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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
2
Former Mayor Fitzgerald challenged Mayor Curley in a clash over the fall mayoralty campaign. Curley quickly responded to the attack launched Friday night as both contenders spar over public records.
The record quotes a speaker accusing Mayor Curley of treasonous practices tied to his view of Americanism, while former Mayor Fitzgerald pledges to campaign against Curley’s public record. The exchange centers on free speech, personal attacks, and political campaigning in Boston.
Thirty one students from the Middlesex College of Physicians and Surgeons chiropody department graduated last night in East Cambridge. It marks the first authorized chiropody class to graduate from a college in this state, say college authorities.
The article hints at fear of public panic if truth is disclosed, suggesting that startling revelations already achieved could trigger widespread hysteria if deemed in the public interest.
Officials warn against hysteria over German espionage and urge measured action. They discuss cable and mail censorship, potential focus on Spain, and coordination of detection agencies while noting no immediate cabinet changes after today's meeting.
South Dakota army officers report reliable information that Industrial Workers of the World leaders in the state possess maps of agricultural districts and have men stationed statewide to burn this season's crops. Federal officers were alerted and will pursue those involved as farmers are urged to guard against the plot. The warning was issued through the United States district attorney's office.
Department of Justice agents arrested Carl Heynen and F A Burgemeister in the Hamburg American line building in New York. Heynen, once German consul at Mexico City, is described as a paymaster and organizer linked to Mexican affairs. Burgemeister is identified as a paymaster. They were taken to Ellis Island as alien enemies. ties to Dr. Heinrich F. Albert and von Papen noted.
Registration for the Morgan Memorial summer vacation school on Shawmut Avenue began yesterday with about 150 children enrolled. Classes will cover sewing basketry hammock weaving and other subjects for boys and girls aged 6 to 15.
The Senate rejects the bone dry measure amid a heated debate over the Cummins amendment to bar distilled spirits during the war. Prohibition supporters push to curb consumption while others warn of tax losses and bank impacts. Debate centers on possible compromises and a Reed proposal to allow presidential withdrawal of spirits from bonded warehouses.
Roosevelt challenged labor leaders during a heated address on race riots in East St. Louis. Gompers defended unions, claiming riots were provoked by employers luring workers from the South. Roosevelt vowed punishment for murder and called for strict law enforcement.
In East St Louis the speaker condemns murders of Black residents and calls for full investigation. He contrasts justice with past abuses in Russia and insists on action for laboring people, while dismissing support from Illinois labor leaders. The Russian mission receives a formal welcome.
General Edwards orders in the Northeast allow soldiers in uniform to be tried under military law rather than civil courts for riots within state borders. Commanding officers should encourage comity to secure release and ensure military penalties are applied. Affected soldiers may seek habeas relief if arrested during federal duties.
Theodore P. Burgess inventor of machinery and founder of Sulphate Fibre Co of Berlin Falls N H died at his Dedham home after weeks of illness He crossed to bring his family from Constantinople aboard his yacht Karina and returned to New York in 51 days Survived by widow Elizabeth daughter Elizabeth son William and sister Mrs William Farnsworth
Mrs Frances Duer Key Tilton must stay at McLean Asylum after Judge Carroll denied her liberty petition. She testified she believes in wireless communication without devices and has received persistent messages from relatives. she may have millions if she controlled her property.
The Kiltie bagpiping band, formerly seen in Boston, is set for a major recruiting drive in New York for the British mission. Colonel Guthrie and Captain Black of the McLean tartaned unit head south from Valcartier to lead the effort with events planned for July 16 in Broadway and Forty-second Street area.
Reports from Petrograd say massed assaults between Zboroff and Konitchy and at Brzezany are developing favorably. Berlin cites heavy losses for the attackers as German crown prince efforts falter in Champagne. Petain holds gains around Mont Haut and Mont Camillet while French operations reduce salients east of the Teuton thrust.
New South Wales premier A. Holman narrowly escaped death during a Western Front visit. A German shell exploded nearby, bruising him and causing a severe shock. recovery expected. General William Holmes accompanying him was killed by the shell. General Holmes led the Fifth Australian Brigade at the Dardanelles.
Major General Hugh L. Scott head of the U S army staff and other American mission members to Russia arrived in Jassy Romania on July 6. They were welcomed at the House of Parliament where Premier Bratianu and ministers spoke. Scott pledged to act on Romanian army needs reported by Romanian ministers and staff.
In Brussels on June 29 twenty former Belgian colonial officials and directors of colonial companies were arrested by German authorities. Notable detainees included Count Jean a Oultremont and Count Hippolyte de Ursel. They were held for an hour before transport to Holzminden camp for rigorous treatment, cited by Germans as retaliation for Belgian handling of German civilians in German East Africa after Tabora.
Maximilian Harden’s Die Zukunft, Berlin, has again been suppressed by the government. The outspoken journal had recently enjoyed a period of freedom after an October 1916 ban was lifted, during which Harden criticized policy and urged democracy in Germany while praising President Wilson.
Washington July 6 an additional war loan of 100 million dollars was made to France bringing total credits to that country to 310 million and the grand total of American loans to the allies to 1303000000
Sixty Catalonian senators and deputies met in Barcelona to demand administrative autonomy for all provinces. They pledged to summon Parliament if the government fails to act, planning another meeting in Barcelona on July 19.
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