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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
1
Mrs William Cornwallis West long a leading figure in English society faced a sensational case after an Irish officer who spurned her attention was dismissed from his regiment. The affair roiled high society and drew wide press attention.
In Washington on January 3 the Senate deferred action on Senator Hitchcock's resolution to endorse Wilson's peace note after Senator Lodge attacked German ambassador Count von Bernstorff for publicly praising it. Lodge named the envoy, contravening unwritten rules, and argued such statements were timed to aid Germany’s peace terms despite accepting Wilson's claim that the note was not tied to German proposals.
The Senate, the sole legislative body with a say in international relations, moves slowly and does not take action that could aid belligerents. Senator Lodge led the opposition to the proposed measure.
Albert Silk, chauffeur for John H. McGill, drove through a lowered gate at the Central Massachusetts railroad crossing in Somerville to avert a Northampton express collision. With Wilton Fay and McGill aboard, the car struck and broke two gates, stopping between tracks just 400 feet from the oncoming locomotive as the engine sped toward them.
Max Mitchell of Cosmopolitan Trust Company proposed a plan at a conference of Massachusetts Credit Unions to buy coal groceries and other goods and sell them to members via depots at lower costs. The meeting was led by Mitchell with speakers Thorndike Stanton and McCarthy.
A well known actress offers a home remedy for gray hair mixing water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. The formula darkens streaked gray hair without coloring the scalp and is inexpensive with full directions in Barbo Compound boxes.
Thousands braved the storm to pack the Billy Sunday Tabernacle to hear Paul Waitt speak on Solomon. The evangelist staged a dramatic sequence leaping into the air and collapsing to the platform while pounding the carpet, described as a near mad dog display for effect.
The evangelist faced reporters with a scarred expression and dilated eyes as he mumbled and smashed the floor. He growled, then laughed, rising to his feet while an astonished audience burst into laughter at the unexpected scene.
London January 3 The Entente replies to President Wilson’s peace note remains under minor revision and will be issued a day or two after it reaches the President. The document will be more definite than the German reply and state clearly the only terms upon which the Allies will negotiate. It will stress responsibility for the war and contrast with Germany’s negative stance.
Frank W. Merrick told the United Improvement Association at the Quincy House that a modern sewage disposal system could save the city of Boston several hundred thousand dollars annually. The proposal was sent to the health committee for study, with 65 delegates attending and a dinner preceding the session.
OSSIPEE New Hampshire January 3. County officials disclose that the Small cottage fire which killed Mrs Florence Arlene Small on September 28 was set by a person with knowledge of heat generating chemicals. A substance resembling iron oxide and aluminum was found at the premises and is described as producing intense heat when ignited. The state will call a witness to support the claim.
Speculation centers on a chemical released in a house and ignited when placed in a stove crucible. Witnesses describe intense heat at the burning building as investigators seek the cause and details of the blast.
Arthur Guy assistant State bank examiner and Miss Josephine Rose Wood wed in New Rochelle New York after leaving their homes in Worcester. Guy, a Worcester Classical High School graduate, had worked as a clerk at Worcester Mechanics National Bank before his bank examiner appointment.
Fire at the Popular Play and Players studio 226 230 West Thirty-fifth street sent Mme Olga Petrova and 30 actors and actresses into the street in scant costumes. The blaze destroyed thousands of dollars worth of costumes and properties and blocked traffic on Seventh Avenue and Thirty-fifth Street for nearly two hours.
New York January 3 Miss Grace La Rue actress and her husband Byron Chandler the millionaire of Manchester New Hampshire have settled their matrimonial differences. The separation suit filed two years ago is withdrawn and the $500 bond released after a compromise reached with consent of all concerned.
Henry Cort 70, longtime president of the Henry Cort Shoe Company in New England, wed Abbie H. English 36, his housekeeper, in Brockton. Doctors had just ordered Cort to Cuba for his health, and the wedding was planned and completed in under a day.
The ceremony surprised Cort friends as Mrs English, longtime housekeeper at the Cort home, wed Mr Cort in a rapid city clerk ceremony after five day law was waived. Cort, tied to the shoe trade for 56 years and former vice president of Thomas Cort Company, plans an extended Cuba stay with his bride.
In Worcester on January 3 a 7 year old boy named Harry lay unconscious on his doorstep after a sled incident. He suffered head bruises and exposure and was taken to City Hospital in serious condition. Neighbors said he appeared badly bruised but wanted to go home before seeking aid.
A Reuters dispatch from Copenhagen cites Ribe Stifts Tidende reporting two Zeppelins were destroyed at Tondern Schleswig by a fire caused by defective wiring in a newly built double shed. The incident was confirmed by London sources dated January 3.
Count Tarnowski, renamed Tarnowsky, the new Austro Hungarian ambassador, will depart Amsterdam aboard the Noordam on January 13 after negotiations over passage through the entente blockade. The plan follows extended talks and confirms his arrival in Washington soon after.
The article discusses a former commander in chief of the British army in France rumored to be influenced by Mrs. Cornwallis-West. It notes public and high society speculation about his conduct and connections during his service.
James H. Kelley aged 16 of 50 Norfolk street Dorchester collapsed and died of heart disease during a snowball bout with companions near the New Haven Railroad tracks beside Dorchester station about 9 30 last night.
Kelley and neighborhood boys played a snowball game near Dorchester station when the electric light on Norfolk street failed. Kelley fell unconscious, and despite aid at a poolroom on Milton Avenue the boy died. Dr. Harry McLeod declared him dead.
London court of inquiry findings shock public by charging Mrs William Cornwallis West with highly discreditable conduct and untruthful testimony. Investigators also accuse top officers including Field Marshal John French of aiding her in revenge claims amid a sensational war office scandal.
The affair centred on Lieutenant Patrick Barrett of the Welsh Fusiliers and spread wide effects. Field Marshal French faced public scrutiny as the case revealed behind the scenes actions in the war’s early days. Allegations linked Sir John French’s command to Mrs. Cornwallis-West and her circle, with hints that high command inertia stemmed from social influence.
Washington reports a forecast for northern New England clearing by Thursday and Friday with fair conditions. Southern New England is expected to be fair Thursday and Friday with likely rain and moderate temperatures.
Police Commissioner O'Meara announces a general order increasing relief from duty for all officers. Beginning Feb 1, time off rises from one day in 15 to one day in 12.
The order raises reservemen wages to 900 a year effective Feb 1 1917 and 900 on Feb 1 1918 with extra days off. New hires after Feb 1 will receive 2.25 a day, rising to 900 a year by 1918. Mayor Curley approves the plan after discussions with Commissioner O'Meara. To maintain efficiency the force will grow by 200 officers through 1920.
Mrs. Bridget Kelleher a 50 year old widow of 9% Franklin Street Somerville was critically burned about the body while searching under the kitchen table with a lighted lamp for a dropped thimble Neighbors extinguished the flames and she was taken to Somerville Hospital for treatment
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