeville show. The Governor and staff then departed for Boston after midnight.
Copenhagen official statement cites Danish mercantile marine losses totaling 4,500,000 kroner about 1,125,000 dollars due to mines and torpedoes. It also notes detention of goods in England estimated at over 4,000,000 kroner.
Readers are invited to enjoy a screamingly funny wit section in the upcoming Sunday Post. The feature promises broad amusement with jokes, sketches, and lighthearted takes aimed at a relaxed, entertaining weekend.
Rome reports the Pope aims to end the European war via a conference of leading Catholic prelates from chief neutral countries to be held in Switzerland within weeks.
Cardinal OConnell of Boston and Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore are named among American clergy invited to a conference with delegates from Holland Spain and the northern kingdoms and South American republics. The aim is to settle terms of peace between belligerents with the Pope's sanction likely and neutral prelates may take further action. Cardinal Gibbons recently met with President Wilson on mediation, spurring the initiative.
The Vanitie,Masthead candidate in the Cochran cup, was towed to Lawley's basin at Neponset yesterday. Work to prepare her for winter froze her sailing gear with rigging removed and partial standing rigging taken down as dismantling began.
Irish leader John E. Redmond responded to Bishop O Dwyer of Limerick urging support for the Pope's peace plan. He said pressuring Britain to begin negotiations is not justified while Germany shows no sign of repairing Belgium and other allies' wrongs.
An explosion at the Westinghouse plant near Turtle Creek killed Daniel McGivern aged 65 and Samuel Jenick age 35 and injured six others, one possibly fatally. The blast occurred as workers placed shells into an annealing furnace believed to be for European war use. Stephen Bukelic, 40, was not expected to survive.
General Venustiano Carranza, first chief of the Constitutionalists, rejects any peace conference proposal and refuses to surrender territory or lay down arms. He states the war ends only upon total victory or unconditional surrender by opponents, per Villa agency dispatch from Washington.
Astronomical data shows moon phase changes from first quarter August 17 to new moon September 9 with full moons August 24 and September 28. Sun and star timings include 7:20 and 7:50 lighting, and a 925th day of year noting summer's end in 40 days amid wartime context.
Forecast for southern New England and eastern New York calls for showers Friday and partly cloudy conditions Saturday. Northern New England may see showers Friday with possible rain Saturday, followed by partly cloudy skies. Wind shifts from southerly to westerly noted.
Average yesterday temperature recorded at Thompson's Spa was 74 degrees, higher than the 68 degree average from the previous year. Morning readings showed 66 to 74 degrees with afternoon highs around 74 and early evening near 66.
The proposed 11 to 12 story city administration building for the Boston school department and Police Station 2, conceived under former Mayor Fitzgerald, was revised and bid advertisements prepared weeks ago. It may never be erected on the old Probate Court property from Tremont Street to Court Square between King's Chapel Burial Ground and the Kimball building.
Negotiations target the 2423 square foot site valued at 145400 to prevent blocking the Kimball building wings and open court to the burying ground. Boston Finance Commission and Mayor Curley weigh sale plans, with proceeds to fund street improvements and a new site for a city hall area school office and police station.
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