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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
1
A Senate vote of 52 to 1034 defeats a prohibition on distillation and bars importation. The bill allows beer and wine to be sold after bonds and licenses, restricting withdrawal of alcohol from bond for sale as beverages.
Washington officials push against sensational spy rumors after the submarine attack on American forces. They deny a broad realignment of spy systems, stating the current framework is efficient and will not be revised, though stricter rules on mail and cables may follow.
One thousand two hundred G A R veterans from 1861 to 1965 will be listed for active duty in Massachusetts. J B Lewis announces at 101 Tremont Street that every veteran will fill a blank card with age and service details. He cites approval from state department commanders and past leaders including Daniel Denney Philip Nordell John Gilman Alfred Knowles Wilfred Wetherbee Payson Bradley and Granville Fiske.
Nurse Harriet A. Varney testified in Brookline Municipal Court that George H. Keyes, husband of the murdered woman, rode with her on the night of her arrest in West Upton and urged her to keep her mouth closed, promising it would all work out. She said Keyes repeatedly cautioned her not to talk and that she would be in no danger.
A quoted witness recalls forgetting the shock of arrest and illness, sleeping briefly while leaning on Keyes, as they were carried through darkness toward Boston in a whirling, seated travel scene.
Counsel for Miss Varney seek a stout plain dressed woman who sat beside Miss Varney at Back Bay station between 10 15 and 11 15 on Tuesday June 19 the day Mrs Keyes was slain in Brookline. Miss Varney recalls they sat closely for a long time and would recognize each other if reunited. She notes she left for half an hour to stroll to Copley square bought a paper and returned to find the woman still seated and they met again without speaking.
Elihu Root head of the American Mission to Russia donates 5000 roubles to Moscow soldiers. The gift is acknowledged by the Moscow mayor. Charles R. Crane and John R. Mott attended the election where Archbishop Tikhon was elected metropolitan of Moscow by popular vote.
New York welcomed Boris Bakhmetieff and the Russian war mission at Carnegie Hall when former President Theodore Roosevelt and Samuel Gompers of the AFL clashed over East St. Louis riots. Roosevelt moved to confront Gompers and struck his shoulder, sparking fears of a fight.
The climax saw Roosevelt take the floor after Gomperts denied union involvement in the East St. Louis riots. He delivered a vehement denunciation of the murder of helpless Negroes, insisting he did not…
In Stockholm on July 6 T St John Gaffney former U S consul at Munich and Englishman Chatterton Hill failed to win Ireland representation on the Scandinavian Dutch committees. Hill attacks Huysmans and accuses the committees of serving English imperialism while defending Ireland India Persia and Egypt from insinuations of German influence. The published statement signals their mission’s failure.
Thomas Dolan aged 35 from 370 Shawmut Avenue suffered a fractured skull in a fall from a water wagon yesterday afternoon and is in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital.
An unidentified 21 year old girl died after being found unconscious on Dane Street Beach. The car she was in sped to a doctor tonight as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
Ernest Vigue and three companions Frank Eagles John Simpson and H S Scott found a strikingly pretty girl on the beach. She appeared convulsed and unconscious after initially waving them off. The description notes she wore white linen with a straw hat pearls a double opal ring a locket with a young girl photo and a hair lock.
German chancellor Dr. Von Bethmann Hollweg will outline a basis for peace negotiations in a Reichstag speech, as reported from The Hague. The shift follows belief that separate peace with Russia is impossible and that a Russian offensive must be faced.
Two pilots were pitched 500 feet into the Saugus River near Saugus and Cliftondale when their aircraft failed in flight. Both men escaped serious injury as the wrecked plane sank into the water.
George H Perkins of Boston who runs an aviation school at the old Franklin Park race track piloted the craft with George Marston of Lynn. After engine trouble and a sudden drop from 500 feet the plane struck the river and sank. The pair escaped, swam ashore, and were rescued.
Amsterdam July 6. Les Nouvelles de Maastricht reports General von Falkenhausen governor general of Belgium is dangerously ill and recovery is considered unlikely.
Senate ends day of heated debate after 52 to 34 vote against the bone dry amendment. The chamber recessed to confer on a compromise as it weighs prohibiting manufacture and potential suspension of distilled alcohol during the war. Earlier votes included 68 to 10 to bar importation of distilled beverages and 45 to 40 on prohibiting withdrawal of bonded spirits for beverage use.
A Senate amendment by Cummins to Robinson Arkansas’ administration compromise substitute prohibits many provisions though voted on separately, reflecting Senate debate over the administration package.
The page lists today's anniversaries including the one year mark since President Wilson sent a note to Mexico proposing negotiations to settle the Mexican controversy. The times 7 53 and 1 10 refer to nightly vehicle lighting and a 12 37 to 1 10 schedule on the day.
Forecast for southern New England calls for fair Saturday with likely showers Sunday. Northern New England also expects fair Saturday and probably Sunday with moderate variable winds.
A fragment from a spa record notes numbers and times such as 3 p m and 69 72, with temperature readings listed as 70 yesterday and 67 a year ago. The OCR text includes scattered figures like 16 17 24 3 88 and 60 64, lacking clear context or names.
National League results include Boston 4 Cincinnati 2 New York 2 St Louis 1 Chicago 3 Brooklyn 1 Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 5 American League games Detroit 4 Chicago 1 Cleveland 12 St Louis 6. Miss Jeannette Rankin the first and only woman elected to Congress spoke at Braves Field Sunday afternoon.
National draft plans unfold with 1 200 000 men to be called. Exemption boards in states finalize organization assign serial numbers to registration cards and forward copies to Provost Marshal General Crowder. Indications point to a draw next week though no formal War Department statement has been issued.
Officials keep silent on procedure while Secretary Baker confirms Washington drawing and emphasizes serial numbered registration cards, outlining the general plan.
A. J. Leighton age 29 of Charlestown and John F. Wells age 24 of Somerville were injured when their car overturned at the Lincoln Thaxter Downer junction in Hingham while traveling from Nantasket to Boston. Leighton suffers three fractured ribs a punctured lung and internal injuries and is listed as dangerous at Quincy Hospital. Wells has a fractured jaw bruises and possible internal injuries and is also at Quincy Hospital.
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