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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
2
Senator Lodge addresses a large audience at Symphony Hall in Boston delivering a firm pledge against any German peace. He calls for Belgium’s restoration, Alsace to be returned, and rehabilitation of Serbia and Romania, with Italy to receive Trentino.
A district court judge named Connelly opposes issuing an order related to Henry and a call to take up productive work. The case centers on whether baseball rules or restrictions are essential in this context. The dispute highlights a stance against issuing a coercive directive in the proceeding.
The Brighton Local Draft Board 25 ruled that baseball is a non productive occupation. This signals a likely direct ruling from Provost Marshal General Crowder on the matter and potential continuation of professional leagues for now.
Mrs Samuel Goldsmith of Worcester was killed and Augusta Levy and Mary Levy both of Worcester were seriously hurt when the auto they rode in struck a second car at Waterman and Pawtucket avenues in Providence and crashed into a telegraph pole. The second car was driven by Raphael A Steiger of Springfield with Miss Nellie Murray. both escaped injury.
An advertisement urges readers to open a savings account with the Cosmopolitan Trust Company located at 6 Devonshire Street in Boston. It highlights ongoing earning potential and financial growth opportunities from a trusted local institution.
Bad weather keeps most of the front quiet but long range artillery remains active on the American sector along the Marne. British areas near Albert Kemmel Hill and Ypres see continued bombardment while French units engage near Corcy.
Military observers note no fixed start date for a grand German offensive yet. They expect a possible big drive if rains cease, clouds lift, and skies clear, threatening a major effort to pierce the Allied front.
Eleven year old David Murray of 22 Webster Street Everett found under a bed in the home of George E. Henry on Highlana Road Winchester with a jimmy. He will be arraigned in Woburn court this morning on breaking and entering charges. Furniture overturned drawers ransacked papers scattered. About $8 in his pockets. Henry grabbed the boy and called police.
A British armed merchantman reports an encounter with a German submarine in mid ocean between the Irish coast and Cape Race on July 6. The submarine surfaced two miles behind, fired without effect, and pursued before giving up the chase after the steamship returned fire. No confirmed hit details were available.
In Madison Avenue Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Cortland Myers of Tremont Temple Boston urged not to hate Germany too bitterly noting some German crimes may not be as grave as those of other combatants. Congregants debated the stance amid applause and criticism.
Rev John J Billingsley criticized Dr Myers preach ing a sermon at a YMCA war camp service. He accused Belgians Italians and Russia of cruelty and asserted England oppressed natives in colonies. Attendees and Myers wife left the service with several congregation members disturbed by the remarks.
Paris July 14 The Arbiter Zeitung of Vienna official organ of Austrian Social Democracy demands that the Austrian government reach agreement with President Wilson. The Reichstag cited that the paper had been barred in Germany as a perverted newspaper in full accord with Vienna authorities.
A fragmentary line hints at a playful mis-spelling or garbled phrase referencing Pi and Penn. It presents no clear event or person to report, leaving the exact meaning unclear.
Thirteen people, four seriously, were injured at 2 30 PM when a jitney bus returning from Salisbury Beach was crowded against a street railway car by an automobile. The auto and its occupants fled and police across nearby cities were alerted.
A collision on Beach Road three fourths mile beyond Salisbury square near the cemetery left the jitney and street car badly damaged. Jitney driver Arthur Allen of Newburyport remained at his post despite a broken collar bone and possible internal injuries to help evacuate the wounded.
Six year old Teddy Paul of 8 Sayward Place South Boston was badly hurt when a playmate in Andrew Square yesterday threw a stone that struck him in the face as it went wide of its mark.
Extensive dragging of the Taunton River between Fall River and Somerset shores followed by a search of nearby woods as investigators work to solve the case of a missing torso and mutilated remains found on the Somerset shore. The victim is described as short and stout with an undershot chin. Authorities pursued leads but offered no immediate solution.
Sparks from a burning match set the dresses of 14 month old Josephine Ciericnzia and her 4 year old sister Millie on fire on the front steps of 276 Chelsea Street East Boston. Millie is seriously burned and on the hospital dangerous list, while Josephine is expected to recover.
A proposed anti loafing measure for women follows the existing law for men aged 18 to 50. Rep. Frederick P. Greenwood promotes the next step urging women to become useful members of the community or risk a special law targeting them.
Mr. Greenwood stated during last night hearings he may introduce a bill if conditions before the next Legislature warrant it. The discussion centered on whether women should be included in the law, noting the era of carefree debutantes and affluent youths has ended as national service calls rise.
New England celebrated France yesterday with prayer song and cheers as Boston and the region marked France’s independence anniversary. Framed by the French tricolor and American flag, the tribute stretched from dawn to Symphony Hall with praise for Joan of Arc and the French fight against autocracy.
The city wrapped in celebration with church services patriotic concerts and heavy display of the tri color. A mass meeting at Symphony Hall drew a packed audience while hundreds were turned away as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge proclaimed that no peace that satisfies the Germans can ever satisfy us, his words drowned by storm of cheers.
Weather forecast for Boston and surrounding region calls for fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with gentle to moderate west winds shifting to variable. Northern New England sees showers in eastern Maine Tuesday while western parts stay fair.
National League games featured Boston at St Louis with a doubleheader results Boston 8 4 and 4 8, while Cincinnati lost 0 to 5 New York and Chicago defeated Philadelphia 9 to 65. Eastern League notes Providence beat New Haven 8 7, Hartford edged Bridgeport 2 1 in four innings due to rain.
A pistol battle on Revere Beach marshes left Paul Codispoti of East Saugus captured after 17 shots were fired. He had fled a half mile across the marshes following the fatal shooting of John Carrioti of Boston in a bathroom at 23 Floyd Street Revere.
Codispoti was wounded in the neck and shoulder by two shots fired by Macauley who returned the fugitive's fire. He lies in serious condition at Massachusetts General Hospital under guard on a murder charge. Boston police say Codispoti is wanted for the murder of a man and the shooting of his wife in Boston about three years ago. He is alleged to have served time in Uniontown Pennsylvania for a gun fight. Revere police say he admitted after capture that this was true.
British forces after landing on the Murman coast have occupied the port of Kem on the White Sea, according to a Rotterdam dispatch cited by the Daily Telegraph via the Frankfurter Zeitung.
Average yesterday's temperature was 65 with a 19 to 24 hour range. The record notes 76 and 73 at various times and mentions historical averages of 74 for comparison. The garbled text references times around 6 PM and 9 PM with readings near 76 and 79.
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