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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1915
Page
4
United States officials arrested three Montenegrin officials on conspiracy charges for violating neutrality laws. Secret Service agents detained the suspects after information from about a score of reservists taken from a train in Chicago a week earlier.
Captain Anton V Seferovich along with B Martinovitch and Savo G Jourashkovich were detained in New York and charged with recruiting for the Montenegrin army in violation of U S neutrality. Other Montenegrin officials were sought. The arrests followed the detention of three Montenegrins and Serbians taken from a special train en route East. Witnesses said expenses to return home were paid with a plan to enlist after visiting relatives. They will face trial in this country.
Captain Seferovich, arrested in New York, announced his expectation to be appointed Consul-General of Montenegro in New York. He made the claim amid ongoing charges and diplomatic scrutiny.
Lewis A. Rose in a Dorchester residence drove onto the sidewalk at Columbus avenue and Arlington street last night to avoid a collision with a team. John W Foote of 42 Holyoke Street was fatally injured and taken to City Hospital where he is on the dangerous list with internal injuries and chest contusions. Police did not detain Rose after questioning.
Governor Walsh yesterday named Mrs Charlotte E Guild widow of ex Governor to fill a board vacancy on the State Board of Charities succeeding Frances G Curtis who is removed under a personnel change. The move follows the earlier dismissal of David F Tilley and is expected to be popular given Mrs Guilds admired status as a former first lady of Massachusetts.
A fragment notes Miss Charlotte E Johnson daughter of Edward, recalling her girlhood memories and early life path. The line hints at a biographical sketch without additional details.
Mrs. Guild, a noted Boston social figure and private charity worker from a wealthy Back Bay family, is appointed to the State Board of Charities. Her broad European education and executive ability mark her for overseeing the board’s large annual aid to the state’s poor. Governor Walsh also named trustees and appointees for other state roles, including Thomas H. Buttimer of Hingham and James A. Donovan of Lawrence, with careers in law, banking, and public service.
Dorothy Sheridan aged four of 23 Haton Street Chelsea was fatally burned when she broke an unexploded firecracker and touched it with a match. The flames seized her clothing and she was wrapped in a rug by her mother before being taken to Frost Hospital, where she died last evening.
A cordite explosion at the Canadian Explosives Company plant in Beloeil Quebec leaves seven men missing and believed dead. Ten others are severely injured. Missing include Captain Murray Wilson manager of the cordite department, Aylmer Brown of Du Pont powder works Wilmington Delaware, and J Sammons a British government inspector.
Details of the blast remain scarce as workers in the cordite department are missing or fatally injured. The Du Pont Powder Works affiliated firm in Wilmington filled explosive orders for Canada and Britain. A fire followed the explosion hampering rescue efforts. Four bodies, two women, were recovered. three men were still missing with little hope of escape. Special trains rushed injured to hospitals.
A British aerial assault on a German bay in the North Sea on July 4 failed, according to a German official statement dated July 5. German ships reported dawn sighting of British hydro aeroplanes, cruisers, and torpedo boat destroyers off Terschelling, with the British force retreating after pursuit. One British hydro aeroplane escaped into Dutch airspace.
Letter to the editor defends Professional Women's Club of Boston delegates to Marion. It asserts delegates were elected for fitness and independence, not suffrage stance, noting supporting leaders and a chair ruling that delegates need not be instructed. The writer cites the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers backing votes for women and names two clubs with instructed delegates.
The court martial of Robert Rosenthal, accused of naval espionage, opened today in London with Major General Baron Cheylesmore presiding. Walter Frampton defended Rosenthal as he stood in the dock guarded by three bayoneted soldiers. the in camera hearing began.
The John L. Donovan Club of Ward 8 endorsed Sheriff John Quinn for re election at a meeting at 2 Leverett Street West End. Speaker George Singer of Brooklyn urged Quinn while members debated action timing. Club lauded Quinns jail reforms and praised the Boston Post for its support of Leo M Frank commutation.
Paris July report says after ten days of disruption the German Swiss frontier reopens. German authorities tighten passport rules for nonresidents while Swiss government cites military necessity to justify stopping cross frontier traffic. Berne correspondent notes restored traffic but stricter travel regulations.
A humorous Sun Day Post Magazine feature by Ellis Parker Butler promises a punchy tale in The Unscrambling. The piece invites readers to not miss the wit and lighthearted twists within.
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