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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
1
British forces drive through three points storming trench positions and capturing villages and much of the Leipsig Redoubt. Contalmaison taken but withdrawal occurs under Prussian Guards pressure. Strong German resistance noted in the offensive.
Thirty passengers were tossed to the floors and many bruised when two Bay State trolley cars collided head on on Coddington street Quincy yesterday afternoon. Motorman Thomas Ferguson acted quickly reversing his motor to back away, preventing a worse crash.
Among the severely injured were Mrs. Lillian M. Johnson of Adams Shore with severe bruising to the legs, Corinne LaBrecque of Adams Shore with bruises on knees arms and shoulders, Mrs. John Mann of Centre road Houghs Neck with bruising to arms neck and forehead, F. E. Lever of Dorchester with leg bruises, P. J. Tobin of Houghs Neck with severe bruising and shock, and George Dunham the conductor with head bruising.
Boston faced the hottest day of the season as the Federal building thermometer hit 90 degrees twice in the afternoon with no relief expected. One heat prostration was reported and the city endured the most uncomfortable day yet.
The latest forecast indicates a probability of showers on Sunday, offering residents a heads up to plan around possible rain. Forecasters shorten the window for clear skies and emphasize variability in the weekend conditions.
Noted anniversaries mark John D. Rockefeller's birth in 1889 and the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga in New York. The item also recalls a one year anniversary of a German southwest Africa surrender to General Botha.
Forecast notes fair conditions for Southern New England on Saturday with unsettled Sunday and likely showers. Northern New England sees partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with probable showers. winds light to moderate and variable.
Massachusetts mayor Edward Curley wired President Wilson urging immediate relief from red tape in the Quartermaster's Department. He cited reports from El Paso of soldiers lacking uniforms shoes underwear and socks while depots overflowed with gear and forms delayed requisitions from Washington. Secretary Tumulty replied he would act promptly with the War Department.
Mexico City reports jubilation at Secretary Lansing s note approving General Carranza s diplomatic approach to resolve disputes with the United States. Telegrams from state governors congratulating the de facto government amplify the sense of favorable US response.
Anna Margaret Doyle seven months old is dead and her mother Mrs Lucy M Doyle and two companions are dying after an automobile crash between Seabrook Village and Hampton New Hampshire on the Boston to Portland route. Miss Helen Feury of Portland and John L Lee brother of Mrs Doyle are seriously injured. two other companions escape with minor injuries.
According to Lee the driver was the Doyle machine operator who tried to turn out as another car approached. Regaining consciousness, he questioned the man and woman who were less seriously hurt. The crash occurred on a recurved roadwork area with sand piles tar to smooth the surface. The auto struck a sand pile, bounded over it, then struck a telegraph pole snapping it, slid to a stone wall and overturned, pinning four inside.
Report from El Paso on July 7 notes lighter winds and cooler air after recent rain. Soldiers in Camps Cotton and Pershing enjoy relief as adobe dust settles and tents feel the easing border rainy season.
Last night proved chilly as blankets served as covering for the first time here. The sun today dried yesterday's mud and left a hard adobe surface. Northern men showed the changes and most remained full of kinks throughout the day.
Passengers on a 1:59 pm south shore train from Braintree faced a scare when a coach bucked upward as it left Braintree station and then jolted down onto the tracks. The car nearly derailed, rocking sideways as wheels hit wooden ties, but no injuries or major damage occurred despite fears of a prior crash at the same depot.
At Forty second Street and Fifth Avenue last night at 10 o'clock, a well dressed blue eyed girl approached Patrolman James Lennon of the East Fifty-first Street station asking to find her uncle after becoming separated from him.
Miriam Martin aged 18 from Lynn Massachusetts told police at East Fifty first Street station she arrived on a Grand Central train. She fled home with 20 cents and two dresses seeking her uncle Thomas Polley believed to live on Jackson Street or Jackson Avenue. She is held at the Children's Society pending relatives.
Camp Whitman Green Haven New York July 7 The Second New York Infantry departed for the Mexican border late today bound for Mission Texas with troops dispatched for border duty.
Allied defense reports say Russian forces press their offensive along the entire front from Riga to Bukowina. Heavy fighting concentrates around key towns as units clash for territory and supply lines amid harsh winter conditions.
London reports a major British offensive in the Somme sector with heavy gains. British forces stormed trenches across 2000 yards front, reached 500 yards depth, and seized about 1000 yards of trenches at two points. They captured villages and a large part of the Leipzig redoubt long deemed impregnable.
British forces struck Contalmaison and seized the town in a sharp daytime assault. A German counter attack with a Prussian Guards division aimed to blunt the advance but the initial capture stood.
A fleet of armed boats scours Atlantic waters from Galilee to Barnegat searching for two man eating sharks blamed for killing two men Sunday and yesterday. No trace found despite witnesses claiming prior sighting and Denys of the New York Aquarium noting rare proof of a shark attacking a bather.
Results show AMERICAN league scores with Boston defeating Cleveland 2 to 1 and New York 4 to 3 over Chicago in 12 innings. Detroit beat Philadelphia 9 to 2, St. Louis 5 to 0 over Washington. NATIONAL league Chicago 1 Boston 0. Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3. Pittsburgh 5 New York 2. Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 0. EASTERN games include New Haven 2 Hartford 1. Bridgeport 5 Springfield 4. New London 4 Lynn 2. Worcester 13 Lawrence 9. Portland 10 Lowell 6.
Health authorities reported no current infantile paralysis cases in Boston. New Bedford disclosed three cases, Lowell one, Rhode Island towns including Providence Bristol Newport and Valley Falls totaling seven. Connecticut added two cases in New Haven and Stamford with a suspected Bridgeport case under observation.
Health authorities establish strict quarantine as cases trace to Brooklyn and New York. Providence and Bristol link to Brooklyn. Newport case from Boston. Lowell and New Bedford show no New York ties. Deaths fall to four last month from ten the prior month. typical summer range is five to ten monthly cases. One Boston case in March recovered. Violence of outbreak continues in New York and beyond.
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