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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1916
Page
1
McCall aligns with Lodge Crane and Weeks to run as an unpledged delegate to the Republican Convention. The “Big Four” announce all pledges released and vow to be bound to no one.
Washington notes a split in the Lusitania talks as reports of a possible German liability recognition and indemnity are denied by Secretary Lansing. The dispute over Germany remains unsettled with a bitter, ongoing controversy.
Secretary Lansing states the United States will accept only a complete pact addressing past and future submarine issues. He criticizes Germany’s new campaign and stresses immunity for merchant ships. The abrupt negotiation end is a setback for Count von Bernstorff.
Augusta Maine February 17 Assistant Insurance Commissioner Charles Doble said a confession was secured from Arthur Napier a wealthy young student of Philadelphia that he fired several summer houses at Islesford and nearby resorts in September with time fuses driven by an insane urge to watch them burn
Early September fires destroyed homes in a coastal colony as summer residents prepared to depart. An armed patrol failed to stop the blaze. state officials and Wood Morgan investigators traced the arson to Napier, son of a Philadelphia professor, who admitted setting some fires. He will restitution, with parents to keep him from the state. A public meeting in Islesport last Tuesday approved the arrangement.
The article notes raw sage and marjoram leaves cannot be digested by people and should not be used in sausages. It promotes Snyder-Made Little Sausages by Batchelder & Snyder Co. of Boston Massachusetts as a wholesome product using tender pork and chosen spices.
Paul Waitt reports in New York that Charlie Chaplin will sign a contract with a film house for 500000 a year, earning 10000 weekly. Chaplin speaks at the Hotel Astor about pursuing his own ideas next year, after a previous year of substantial earnings.
Ten years after starting in London Charlie Chaplin travels to New York for a film contract drama. He uses the alias Charles Spencer while staying in a luxury hotel and dodging questions about his whereabouts as he tests the camera spotlight.
Police say a major scheme to rob shops in Portland was exposed after the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. William Ortel alias Walsh from Concord Massachusetts. The couple reportedly confessed to involvement in the plot and provided details to investigators.
The jury ruled William Henry Storey was of unsound mind when he wrote his will after four weeks of trial. They concluded he was not unduly influenced by Josiah Elliott of the Pemigewasset House in Plymouth New Hampshire.
Oscar J. Comery was executed at the New Hampshire State Prison for murder of his wife. The method was unusual as he stood on a trap door with the electric light out for twenty seconds before the drop at 12 82 and death pronounced at 12 40.
John Bowman and Nils Neilsen of Cape May were picked up by the six masted schooner Wyoming after drifting in a small disabled skiff for ten days through a 70 mile gale. They were frost bitten and without food or water before being brought to Boston.
In a brutal storm two sailors battled waves and freezing temperatures for 60 hours before a Wyoming schooner spotted their icebound skiff. Rescued near Wildwood City, N J, Bowman and Neilsen survived with severe frostbite and frozen jaws.
Civil war veterans from Vermont and Boston area gathered at Young's Hotel for the 28th annual banquet. They recalled war memories with wives and daughters present while letters from the Governor and other officials extended greetings.
Sherman L. Whipple testified before a Senate judiciary sub committee on Brandeis. He portrayed Brandeis as a man and lawyer and noted the Boston lawyers led by President Lowell oppose Brandeis, describing them as breathing opposition to Brandeis.
District Attorney Anderson introduced Brandeis advocate Mr. Whipple testified that Brandeis would have wealth if he pursued money but chose to serve the public. Whipple described Brandeis as living simply and devoted to humanity, a view shared by some Massachusetts bar members.
Lewiston Maine girl Exziophina Brisson age 16 is missing after reportedly eloping to Boston with Frank Matthews a former bell boy at her parents hotel His mother Mrs Gilbert Brisson is seriously ill at home and offers a $50 reward for information The father says a possible call was received from Fort Hill 1774 Boston though the phone company will not disclose numbers
Seventeen year old Gertrude Griffin of 61 Boston Street leaped from a second story window to elope with 19 year old John Mitchell of 145 Dorchester Avenue. Griffin is hospitalized with a broken hip awaiting recovery and restraint. Mitchell, who has a marriage license, vows to marry when she is able, perhaps after parental consent.
Michael Griffin, father of Gertrude, recounts that authorities prevented a planned wedding in Pawtucket and that Gertrude leaped from an upper window about 30 feet away. She was brought to hospital with a broken hip and injuries uncertain at first. The event occurred as police were alerted to the planned nuptials.
A damaged line lists drug store items with a price of $1.25 and mentions various misread terms. The legible portion notes a product related to nervousness and a pharmacy context in Boston area stores.
The article reports an intense intra party dispute with Governor Samuel W. McCall urged to intervene to prevent a major split in the party. Key figures named include Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator John W. Weeks, and ex-Senator W. Murray Crane.
Ex-Lieutenant-Governor Louis A. Frothingham of Boston and ex-Congressman Butler Ames of Lowell figure in the listing. Third place goes to Frank Stearns with fourth place left unfilled.
Governor McCall announces a truce in the McCall Weeks feud over the Massachusetts delegation. He says he will run with Senators Lodge Weeks and ex-Senator Crane as an unpledged group opposing Roosevelt and the so called Big Four.
Moon rise and set times with phase details and annual full moons listed. Evening celestials Jupiter Venus Saturn Mars visible. lamps and traffic timing noted. Anniversaries include Jeff Davis inaugurating the Confederacy in 1861 and Martin Luther's death in 1546. sentence recalls a blockade threat a year ago and U S protest responses.
Forecast for New England calls for unsettled but generally fair weather in Boston and nearby areas on Friday and Saturday. Temperatures turn somewhat colder on Saturday with moderate west to northwest winds. Washington notes add that overcast conditions persist into Friday and Saturday in the region.
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