21 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
1
The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburg Pirates 6 to 3 in Pittsburg on Aug 20. Rudolph earned his 11th consecutive win, delivering solid pitching and brisk fielding plus timely hitting to boost the national championship pursuit.
The report claims Kaiser's forces capture Belgian capital and advance, while Allied trench withdrawals fail in Lorraine. French forces in Alsace and Russians claim major victories. British positions unseen in Belgium per War Office. A German cruiser raided Canada port Prince Rupert and carried off coal and gold. A wireless order sent to Rainbow and a submarine listed for Prince Rupert.
General Venustiano Carranza, supreme chief of the Mexican revolution, becomes provisional President and enters Mexico City at noon to a crowd said to exceed 150,000 along a six mile march from Atzcapotzalco to the national palace.
Twice he covered first base and received throws from Schmidt, catching the runner in the nick of time. In the second inning Collins rapped a grounder behind first and Rudolph edged Collins in a close race. In the seventh Coleman hit a hot bounder at Schmidt but Rudolph still reached the bag in time for the out. The spirited plays drew applause.
Northampton August 20 Efforts to maintain street railway service by the Northampton Street Railway Company failed as conductors and motormen who struck for shorter hours were met by groups of strikers and sympathizers. There was no violence. A union company and businessmen committee along with an arbitration board will meet tomorrow to seek a settlement.
Salem August 20. The rebuilding commission reports new building laws after last June's fire. Dwellings must stand at least 10 feet apart and factories of mill construction may be built with exteriors of fire proof material.
Several regional games reported with mixed results across American, National, New England and Colonial leagues. Notable tallies include Boston beating Chicago 8 to 2 and Cleveland overcoming New York 11 to 8, while St Louis split a doubleheader with Buffalo 1–0 and 5–3 in the first and second games respectively.
General Carranza and staff paraded through a flower shower of cheering crowds as constitutional troops lined the streets from Atzcapotzalco to the National Palace. Mayor, workmen, and schoolchildren honored him, with a salute at Chapultepec and a public pledge to a new era of constitutional government.
A sun eclipse begins at 5 49 a m ends 6 11 a m Boston time. Moon phases listed include last quarter Aug 13 new moon Aug 21 and full moon Sept 4. Summer days remaining 32 with day length 13h 42m. Venus and Mars visible early evening with Jupiter to the east. Evening auto lamps time 7 08 and 7 38. Today anniversaries include Charleston bombardment 1863 and bankers currency talk a year ago.
Forecast shows Friday showers in southern New England with cooler temperatures, followed by Saturday fair weather. Strong southeast to south winds. Northern New England expected to have thunder showers Friday and likely Saturday.
The clipping records daily temperatures with averages for yesterday and the previous year. It lists a 60 68 high low range and notes mean values around 68. The fragment mentions date lines and a brief tabulation of daily readings and average conditions.
Rome fills with sorrow as Pope Pius X dies in the early hours. The head of the Jesuit Order known as the Black Pope, Father Wernz, dies minutes after the pontiff. Cardinal Della Volpe confirms death and assumes temporary authority. The city prays in St Peter's square and in churches as the lying in state arrangements begin.
President Harr of Newton Theological Institution tells The Post about hardship faced by students and faculty fleeing a war zone, describing danger, disruption, and the challenges of shelter and safety as the institution seeks to relocate.
London August 20 There is a hitch over payments deposited with the American State Department that the relief commission hopes to straighten out by tomorrow. Tennessee did not bring the equivalent of deposits from Washington and the department only telegraphed the embassy amounts for certain persons. The commission then issues checks for local banks to cash under the prearranged plan.
The State Department has not disclosed deposit totals delaying banker credit. Local banks lack authority for cash payments on commission checks and the embassy receives thousands of names with deposit amounts and payee details. Six embassy clerks handle the immense correspondence, as Tennessee sails from Falmouth to Rotterdam today.
The Rev. George E Horr, president of Newton Theological Institution, is reported to have witnessed actual fighting in a war zone during his flight from Switzerland.
A Boston & Maine train carried $2,500,000 in gold believed consigned to Montreal. Railroad officials report the gold was on board late at night with a heavily armed guard aboard.
The France steamship brings 1400 American refugees from the war zone to New York reporting dire privation. Survivors recount days without food, near arrests as spies, and threats of imprisonment amid the European conflict.
A chaotic throng gathered at Fourteenth Street pier as the liner docked amid wild cheers. Thousands cheered the ship’s arrival while many passengers aboard were overwhelmed by the scenes of excitement and the strain of the moment.
Official Paris reports German cavalry occupying Brussels with pursuing columns and Belgian retreat toward Antwerp. British and Allied sources claim near normal commerce, Baltic naval activity limited, Amphion sunk by a mine and a German submarine casualty. Meuse forces move toward Sedan and Paris while French and Austrian fronts report mixed gains and retreats.
German cavalry clattered into Brussels this afternoon and seized official buildings as Belgium chose to abandon the capital to the invaders to spare priceless art and historic structures from bombardment. The entry was marked by mud splashed uniforms and a stark lack of former war pageantry.
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