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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
3
Secretary Daniels announced he asked John R. Ratham editor of the Providence Journal to submit any evidence to substantiate a statement that a civil Navy Department employee was in the pay of the German government.
Secretary Daniels disclosed that after a conference with Mr. Ratham the Navy Department took charge of the German owned Sayville commercial wireless plant. More officers were posted, and strict checks on unneutral messages were ordered with many dispatches forwarded for examination and several returned for rewrites. Ratham warned of German plans to control radios in South and Central America and the Philippines.
Franco Carminti aged 35 single died after a 20 foot fall while employed as a laborer on the Andrews square end of the new subway to Dorchester. He sustained a fractured skull and other injuries and died at City Hospital shortly after being brought in by police ambulance. The Gillespie Co of New York is overseeing construction.
Mayor Curley approved paying 27415 to the estate of John P. Webber for land seized for school use in 1918 at Parker and Halleck streets Roxbury.
Ten thousand fans were turned away at the ticket offices while 47 000 filled the new Braves Park for opening ceremonies. Dorchester mascot Paul Canty Jr. led the parade as band played and banners proclaimed Boston Braves 1914 Champions of the world.
The opening ceremony featured Clark Griffith of the Washington team and George Stallings of the Braves as the battery. Hank Gowdy's two bagger sparked the fourth inning run while Mary Pickford attended as a guest. Governor Walsh, Mayor Curley and many dignitaries filled the crowd with applause from start to finish. Detailed story on Page 11.
Edith Wratton a Quincy House school teacher and cashier faced an alleged hold up Tuesday night. The robber Thomas M Kenny later admitted to being Thomas M Kirk was held in 2000 for the grand jury after raignment. He claimed drunkenness and memory loss of the event and said he had just drawn 100 dollars.
Suffolk suffragists hold a midsummer ball at Crescent Gardens Revere Beach Monday evening. Net proceeds fund the Boston association campaign. The event features modern dances, prize cups for best couple, tryout dances, and the finale The Suffrage Glide. Ladies’ cup from Crescent Gardens. gentlemen’s cup from Boston Equal Suffrage Association.
A field day at C. I. Hood farm in Tewksbury featured 24 Berkshires bound for the San Francisco Exposition. Dr. Cahill of Lowell spoke on hog cholera with treatment demo. others included Dr. Sturgess, Dr. Howard, Bebout, Smith, Barton, Quaife, and Dodge. Dinner was served by women of the North Tewsbury Baptist Church.
George Morrow twenty two of 108 Cottage Street East Boston was arrested by Inspectors McCauley Rooney and Kilday on a complaint that he threatened to blow up the Quincy Cold Storage Company plant on Commercial Street where he had worked until the recent strike. He posted bail at police headquarters and will be arraigned in Central Court this morning.
A small classified listing advertises white petticoats and muslin underwear with assorted prices. The ad lists embroidered trim items with multiple price points and discounts reflected by varied cents.
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