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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
1
Mayor Curley announced Boston will levy an 1915 tax rate of 18 dollars, the highest in city history. The rate breaks down to state 2.96, county 1.19, school 4.07, and city 9.78, up from 17.50 in 1914 due to increased city appropriations for which he disclaims responsibility.
Galveston faced a hurricane with winds over 70 mph and streets two to three feet under water. By 8 p.m. more than 5000 residents fled by train trolley and auto amid fears of 1908 and 1909 floods, while relief measures and shifting winds suggested danger may have passed.
In Milledgeville a group of 25 armed men overpowered Warden Smith and seized Leo M. Frank, removing him from the Georgia prison farm. Warnings included cutting prison wires and an overnight escape toward Eatonton. A prisoner reported plans to place Frank’s body on Mary Phagan’s grave at Marietta. Frank, a life-term convict, was imprisoned for the murder of Mary Phagan.
The narrator recounts being that boy who grew up believing Rivermouth was dangerous. He was born in Rivermouth and moved to New Orleans at 18 months. When told they would return, he feared Indians and packed a brass pistol to guard against imagined New England savages.
A first-person reminiscence of a sea voyage aboard the Typhoon toward New Orleans. The narrator recalls a cranky captain, a jovial deckhand with a painted arm, a tugboat tow, and a turbulent Atlantic crossing culminating in a gale and a memory of the Ancient Mariner warning.
The report lists 1915 increases over 1914 totaling 570,108.78 dollars with Mayor Curley noting no responsibility. Items include City Council 5500, Finance Commission 5000, health department back bills 150,000, licensing board 350, police 31,827, and city debt 377,431.78. The note appears in his statement and continues on Page 2.
The record lists Moon phases from First quarter August 17 to Full moons in September and December, with day counts and war day tallies. It notes morning planets Saturn Venus Jupiter, and traffic lamp times 7 14 and 7 44. Also archives anniversaries: Fort Sumter bombardment 1865 and Julia Marlowe birth 1870.
New York August 16 The American dollar ruled the financial world today as foreign exchange including pounds sterling and francs dropped to record lows. Manufacturers seeking payment for vast war contracts favored dollars over pounds as the dollar's dominance spread through global finance.
The forecast calls for a fair and cooler Tuesday in Boston and vicinity with possible showers on Wednesday. Southern New England trends show partly cloudy cooler Tuesday and likely showers Wednesday, while northern New England expects showers Tuesday then fair conditions Wednesday. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged from mid 60s to mid 80s with evening lows near 70s.
Results include American League games Boston and Washington 1 0 Philadelphia 2 New York 0 Chicago 8 St Louis 4 and Chicago 5 St Louis 1 Detroit 6 Cleveland 2 Detroit 3 Cleveland 1 National League Philadelphia 5 Boston 0 New York 2 Brooklyn 1 Pittsburg 5 Cincinnati 4 New England Lynn 5 Lewiston 4 Lynn 2 Lewiston 1 Lowell 5 Lawrence 3 Fitchburg 8 Portland 6 Federal League Chicago 6 Baltimore 4 Brooklyn 4 Pittsburg 1 Kansas City 5 Buffalo 0 Colonial League New Haven 3 Springfield 2 Hartford 1 Pawtucket 1 New Bedford 5 Brockton 2 called end 11th.
The article notes immense losses from falling foreign exchange rates will be borne by foreign buyers, not American manufacturers. It cites a 4.34 percent drop in the pound and a 19 percent depreciation in francs, signaling a shift from common belief and continuing on page 16. Sixth Col.
A tropical storm hit Galveston with winds up to 90 miles an hour and three feet of water in bayfront streets. Evacuations moved residents to downtown shelters while ships remained offshore. Isolated by downed wires, citizens hoped the bay side wind would avert disaster.
Washington dispatch reports the Allies intend to declare cotton contraband and have informed the State Department unofficially but authoritatively. The communication signals potential restrictions on cotton trade amid wartime Allied policy.
Eight year old Joseph P. Beatty slipped from a water pipe and fell into Fort Point Channel beneath the Dover street bridge yesterday near 5 pm. Harbor police and Division 5 units searched the water through the evening but did not recover the body. A companion, Willie Farmer, ran to inform the drowned boy's sister at 58 Silver street.
Augusta Ga Aug 16 Sheriff posses ordered in Baldwin County surrounding Milledgeville to locate Frank and the party responsible for his abduction and detainment in a statewide search by authorities and local officers coordinated for details and recovery efforts.
Battleships Louisiana and New Hampshire ordered to Vera Cruz to replace gunboats unable to sail. Marietta to return to Progreso. Sacramento to stay sidelined after Gulf storm. Connecticut to remain in Haytian waters.
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