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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1917
Page
12
Four women and a man escaped drowning on the Charles River at Newton yesterday afternoon. Officer John C. Sullivan of the Metropolitan Park police rescued three women and a man, and an unknown diver in clothes pulled a young woman from the water after she vanished beneath the surface.
Five canoeists ducked but escaped water unassisted, while Officer Sullivan plunged in to save three women and a man from a capsized craft near the Upper Falls dam. He swam four trips, reviving the unconscious last rider with artificial respiration. A second rescue occurred at Riverside floats when a young man saved a woman who sank after stepping into a canoe.
Massachusetts Public Service Commission orders Concord Maynard and Hudson street railway to adopt a zoned fare. Two cents per mile with a six cent minimum in three mile zones. Fourteen mile posts on the Concord to Hudson main line and four on the Acton branch.
Haverhill authorities believe Lyle W. Sanderson who disappeared June 24 may be in the city. A woman matching her description was seen eating breakfast and dinner at the Colonial Restaurant last Thursday, and police are pursuing the clue.
A noon yacht accident off Winthrop beach left Otis Hale, Harvard ROTC member, and Maude Jakes entangled after their boat overturned. Hale, an expert swimmer in uniform, freed Jakes and kept her afloat until John Doherty and Joseph Hughes reached them with a rowboat to aid recovery.
Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary and Empress Zita arrived in Munich where they were welcomed by the King and Queen of Bavaria.
Washington awoke to the possibility of trouble as Secretary Baker repudiates the coal price fixing arrangement secured by Secretary Lane and the coal production committee of the Council of National Defense. Operators east of the Mississippi River agreed to cut mine prices today from 1 to 5 dollars per ton.
President faces a Cabinet rift after Baker publicly questions a colleague’s course and warns the coal committee of overreach. Officials say the dispute could reshape the Council of National Defence and its civilian committees and spark legislative echoes, including debates on government price fixing.
Union baggagemen ticket agents crossing tenders and boat crew on the Boston Revere Beach Lynn railroad vote to strike at midnight. The ballot by Orient Lodge Brotherhood of Railway Clerks shows 148 in favor 6 against 1 neutral. An ultimatum will be served to Superintendent John A Fenno with 24 hours to grant wage rises and improvements.
A. C. Johnson elected president of United Housesmiths and Bridgemen Local 7 for six months. Other officers named include Dunn, Shields, Sullivan, Grant, Crump and others. Reports cover unions from Stationary Firemen to waiters and marble workers, plus wage increases to 3.40 daily for Marble Workers' Helpers Local 60 and steps to curb discrimination at Neponset yards.
Government pay increases for civil service workers went into effect yesterday. Ranging from six to twenty percent, the biggest boosts go to the lowest paid, with smaller raises for those earning up to 1800 annually. All branches including customs, appraisers, navy yards, internal revenue and post offices benefit.
Resolutions from Celtic Club and Clan na Gael denounce Irish Nationalist leader T P O Connor who arrived to discuss home rule. They compare him to General Mahon and claim he is discredited in Ireland and unable to secure a seat in Parliament. The groups allege his visit to America aims to delude Americans and urge adherence to US aims for small nations.
Russian forces launched a major offensive against German lines along an 18 12 mile front in the eastern theatre. The German official report says the attack produced heavy losses for the Russians and they retired, marking the most extensive Russian action since the revolution.
The government seeks applicants for a shipping commissioner post in Norfolk Virginia paying 1500 dollars yearly. Additional openings include inspectors of ammunition packing boxes and personnel skilled in lumber inspection for manufacture into ammunition containers. Pay ranges from 3.52 dollars per day to 1800 dollars yearly depending on ability and plant importance.
United States Civil Service Commission advertises positions in Boston with salaries from 900 to 2760 dollars a year. Posts include cement inspectors, topographic draughtsmen, dairy husbandman, bulk grain investigator, and land classifiers. Massachusetts announces July 17 exam for women food economics instructors with pay at least 1200 dollars. US residency and citizenship required.
A man named Celso Camendela about 35 from Zoar was killed by a train at Zoar while resting by the tracks. Early morning near Charlemont two Philadelphia youths were found beside the rails. Joseph Murray was dead and Wilfred Cushie seriously injured after attempting to jump a moving freight at two miles east of Charlemont. Cushie described the incident before collapse.
A two story wooden building at 9 Stone Place in Somerville burned badly in a fire in the Union Square area. Occupied by A. Martin for making cocoanut cakes and macaroons, the site prompted a second alarm as damage was set at about 5000 dollars. cause undetermined by Chief Rich.
Announcement states Reverend William W. Ranney of Cambridge Massachusetts has been extended a call to lead the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire to succeed Reverend Robert C Falconer who retires in September.
London July 1 The gun crew of an American liner fired upon two German submarines during her voyage from the United States to England.
Reports from the scene describe two targets at long range and a third submarine seen far off before diving. The commander will report a periscope shattered and crews applauded by passengers for accurate gunnery. A former British Navy gunner aboard hit a bullseye during practice, and seven of eight shots landed bullseyes.
The body of Alice Black Richards murdered near Laconia New Hampshire was taken to Beverly today. The funeral is set for Monday at 2 30 PM from Mrs. C O Hood’s home 10 Atlantic Avenue Beverly with Rev Benjamin Buckley of the Unitarian Church officiating. The service will be private.
The 40 hours devotion begins Friday July 6 at Church of the Blessed Sacrament Roxbury St Marys Georgetown and St Marys Plymouth. The Revere Catholic Literary Union lawn party features a flag raising by 16 high school girls and speeches by Rev James Lee Mayor Hall Colonel Logan and Miss Minnie Mulrey. A retreat for business women and girls starts tomorrow at 7 30 in the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle Brighton conducted by Rev William Trenor C SS R and closes Saturday morning.
Cornelius Reardon, 46, a Mattapan police patrolman with 21 years of service, died at City Hospital after a weeklong illness. He leaves a widow and five children.
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