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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
1
Prime Minister Asquith faces a crisis as Lloyd George resigns and the cabinet coalition collapses. The king is informed that reconstruction measures will proceed, signaling a significant realignment in government policy and leadership.
Russian troops reach Bucharest and fight beside Romanians to save the capital. Moscow presses von Falkenhayn in Moldavia with a foothold at Kirlibaba as the battle there continues with high energy.
A citizens committee plans to charge the attorney general with conspiracy to fix food prices. The conference follows an investigation into cold storage abuses led by former State commissioner David Murray and Ida M. Hebbard of the Boston Housekeepers' League.
They will expose alleged extensive banking and loan activities by warehouse men and price manipulation when markets are cornered on a food product. If current laws hamper prosecutions, women's organizations leading the cold storage inquiry plan to draft and press new legislation.
Thomas Mott Osborne former Sing Sing warden spoke at First Parish Church Cambridge on Massachusetts Avenue last night. police were needed to manage a crowd of 300 to 400 unable to enter. He described his prison reforms and the Mutual Welfare League’s impact on habitual criminals in New York.
President Wilson returns to Washington after inaugurating the Statue of Liberty lighting. He plans minimal engagements and intends deep talks with congressional leaders to start the legislative program. He may address high cost of living when opportunity arises and will personally read the annual message to Congress.
A man calling himself Lewis Tarschin of Albany, New York, was arrested in Salem as a vagabond and bailed out for 500 dollars from a roll of 1221 dollars. He returned to his Copley Plaza Hotel apartment and left with a valise and two diamonds valued at 1200 dollars each while an 800 dollar diamond pin was seen by a hotel doorman. He had been registered at the hotel for three days and paid his bill in full before leaving.
Police nabbed Tarschia, a reputed world champion speculator and Albany native, at Washington and Front streets after a six hour wait. He carried $1221 in cash and a chest of diamonds, said to be staying at the Copley Plaza Hotel with a loaded pistol in his room. His sister Miss Tarschia claimed the description fits him exactly and that he jokes about arrests. He faces $500 bail and a December 9 court date in Salem.
Mrs. Joan Fitzgerald Hamilton, recently taken into custody by immigration authorities on illegal presence charges, will be given a hearing today before the Immigration Commissioner. Deportation is expected. Hamilton allegedly posed as the wife of a colonel of the English army and is linked to thefts from several Massachusetts families.
A seven passenger touring car owned by Paul N. Ginsberg of Roxbury rolled down a steep hill after being left in front of the Jewish Home on Queen Street Dorchester last evening. It crashed into and tore down a fence and wrecked the porch at the residence of John T. Gibson 120 King Street.
Summary reports show crowds at Tabernacle events with 2,780 attendees in the morning and 11,328 for the day. Converts are tallied from Boston and other cities, with Miss Miller credited for 300 converts at a Mechanics' Hall women’s meeting in the afternoon.
A gunman who had killed one woman and wounded another, then shot two officers, held 30 police at bay for three hours before shooting himself. He barricaded in a house at 1543 Norwood Street, raking the street with bullets from two revolvers and repelling multiple assaults as officers fired into the ransacked residence.
The report lists morning, afternoon, evening, and women and Mechanics Hatch collections totaling 36 596 54 for the first 19 days in Boston. It compares this with other cities including Philadelphia Kansas City Baltimore Syracuse and more, showing varied sums for the same period.
Billy Sunday stirred 16 000 worshippers with a furious blast at the Tabernacle last night as he denounced liquor interests and challenged them to reveal their “lies and dirty work.”
Police led by Lieutenant Little closed in on gunman Charles Westcott after a pitched battle at 1743 North Norwood Street. Two civilians died Ollie Emerson 30 and Westcott 8 as crowds swarmed the area and streets were roped off during the fight.
Russian forces press on in Dobruja and strike at the rear of Field Marshal von Mackensen south of Bucharest. A Russian official report claims decisive gains with 26 guns seized and prisoners taken as German and Bulgarian troops pull back from Tzumana and Gostinari.
Sabino Innacone of 424 Commercial street shot his brother in law Came lio Rappaci in the North End near Hanover and Endicott streets in front of hundreds. Rappaci died at Relief Hospital Haymarket square sixty minutes later. Innacone captured by Patrolman Lewis of Hanover street station and held for murder with arraignment due this morning. Police report a year of brooding preceding the crime.
Paris reports the Rome death of Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti born April 9 1846 at Ortona Italy. He wrote songs such as Amore That Day Forever and At Vespers served as singing master to the princess who became Queen Margherita and was knighted in 1909 by King Edward.
Canton Ohio December 3 The Canton Bulldogs led by Jim Thorpe shut out the Massillon Tigers 24 to 0 to claim the world professional football title. Thorpe and his teammates dominated the game, earning the honor long held by Massillon since 1904.
Ethel Barrymore announces she will abandon the speaking stage to focus on motion pictures with Metro. The star completed The Awakening of Helena Ritchie and sees a larger artistic field in films while staying nearer New York for family duties as Mrs Russell Colt.
Pittsburg newsboys strike continues tying up sales on city streets. Leaders vow to keep the walkout going as managers pledge to fight the action, signaling ongoing disruption in the paper distribution.
Carranza forces reoccupy Chihuahua after driving Villa bandits from the city. Telegraphic communication with Chihuahua City over the federal line has been re established.
General Carlos Ozuna reported entering Chihuahua City from the north at 7 o'clock last night via telegram to General Francisco Gonzales. Gonzales plans to move with Carranza troops to Chihuahua City as telegraph links reopen south to Jimenez. Reports say Villa followers have been captured or killed. Villa reportedly heads west after loot trains. General Murguia, moving north from Torreon, is claimed to have entered Chihuahua City after defeating a Villa column 380 miles south.
Chicago report says a man admitted posing as James W. Osborne a New York lawyer to defraud Rae Tanzer in 1916 leading to a $50 000 lawsuit. Police announced the arrest and identified the alleged impersonator as the suspect in the case.
Today’s items include a note on anniversaries and a historic reference to the 1914 sinking news of the British dreadnought Audacious. Public notices about celestial timings are also mentioned with moonrise and moonset details.
Weather forecast from Washington notes southern New England will see a cloudy Monday with possible local rains and warmer temperatures, followed by a Tuesday of fair and warmer conditions with light south to southeast winds. Northern New England expected partly cloudy Monday with possible rain or snow at night, then a warmer Tuesday inland.
London reports Premier Asquith will ask the King to authorize a government reconstruction. Lloyd George is expected to become premier or head a war council with supreme wartime authority. Sir Edward Carson named as a likely key figure in the new cabinet.
Premier Asquith left town briefly then returned and hosted daylong consultations with party leaders at his residence. Lloyd George, Bonar Law, the Marquis of Crewe, Sir Edward Carson, and the Earl of Derby met to discuss the Unionist committee and war policy. No official statement was announced tonight, with a planned King visit and Commons explanation tomorrow.
The annual election of the Boston Street Carmen's Union is held today at the Old Franklin schoolhouse Washington street near Dover street with expected heavy turnout. Incumbent Matthew Higgins faces William Thompson of Dorchester for president, while John J. Lyons and Timothy A. Burns contend for vice president. Other races include recording secretary Owen P. Moore seeking re election with John W. Hurley, and sentinel candidates Coleman 5 Joyce and Michael J. O'Hare. Miss Margaret Brat tin may become the first woman to hold a major office.
William Haskell a 13 year old Chelsea resident slipped while climbing a moving freight train of the Boston and Albany near Central Avenue and was run over his right leg ending in amputation below the knee. The incident left him son of Mrs Mary Haskell of 107 Essex Street Chelsea.
The readable snippets show average temperatures for yesterday and one year ago with dates like 7-24 and 6-24 plus fragmented numeric codes. No clear events, locations, or named entities are present to identify a full item.
Delegates from the Boston Council of the Friends of Irish Freedom pass resolutions at Quincy House urging President Wilson to protest to Britain over England s wholesale deportation of Irishmen and Irish women, as reported last night.
The Boston Irish council condemns deportations of over 10 000 Irish to England for forced labor in munition factories and calls for U S protest and an embargo on foodstuffs. It also plans a Seumas McManus lecture to raise Irish relief funds and outlines council leadership and committees.
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