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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1917
Page
2
John A Folwartshny of the German American Alliance Society of Maine supports President Wilsons decision to break off diplomatic relations with Germany. He states German Americans are loyal to the United States and backs the presidents action in this serious crisis.
The Spanish steamer Pabra bound for Vigo with cement was shelled by a German submarine near Paris on February 4. One sailor was wounded and the vessel sustained heavy damage.
Japanese newspapers view the U S breaking diplomatic ties with Germany as signaling U S entry into World War I. They compare Germany to a wild beast and predict neutrals will be terrorized to force a quick peace. The Nichi Nichi calls a U S declaration of war a noble contribution to civilization.
Feb. 4 report says nearly all machinery and engines of 23 German steamers in Philippine ports have been damaged by their crews.
Seventeen vessels are interned at Manila with three at Cebu and three at Zamboanga. Damage reportedly occurred 36 hours before the U S German break. Filipino crews discharged while Cebu crews barred from engine rooms. No seizures reported as the American squadron returns to Manila and patrols the bay after target practice.
Samson Levy a former state representative and once postmaster of Newburyport died today at his Spring street home aged 70 He was well known in political circles across the city and region.
Washington reports say congressional investigators will reopen hearings on the peace note leak with uncertainty over its scope. Two Washington reporters admit supplying forecasts of the note to BK F Hutton & Co. and the inquiry may shift to stock operations on Wall Street. George A. Ellis of Hutton firm wrote a client warning. Fred Essary, a newspaper man, is expected to testify.
At St. Pauls yesterday national colors were carried in procession for the first non holiday service. The church signals its wartime stance and staff pledge cooperation with national authorities. A staff meeting appointed a committee to seek Red Cross guidance and offer cathedral services if war comes.
A Roxbury eight year old Francis Fay lives on 30 cents daily while New York four year old John Jacob Astor spends 79 dollars. In a fanciful battle of London Bridge the Roxbury child would choose a 25 cent Pansy doll over a $30 camel, highlighting different daily pleasures.
A Boston Post report compares John Jacob Astor’s day price to Francis Fay of Roxbury. It details Francis’s home life, toys, meals, and clothes costs, noting Francis sleeps with a doll named Pansy and smiles as he drifts to sleep.
Adjutant General George McLain Presson met in Portland with Colonel W. O. Peterson Lieutenant-Commander Dyer and George W. Norton to discuss state troop mobilization. A 20 man detachment was ordered from a local fort to Fort Popham to guard government property.
Defects in a new income tax bill reduce Boston and other towns school funding by removing intangible property from local tax bases. Fire districts watch and water districts face higher burdens, and municipal borrowing power drops as valuations shrink. Officials urge swift legislative fixes to restore revenue and lending capacity.
The American embassy in London received formal notice to discontinue representing German interests in Great Britain. The British government was informed that due to severed diplomatic relations the United States has ceased to represent British interests in Germany.
Haverhill police report 17-year-old Charles Allipofsky of 26 12 Primrose Street, on parole from the Lyman School, tried to shoot a fireman after being caught breaking into Hazen D. Goodrich shoe factory. He faces charges of breaking and entering.
United States guards occupy the Eastern Forwarding Company wharf in New London to inspect all cargo tied to the German submarine Deutschland. An official monitors the Wille had as a mother ship and denies rumors of explosives stored at the warehouse.
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