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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
12
Cambridge residents rally behind a plan to transform Magazine Beach after two decades of piecemeal work. The proposal argues the city should invest now to deliver lasting, affordable improvements rather than continuing temporary fixes.
A two week surge in agitation has stirred not only Captain's Island in Cambridge near Magazine Park but also people citywide who believe the moment for action has arrived.
Cambridge officials and advocates press for permanent improvements at Magazine Beach Park citing health standards rivaling Revere Beach. Prominent voices urge the City Council to act, funding a bath house sewer connections and courts, with support from Adolphe Berle Jr. and Leo Caldwell.
Justice Peter J. Hendrix granted a writ of habeas corpus freeing Harry A. Urin after a magistrate jailed him for 30 days for disorderly conduct for distributing circulars with extracts from the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Urin asked, does our government live up to these principles?
Justice Hendrick warned a misconceived distinction between incitement and criticism of law. He stressed the right to criticize government, noting printed Declaration of Independence phrases urging abolition of oppressive regimes. He linked to current U S and Russian contexts. Appeal planned from the ruling.
Boston’s aviation scene gains a veteran leader as Charles J. Glidden takes command as aeronautical officer in the Department of the Northeast. The parade of recruitment faltered nationally, with even British efforts at Bromfield Street feeling the downturn.
The Marine Corps Band adds Milford High School student Ralph W. Luce, nephew of ex Lieutenant Governor Robert Luce, as a new piccolo player. Sgt Major Walter F. Smith leads the unit already with several musicians and seeks more players quickly.
A municipal ticket headed by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel was unanimously endorsed by the fusion committee in New York. The executive committee announced Mitchel consented to run, with Comptroller William A. Prendergast also recommended for re election.
Dr. LeRoi G. Crandon of 66 Fenway was granted a divorce from Mrs. Lucy H. Crandon in Suffolk Superior Court after a June 28 hearing. He testified she abused him over money disputes, threatened his career, and accused her of infidelity during a White Mountains trip with three men and late returns.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt and Miss Mary K Browne of California will compete in the first match arranged by the United States National Lawn Tennis Association to raise funds for ambulance sections at Plainfield Country Club Plainfield New Jersey on July 22. Other entrants expected include William M Johnston Harold A Throckmorton Kerr H Behr Frederick B Alexander George M Church and R Lindley Murray.
The match race between Ralph De Palma and Barney Oldfield at the State fair grounds was canceled due to a heavy track after recent rains. A rescheduled date is being planned for next month.
The German National Council at Prague unanimously distrusts the Austrian government over its treatment of Czechs and the amnesty decree. It demands unrestricted self determination for German Bohemia within Austria, the German language as state language, and a German Bohemian province with its own diet.
Hartford July 17 The State spent about 25000 to prosecute and convict Mrs Amy F Archer-Gilligan for the murder of Franklin R Andrews a contract patient at her Home for Elderly People Dr Victor Vaughan University of Michigan testified as an expert on the poison crystals found in Andrews body and received 10000 dollars
George Naylor a mine foreman identified George C. Tompkins as the man seen walking toward a car on a country road near Johnstown where he glimpsed the bodies of a woman and a boy. Tompkins is jailed in Ebensburg charged with killing Edmund I Humphries, his wife, and their son Edmond Jr aged 15.
Lawrence overcame a slow start as Fortune faltered in the sixth inning allowing a five run rally. Kane and Schreiber led New London with multiple hits, but Lawrence held on for a 6 to 5 win. Beatty and Flynn homered for Lawrence while Dowd and Gonzales contributed key plays. New Haven defeated Worcester 3 to 1.
Springfield toppled Bridgeport 6 to 3 as Barron held the visitors to seven hits. Smith pitched for Bridgeport allowing six runs while seven Bridgeport players collected hits. Gooch and Hammond led Springfield with key two base hits and stolen bases.
Portland bolstered batting averages as they routed Hartford 18 to 5. Key contributors included Burns Carroll Lord and Murray with multiple hits and runs. Hartford pitchers struggled, with Heitman Keefe and Kennedy allowing 18 Portland runs.
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