21 Jul 1916
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
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French forces push German first line positions in the Somme sector capturing 2900 prisoners. British troops break through for about 1000 yards, advancing along the front with reported gains and reinforcements.
In Hartford Judge Marvin grants Marion Pomeroy Smith a Hartford Trust Company conservator as she requested. Her Massachusetts conservator Paine faces removal after she accuses him of impropriety and claims to reassert control of her Connecticut property. She plans to appear in Hyannis next Monday to seek Paine’s removal.
After a 16 year absence Mathewson returns to Cincinnati to manage the Reds with two teammates Roush and McKechnie. New York acquires Herzog and Wade Kilfer. The trade ends New Yorks bid to retain Mathewson but imposes no recall after two years.
American league games include Detroit 3 Boston 2 in 15 innings, St. Louis 4 New York 2, Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 2, Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 0, Washington 4 Chicago 3, Washington 2 Chicago 1. National league results show St. Louis 5 Boston 2, Chicago 1 New York 0, Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati 0, Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn Pittsburg Wet grounds.
The Mexican foreign office disclosed the July 11 note proposing a peaceful solution to U S conflicts. The text, made public July 20, outlines neutral mediation ideas and may select Niagara Falls as a potential meeting location.
Camp Whitney will close and 20 officers with 60 enlisted men were mustered for a statewide enlistment drive led by Captain John R. McGinnis. General Leonard Wood approved moving activities to Fort Banks Winthrop as about 500 recruits prepare to depart for the border.
The North Brookfield area reports five alligators loose in a pond alarming local bathers. John Reilly and Francis Gendron captured two babies on Pulpit Island after a day’s hunt, four and six inches long, while others fear the remaining three may grow.
In Police Court Judge Murray sentences Van Kleeck Allison leader of the movement in this city to three years in the House of Correction after a sensational trial. He was found guilty on three charges of distributing obscene literature and advertising means to prevent conception.
During the trial the District Attorney and Judge Murray vocally denounced the defendant and the movement he represented, delivering sharply critical statements that framed the climactic moments of the proceedings.
Major M. C. Butler of the Sixth Cavalry and Mrs. J. H. Spannell were shot and killed this afternoon when Spannell, wife of the woman’s husband, shot them during an automobile ride. Spannell surrendered at the jail. he runs a hotel in Alpine, Texas.
National officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians cable the hang ing of Sir Roger Casement to Premier Asquith and other leaders. The message says 280000 Irish Americans protest the hanging as inhuman and an act of hate not justice.
A cablegram signed by Joseph Mc Laughlin national president AOH and committee members Francis A Campbell John O DEA M Delaney John J Cox Philip J Sulli van was read to the 850 delegates in convention at a city banquet in Copley Hall last night before dispatch.
Harry N. Mc Intyre 31 of Hopkinton drowned in Lake Chauncy this afternoon in sight of his wife and five children aged six months to 9 years. He was stricken with heart disease after diving from a raft as onlookers watched. Others recovered the body.
A British cargo steamer anchored off the Deutschland berth worries Eastern Forwarding Company officials as it watches for movements of the German submarine. The vessel is poised to observe any activity around the submarine's location.
Captain Zach Cullison reports duty aboard the Forwarding Company tug Timmins after days near the Virginia Capes. Officials note suspected Deutschland submarine activity with strangers observed offshore and at strategic Chesapeake Bay points toward the Capes.
In Newark New Jersey Salvatore Castronova 53 an inventor went insane and set fire to his clothing before shooting four passersby in the street opposite his locksmith shop. He died in the blaze tonight leaving the city startled by the deadly outburst.
Medical Examiner Magrath announced chemical analysis shows mercury caused the death of Dr. Celia P. Adams. Investigators probed the offices she used seeking how the poison was taken and the remaining undisclosed details.
Joseph De Marco owner of a restaurant and Charles Lombardi clerk were slain in an unoccupied flat at 64 James street by a gang of gunmen. Police say ten attackers participated and evidence shows many bullets struck the room and both victims were slit with stilettos.
Refugees from Asia Minor report famine ravaging Smyrna's entire vila yet area. Civilians are described as pitiable with worsening conditions amid the crisis.
An advertisement claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate relieves indigestion insomnia sick headache and acid stomach, presenting the product as the best remedy for these ailments. It emphasizes quick relief and general well being from use.
London dispatch reports French and British forces breaking German lines in the Somme sector. French troops captured first line positions along seven miles, chiefly south of the Somme. British troops advanced over 1000 yards north of Bazentin Longueval and pressed Germans from Longueval outskirts and parts of Delville Wood.
French forces pushed from Barleux toward Vermandovillers, three miles west of Fresnes, advancing along the front. They occupied and consolidated additional German positions near Hardecourt. The day yielded about 200 prisoners, three guns, and roughly 30 machine guns with substantial war materiel.
Two men, James W. Floyd age 70 of 816 Tremont street and James A. Brown age 62 of 211 Kendall street Roxbury, were struck by a car driven by William Patton of 45 Hammond street Boston near Tremont and Lenox. They were taken to City Hospital with scalp wounds contusions and body hurts.
The forecast calls for Friday rain with improving conditions Saturday. Northeast to east winds are expected to strengthen, likely reaching gale force offshore winds.
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