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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
3
Berlin says German high sea forces halted and captured the British steamship Lestris from Liverpool near the English coast. The 1384 ton vessel, owned in Cork, was taken as a prize according to the official announcement.
Judge James M. Morton Jr. ordered Kazimir Trekowsky released pending an investigation into forged money order involvement. Unable to pay for travel, Trekowsky received money from the judge to return to Springfield.
Police Commissioner O'Meara moved Sergeant Michael J Sullivan from Joy street to City Point and named Sergeant Patrick F Flaherty to replace him at Joy street. Patrolmen Herbert W Andrews Frank J Bell Maurice Driscoll Timothy J Kelly and Laurence W Welch shifted from City Hall to other stations. Seven patrolmen and four reserve men reassigned to cover vacancies created by the City Hall avenue shifts.
The British steam ship Gannet of London has been sunk. She measured 245 feet in length and 1112 tons gross and was unarmed at the time of loss.
Mayor George H. Newhall of Lynn is tasked to conduct an impartial investigation of all applications for licenses to transport liquor into the city and decide which permits, if any, should be granted. The move follows a court petition by Lynn expressmen Martin W. Mixer Ellsworth Hapgood and Joseph A. Garrow.
William C. Calhoun, former minister to China, was taken to a hospital today after a stroke of paralysis. Physicians say his condition is serious.
An unidentified man said to be a Barnum & Bailey employee lay unconscious at Somerville Hospital after being struck on the head by an overhead bridge at Cross street Somerville early yesterday. He was riding on a freight car from Manchester New Hampshire when injured.
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