This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
7
At Queenstown on August 19 the survivors of the ill fated White Star Line steamer Arabic landed in a pitiable scene. Many were described as scantily clothed and suffering from head injuries, other wounds, or shock after taking to open boats.
Eyewitness accounts from Queenstown tell of women in nightwear rushing to deck, rescued in sea soaked clothes, and crews providing blankets and care. Captain Finch and crew praised for rapid boat launch in ten minutes, while torpedoing submarine sighting is noted and survivor stories detail hours afloat and final pickup by Primrose and Mongolian.
The only New Englanders aboard the Arabic were Louis Bruguiere and his niece Miss Josephine L. Bruguiere of a wealthy San Francisco family. Mr Bruguiere survived. Josephine was unaccounted for. The Bruguiere mansion Castlewood Newport is famed as one of the grand Newport villas.
Malden district court judge explains social drunkenness to Everett officer during the case of Joseph Jagela charged with illegal liquor sale. Sergeant Card testified about drunks leaving Jagela residence as police raided the premises. The judge outlined stages from social to dead drunk, fixing a fifty dollar fee.
Pittsfield. James H. Roberts, 65, of 40 Ontario Street, died tonight at House of Mercy Hospital from lockjaw following a fall on a coal hod two weeks earlier. He had a forehead cut and had suffered a shock, with tetanus emerging last Sunday. He lived in the city all his life and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
The Boston Equal Suffrage Association lists open air rallies in Jamaica Plain Monument Square Brookside Ave Green St East Boston Maverick Square Central Square and Winthrop Beach today. Presiders include Frances Kellogg Curtis Josephine Taft and Zara duPont with speakers Catherine Callanan Elizabeth Walker Willard Paul William McGillicuddy Frank Stern and others.
The White Star liner Arabic, longtime Boston favorite, dodged German submarines since the war began carrying passengers and war materiel. After a July New York salvage of old dynamite, Captain William Finch guided her with care, earning fame for rescue work and safe navigation.
In New Ipswich, New Hampshire, Bob Kayser and Edith Champney eloped after a rapid dash to Brattleboro to wed, with a Boston witness. The tale ties into a separate murder case, where Peaslee killed his father amid divorce disputes, while dictagraphs helped secure the confession and clear up a historic mystery in Merrimack County.
The Daily Mail reports Germany issued a reply to the July 23 note by sinking the Arabic without warning. It accuses Germany of pursuing a pirate-like course and declares the act as murder, urging the Americans to assess their rights and potential actions.
Mrs Eliza Smith of Liverpool travelling to Auburn to visit her son-in-law Rufus H Graves Worcester manager of a wholesale dry goods house was saved after delaying her voyage on the Arabic tonight advices from New York say Her two sons serving in France were granted three days leave to see her before she sailed
Morrison Peaslee of Maine confessed yesterday in Portland that he killed his father Howard W. Peaslee at Wenniker New Hampshire on May 22 1914 after a quarrel over a woodlot. Authorities and investigators examined evidence and discovered a note and other clues but found no tangible proof of Morrison’s guilt.
Cleveland August 19 William 1 58 1 8 world ch pacer stal lion sold for 35000 to C K G Billings New York horseman by owner A B E VanAtta. William defeated Directum I in a North Randall match race and set new records before being retired to stud.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.