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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1916
Page
12
Captain Sims the father of target practice in the United States Navy spoke to 300 civilian volunteers from Massachusetts and Rhode Island aboard the battleship Rhode Island on the quarter deck this afternoon at Montauk New York.
The captain praised character in officers and stressed discipline and drill while sharing naval tales. Lieutenant Roberts, expert on torpedoes, delivered the missing Admiral Gleaves address. The fleet plans a Block Island exercise with a North Atlantic squadron and a ballast of Harvard oarsmen racing boats and a ball game afterward.
Edward P. King 60 a Boston native and superintendent of Union Water Meter Company fell 40 feet down an elevator shaft at 35 Hermon street Worcester after visiting the shop late last night His skull and both legs were fractured and milk boys found his body at the bottom of the shaft.
Charles E. Hughes spoke in San Francisco on Americanism preparedness and protective tariff before three audiences. He arrived at 1 pm, greeted crowds, held a reception, and addressed the Union League Club at 3 pm.
The Republican nominee spoke at a civic auditorium and held talks with Republican and Progressive leaders, urging party harmony and cooperation to back the national ticket. He pressed for quick suffrage action and urged unity amid the European crisis and domestic reform.
London reports Miss Hileen Lee swam 36 14 miles in the Thames in 10 hours 17 minutes from Teddington Lock to Wapping then to Kew Bridge. She finished fresh and is said to have established a new world long distance women’s record.
Pursuit of the unknown horseman who shot Private Perley Penniman continues after the attack on an outpost. The trail has been picked up about 30 miles north of the camp. Officers in charge of the investigation believe the rider is a horse rustler.
Former Malden mayor William M. Blakeley protests police inaction after his daughter Dorothy, 12, was seized by a man while walking with another girl on Winter Street. She fell into Malden Creek and sustained bruises but no fractures. Blakeley says police know the man but have not arrested him. The incident occurred Thursday night as the two girls escaped the water and sought dry shelter from ongoing storms.
British-born reporter recounts Massachusetts troops at Camp Rotten near Brownsville after a fierce storm. Tents flooded, equipment ruined, men waded through mud and water while officers slept in dry spots. Despite misery, Bay State soldiers remained buoyant, joked about boats, and dug drainage with General Bell praising their spirit.
El Paso Texas August 18 heavy rainstorms flood Camp Cotton forcing Massachusetts infantry brigade troops to seek shelter in sheep sheds freight cars and wooden structures. Ground remains waterlogged tents and gear soaked.
Twenty nine of the thirty diphtheria patients in East Watertown were moved to the Boston Homeopathic Hospital yesterday. The cottage street section quarantine is lifted except for one house due to a patient’s condition. No new cases. Over 100 cultures tested negative. If new cases appear a tighter quarantine will be set by Dr J A Boucher.
Workmen uncover two early 18th century slate gravestones while digging a water pipe trench in Bosworth street. One reads Rashley aged 73 died December 22, 1728. the other Ruth Field aged a mont died September 30, 1743. No bones found.
Aug 18 President Wilson vetoed the army appropriation bill citing objections to revisions of the articles of war. Congress had added a clause exempting retired officers from courts martial under civil jurisdiction, provoking concerns in army circles about officers tied to political influence and a forthcoming memoir. The War Department sought changes to handle Mexican service challenges.
Chairman Hay leads a House fight to strip and reintroduce the articles of war while the Senate backs a president approved revision. The stalemate risks delaying preparedness funding and army expansions as Congress battles over military reform and the veto.
Dr Francis H Rowley protests granite block pavement planned for Boston streets used by heavy horse teams. He warns a smooth surface endangers horses, delays freight, and could trigger public outrage over costly, dangerous paving. He urges city leaders to protect horse transportation and avoid starvation of the city’s economy.
Two horses burned to death and three others were rescued when a stable owned by Hugh Downing at 494 Columbia Street Somerville was destroyed. Firemen confined the blaze to the wooden structure despite initial fears of spread to nearby tenements. loss estimated at 700 dollars.
Chief Justice Rugg of the Supreme Judicial Court will be asked by Judge Crosby to convene a special full bench on Sept. 5 to hear the injunction and proceedings over the validity of Suffolk county representative apportionment by the commission chaired by James H. Brennan of Charlestown.
Judge Crosby rejects motions to dismiss by Timothy J. Ahern representing the apportionment commission. He states he will not rule on merits now, preferring the full court to determine the key questions raised.
Miss Doris F. Reed 20 of West Medford awoke to reports of a drowning at Mystic Lake. She explained she jumped into what seemed shallow water, found deep water, and required aid from Officer Ellis before returning home dressed.
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