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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
2
The Fifth Massachusetts outpost near Camp Cotton faced sniper fire from across the river. Massachusetts soldiers and a government line rider repelled the threat while Colonel Stover and officers assess postings and report that troops are well and content, with families and locals offering small courtesies.
At El Paso Texas on July 14 armed Mexicans taunted and stoned outposts of the Fifth Massachusetts Infantry as reinforcements from the Eighth Regiment approached. A Mexican crowd jeered Bay State troops and fired threats, but 21 guards and reinforcements held the line until dispersed by Sergeant Cunningham’s party. 500 recruits for the Eighth arrived at Camp Cotton aboard a train escorted by a large guard. minor arrests had sparked the disturbance.
An elderly beachgoer discusses frequent shark appearances near Cape Cod and Nantucket, claiming sightings of large nine-foot individuals. He warns bathers to avoid swimming as sharks allegedly hunt humans and likens local sand sharks to those off New Jersey.
J Walter Howard a Winter Hill florist and his son Sherman P Howard remembered a two hour struggle with a 300 pound shark in Cape Cod bay near Manomet Plymouth on September 1 1911.
The shark that had menaced Mano Met Beach a day earlier was lured by bait aboard the Submarine. Sherman Howard held the line as the creature surged ahead for about 20 minutes before the boat outpaced it and the capture followed.
A 300 pound shark was hauled to shore after a long pursuit five miles from shore. Howard and his son fought the creature for an hour and a half, using a line and knife to slow it, until the shark dragged into shallow water and was killed with a knife. It was taken to Somerville and shown outside the Howards residence at 330 Broadway.
Secretary Redfield said the Bureau of Fisheries has no scientific explanation for the shark attacks. Assistant Secretary Newton indicated coast guard steps to locate whether large shark schools near New Jersey exist. A cutter may be sent to bait and destroy fish if only a few sharks are present. Superintendent Cole said three or four big sharks may have strayed from the Gulf Stream with no large school, and steel nets have averted immediate beach risks.
Captain Walter F. Carney, 62, Hyannisport, recalls decades at sea warning Massachusetts Bay bathers about sharks. He describes sand, Seminole, and mackerel sharks, notes his seasons catching up to 3600 sharks, and says they will eat anything they can get.
In Matawan New Jersey crowds flock as hunters pursue a monster shark after the death of 12 year old Lester Stillwell. Fire Chief Emmons detonated dynamite in nearby creeks and a 260 pound shark was netted while the boy’s body was recovered with the abdomen torn.
A House resolution introduced by Representative Bacharach of New Jersey seeks Department of Commerce cooperation with state authorities to exterminate sharks and allocates 5000 for the effort.
Atlantic Highlands New Jersey July 14 a 250 pound blue nose shark entangled in the net of Paul Tarnow a pound fisherman was killed after a struggle Tarnow and helpers cut the shark open and found 12 young sharks about 18 inches long in its stomach
A British full-rigged ship Cumberland arrived from Antofagasta Chile reporting a large school of sharks seen a fortnight earlier. One shark about eight feet long was caught and killed. Captain Barfield noted sharks were seen farther north than in his long sea career.
President Wilson left Washington on the Mayflower for a weekend cruise down the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay with Mrs. Wilson and relatives, expecting to return early Monday morning.
Charles H. Adams and Frederick T. Peabody declared their bids for Melrose mayor. Two other candidates, Cassell and J Sidney Hitchins, are expected to announce soon, each serving on the current aldermen board.
News despatches say Emperor Francis Joseph in Schoenbrunn remains seriously ill with several specialists attending. Innsbruck reports state the Austrian imperial family has been summoned and war news is being withheld from the aged monarch.
Massachusetts militia in Columbus New Mexico endures extreme heat as they train for arms drill and signaling. Recruits prepare for rifle range, while a prison camp duty is assigned. Cold water scarce despite cold showers and a signal corps selection heats up.
An organization meeting of colored voters was held at Richard Ware’s home on Griggs Street Cambridge last night. A club was formed to promote Senator Nathan A Tufts for the Republican nomination for district attorney in Middlesex County.
Sinn Feiners in Cork crushed a recruiting office crowd after prisoners released from Dublin rebellion did not arrive as expected. They hissed military pickets and sang republican songs in the center of the disturbance.
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