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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
16
The German threat to destroy commerce near the British Isles has not slowed Boston shipping. The British freighter Dunsley departed for Liverpool with 7200 tons, and the liner Pretorian plans to sail at 2 pm for Glasgow with 80 passengers and a large freight, one of the largest Scottish-bound loads in years.
Local steamshipmen show little alarm over a threatened raid, with shippers delaying actions a day to monitor developments. The Dunsiey is chartered to Cunard. Captain Arkley awaits wireless updates on the war zone. The Pretorian carries grain, provisions, flour, cot, apples and general merchandise, with Canadian passengers likely to join British forces and Russians en route to enlist. Allan Line officials say the vessel will proceed as usual toward the zone.
Former U S ambassador to Germany and Hague Tribunal council member David Jayne Hill told Harvard students that neutrals endure harsh conditions under the German British sea blockade. He warned neutral livelihoods and noncombatant lives are endangered by belligerent actions and suggested the crisis may yield lasting peace or sow seeds of endless strife.
A man believed to be H. D. Cantwell of Eastondale was found dead in a lodging house room at 690 Tremont Street South End yesterday afternoon with a bullet wound to the head. He was partially clothed and has been dead for at least two to five hours. Medical Examiner Leary suspects suicide. In his clothing were found a gold watch and $3. No letters or papers were found.
The trial unfolds with Miss Ryan overcome by emotion during Mansfield’s attorney argument. Sullivan accuses Mansfield of past acts while Coakley counters, detailing Miss Ryan’s age, associations, and rumored romance, as the jury weighs credibility and possible intent.
The funeral for Ralph Butler the oldest Dorchester resident aged 101 was held yesterday afternoon from 478 Columbia Road Dorchester The Rev Roger Sawyer Forbes of First Parish Church officiated and burial followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery
The Tufts College Wireless Society, a 25 member group led by senior president R. A. Fitz of Paige Hall, claims to have developed wireless telegraphy without the aerials. They presented the invention to the world after an interview conducted yesterday.
Futz explains a wireless method using a single ground wire insulated from the earth. Signals travel along the wire surface and require alignment within 67 1 2 degrees of the sender. A pivotal rotating switch directs the message to the correct wire. Messages have been received at Tufts oval from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
A legislative hearing on a bill to prohibit liquor sales by druggists drew strong opposition from Massachusetts pharmacists led by President Frank J. Campbell and ex-officials, while 593 supporters represented by Leland Wells Pollock urged passage, backed by church groups including the Christian Endeavor Society.
At the Seventh Company Coast Artillery Corps meeting in the South Armory three officers were elected to higher ranks. G. Morgan King, Feb. 9, becomes major, creating a captain vacancy filled by First Lieutenant Arthur W. Burton. Frank R. McCullagh is elected first lieutenant, and Edward C. Risen is elected second lieutenant.
Pianist Julius Chaloff gave his first Boston recital at Jordan Hall. The New England Conservatory graduate won the Mason and Hamlin prize in 1911. The audience of about 7600 applauded the musician for his fleet technic tone and thoughtful interpretations.
The Bay State carmen halted arbitration after a dramatic hearing with witness Daniel W. Cahill. Requests were made to adjourn to Friday while leaders decide whether to withdraw from talks, amid accusations of misleading testimony and pressure on the joint conference board in Boston.
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