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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1915
Page
2
Post Staff Correspondent in Cornish New Hampshire reports President Wilson receiving news of the sinking of the American steamship Leelanaw by a German submarine off Scotland. He offers no judgment awaiting official reports and shows evident concern while reading despatches.
No communication was received from Secretary Lansing regarding the British reply to the American note. The omission leaves the status of American diplomacy unclear as officials await word from London.
An ad touts Sargol as a regenerative fat producing remedy for thinness and weak nerves. It claims six elements, physician endorsement, and safe, inexpensive use to add flesh and strengthen digestion. Leading druggists report high demand and emphasize gradual weight gain.
The President approves William C Redfield's lead on the Eastland disaster inquiry and expects the official text of the reply tomorrow. He commends Edwin F Sweet's work but favors quicker results under Redfield. The President at Syracuse inquires after the death toll and relief efforts. Neighbors from Cornish receive tea invites at Harlakenden House on Wednesday hosted by Miss Margaret Wilson, with dozens including Winston Churchill and Mrs Churchill, sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens widow, artist Maxfield Parrish and family, novelist Louis Shipman and family, poet Percy Mackaye and wife, and others attending on the terrace lawn.
Secretary Lansing said a new British note would be studied after London’s latest reply on blockade rights. The issue centers on neutral ports as bases for belligerent activities and potential blockades. The note, tied to submarine warfare, may influence U S position and will be released in Washington Wednesday.
More than 600 officials and employees of the Boston branch voted to cancel their Aug. 14 outing at Ridge Hill Grove, Hingham, to mourn the Chicago River boat tragedy that claimed many Western Electric men. President R. B. Hopkins and the executive committee sent condolences to Hawthorne Club after the catastrophe.
About 1500 of 6000 Standard Oil workers in Bayonne New Jersey plan to resume tomorrow. English speaking American citizens agreed to return after Sheriff Eugene Kinkead urged a mass meeting. Foreign speakers had previously refused the company offer. Superintendent G B Hennessey said the works would open at the usual time.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived in San Diego with four coast artillery companies and four cavalry units, cheered by crowded streets and bands. He will speak at the Panama California Exposition tomorrow night. The Los Angeles train ride was delayed eight minutes as Roosevelt pressed for prepaid accommodations, leading to an extra car being added.
New Fairfield Conn July 26 Miss Elizabeth Howard Westwood of New York a noted short story writer died at her summer home after a period of illness. The 35 year old suffrage activist was a Smith College graduate and member of several New York and London clubs.
Mrs Elizabeth O Keefe of Charles Town seeks information on her son Lawrence O Keefe last known to work for Wilsons Express Company in Dorchester. He is her only support and she is alone in the world.
Penal Commissioner Shaw told Boston City Council in a letter that the steamers used for Randidge Fund excursions this summer had not been overhauled. The inquiry followed a request for information on why the fund trips were halted and linked to a reported harbor disaster context in Chicago.
The city delays Randidge fund excursions for poor children as the Monitor needs temporary repairs before resuming trips to Bumpkin Island. Nantasket Steamship Company offers a replacement ship, but the Monitor won’t be ready until mid August. Streets near Lincoln Street face resurfacing scrutiny by the Finance Commission after contractor work.
Yesterday in Newton police court Fred Cotton of Watertown was convicted of cruelty beating and overdriving a horse on complaint by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He was fined 20 dollars and, if unable to pay, committed to jail.
Lobster fisherman Joseph M. Silvia lands the first three clawed lobster seen between full 40 fathoms deep and Newburg. He presents the curious crustacean to Dr. George Field at the State House, who plans to send it to Woods Hole hatcheries for growth.
British forces seized Nasiriyeh on July 25 after rushing along the Euphrates. A gunboat shelled the city the night before. Turkish troops retreated northward. British gains included 11 guns and two machine guns, several hundred prisoners, about 500 dead, and 300 to 400 British casualties.
A British steamship Grangewood of 3422 tons, bound from Archangel to Havre, was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Her crew landed at Lerwick, Scotland. The Norwegian steamer Fimreite of 3819 tons was also sunk. crew landed at Stornoway, Scotland. Both vessels were built in the early 20th century and owned by European companies.
The coastal steamer Prospero, damaged after striking a reef near Cape Bonavista, was reported returning to St. John’s leaking badly. Passengers were on board for the northeastern sea board, and crews hoped pumps would keep the vessel afloat as water entered freely and Catalina Harbor advised on the mishap.
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