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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
4
Fort Wayne Ind July 4 Secretary Daniels told Independence Day crowds that the nation cannot retreat and endure Bolshevism or anarchy. He likened inaction to ignoring cries of children in a burning building across the street.
A speaker in a victory address vows the nation will fight not just to win but to transform war into a campaign against war itself. He asserts resolve to meet peace challenges with courage, cast the U S as a world leader and wise counsellor, and call for merciful strength to confront evil.
In Paris the sportiest dressed woman is famed for daring outfits at High Society events. Known only as Mademoiselle M she appears in a masculine walking suit with a jockey cap styled bonnet and a beaded bag bearing a large M. Her identity remains unknown as fashion authorities crown her globally.
New York reports President Wilson will be met by more than 300 people when he arrives from France next Tuesday aboard the George Washington. Grover A. Whalen says two steamers will take guests to meet the presidential steamer at noon and escort him to Carnegie Hall for a formal welcome. Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan are expected to lend a brief greeting, with committee members including Rodman Wanamaker and Thomas F. Barry arranging the reception.
An aviator from the United States Aviation Corps named Chester Jacobson tried a landing in North Dakota. He caused the deaths of Mrs. J Fisk wife of the former North Dakota Supreme Court chief justice and an unidentified girl. Another man was badly hurt and not expected to survive.
Seven thousand children in Hyde Park received free ice cream during a city programme led by committee chairman John A. Kiggen. Ward 24 activities included sports for boys and girls in multiple streets, with Everett square hosting speeches by Francis W. Darling, Congressman Richard Olney, and District Attorney Frederick G. Katzmann. Alfred Bridgman read the Declaration at Hyde Park High School as the B. F. Sturtevant Band played a band concert downtown. Magnolia Council 89 Knights of Columbus held open house at the new Oak Street clubhouse.
Austin T. Bowles 23 of Roxbury died at Massachusetts General Hospital after being rescued from the Charles River where he and companions swam to beat the heat. He drowned following exposure and water in the lungs. rescue involved a chummate and a fire department pulimotor. Medical Examiner Magrath will examine.
Roxbury girl Anna F. E. Doherty who recently graduated from Boston University law school leads her class but cannot take the bar exams yet because she has not reached majority. She plans to return next year to study probate law and aims to specialize there after turning 21. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Doherty and sister of Helen and Margaret, Boston Normal School students.
In Brockton on July 4, 83 year old Civil War veteran Henry Seipel confessed to police that he killed his son in law Albert W. Raymond of 205 Pleasant Street, driven by constant delusions that he was poisoned.
Raymond is found dead on a Brockton couch with skull crushed and facial injuries. Suspect Seipel, described as insane, is held without bail and to be arraigned next morning. police say confession followed a three day mystery, with alienist evaluation planned.
Four Vermont farm hands, after attempting to drink alcohol during prohibition, slept beside a fermented silo bottom on Harris farm near Montpelier. They woke to discover the liquid proved intoxicating, fueling talk of a farm based supply and steady work for the men.
The heat wave caused temperatures to soar beyond official marks, affecting both street environments and many residences as authorities grapple with the high heat.
John Lucas 35 of 80 Appleton Street died at City Hospital from heat exhaustion after a day of record temperatures driven by a 104 degree Independence Day in 1911. Short ice deliveries worsened suffering in crowded tenements, while municipal water spraying and crowded beaches drew 150000 to Revere Beach.
A list of people overcome by heat or heat exhaustion across Boston areas. Jean Lucas 35 died at Boston City Hospital after heat exposure from a rooming house. Patrolman Andrew Murphy 39 was overcome in East Boston police guard room. Lester P. Rich 53 and Edward Murray 69 were treated after incidents at Billings Field and State Street. John L. Davis 523 Columbus Avenue was found unconscious near Tremont Street. Eugene Schrimp 25 a Merchant Marine sailor was overcome at Wood Island Park. Lillian MacIntyre six months prostrated at home in East Boston.
In the downtown open spaces the Common and Public Garden drew crowds as the hot day wore on. Early on the day hundreds of men slept in the open air on the Common rather than endure another night in crowded tenements.
Boston will drop the summer program of suburban evening band concerts under city auspices. Dailey and evening shows will move to Boston Common and Marine Park, while Sunday concerts on Boston Common Marine Park Franklin Park Jamaica Pond and Wood Island Park continue as before.
The Turkish mission departed Villeneuve-St. Georges station at 8 40 tonight aboard the Lausanne express bound for home. The Council of Four had advised the delegation that prolonging their stay in Paris would not yield progress on the questions they raised, which concern international issues not quickly resolvable.
For many work horses in Boston to morrow will make the third day of idleness. Owners are warned to guard against blackwater. Cut down your horses oats give them bran mashes and walk them about a little.
Methuen on July 4 celebrated the national holiday with a grand welcome home for local World War I veterans. Bells rang at sunrise, a parade at 7 led by Captain Peter F. Graham and chief of staff Alton Dow, and band concerts plus open houses in City Hall marked the day for troops and residents alike.
Thermometer readings reached 100 degrees in Washington Boston Hartford Philadelphia and Harrisburg as forecasters called the Fourth of July day among the hottest on record. The hot wave spanned from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast with the east mainly affected. Chicago logged 96 degrees with a predicted temperature drop and thunderstorms by Saturday night.
Washington July 4 Federal supervision of packing sale and distribution of meat products was declared by the Department of Agriculture to be the only solution for the present situation in which consumer meat prices are high and livestock prices especially beef and lambs are so low that producers are losing money.
The department urges disregard of Save Food signs for meat and wheat, citing record wheat crops and growing cattle for army demand. It says consumer prices remain high while wholesale values fall, calling for strict federal supervision and public accountability to ensure fair markets and curb speculation.
The Fourth of July celebration in London mirrored prewar days with a public reception at the American ambassador John W. Davis’s residence from 4 to 7 p m and a later dinner of the American Society attended by high dignitaries including the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Chancellor Viscount Milner the Earl of Reading Viscount Bryce Lord Robert Cecil Andrew Bonar Law General Sir Arthur Currie Major-General George O Squier U S A Ambassador Davis Major-General John Biddle and other senior figures.
Mishawaka Indiana reader Mrs Suda Oldfather reports severe female weakness kept her from work. After three months and a physician's trial she started Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and was cured. The ad urges other women to try the root and herb remedy and notes the company offers guidance from forty years of experience.
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